Isaiah 14:12-17

Lexham English Bible

‘I will ascend to heaven;
    I will raise up my throne above the stars of God;
and I will sit on the mountain of assembly
    on the summit of Zaphon;^[a]
14 I will ascend to the high places of the clouds,^[b]
    I will make myself like the Most High.’
¹⁵ But you are brought down to Sheol,
    to the depths of the pit.
¹⁶ Those who see you will stare at you,
    they will look closely at you:
‘Is this the man who made the earth tremble,
    who caused kingdoms to shake,
¹⁷ who made the world like the desert
    and destroyed its cities,
    who would not let his prisoners go home?’