New American Standard Bible 2020
Isaiah 14:6-20
61Which used to strikeH5221 the peoplesH5971 in furyH5678 with unceasingH1115H5627 strokesH4347, Which 2subduedH7287 the nationsH1471 in angerH639 with unrestrainedH2820H1097 persecutionH4783.7The wholeH3605 earthH776 isH5117 atH5117 restH5117 and isH8252 quietH8252; They 3breakH6476 forthH6476 into shoutsH7440 ofH7440 joyH7440.8EvenH1571 the 4juniperH1265 treesH1265 rejoiceH8055 over you, and the cedarsH730 of LebanonH3844, saying, ‘SinceH3975 you have been laidH7901 lowH7901, noH3808 tree cutterH3772 comesH5927 upH5927 againstH5921 us.’95SheolH7585 belowH4480H8478 isH7264 excitedH7264 about you, to meetH7122 you when you comeH935; It stirsH5782 the 6spiritsH7496 ofH7496 theH7496 deadH7496 for you, allH3605 the 7leadersH6260 of the earthH776; It raisesH6965 allH3605 the kingsH4428 of the nationsH1471 from their thronesH3678.108They will allH3605 respondH6030 and sayH559 to you, ‘EvenH1571 you have becomeH2470 weakH2470 as we, You have becomeH4911 likeH4911 us.11Your 9prideH1347 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 10fallenH5307 from heavenH4605, You 1112starH1966 ofH1966 theH1966 morningH1966, sonH1121 of the dawnH7837! You have been cutH1438 downH1438 to the earthH776, You who defeatedH2522 the nationsH1471!13But you saidH559 in your heartH3824, ‘I will 13ascendH5927 to heavenH4605; I will 14raiseH7311 my throneH3678 aboveH4605 the starsH3556 of GodH410, And I will sitH3427 on the mountH2022 of assemblyH4150 In the recessesH3411 of the northH6828.14I will ascendH5927 aboveH5921 the heightsH1116 of the cloudsH5645; 15I will makeH1819 myself likeH1819 the MostH5945 HighH5945.’15NeverthelessH389 you 16will be broughtH3381 downH3381 to SheolH7585, To the recessesH3411 of the pitH953.16Those who seeH7200 you will stareH7688 at you, They will 17closelyH995 examineH995 you, saying, ‘Is thisH2088 the manH376 who made the earthH776 trembleH7264, Who shookH7493 kingdomsH4467,17Who madeH7760 the worldH8398 like a 18wildernessH4057 And overthrewH2040 its citiesH5892, Who 19did not 20allowH6605 his prisonersH615 to go homeH1004?’18AllH3605 the kingsH4428 of the nationsH1471 lieH7901 in gloryH3519, EachH376 in his own 21tombH1004.19But you have been 22hurledH7993 outH7993 of your tombH6913 Like 23a rejectedH8581 branchH5342, 24ClothedH3830 with those killedH2026 who have been piercedH2944 with a swordH2719, Who goH3381 downH3381 to the stonesH68 of the 25pitH953 Like a 26trampledH947 corpseH6297.20You will not be unitedH3161 with them in burialH6900, BecauseH3588 you have ruinedH7843 your countryH776, You have killedH2026 your peopleH5971. May the 27descendantsH2233 of evildoersH7489 neverH3808H5769 be mentionedH7121.
Notes
- 1. Isaiah 14:6 Is 10:14; 47:6 ↩
- 2. Isaiah 14:6 Or ruled ↩
- 3. Isaiah 14:7 Ps 47:1-3; 98:1-9; 126:1-3 ↩
- 4. Isaiah 14:8 Is 55:12; Ezek 31:16 ↩
- 5. Isaiah 14:9 Is 5:14 ↩
- 6. Isaiah 14:9 Or shades (Heb Repha’im) ↩
- 7. Isaiah 14:9 Lit male goats ↩
- 8. Isaiah 14:10 Ezek 32:21 ↩
- 9. Isaiah 14:11 Is 5:14 ↩
- 10. Isaiah 14:12 Is 34:4; Luke 10:18; Rev 8:10; 9:1 ↩
- 11. Isaiah 14:12 Heb Helel; i.e., shining one ↩
- 12. Isaiah 14:12 2 Pet 1:19; Rev 2:28; 22:16 ↩
- 13. Isaiah 14:13 Ezek 28:2 ↩
- 14. Isaiah 14:13 Dan 5:22, 23; 8:10; 2 Thess 2:4 ↩
- 15. Isaiah 14:14 Is 47:8; 2 Thess 2:4 ↩
- 16. Isaiah 14:15 Ezek 28:8; Matt 11:23; Luke 10:15 ↩
- 17. Isaiah 14:16 Lit show themselves attentive to ↩
- 18. Isaiah 14:17 Joel 2:3 ↩
- 19. Isaiah 14:17 Is 45:13 ↩
- 20. Isaiah 14:17 Lit open ↩
- 21. Isaiah 14:18 Lit house ↩
- 22. Isaiah 14:19 Is 22:16-18 ↩
- 23. Isaiah 14:19 Lit an abhorred branch ↩
- 24. Isaiah 14:19 Or As the clothing of those who are slain ↩
- 25. Isaiah 14:19 Jer 41:7, 9 ↩
- 26. Isaiah 14:19 Is 5:25 ↩
- 27. Isaiah 14:20 Job 18:16, 19; Ps 21:10; 37:28; Is 1:4; 31:2 ↩
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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