Isaiah 14
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New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 14:4-10

4that you will 1takeH5375 up thisH2088 2tauntH4912 againstH5921 the kingH4428 of BabylonH894, and sayH559, “HowH349 3the oppressorH5065 has ceasedH7673, And how 4furyH4787 has ceasedH7673!5The LordH3068 has brokenH7665 the staffH4294 of the wickedH7563, The scepterH7626 of rulersH491065Which used to strikeH5221 the peoplesH5971 in furyH5678 with unceasingH1115H5627 strokesH4347, Which 6subduedH7287 the nationsH1471 in angerH639 with unrestrainedH2820H1097 persecutionH4783.7The wholeH3605 earthH776 is at restH5117 and is quietH8252; They 7breakH6476 forthH6476 into shoutsH7440 of joyH7440.8EvenH1571 the 8cypressH1265 treesH1265 rejoiceH8055 over you, and the cedarsH730 of LebanonH3844, saying, ‘SinceH3975 you were laidH7901 lowH7901, noH3808 tree cutterH3772 comesH5927 up againstH5921 us.’99SheolH7585 from beneathH4480H8478 is excitedH7264 over you to meetH7122 you when you comeH935; It arousesH5782 for you the 10spiritsH7496 of the deadH7496, allH3605 the 11leadersH6260 of the earthH776; It raisesH6965 allH3605 the kingsH4428 of the nationsH1471 from their thronesH3678.1012They will allH3605 respondH6030 and sayH559 to you, ‘EvenH1571 you have been madeH2470 weakH2470 as we, You have becomeH4911 likeH4911 us.

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Notes

  1. 1. Isaiah 14:4 Hab 2:6 ↩
  2. 2. Isaiah 14:4 Or proverb ↩
  3. 3. Isaiah 14:4 Is 9:4; 16:4; 49:26; 51:13; 54:14 ↩
  4. 4. Isaiah 14:4 Amended from the meaningless medhebah to marhebah ↩
  5. 5. Isaiah 14:6 Is 10:14; 47:6 ↩
  6. 6. Isaiah 14:6 Or ruled ↩
  7. 7. Isaiah 14:7 Ps 47:1-3; 98:1-9; 126:1-3 ↩
  8. 8. Isaiah 14:8 Is 55:12; Ezek 31:16 ↩
  9. 9. Isaiah 14:9 Is 5:14 ↩
  10. 10. Isaiah 14:9 Or shades (Heb Repha’im) ↩
  11. 11. Isaiah 14:9 Lit male goats ↩
  12. 12. Isaiah 14:10 Ezek 32:21 ↩

Commentaries on Isaiah 14

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