Isaiah 14:5

Isaiah 14:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The Lord hath broken the staff of the wicked, and the sceptre of the rulers.
• New International Version (NIV)The Lord has broken the rod of the wicked, the scepter of the rulers,
• English Standard Version (ESV)The Lord has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of rulers,
• New King James Version (NKJV)The Lord has broken the staff of the wicked, The scepter of the rulers;

Context of Isaiah 14:5

3In that wonderful day when the Lord gives his people rest from sorrow and fear, from slavery and chains, 4you will taunt the king of Babylon. You will say, “The mighty man has been destroyed. Yes, your insolence is ended. For the Lord has crushed your wicked power and broken your evil rule. 6You struck the people with endless blows of rage and held the nations in your angry grip with unrelenting tyranny. 7But finally the earth is at rest and quiet. Now it can sing again!

Isaiah 14:5 word by word

שָׁבַ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה מַטֵּ֣ה רְשָׁעִ֑ים שֵׁ֖בֶט מֹשְׁלִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• hath brokenשָׁבַרshâbar · to breakH7665
• the staffמַטֶּהmaţţeh maţţâh · tribe: rodH4294
• of the wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563
• the sceptreשֵׁ֫בֶטshêbeţ · tribe: staffH7626
• of the rulersמָשַׁלmâshal · to ruleH4910

Cross-references for Isaiah 14:5

• Isaiah 14:29Do not rejoice, you Philistines, that the rod that struck you is broken— that the king who attacked you is dead. For from that snake a more poisonous snake will be born, a fiery serpent to destroy you!
• Isaiah 9:4For you will break the yoke of their slavery and lift the heavy burden from their shoulders. You will break the oppressor’s rod, just as you did when you destroyed the army of Midian.
• Isaiah 10:5“What sorrow awaits Assyria, the rod of my anger. I use it as a club to express my anger.
• Psalms 125:3The wicked will not rule the land of the godly, for then the godly might be tempted to do wrong.
• Jeremiah 48:15But now Moab and his towns will be destroyed. His most promising youth are doomed to slaughter,” says the King, whose name is the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.

Commentaries on Isaiah 14:5

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5The Lord hath broken - Yahweh, by the hand of Cyrus. The staff of the wicked - That is, the scepter of the king of Babylon. The word rendered staff‘ (מטה maṭēh ) may mean either a bough, stick, staff, rod, or a scepter. The scepter was the symbol of supreme power. It was in the form of a staff, and was made of wood, ivory, or gold. It here means that Yahweh had taken away the power from Babylon, and destroyed his dominion.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-23This taunting song about the king of Babylon is written like a funeral song. It speaks as if the king has already died. The song mocks him and announces his downfall (compare Revelation 18).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. staff--not the scepter (Psa 2:9), but the staff with which one strikes others, as he is speaking of more tyrants than one (Is 9:4; 10:24; 14:29) [Maurer]. rulers--tyrants, as the parallelism "the wicked" proves (compare see on Is 13:2).Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 14:5

• Babylon
• Isaiah
• Nation
• Rulers
• Scepter (Sceptre)

In the dictionaries

• Besom
• Fall
• Fashion
• Feller
• Hard
• Lie
• Rule
• Sceptre
• Serve
• Canon of the Old Testament

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