Isaiah 14:13

Isaiah 14:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:
• New International Version (NIV)You said in your heart, “I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God; I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly, on the utmost heights of Mount Zaphon.
• English Standard Version (ESV)You said in your heart, 'I will ascend to heaven; above the stars of God I will set my throne on high; I will sit on the mount of assembly in the far reaches of the north;
• New King James Version (NKJV)For you have said in your heart: ‘I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God; I will also sit on the mount of the congregation On the farthest sides of the north;

Context of Isaiah 14:13

11Your splendor has been brought down to Sheol, as well as the sound of your stringed instruments. You lie on a bed of maggots, with a blanket of worms over you. 12Look how you have fallen from the sky, O shining one, son of the dawn! You have been cut down to the ground, O conqueror of the nations! You said to yourself, “I will climb up to the sky. Above the stars of El I will set up my throne. I will rule on the mountain of assembly on the remote slopes of Zaphon. 14I will climb up to the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High!” 15But you were brought down to Sheol, to the remote slopes of the pit.

Isaiah 14:13 word by word

וְאַתָּ֞ה אָמַ֤רְתָּ בִֽלְבָבְךָ֙ הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם אֶֽעֱלֶ֔ה מִמַּ֥עַל לְכֽוֹכְבֵי־אֵ֖ל אָרִ֣ים כִּסְאִ֑י וְאֵשֵׁ֥ב בְּהַר־מוֹעֵ֖ד בְּיַרְכְּתֵ֥י צָפֽוֹן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For thou hast saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• in thine heartלֵבָבlêbâb · heartH3824
• I will ascendעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• into heavenשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
• I will exaltרוּםrûm · to exaltH7311
• my throneכִּסֵּאkissê' kissêh · throneH3678
• aboveמַ֫עַלma‛al · aboveH4605
• the starsכּוֹכָבkôkâb · starH3556
• of Godאֵל'êl · GodH410
• I will sitיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• also upon the mountהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
• of the congregationמוֹעֵדmô‛êd mô‛êd mô‛âdâh · meetingH4150
• in the sidesיַרְכָהyerêkâh · flankH3411
• of the northצָפוֹןtsâphôn tsâphôn · ZaphonH6828

Cross-references for Isaiah 14:13

• Isaiah 47:7You said, ‘I will rule forever as permanent queen!’ You did not think about these things; you did not consider how it would turn out.
• Ezekiel 27:3Say to Tyre, who sits at the entrance of the sea, merchant to the peoples on many coasts, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: “‘O Tyre, you have said, “I am perfectly beautiful.”
• Ezekiel 28:2“Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: “‘Your heart is proud and you said, “I am a god; I sit in the seat of gods, in the heart of the seas” – yet you are a man and not a god, though you think you are godlike.
• Ezekiel 29:3Tell them, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: “‘Look, I am against you, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great monster lying in the midst of its waterways, who has said, “My Nile is my own, I made it for myself.”
• Daniel 4:30The king uttered these words: “Is this not the great Babylon that I have built for a royal residence by my own mighty strength and for my majestic honor?”
• Zephaniah 2:15This is how the once-proud city will end up – the city that was so secure. She thought to herself, “I am unique! No one can compare to me!” What a heap of ruins she has become, a place where wild animals live! Everyone who passes by her taunts her and shakes his fist.
• Revelation 18:7As much as she exalted herself and lived in sensual luxury, to this extent give her torment and grief because she said to herself, ‘I rule as queen and am no widow; I will never experience grief!’
• Ezekiel 28:9Will you still say, “I am a god,” before the one who kills you – though you are a man and not a god – when you are in the power of those who wound you?
• Daniel 8:10It grew so big it reached the army of heaven, and it brought about the fall of some of the army and some of the stars to the ground, where it trampled them.
• Isaiah 2:2In the future the mountain of the Lord’s temple will endure as the most important of mountains, and will be the most prominent of hills. All the nations will stream to it,
• Psalms 48:2It is lofty and pleasing to look at, a source of joy to the whole earth. Mount Zion resembles the peaks of Zaphon; it is the city of the great king.

Commentaries on Isaiah 14:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13I will ascend into heaven - I will get the empire of the whole world. I will exalt my throne above the stars of God - above the Israelites, who are here termed the stars of God. So the Targum of Jonathan, and R. D. Kimchi. This chapter speaks not of the ambition and fall of Satan, but of the pride, arrogance, and fall of Nebuchadnezzar. The mount of the congregation "The mount of the Divine Presence" - It appears plainly from Exodus 25:22, and Exodus…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13For thou hast said in thine heart - It was thy purpose or design. I will ascend into heaven - Nothing could more strikingly show the arrogance of the monarch of Babylon than this impious design. The meaning is, that he intended to set himself up as supreme; he designed that all should pay homage to him; be did not intend to acknowledge the authority of God. It is not to be understood literally; but it means that he intended “not” to acknowledge any…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13This verse refers to a Canaanite belief about the gods. The Canaanites believed that their chief god, El, ruled from Mount Zaphon. This mountain was in the north (see Psalm 48:2; in the New Testament, similar language appears in Matthew 11:23; Luke 10:15).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. above ... God--In Da 8:10, "stars" express earthly potentates. "The stars" are often also used to express heavenly principalities (Job 38:7). mount of the congregation--the place of solemn meeting between God and His people in the temple at Jerusalem. In Da 11:37, and 2Th 2:4, this is attributed to Antichrist. sides of the north--namely, the sides of Mount Moriah on which the temple was built; north of Mount Zion (Psa 48:2). However, the parallelism…Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 14:13

• Ambition
• Babylon
• Isaiah
• Presumption
• Pride
• Rulers

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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