Isaiah 5:14
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Thereforeלָכֵ֗ן
(la·chen)
3651: so, thusa prim. adverb
Sheolשְּׁאֹול֙
(she·'o·vl)
7585: underworld (place to which people descend at death)of uncertain derivation
has enlargedהִרְחִ֤יבָה
(hir·chi·vah)
7337: to be or grow wide or largea prim. root
its throatנַפְשָׁ֔הּ
(naf·shah,)
5315: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word
and openedוּפָעֲרָ֥ה
(u·fa·'a·rah)
6473: to open wide (the mouth)a prim. root
its mouthפִ֖יהָ
(fi·ha)
6310: moutha prim. root
withoutלִבְלִי־
(liv·li-)
1097: a wearing outfrom balah
measure;חֹ֑ק
(chok;)
2706: something prescribed or owed, a statutefrom chaqaq
And Jerusalem's splendor,הֲדָרָ֧הּ
(ha·da·rah)
1926: an ornament, honor, splendorfrom hadar
her multitude,וַהֲמֹונָ֛הּ
(va·ha·mo·v·nah)
1995: a sound, murmur, roar, crowd, abundancefrom hamah
her dinוּשְׁאֹונָ֖הּ
(u·she·'o·v·nah)
7588: a roar (of waters, etc.), din, crash, uproarfrom shaah
[of revelry] and the jubilantוְעָלֵ֥ז
(ve·'a·lez)
5938: exultant, jubilantfrom alaz
within her, descendוְיָרַ֨ד
(ve·ya·rad)
3381: to come or go down, descenda prim. root
[into it]. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
Therefore hell
sh'owl  (sheh-ole')
Hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmates -- grave, hell, pit.
hath enlarged
rachab  (raw-khab')
to broaden (intransitive or transitive, literal or figurative) -- be an en-(make) large(-ing), make room, make (open) wide.
herself
nephesh  (neh'-fesh)
a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
and opened
pa`ar  (paw-ar')
to yawn, i.e. open wide -- gape, open (wide).
her mouth
peh  (peh)
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to
without measure
choq  (khoke)
an enactment; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)
and their glory
hadar  (haw-dawr')
magnificence, i.e. ornament or splendor -- beauty, comeliness, excellency, glorious, glory, goodly, honour, majesty.
and their multitude
hamown  (haw-mone')
a noise, tumult, crowd; also disquietude, wealth -- abundance, company, many, multitude, multiply, noise, riches, rumbling, sounding, store, tumult.
and their pomp
sha'own  (shaw-one')
uproar (as of rushing); by implication, destruction -- horrible, noise, pomp, rushing, tumult (-uous).
and he that rejoiceth
`alez  (aw-laze')
exultant -- that rejoiceth.
shall descend
yarad  (yaw-rad')
to descend; causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications)
into it
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Therefore Sheol has enlarged its throat and opened its mouth without measure; And Jerusalem's splendor, her multitude, her din of revelry and the jubilant within her, descend into it.

King James Bible
Therefore hell hath enlarged herself, and opened her mouth without measure: and their glory, and their multitude, and their pomp, and he that rejoiceth, shall descend into it.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Therefore Sheol enlarges its throat and opens wide its enormous jaws, and down go Zion's dignitaries, her masses, her crowds, and those who carouse in her!

International Standard Version
Therefore Sheol's appetite has grown; it has opened its mouth beyond limit. Jerusalem's nobility and her multitudes will go there, along with her brawlers and whoever is reveling within her.

NET Bible
So Death will open up its throat, and open wide its mouth; Zion's dignitaries and masses will descend into it, including those who revel and celebrate within her.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
That is why the grave's appetite increases. It opens its mouth very wide so that honored people and common people will go down into it. Those who are noisy and joyous will go down into it.

King James 2000 Bible
Therefore sheol has enlarged itself, and opened its mouth without measure: and their glory, and their multitude, and their pomp, and he that exults, shall descend into it.
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