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Isaiah 14:11
11— Thy pomp is brought down to Sheol, the noise of thy lyres: the maggot is spread under thee, and worms cover thee.
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 from beneath is moved for thee to meet [thee] at thy coming, stirring up the dead for thee, all the he-goats of the earth; making to rise from their thrones all the kings of the nations. 10All of them shall answer and say unto thee, Art thou also become powerless as we; art thou become like unto us! — Thy pomp is brought down to Sheol, the noise of thy lyres: the maggot is spread under thee, and worms cover thee. 12How art thou fallen from heaven, Lucifer, son of the morning! Thou art cut down to the ground, that didst prostrate the nations! 13And thou that didst say in thy heart, I will ascend into the heavens, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God, and I will sit upon the mount of assembly, in the recesses of the north;
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הוּרַ֥ד שְׁא֛וֹל גְּאוֹנֶ֖ךָ הֶמְיַ֣ת נְבָלֶ֑יךָ תַּחְתֶּ֙יךָ֙ יֻצַּ֣ע רִמָּ֔ה וּמְכַסֶּ֖יךָ תּוֹלֵעָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Isaiah 14:11
- Isaiah 21:4My heart panteth, horror affrighteth me: the night of my pleasure hath he turned into trembling unto me.
- Isaiah 22:2Thou that wast full of stir, a town of tumult, a joyous city: thy slain men are not slain with the sword, nor dead in battle.
- Job 21:11They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance.
- Ezekiel 26:13And I will cause the noise of thy songs to cease; and the sound of thy harps shall be no more heard.
- Ezekiel 32:19Whom dost thou surpass in beauty? Go down, and be thou laid with the uncircumcised.
- Daniel 5:1Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his nobles, and drank wine before the thousand.
- Amos 6:3Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;
- Revelation 18:11And the merchants of the earth weep and grieve over her, because no one buys their lading any more;
- Isaiah 66:24And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcases of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorrence unto all flesh.
- Job 17:13If I wait, Sheol is my house; I spread my bed in the darkness:
- Job 24:19Drought and heat consume snow waters; so doth Sheol those that have sinned.
- Mark 9:43And if thy hand serve as a snare to thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having thy two hands to go away into hell, into the fire unquenchable;
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
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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
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