The Meaning of Isaiah 14:18 Explained

Isaiah 14:18

KJV: All the kings of the nations, even all of them, lie in glory, every one in his own house.

YLT: All kings of nations -- all of them, Have lain down in honour, each in his house,

Darby: All the kings of the nations, all of them, lie in glory, every one in his own house;

ASV: All the kings of the nations, all of them, sleep in glory, every one in his own house.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

All the kings  of the nations,  [even] all of them, lie  in glory,  every one  in his own house. 

What does Isaiah 14:18 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Isaiah 14

1  God's merciful restoration of Israel
3  Their triumphant exultation over Babel
24  God's purpose against Assyria
29  Philistia is threatened

What do the individual words in Isaiah 14:18 mean?

All the kings of the nations all of them sleep in glory Everyone in his own house
כָּל־ מַלְכֵ֥י גוֹיִ֖ם כֻּלָּ֑ם שָׁכְב֥וּ בְכָב֖וֹד אִ֥ישׁ בְּבֵיתֽוֹ

מַלְכֵ֥י  the  kings 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: מֶלֶךְ 
Sense: king.
גוֹיִ֖ם  of  the  nations 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: גֹּוי 
Sense: nation, people.
כֻּלָּ֑ם  all  of  them 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine plural
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
שָׁכְב֥וּ  sleep 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: שָׁכַב  
Sense: to lie down.
בְכָב֖וֹד  in  glory 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular
Root: כָּבֹוד  
Sense: glory, honour, glorious, abundance.
אִ֥ישׁ  Everyone 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אִישׁ 
Sense: man.
בְּבֵיתֽוֹ  in  his  own  house 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.