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?

Read full chapter

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

Read full chapter

16 Those who see you will stare at you
    and ponder over you:
‘Is this (A)the man who made the earth tremble,
    who shook kingdoms,
17 who made the world like a desert
    and overthrew its cities,
    (B)who did not let his prisoners go home?’

Read full chapter

16 Those who see you will stare at you;
they will look closely at you:
“Is this the man who caused the earth to tremble,
who shook the kingdoms,
17 who turned the world into a wilderness,(A)
who destroyed its cities
and would not release the prisoners to return home?”

Read full chapter

16 “Those who see you will gaze at you,
They will [a]ponder over you, saying,
‘Is this the man who made the earth tremble,
Who shook kingdoms,
17 Who made the world like a (A)wilderness
And overthrew its cities,
Who (B)did not [b]allow his prisoners to go home?’

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 14:16 Lit show themselves attentive to
  2. Isaiah 14:17 Lit open