The Meaning of Isaiah 14:14 Explained

Isaiah 14:14

KJV: I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.

YLT: I go up above the heights of a thick cloud, I am like to the Most High.

Darby: I will ascend above the heights of the clouds, I will be like the Most High:

ASV: I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

I will ascend  above the heights  of the clouds;  I will be like  the most High. 

What does Isaiah 14:14 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 14:14 mean?

I will ascend above the heights of the clouds I will be like the Most High
אֶעֱלֶ֖ה עַל־ בָּ֣מֳתֵי עָ֑ב אֶדַּמֶּ֖ה לְעֶלְיֽוֹן

אֶעֱלֶ֖ה  I  will  ascend 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, first person common singular
Root: סָלַק 
Sense: to go up, ascend, climb.
עַל־  above 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
בָּ֣מֳתֵי  the  heights 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct
Root: בָּמָה  
Sense: high place, ridge, height, bamah (technical name for cultic platform).
עָ֑ב  of  the  clouds 
Parse: Noun, common singular
Root: עָב 
Sense: darkness, cloud, thicket.
אֶדַּמֶּ֖ה  I  will  be  like 
Parse: Verb, Hitpael, Imperfect, first person common singular
Root: דָּמָה  
Sense: to be like, resemble.
לְעֶלְיֽוֹן  the  Most  High 
Parse: Preposition-l, Adjective, masculine singular
Root: עֶלְיׄון 
Sense: high, upper.

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