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

3Now in the day when Adonai will give you rest from your sorrow and your turmoil, and from the hard service you were forced to do, 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! Adonai has broken the rod of the wicked, the scepter of the rulers, 6which struck the people in wrath with continual strokes, which ruled the nations in fury, with relentless persecution. 7The whole earth is at rest, and quiet. They break forth with a ringing cry!

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, all you of Philistia, that the rod that struck you is broken. For from the serpent’s root comes a viper and its fruit will be a flying serpent.
• Isaiah 9:4For every stomping boot quaking and cloak rolled in blood will be for burning— fuel for the fire.
• Isaiah 10:5Oy to Assyria, the rod of My anger— the club in their hand is My indignation!
• Psalms 125:3For a scepter of wickedness will not rest over the land of the righteous— lest the righteous set their hands to evil.
• Jeremiah 48:15Moab is ravaged, its towns entered, its choice young men gone down to slaughter” —It is a declaration of the King, whose Name is Adonai-Tzva’ot.

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