14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds;
(A)I will make myself like the Most High.’
15 Nevertheless you (B)will be brought down to Sheol,
To the recesses of the pit.
16 Those who see you will stare at you,
They will [a]closely examine you, saying,
‘Is this the man who made the earth tremble,
Who shook kingdoms,

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 14:16 Lit show themselves attentive to

14 I will ascend above the tops of the clouds;(A)
    I will make myself like the Most High.”(B)
15 But you are brought down(C) to the realm of the dead,(D)
    to the depths(E) of the pit.(F)

16 Those who see you stare at you,
    they ponder your fate:(G)
“Is this the man who shook(H) the earth
    and made kingdoms tremble,

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