Isaiah 14:16

Isaiah 14:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, and consider thee, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms;
• New International Version (NIV)Those who see you stare at you, they ponder your fate: “Is this the man who shook the earth and made kingdoms tremble,
• English Standard Version (ESV)Those who see you will stare at you and ponder over you: 'Is this the man who made the earth tremble, who shook kingdoms,
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Those who see you will gaze at you, And consider you, saying: ‘Is this the man who made the earth tremble, Who shook kingdoms,

Context of Isaiah 14:16

14I will ascend above the high places of the clouds— I will make myself like Elyon.” 15Yet you will be brought down to Sheol, to the lowest parts of the Pit. Those who see you will stare at you, reflecting on what has become of you: “Is this the one who shook the earth, who made kingdoms tremble, 17who made the world a wilderness and destroyed its cities, who never opened the house of his prisoners?” 18All the kings of the nations, all of them, lie in glory, each in his own house.

Isaiah 14:16 word by word

רֹאֶ֙יךָ֙ אֵלֶ֣יךָ יַשְׁגִּ֔יחוּ אֵלֶ֖יךָ יִתְבּוֹנָ֑נוּ הֲזֶ֤ה הָאִישׁ֙ מַרְגִּ֣יז הָאָ֔רֶץ מַרְעִ֖ישׁ מַמְלָכֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• They that seeרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• thee shall narrowly lookשָׁגַחshâgach · to gazeH7688
• considerבִּיןbîyn · to understandH995
• this the manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• that made the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• to trembleרָגַזrâgaz · to trembleH7264
• that did shakeרָעַשׁrâ‛ash · to shakeH7493
• kingdomsמַמְלָכָהmamlâkâh · kingdomH4467

Cross-references for Isaiah 14:16

• Psalms 58:10Even before your pots can feel a thorn —whether alive or ablaze— He will sweep the wicked away.
• Psalms 64:9So their tongue will be their downfall. All who see them will flee away.
• Isaiah 14:4you will take up this taunt against the king of Babylon and say: “How the taskmaster has ceased! The raging oppressor, exacter of gold, has ceased!
• Psalms 52:7God will pull you down forever, and snatch you, rip you out of your tent, and uproot you from the land of the living. Selah
• Jeremiah 50:23How the hammer of the whole earth has been cut down and smashed! How Babylon has become a horror among the nations!
• Jeremiah 51:20“You are My club, a war weapon— with you I shatter nations, with you I destroy kingdoms.

Commentaries on Isaiah 14:16

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16They that see thee - That is, after thou art dead. The scene here changes, and the prophet introduces those who would contemplate the body of the king of Babylon after he should be slain - the passers-by arrested with astonishment, that one so proud and haughty was at last slain, and cast out among the common dead Isaiah 14:19. Shall narrowly look upon thee - To be certain that they were not deceived. This denotes great astonishment, as if they could…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15-17This is a restatement of 14:9–11. The spirits in the place of the dead will be surprised and amazed that the Babylonian king, who ruled the world with his merciless might, has absolutely no power in death.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 16-2016. narrowly look--to be certain they are not mistaken. consider--"meditate upon" [Horsley].Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 14:16

• Babylon
• Isaiah
• 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