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?”
• 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?’
• New Living Translation (NLT)Is this the one who destroyed the world and made it into a wasteland? Is this the king who demolished the world’s greatest cities and had no mercy on his prisoners?’

Context of Isaiah 14:17

15But you are brought down to Sheol, to the far reaches of the pit. 16Those who see you will stare at you and ponder over you: 'Is this the man who made the earth tremble, who shook kingdoms, who made the world like a desert and overthrew its cities, who did not let his prisoners go home?' 18All the kings of the nations lie in glory, each in his own tomb; 19but you are cast out, away from your grave, like a loathed branch, clothed with the slain, those pierced by the sword, who go down to the stones of the pit, like a dead body trampled underfoot.

Isaiah 14:17 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• madeשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: makeH7760
• the worldתֵּבֵלtêbêl · worldH8398
• as a wildernessמִדְבָּרmidbâr · wildernessH4057
• and destroyedהָרַסhâras · to overthrowH2040
• the citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• openedפָּתַחpâthach · to openH6605
• not the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• of his prisonersאָסִיר'âsîyr · prisonerH615

Cross-references for Isaiah 14:17

• Isaiah 13:19And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the splendor and pomp of the Chaldeans, will be like Sodom and Gomorrah when God overthrew them.
• Isaiah 64:10Your holy cities have become a wilderness; Zion has become a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation.
• Ezekiel 6:14And I will stretch out my hand against them and make the land desolate and waste, in all their dwelling places, from the wilderness to Riblah. Then they will know that I am the Lord."
• Joel 2:3Fire devours before them, and behind them a flame burns. The land is like the garden of Eden before them, but behind them a desolate wilderness, and nothing escapes them.
• Zephaniah 2:13And he will stretch out his hand against the north and destroy Assyria, and he will make Nineveh a desolation, a dry waste like the desert.
• Isaiah 45:13I have stirred him up in righteousness, and I will make all his ways level; he shall build my city and set my exiles free, not for price or reward," says the Lord of hosts.
• Isaiah 58:6"Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the straps of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free, and to break every yoke?
• 2 Chronicles 28:8The men of Israel took captive 200,000 of their relatives, women, sons, and daughters. They also took much spoil from them and brought the spoil to Samaria.
• Ezra 1:2"Thus says Cyrus king of Persia: The Lord, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, and he has charged me to build him a house at Jerusalem, which is 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