The Meaning of Isaiah 14:7 Explained

Isaiah 14:7

KJV: The whole earth is at rest, and is quiet: they break forth into singing.

YLT: At rest -- quiet hath been all the earth, They have broken forth into singing.

Darby: The whole earth is at rest, is quiet: they break forth into singing.

ASV: The whole earth is at rest, and is quiet: they break forth into singing.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

The whole earth  is at rest,  [and] is quiet:  they break forth  into singing. 

What does Isaiah 14:7 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 14:7 mean?

Is at rest [and] quiet all the earth they break forth into singing
נָ֥חָה שָׁקְטָ֖ה כָּל־ הָאָ֑רֶץ פָּצְח֖וּ רִנָּֽה

נָ֥חָה  Is  at  rest 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person feminine singular
Root: נוּחַ 
Sense: to rest.
שָׁקְטָ֖ה  [and]  quiet 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person feminine singular
Root: שָׁקַט  
Sense: to be quiet, be tranquil, be at peace, be quiet, rest, lie still, be undisturbed.
הָאָ֑רֶץ  the  earth 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
פָּצְח֖וּ  they  break  forth 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: פָּצַח 
Sense: to cause to break or burst forth, break forth with, break out.
רִנָּֽה  into  singing 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: רִנָּה  
Sense: ringing cry.