Isaiah 14

1For the LORDH3068 will have compassionH7355 on JacobH3290, and will yet chooseH977 IsraelH3478, and setH3240 them in their own landH127: and the strangerH1616 shall joinH3867 himself with them, and they shall cleave to the houseH1004 of JacobH3290. 2And the peoplesH5971 shall takeH3947 them, and bringH935 them to their placeH4725: and the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478 shall possessH5157 them in the landH127 of the LORDH3068 for servantsH5650 and for handmaids: and they shall takeH3947 them captiveH7617, whoseH8198 captivesH7617 they were; and they shall ruleH7287 over their oppressorsH5065. 3And it shall comeH1961 to passH1961 in the dayH3117 that the LORDH3068 shall giveH5117 thee restH5117 from thy sorrow, and from thy trouble, and from the hardH7186 serviceH5656 whereinH834 thou wast madeH1961 to serveH5647, 4that thou shalt takeH5375 upH5375 this parableH4912 againstH5921 the kingH4428 of BabylonH894, and sayH559, HowH349 hath the oppressorH5065 ceased! the golden city ceased! 5The LORDH3068 hath brokenH7665 the staffH4294 of the wickedH7563, the sceptre of the rulersH4910; 6that smoteH5221 the peoplesH5971 in wrathH5678 with a continual stroke, that ruled the nationsH1471 in angerH639, with a persecutionH4783 that none restrainedH2820. 7The wholeH3605 earthH776 is at restH5117, and is quietH8252: they breakH6476 forthH6476 intoH776 singingH7440. 8Yea, the firH1265 treesH1265 rejoiceH8055 at thee, and the cedarsH730 of LebanonH3844, saying, SinceH227 thou art laidH7901 downH7901, noH3808 feller is comeH5927 upH5927 againstH5921 usH5921. 9Hell from beneathH8478 is movedH7264 for thee to meetH7125 thee at thy comingH935: it stirreth upH6965 the deadH7496 for thee, evenH776 allH3605 the chief ones of the earthH776; it hath raisedH6965 upH6965 from their thronesH3678 allH3605 the kingsH4428 of the nationsH1471. 10AllH3605 they shall answerH6030 and sayH559 unto thee, Art thou also become weakH3605 as weH3605? art thou become like unto usH413? 11Thy pomp is broughtH3381 downH3381 to hell, and the noise of thy viols: the wormH7415 is spreadH3331 underH8478 thee, and wormsH8438 cover thee. 12HowH349 art thou fallenH5307 from heavenH8064, O dayH7837 starH1966, sonH1121 of the morningH7837! howH349 art thou cutH1438 downH5307 to the groundH776, whichH1471 didst layH5307 lowH776 the nationsH1471! 13And thou saidst in thine heartH3824, I will ascendH5927 intoH5927 heavenH8064, I will exaltH7311 my throneH3678 aboveH4605 the starsH3556 of GodH410; and I will sitH3427 uponH3427 the mountH2022 of congregation, in the uttermost partsH3411 of the northH6828: 14I will ascendH5927 aboveH5921 the heightsH1116 of the cloudsH5645; I will be like the Most HighH1116. 15Yet thou shalt be broughtH3381 downH3381 to hell, to the uttermost partsH3411 of the pitH953. 16They that seeH7200 thee shall narrowly lookH7200 uponH413 thee, they shall considerH7200 thee, saying, Is this the manH376 that made the earthH776 to trembleH7264, that didH376 shakeH7493 kingdomsH4467; 17that madeH7760 the worldH8398 as a wildernessH4057, and overthrewH2040 the citiesH5892 thereof; that letH3808 notH3808 loose his prisonersH615 to their homeH1004? 18AllH3605 the kingsH4428 of the nationsH1471, allH3605 of them, sleepH7901 in gloryH3519, everyH3605 one in his ownH376 houseH1004. 19But thou art castH7993 forth awayH7993 from thy sepulchre like an abominableH8581 branchH5342, clothedH3830 with the slainH2026, that are thrustH3381 throughH413 with the swordH2719, that goH3381 downH3381 to the stonesH68 of the pitH953; as a carcase troddenH947 under foot. 20Thou shalt notH3808 be joinedH854 with them in burialH6900, becauseH3588 thou hast destroyedH7843 thy landH776, thou hast slainH2026 thy peopleH5971; the seedH2233 of evil-doers shall notH3808 be namedH7121 for everH5769. 21PrepareH3559 ye slaughterH4293 for his childrenH1121 for the iniquityH5771 of their fathersH1; that they riseH6965 notH776 upH6965, and possessH3423 the earthH776, and fillH4390 the faceH6440 of the worldH8398 with citiesH5892. 22And I will riseH6965 upH6965 againstH5921 them, saith the LORDH3068 of hostsH6635, and cutH3772 offH3772 from BabylonH894 nameH8034 and remnantH7605, and son and son’s son, saith the LORDH3068. 23I will also makeH7760 it a possessionH4180 for the porcupine, and poolsH98 of waterH4325: and I will sweepH2894 it with the besom of destructionH8045, saith the LORDH3068 of hostsH6635. 24The LORDH3068 of hostsH6635 hath swornH7650, sayingH559, SurelyH518 as I have thoughtH559, soH3651 shall it comeH1961 to passH1961; and as I have purposedH3289, soH3651 shall it standH6965: 25that I will breakH7665 the Assyrian in my landH776, and uponH5921 my mountainsH2022 treadH947 him underH5921 foot: then shall his yokeH5923 departH5493 from offH5921 them, and his burdenH5448 departH5493 from offH5921 their shoulderH7926. 26This is the purposeH6098 that is purposedH3289 uponH5921 the wholeH3605 earthH776: and this is the handH3027 that is stretchedH5186 outH5186 uponH5921 allH3605 the nationsH1471. 27For the LORDH3068 of hostsH6635 hath purposedH3289, and who shall disannul it? and his handH3027 is stretchedH5186 outH5186, and who shall turnH7725 it backH7725? 28In the yearH8141 that kingH4428 AhazH271 diedH4194 was this burdenH4853. 29RejoiceH8055 notH408, O PhilistiaH6429, allH3605 of thee, becauseH3588 the rodH7626 that smoteH5221 thee is brokenH7665: for outH3318 of the serpent’sH5175 rootH8328 shall comeH3318 forthH3318 a basilisk, and his fruitH6529 shall be a fiery flying serpentH5175. 30And the firstbornH1060 of the poorH34 shall feedH7462, and the needyH34 shall lieH7257 downH7257 in safetyH983: and I will killH2026 thy rootH8328 with famineH7458, and thy remnantH7611 shall be slainH2026. 31HowlH3213, O gateH8179; cryH2199, O cityH5892; thou art meltedH4127 awayH4127, O PhilistiaH6429, allH3605 of thee; for there cometh a smokeH6227 outH2199 of the northH6828, and noneH369 standeth aloof at his appointed times. 32WhatH4100 then shall one answerH6030 the messengersH4397 of the nationH1471? That the LORDH3068 hath foundedH3245 ZionH6726, and in herH3588 shall the afflictedH6041 of his peopleH5971 takeH2620 refugeH2620.