ESV Reformation Study Bible – Isa 14:13
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Isa 14:13

14:13 on the mount of assembly. According to Canaanite myths, the god El presided over an assembly of gods on a mountain in Syria. Babylon was ready to claim this honor for itself.

far reaches of the north. A traditional rendering of Hebrew zaph-on. Psalm 48:1, 2 mentions “the far north” as belonging to the Lord alone.