15 Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.

16 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;

17 That made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof; that opened not the house of his prisoners?

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15 But you are brought down(A) to the realm of the dead,(B)
    to the depths(C) of the pit.(D)

16 Those who see you stare at you,
    they ponder your fate:(E)
“Is this the man who shook(F) the earth
    and made kingdoms tremble,
17 the man who made the world a wilderness,(G)
    who overthrew(H) its cities
    and would not let his captives go home?”(I)

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15 Yet you (A)shall be brought down to Sheol,
To the [a]lowest depths of the Pit.

16 “Those who see you will gaze at you,
And consider you, saying:
Is this the man who made the earth tremble,
Who shook kingdoms,
17 Who made the world as a wilderness
And destroyed its cities,
Who [b]did not open the house of his prisoners?’

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 14:15 Lit. recesses
  2. Isaiah 14:17 Would not release