Isaiah 14
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Isaiah 14:1-12

1WhenH3588 the LordH3068 1hasH7355 compassionH7355 onH7355 JacobH3290 and againH5750 2choosesH977 IsraelH3478, and settlesH5117 them on their own landH127, then 3strangersH1616 will joinH3867 them and attachH5596 themselves to the houseH1004 of JacobH3290. 2The peoplesH5971 will takeH3947 them along and bringH935 them to their placeH4725, and the 4houseH1004 of IsraelH3478 will makeH5157 them their own possessionH5157 in the landH127 of the LordH3068 5as maleH5650 and femaleH8198 servantsH5650H8198; and 6they will takeH1961H7617 their captorsH7617 captiveH7617 and will ruleH7287 over their oppressorsH5065.

3And it will be on the dayH3117 when the LordH3068 givesH5117 you 7restH5117 from your hardshipH6090, your turmoilH7267, and from the harshH7186 serviceH5656 in whichH834 you have been enslavedH5647, 4that you will 8takeH5375 upH5375 thisH2088 9tauntH4912 againstH5921 the kingH4428 of BabylonH894, and sayH559, “HowH349 10the oppressorH5065 has ceasedH7673, And how the 11onslaughtH4787 has ceasedH7673!5The LordH3068 has brokenH7665 the staffH4294 of the wickedH7563, The scepterH7626 of rulersH4910,612Which used to strikeH5221 the peoplesH5971 in furyH5678 with unceasingH1115H5627 strokesH4347, Which 13subduedH7287 the nationsH1471 in angerH639 with unrestrainedH2820H1097 persecutionH4783.7The wholeH3605 earthH776 isH5117 atH5117 restH5117 and isH8252 quietH8252; They 14breakH6476 forthH6476 into shoutsH7440 ofH7440 joyH7440.8EvenH1571 the 15juniperH1265 treesH1265 rejoiceH8055 over you, and the cedarsH730 of LebanonH3844, saying, ‘SinceH3975 you have been laidH7901 lowH7901, noH3808 tree cutterH3772 comesH5927 upH5927 againstH5921 us.’916SheolH7585 belowH4480H8478 isH7264 excitedH7264 about you, to meetH7122 you when you comeH935; It stirsH5782 the 17spiritsH7496 ofH7496 theH7496 deadH7496 for you, allH3605 the 18leadersH6260 of the earthH776; It raisesH6965 allH3605 the kingsH4428 of the nationsH1471 from their thronesH3678.1019They will allH3605 respondH6030 and sayH559 to you, ‘EvenH1571 you have becomeH2470 weakH2470 as we, You have becomeH4911 likeH4911 us.11Your 20prideH1347 and the musicH1998 of your harpsH5035 Have been broughtH3381 downH3381 to SheolH7585; MaggotsH7415 are spreadH3331 outH3331 as your bed beneathH8478 you And wormsH8439 are your coveringH4374.’12HowH349 you have 21fallenH5307 from heavenH4605, You 2223starH1966 ofH1966 theH1966 morningH1966, sonH1121 of the dawnH7837! You have been cutH1438 downH1438 to the earthH776, You who defeatedH2522 the nationsH1471!

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Notes

  1. 1. Isaiah 14:1 Ps 102:13; Is 49:13, 15; 54:7, 8 ↩
  2. 2. Isaiah 14:1 Is 41:8, 9; 44:1; 49:7; Zech 1:17; 2:12 ↩
  3. 3. Isaiah 14:1 Is 56:3, 6; Eph 2:12-19 ↩
  4. 4. Isaiah 14:2 Is 45:14; 49:23; 54:3 ↩
  5. 5. Isaiah 14:2 Is 60:10; 61:5; Dan 7:18, 27 ↩
  6. 6. Isaiah 14:2 Lit the captors will become their captives ↩
  7. 7. Isaiah 14:3 Ezra 9:8, 9; Is 11:10; 40:2; Jer 30:10; 46:27 ↩
  8. 8. Isaiah 14:4 Hab 2:6 ↩
  9. 9. Isaiah 14:4 Or proverb ↩
  10. 10. Isaiah 14:4 Is 9:4; 16:4; 49:26; 51:13; 54:14 ↩
  11. 11. Isaiah 14:4 As in DSS and ancient versions; MT uncertain ↩
  12. 12. Isaiah 14:6 Is 10:14; 47:6 ↩
  13. 13. Isaiah 14:6 Or ruled ↩
  14. 14. Isaiah 14:7 Ps 47:1-3; 98:1-9; 126:1-3 ↩
  15. 15. Isaiah 14:8 Is 55:12; Ezek 31:16 ↩
  16. 16. Isaiah 14:9 Is 5:14 ↩
  17. 17. Isaiah 14:9 Or shades (Heb Repha’im) ↩
  18. 18. Isaiah 14:9 Lit male goats ↩
  19. 19. Isaiah 14:10 Ezek 32:21 ↩
  20. 20. Isaiah 14:11 Is 5:14 ↩
  21. 21. Isaiah 14:12 Is 34:4; Luke 10:18; Rev 8:10; 9:1 ↩
  22. 22. Isaiah 14:12 Heb Helel; i.e., shining one ↩
  23. 23. Isaiah 14:12 2 Pet 1:19; Rev 2:28; 22:16 ↩

Commentaries on Isaiah 14

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