4   That thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased!
nasa'⁵³⁷⁵ mashal⁴⁹¹² melek⁴⁴²⁸ Babel⁸⁹⁴ 'amar⁵⁵⁹ nagas⁵⁰⁶⁵ shabath⁷⁶⁷³ madhebah⁴⁰⁶² shabath⁷⁶⁷³

5   The LORD hath broken the staff of the wicked, and the sceptre of the rulers.
Yhovah³⁰⁶⁸ shabar⁷⁶⁶⁵ matteh⁴²⁹⁴ rasha`⁷⁵⁶³ shebet⁷⁶²⁶ mashal⁴⁹¹⁰

6   He who smote the people in wrath with a continual stroke, he that ruled the nations in anger, is persecuted, and none hindereth.
nakah⁵²²¹ `am<sup>5971</sup> `ebrah⁵⁶⁷⁸ biltiy¹¹¹⁵ makkah⁴³⁴⁷ radah⁷²⁸⁷ gowy¹⁴⁷¹ 'aph⁶³⁹ murdaph⁴⁷⁸³ bliy¹⁰⁹⁷ chasak²⁸²⁰

7   The whole earth is at rest, and is quiet: they break forth into singing.
'erets⁷⁷⁶ nuwach⁵¹¹⁷ shaqat⁸²⁵² patsach⁶⁴⁷⁶ rinnah⁷⁴⁴⁰

8   Yea, the fir trees rejoice at thee, and the cedars of Lebanon, saying, Since thou art laid down, no feller is come up against us.
browsh¹²⁶⁵ samach⁸⁰⁵⁵ 'erez⁷³⁰ Lbanown³⁸⁴⁴ shakab⁷⁹⁰¹ karath³⁷⁷² `alah⁵⁹²⁷

9   Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming: it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth; it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations.
sh'owl⁷⁵⁸⁵ ragaz⁷²⁶⁴ qir'ah⁷¹²⁵ bow'⁹³⁵ `uwr<sup>5782</sup> rapha'<sup>7496</sup> `attuwd⁶²⁶⁰ 'erets⁷⁷⁶ quwm⁶⁹⁶⁵ kicce'³⁶⁷⁸ melek⁴⁴²⁸ gowy¹⁴⁷¹

10   All they shall speak and say unto thee, Art thou also become weak as we? art thou become like unto us?
`anah⁶⁰³⁰ 'amar⁵⁵⁹ chalah²⁴⁷⁰ mashal⁴⁹¹¹

11   Thy pomp is brought down to the grave, and the noise of thy viols: the worm is spread under thee, and the worms cover thee.
ga'own¹³⁴⁷ yarad³³⁸¹ sh'owl⁷⁵⁸⁵ hemyah¹⁹⁹⁸ nebel⁵⁰³⁵ rimmah⁷⁴¹⁵ yatsa`<sup>3331</sup> towla`⁸⁴³⁸ mkacceh⁴³⁷⁴

12   How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!
naphal⁵³⁰⁷ shamayim⁸⁰⁶⁴ heylel¹⁹⁶⁶ ben¹¹²¹ shachar⁷⁸³⁷ gada`¹⁴³⁸ 'erets⁷⁷⁶ chalash²⁵²² gowy¹⁴⁷¹