Isaiah 14:17

Isaiah 14:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)That made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof; that opened not the house of his prisoners?
• New International Version (NIV)the man who made the world a wilderness, who overthrew its cities and would not let his captives go home?”
• English Standard Version (ESV)who made the world like a desert and overthrew its cities, who did not let his prisoners go home?'
• New King James Version (NKJV)Who made the world as a wilderness And destroyed its cities, Who did not open the house of his prisoners?’

Context of Isaiah 14:17

15But you will be brought down to Sheol, to the lowest depths of the Pit. 16Those who see you will stare; they will ponder your fate: “Is this the man who shook the earth and made the kingdoms tremble, who turned the world into a desert and destroyed its cities, who refused to let the captives return to their homes?” 18All the kings of the nations lie in state, each in his own tomb. 19But you are cast out of your grave like a rejected branch, covered by those slain with the sword, and dumped into a rocky pit like a carcass trampled underfoot.

Isaiah 14:17 word by word

שָׂ֥ם תֵּבֵ֛ל כַּמִּדְבָּ֖ר וְעָרָ֣יו הָרָ֑ס אֲסִירָ֖יו לֹא־פָ֥תַח בָּֽיְתָה׃Read the interlinear

• who turnedשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: makeH7760
• the worldתֵּבֵלtêbêl · worldH8398
• into a desertמִדְבָּרmidbâr · wildernessH4057
• and destroyedהָרַסhâras · to overthrowH2040
• its citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• who refusedלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• to letפָּתַחpâthach · to openH6605
• the captivesאָסִיר'âsîyr · prisonerH615
• return to their homesבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004

Cross-references for Isaiah 14:17

• Isaiah 13:19And Babylon, the jewel of the kingdoms, the glory of the pride of the Chaldeans, will be overthrown by God like Sodom and Gomorrah.
• Isaiah 64:10Your holy cities have become a wilderness. Zion has become a wasteland and Jerusalem a desolation.
• Ezekiel 6:14I will stretch out My hand against them, and wherever they live I will make the land a desolate waste, from the wilderness to Diblah. Then they will know that I am the LORD.’”
• Joel 2:3Before them a fire devours, and behind them a flame scorches. The land before them is like the Garden of Eden, but behind them, it is like a desert wasteland— surely nothing will escape them.
• Zephaniah 2:13And He will stretch out His hand against the north and destroy Assyria; He will make Nineveh a desolation, as dry as a desert.
• Isaiah 45:13I will raise up Cyrus in righteousness, and I will make all his ways straight. He will rebuild My city and set My exiles free, but not for payment or reward, says the LORD of Hosts.”
• Isaiah 58:6Isn’t this the fast that I have chosen: to break the chains of wickedness, to untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and tear off every yoke?
• 2 Chronicles 28:8Then the Israelites took 200,000 captives from their kinsmen—women, sons, and daughters. They also carried off a great deal of plunder and brought it to Samaria.
• Ezra 1:2“This is what Cyrus king of Persia says: ‘The LORD, the God of heaven, who has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, has appointed me to build a house for Him at Jerusalem in Judah.

Commentaries on Isaiah 14:17

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17That made the world as a wilderness - That made cities and kingdoms desolate. That opened not the house of his prisoners - This is a description of his oppression and cruelty. Of course many prisoners would be taken in war. Instead of giving them liberty, he threw them into prison and kept them there. This may be rendered, his prisoners he did not release that they might return home‘ (see the Margin). The Chaldee renders it, To his prisoners he did not…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15-17This is a restatement of 14:9–11. The spirits in the place of the dead will be surprised and amazed that the Babylonian king, who ruled the world with his merciless might, has absolutely no power in death.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1717. opened not ... house ... prisoners--But Maurer, as Margin, "Did not let his captives loose homewards."Read the comment

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• Babylon
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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