God’s Word Translation
Isaiah 14:7
7The whole earth rests and is peaceful. It breaks out into shouts of joy.
Isaiah 14:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The whole earth is at rest, and is quiet: they break forth into singing.
- New International Version (NIV)All the lands are at rest and at peace; they break into singing.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The whole earth is at rest and quiet; they break forth into singing.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The whole earth is at rest and quiet; They break forth into singing.
Context of Isaiah 14:7
5The Lord has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of rulers. 6They struck the people with fury, with blows that didn’t stop. They ruled nations in anger, persecuting them without restraint. The whole earth rests and is peaceful. It breaks out into shouts of joy. 8Even the cypresses rejoice over you. The cedars of Lebanon say, “Since you have fallen, no lumberjack has come to attack us.” 9Sheol below wakes up to meet you when you come. It wakes up the ghosts of the dead, all who were leaders on earth. It raises all who were kings of the nations from their thrones.
Read all of Isaiah 14Isaiah 14:7 word by word
נָ֥חָה שָׁקְטָ֖ה כָּל־הָאָ֑רֶץ פָּצְח֖וּ רִנָּֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Isaiah 14:7
- Isaiah 49:13Sing with joy, you heavens! Rejoice, you earth! Break into shouts of joy, you mountains! The Lord has comforted his people and will have compassion on his humble people.
- Psalms 96:11Let the heavens rejoice and the earth be glad. Let the sea and everything in it roar like thunder.
- Psalms 98:7Let the sea, everything in it, the world, and those who live in it roar like thunder.
- Psalms 126:1When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion, it was as if we were dreaming.
- Proverbs 11:10When righteous people prosper, a city is glad. When wicked people die, there are songs of joy.
- Jeremiah 51:48Then heaven and earth and everything in them will rejoice over Babylon, because destroyers from the north will attack it,” declares the Lord.
- Revelation 18:20“Gloat over it, heaven, God’s people, apostles, and prophets. God has condemned it for you.”
- Revelation 19:1After these things I heard what sounded like the loud noise from a large crowd in heaven, saying, “Hallelujah! Salvation, glory, and power belong to our God.
Commentaries on Isaiah 14:7
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7The whole earth is at rest - The kingdom of Babylonia, or Chaldea, extended nearly over the whole pagan world. Now that Babylon was fallen, and that those oppressions would cease, the world is represented as in peace and quietness. They break forth into singing - That is, the inhabitants of all the nations that were subject to Babylon now rejoice that they are released from its galling and oppressive yoke.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-8The land and people will be peaceful and calm because the oppression has ended and the king of Babylon has died. All of creation will join in praise, able to sing again (see also Isaiah 42:11; 44:23; compare Romans 8:22).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. they--the once subject nations of the whole earth. Houbigant places the stop after "fir trees" (Is 14:8), "The very fir trees break forth," &c. But the parallelism is better in English Version.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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