Isaiah 14:29

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

Rejoice not thou, whole Palestina, because the rod of him that smote thee is broken: for out of the serpent's root shall come forth a cockatrice, and his fruit [shall be] a fiery flying serpent.

Complete Jewish Bible:

Do not rejoice, P'leshet, any of you, that the rod which struck you is broken; for out of the snake's root will come a viper, and his offspring will be a flying fiery serpent.

Berean Standard Bible:

Do not rejoice, all you Philistines, that the rod that struck you is broken. For a viper will spring from the root of the snake, and a flying serpent from its egg.

American Standard Version:

Rejoice not, O Philistia, all of thee, because the rod that smote thee is broken; for out of the serpent’s root shall come forth an adder, and his fruit shall be a fiery flying serpent.

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

Rejoice{H8055} not thou, whole Palestina{H6429}, because the rod{H7626} of him that smote{H5221} thee is broken{H7665}: for out of the serpent's{H5175} root{H8328} shall come forth{H3318} a cockatrice{H6848}, and his fruit{H6529} shall be a fiery{H8314} flying{H5774} serpent{H8314}.

Cross-References (KJV):

Isaiah 30:6

  • The burden of the beasts of the south: into the land of trouble and anguish, from whence [come] the young and old lion, the viper and fiery flying serpent, they will carry their riches upon the shoulders of young asses, and their treasures upon the bunches of camels, to a people [that] shall not profit [them].

Isaiah 11:8

  • And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice' den.

2 Chronicles 26:6

  • And he went forth and warred against the Philistines, and brake down the wall of Gath, and the wall of Jabneh, and the wall of Ashdod, and built cities about Ashdod, and among the Philistines.

Ezekiel 35:15

  • As thou didst rejoice at the inheritance of the house of Israel, because it was desolate, so will I do unto thee: thou shalt be desolate, O mount Seir, and all Idumea, [even] all of it: and they shall know that I [am] the LORD.

Micah 7:8

  • Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD [shall be] a light unto me.

2 Chronicles 28:18

  • The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the low country, and of the south of Judah, and had taken Bethshemesh, and Ajalon, and Gederoth, and Shocho with the villages thereof, and Timnah with the villages thereof, Gimzo also and the villages thereof: and they dwelt there.

Ezekiel 26:2

  • Son of man, because that Tyrus hath said against Jerusalem, Aha, she is broken [that was] the gates of the people: she is turned unto me: I shall be replenished, [now] she is laid waste:

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Commentary for Isaiah 14:29

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H8055
    There are 145 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שָׂמַח
    Transliteration: sâmach
    Pronunciation: saw-makh'
    Description: a primitive root; probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome; cheer up, be (make) glad, (have, make) joy(-ful), be (make) merry, (cause to, make to) rejoice, [idiom] very.
  2. Strong's Number: H6429
    There are 8 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: פְּלֶשֶׁת
    Transliteration: Pᵉlesheth
    Pronunciation: pel-eh'-sheth
    Description: from פָּלַשׁ; rolling, i.e. migratory; Pelesheth, a region of Syria; Palestina, Palestine, Philistia, Philistines.
  3. Strong's Number: H7626
    There are 178 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שֵׁבֶט
    Transliteration: shêbeṭ
    Pronunciation: shay'-bet
    Description: from an unused root probably meaning to branch off; a scion, i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan; [idiom] correction, dart, rod, sceptre, staff, tribe.
  4. Strong's Number: H5221
    There are 460 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: נָכָה
    Transliteration: nâkâh
    Pronunciation: naw-kaw'
    Description: a primitive root; to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively); beat, cast forth, clap, give (wounds), [idiom] go forward, [idiom] indeed, kill, make (slaughter), murderer, punish, slaughter, slay(-er, -ing), smite(-r, -ing), strike, be stricken, (give) stripes, [idiom] surely, wound.
  5. Strong's Number: H7665
    There are 145 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שָׁבַר
    Transliteration: shâbar
    Pronunciation: shaw-bar'
    Description: a primitive root; to burst (literally or figuratively); break (down, off, in pieces, up), broken (-hearted), bring to the birth, crush, destroy, hurt, quench, [idiom] quite, tear, view (by mistake for שָׂבַר).
  6. Strong's Number: H5175
    There are 28 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: נָחָשׁ
    Transliteration: nâchâsh
    Pronunciation: naw-khawsh'
    Description: from נָחַשׁ; a snake (from its hiss); serpent.
  7. Strong's Number: H8328
    There are 32 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שֶׁרֶשׁ
    Transliteration: sheresh
    Pronunciation: sheh'-resh
    Description: from שָׁרַשׁ; a root (literally or figuratively); bottom, deep, heel, root.
  8. Strong's Number: H3318
    There are 992 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: יָצָא
    Transliteration: yâtsâʼ
    Pronunciation: yaw-tsaw'
    Description: a primitive root; to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.; [idiom] after, appear, [idiom] assuredly, bear out, [idiom] begotten, break out, bring forth (out, up), carry out, come (abroad, out, thereat, without), [phrase] be condemned, depart(-ing, -ure), draw forth, in the end, escape, exact, fail, fall (out), fetch forth (out), get away (forth, hence, out), (able to, cause to, let) go abroad (forth, on, out), going out, grow, have forth (out), issue out, lay (lie) out, lead out, pluck out, proceed, pull out, put away, be risen, [idiom] scarce, send with commandment, shoot forth, spread, spring out, stand out, [idiom] still, [idiom] surely, take forth (out), at any time, [idiom] to (and fro), utter.
  9. Strong's Number: H6848
    There are 5 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: צֶפַע
    Transliteration: tsephaʻ
    Pronunciation: tseh'-fah or tsiphoniy tsif-o-nee'
    Description: from an unused root meaning to extrude; a viper (as thrusting out the tongue, i.e. hissing); adder, cockatrice.
  10. Strong's Number: H6529
    There are 107 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: פְּרִי
    Transliteration: pᵉrîy
    Pronunciation: per-ee'
    Description: from פָּרָה; fruit (literally or figuratively); bough, (first-)fruit(-ful), reward.
  11. Strong's Number: H8314
    There are 7 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שָׂרָף
    Transliteration: sârâph
    Pronunciation: saw-rawf'
    Description: from שָׂרַף; burning, i.e. (figuratively) poisonous (serpent); specifically, a saraph or symbolical creature (from their copper color); fiery (serpent), seraph.
  12. Strong's Number: H5774
    There are 29 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: עוּף
    Transliteration: ʻûwph
    Pronunciation: oof
    Description: a primitive root; to cover (with wings or obscurity); hence (as denominative from עוֹף); to fly; also (by implication of dimness) to faint (from the darkness of swooning); brandish, be (wax) faint, flee away, fly (away), [idiom] set, shine forth, weary.