That thou shalt take up
nasa' (naw-saw')
to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. and rel. (as follows)
this proverb
mashal (maw-shawl')
a pithy maxim, usually of metaphorical nature; hence, a simile (as an adage, poem, discourse) -- byword, like, parable, proverb.
against the king
melek (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
of Babylon
Babel (baw-bel')
confusion; Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire -- Babel, Babylon.
and say
'amar (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
How hath the oppressor
nagas (naw-gas')
to drive (an animal, a workman, a debtor, an army); by implication, to tax, harass, tyrannize -- distress, driver, exact(-or), oppress(-or), raiser of taxes, taskmaster.
ceased
shabath (shaw-bath')
to repose, i.e. desist from exertion; used in many implied relations (causative, figurative or specific)
the golden city
madhebah (mad-hay-baw')
goldmaking, i.e. exactness -- golden city.
ceased
shabath (shaw-bath')
to repose, i.e. desist from exertion; used in many implied relations (causative, figurative or specific)
