Isaiah 14:4-17
English Standard Version
4 you will take up this (A)taunt against the king of Babylon:
“How the oppressor has ceased,
(B)the insolent fury[a] ceased!
5 The Lord has broken the (C)staff of the wicked,
the (D)scepter of rulers,
6 (E)that struck the peoples in wrath
with unceasing blows,
that ruled the nations in anger
with unrelenting persecution.
7 The whole earth is at rest and quiet;
(F)they break forth into singing.
8 (G)(H)The cypresses rejoice at you,
(I)the cedars of Lebanon, saying,
‘Since you were laid low,
no woodcutter comes up against us.’
9 Sheol beneath is stirred up
to meet you when you come;
it rouses the shades to greet you,
all who were leaders of the earth;
it raises from their thrones
all who were kings of the nations.
10 (J)All of them will answer
and say to you:
‘You too have become as weak as we!
You have become like us!’
11 Your pomp is brought down to Sheol,
the sound of your harps;
maggots are laid as a bed beneath you,
and worms are your covers.
12 “How (K)you are fallen from heaven,
O Day Star, (L)son of Dawn!
How you are cut down to the ground,
you who laid the nations low!
13 You said in your heart,
(M)‘I will ascend to heaven;
above the stars of God
(N)I will set my throne on high;
I will sit on the mount of assembly
in the far reaches of the north;[b]
14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds;
I will make myself like the Most High.’
15 (O)But you are brought down to Sheol,
to the far reaches of the pit.
16 Those who see you will stare at you
and ponder over you:
‘Is this (P)the man who made the earth tremble,
who shook kingdoms,
17 who made the world like a desert
and overthrew its cities,
(Q)who did not let his prisoners go home?’
Footnotes
- Isaiah 14:4 Dead Sea Scroll (compare Septuagint, Syriac, Vulgate); the meaning of the word in the Masoretic Text is uncertain
- Isaiah 14:13 Or in the remote parts of Zaphon
Isaiah 14:4-17
New International Version
4 you will take up this taunt(A) against the king of Babylon:(B)
How the oppressor(C) has come to an end!
How his fury[a] has ended!
5 The Lord has broken the rod(D) of the wicked,(E)
the scepter(F) of the rulers,
6 which in anger struck down peoples(G)
with unceasing blows,
and in fury subdued(H) nations
with relentless aggression.(I)
7 All the lands are at rest and at peace;(J)
they break into singing.(K)
8 Even the junipers(L) and the cedars of Lebanon
gloat over you and say,
“Now that you have been laid low,
no one comes to cut us down.”(M)
9 The realm of the dead(N) below is all astir
to meet you at your coming;
it rouses the spirits of the departed(O) to greet you—
all those who were leaders(P) in the world;
it makes them rise from their thrones—
all those who were kings over the nations.(Q)
10 They will all respond,
they will say to you,
“You also have become weak, as we are;
you have become like us.”(R)
11 All your pomp has been brought down to the grave,(S)
along with the noise of your harps;(T)
maggots are spread out beneath you
and worms(U) cover you.(V)
12 How you have fallen(W) from heaven,
morning star,(X) son of the dawn!
You have been cast down to the earth,
you who once laid low the nations!(Y)
13 You said in your heart,
“I will ascend(Z) to the heavens;
I will raise my throne(AA)
above the stars of God;
I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly,(AB)
on the utmost heights(AC) of Mount Zaphon.[b]
14 I will ascend above the tops of the clouds;(AD)
I will make myself like the Most High.”(AE)
15 But you are brought down(AF) to the realm of the dead,(AG)
to the depths(AH) of the pit.(AI)
Footnotes
- Isaiah 14:4 Dead Sea Scrolls, Septuagint and Syriac; the meaning of the word in the Masoretic Text is uncertain.
- Isaiah 14:13 Or of the north; Zaphon was the most sacred mountain of the Canaanites.
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