Isaiah 14:4-8

English Standard Version

“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.’