Isaiah 14:16

Isaiah 14:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, and consider thee, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms;
• New International Version (NIV)Those who see you stare at you, they ponder your fate: “Is this the man who shook the earth and made kingdoms tremble,
• English Standard Version (ESV)Those who see you will stare at you and ponder over you: 'Is this the man who made the earth tremble, who shook kingdoms,
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Those who see you will gaze at you, And consider you, saying: ‘Is this the man who made the earth tremble, Who shook kingdoms,

Context of Isaiah 14:16

14I will go up above the tops of the clouds. I will become like the Most High God.” 15But instead of that, you have come down into the deep hole of death. You have fallen to the deepest place under the earth. In that deep place, people will look at you carefully. They will be very surprised. They will think, “This is the man who caused the earth to shake. He caused kingdoms to shake with fear. Is that really true? 17Is this really the man who made the world become like a desert? He destroyed its cities. He did not let his prisoners go back to their homes.” 18All the kings of all the nations lie down there, with all their valuable things. Each king lies in his own grave.

Isaiah 14:16 word by word

רֹאֶ֙יךָ֙ אֵלֶ֣יךָ יַשְׁגִּ֔יחוּ אֵלֶ֖יךָ יִתְבּוֹנָ֑נוּ הֲזֶ֤ה הָאִישׁ֙ מַרְגִּ֣יז הָאָ֔רֶץ מַרְעִ֖ישׁ מַמְלָכֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• They that seeרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• thee shall narrowly lookשָׁגַחshâgach · to gazeH7688
• considerבִּיןbîyn · to understandH995
• this the manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• that made the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• to trembleרָגַזrâgaz · to trembleH7264
• that did shakeרָעַשׁrâ‛ash · to shakeH7493
• kingdomsמַמְלָכָהmamlâkâh · kingdomH4467

Cross-references for Isaiah 14:16

• Psalms 58:10When God punishes those wicked people, righteous people will be very happy. They will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked people!
• Psalms 64:9People will be afraid. They will say, ‘Look at what God has done!’ They will think carefully about it all.
• Isaiah 14:4Then you will laugh at the king of Babylon. You will say to him, ‘Now you cannot be cruel to us any more! Your power to cause trouble has finished!
• Psalms 52:7‘Look! This man did not trust God to keep him safe. Instead, he trusted in his riches. He thought that he could be cruel, and that would keep him safe.’
• Jeremiah 50:23Babylon attacked other nations of the world, like a hammer that breaks things into pieces. But now that hammer has broken into pieces. Now the other nations see that Babylon is a disgusting place.
• Jeremiah 51:20‘You are the weapon that I use to fight my battles. I have used you to punish nations. I have used you to destroy kingdoms.

Commentaries on Isaiah 14:16

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16They that see thee - That is, after thou art dead. The scene here changes, and the prophet introduces those who would contemplate the body of the king of Babylon after he should be slain - the passers-by arrested with astonishment, that one so proud and haughty was at last slain, and cast out among the common dead Isaiah 14:19. Shall narrowly look upon thee - To be certain that they were not deceived. This denotes great astonishment, as if they could…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. 16-2016. narrowly look--to be certain they are not mistaken. consider--"meditate upon" [Horsley].Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 14:16

• Babylon
• Isaiah
• Pride
• Rulers

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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