Isaiah 14:11

Isaiah 14:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)All your pomp has been brought down to the grave, along with the noise of your harps; maggots are spread out beneath you and worms cover you.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Your pomp is brought down to Sheol, the sound of your harps; maggots are laid as a bed beneath you, and worms are your covers.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Your pomp is brought down to Sheol, And the sound of your stringed instruments; The maggot is spread under you, And worms cover you.’

Context of Isaiah 14:11

9Sheol beneath is eager to meet you upon your arrival. It stirs the spirits of the dead to greet you— all the rulers of the earth. It makes all the kings of the nations rise from their thrones. 10They will all respond to you, saying, “You too have become weak, as we are; you have become like us!” Your pomp has been brought down to Sheol, along with the music of your harps. Maggots are your bed and worms your blanket. 12How you have fallen from heaven, O day star, son of the dawn! You have been cut down to the ground, O destroyer of nations. 13You said in your heart: “I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God. I will sit on the mount of assembly, in the far reaches of the north.

Isaiah 14:11 word by word

הוּרַ֥ד שְׁא֛וֹל גְּאוֹנֶ֖ךָ הֶמְיַ֣ת נְבָלֶ֑יךָ תַּחְתֶּ֙יךָ֙ יֻצַּ֣ע רִמָּ֔ה וּמְכַסֶּ֖יךָ תּוֹלֵעָֽה׃Read the interlinear

• Your pompגָּאוֹןgâ'ôn · prideH1347
• has been brought downיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381
• to Sheolשְׁאוֹלshe'ôl she'ôl · hell: SheolH7585
• along with the musicהֶמְיָהhemyâh · soundH1998
• of your harpsנֵ֫בֶלnebel nêbel · harpH5035
• Maggotsרִמָּהrimmâh · wormH7415
• are your bedיָצַעyatsa‛ · to layH3331
• are your bedתַּחַתtachath · underneath: underH8478
• and wormsתּוֹלֵעָהtôlâ‛ tôlê‛âh tôla‛ath tôla‛ath · wormH8438
• your blanketמְכַסֶּהmekasseh · coveringH4374

Cross-references for Isaiah 14:11

• Isaiah 21:4My heart falters; fear makes me tremble. The twilight I desired has turned to horror.
• Isaiah 22:2O city of commotion, O town of revelry? Your slain did not die by the sword, nor were they killed in battle.
• Job 21:11They send forth their little ones like a flock; their children skip about,
• Ezekiel 26:13So I will silence the sound of your songs, and the music of your lyres will no longer be heard.
• Ezekiel 32:19Whom do you surpass in beauty? Go down and be placed with the uncircumcised!
• Daniel 5:1Later, King Belshazzar held a great feast for a thousand of his nobles, and he drank wine with them.
• Amos 6:3You dismiss the day of calamity and bring near a reign of violence.
• Revelation 18:11And the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, because there is no one left to buy their cargo—
• Isaiah 66:24“As they go forth, they will see the corpses of the men who have rebelled against Me; for their worm will never die, their fire will never be quenched, and they will be a horror to all mankind.”
• Job 17:13If I look for Sheol as my home, if I spread out my bed in darkness,
• Job 24:19As drought and heat consume the melting snow, so Sheol steals those who have sinned.
• Mark 9:43If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life crippled than to have two hands and go into hell, into the unquenchable fire.

Commentaries on Isaiah 14:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Cover thee "Thy covering" - Twenty-eight MSS. (ten ancient) of Kennicott's, thirty-nine of De Rossi's, twelve editions, with the Septuagint and Vulgate, read ומכסך umechassecha, in the singular number.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Thy pomp - Thy magnificence (see the note at Isaiah 5:14). The noise of thy viols - Instruments of music were often used in their feasts; and the meaning here is, that instead of being surrounded with splendor, and the instruments of music, the monarch was now brought down to the corruption and stillness of the grave. The instrument referred to by the word viol‘ (נבל nēbel plur. נבלים nebalı̂ym Greek ́ nabla Latin nablium ), was a stringed instrument…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11Babylon's strength, power, and music from the harp ended, and its greatness was destroyed (see also Revelation 18:22). Maggots and worms represented death and decay (Isaiah 66:24).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. "Pomp" and music, the accompaniment of Babylon's former feastings (Is 5:12; 24:8), give place to the corruption and the stillness of the grave (Eze 32:27). worm--that is bred in putridity. worms--properly those from which the crimson dye is obtained. Appropriate here; instead of the crimson coverlet, over thee shall be "worms." Instead of the gorgeous couch, "under thee" shall be the maggot. The language is so framed as to apply to the Babylonian king…Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 14:11

• Babylon
• Death
• Isaiah
• Music
• Rulers

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• Canon of the Old Testament

Commentaries on Isaiah 14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings