Revised Literal Translation
Isaiah 14:9-32
9HellH7585 from beneath is movedH7264 for thee to meetH7125 thee at thy comingH935: it stirreth upH5782 the deadH7496 for thee, even all the chief onesH6260 of the earthH776; it hath raised upH6965 from their thronesH3678 all the kingsH4428 of the nationsH1471.12 10All they shall speakH6030 and sayH559 unto thee, Art thou also become weakH2470 as we? art thou become likeH4911 unto us? 11Thy pompH1347 is brought downH3381 to the graveH7585, and the noiseH1998 of thy violsH5035: the wormH7415 is spreadH3331 under thee, and the wormsH8438 coverH4374 thee. 12How art thou fallenH5307 from heavenH8064, O LuciferH1966, sonH1121 of the morningH3213H7837! how art thou cut downH1438 to the groundH776, which didst weakenH2522 the nationsH1471!3 13For thou hast saidH559 in thine heartH3824, I will ascendH5927 into heavenH8064, I will exaltH7311 my throneH3678 aboveH4605 the starsH3556 of GodH410: I will sitH3427 also upon the mountH2022 of the congregationH4150, in the sidesH3411 of the northH6828: 14I will ascendH5927 above the heightsH1116 of the cloudsH5645; I will be likeH1819 the most HighH5945. 15Yet thou shalt be brought downH3381 to hellH7585, to the sidesH3411 of the pitH953. 16They that seeH7200 thee shall narrowly lookH7688 upon thee, and considerH995 thee, saying, Is this the manH376 that made the earthH776 to trembleH7264, that did shakeH7493 kingdomsH4467; 17That madeH7760 the worldH8398 as a wildernessH4057, and destroyedH2040 the citiesH5892 thereof; that openedH6605 not the houseH1004 of his prisonersH615?4 18All the kingsH4428 of the nationsH1471, even all of them, lieH7901 in gloryH3519, every oneH376 in his own houseH1004. 19But thou art cast outH7993 of thy graveH6913 like an abominableH8581 branchH5342, and as the raimentH3830 of those that are slainH2026, thrust throughH2944 with a swordH2719, that go downH3381 to the stonesH68 of the pitH953; as a carcaseH6297 trodden under feetH947. 20Thou shalt not be joinedH3161 with them in burialH6900, because thou hast destroyedH7843 thy landH776, and slainH2026 thy peopleH5971: the seedH2233 of evildoersH7489 shall neverH5769 be renownedH7121. 21PrepareH3559 slaughterH4293 for his childrenH1121 for the iniquityH5771 of their fathersH1; that they do notH1077 riseH6965, nor possessH3423 the landH776, nor fillH4390 the faceH6440 of the worldH8398 with citiesH5892H6145. 22For I will rise upH6965 against them, saithH5002 YhwhH3068 of ArmiesH6635, and cut offH3772 from BabylonH894 the nameH8034, and remnantH7605, and sonH5209, and nephewH5220, saithH5002 YhwhH3068. 23I will also makeH7760 it a possessionH4180 for the bitternH7090, and poolsH98 of waterH4325: and I will sweepH2894 it with the besomH4292 of destructionH8045, saithH5002 YhwhH3068 of ArmiesH6635.
24YhwhH3068 of ArmiesH6635 hath swornH7650, sayingH559, Surely as I have thoughtH1819, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposedH3289, so shall it standH6965: 25That I will breakH7665 the AssyrianH804 in my landH776, and upon my mountainsH2022 tread him under footH947: then shall his yokeH5923 departH5493 from off them, and his burdenH5448 departH5493 from off their shouldersH7926. 26This is the purposeH6098 that is purposedH3289 upon the whole earthH776: and this is the handH3027 that is stretched outH5186 upon all the nationsH1471. 27For YhwhH3068 of ArmiesH6635 hath purposedH3289, and who shall disannulH6565 it? and his handH3027 is stretched outH5186, and who shall turn it backH7725? 28In the yearH8141 that kingH4428 AhazH271 diedH4194 was this burdenH4853.
29RejoiceH8055 not thou, whole PalestinaH6429, because the rodH7626 of him that smoteH5221 thee is brokenH7665: for out of the serpent’sH5175 rootH8328 shall come forthH3318 a cockatriceH6848, and his fruitH6529 shall be a fieryH8314 flyingH5774 serpentH8314.5 30And the firstbornH1060 of the poorH1800 shall feedH7462, and the needyH34 shall lie downH7257 in safetyH983: and I will killH4191 thy rootH8328 with famineH7458, and he shall slayH2026 thy remnantH7611. 31HowlH3213, O gateH8179; cryH2199, O cityH5892; thou, whole PalestinaH6429, art dissolvedH4127: for there shall comeH935 from the northH6828 a smokeH6227, and none shall be aloneH909 in his appointed timesH4151.67 32What shall one then answerH6030 the messengersH4397 of the nationH1471? that YhwhH3068 hath foundedH3245 ZionH6726, and the poorH6041 of his peopleH5971 shall trustH2620 in it.8
Notes
- 1. Isaiah 14:9 Hell: or, The grave. ↩
- 2. Isaiah 14:9 chief…: Heb. leaders, or, great goats. ↩
- 3. Isaiah 14:12 O Lucifer: or, O day star. ↩
- 4. Isaiah 14:17 opened…: or, did not let his prisoners loose homeward? ↩
- 5. Isaiah 14:29 cockatrice: or, adder. ↩
- 6. Isaiah 14:31 none…: or, he shall not be alone. ↩
- 7. Isaiah 14:31 appointed…: or, assemblies. ↩
- 8. Isaiah 14:32 trust…: or, betake themselves unto it. ↩
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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