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?”
18 All the kings of the nations
lie in splendor, each in his own tomb.

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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)

18 All the kings of the nations lie in state,
    each in his own tomb.(F)

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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?

18 All the kings of the nations, even all of them, lie in glory, every one in his own house.

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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 [a]did not open the house of his prisoners?’

18 “All the kings of the nations,
All of them, sleep in glory,
Everyone in his own house;

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 14:17 Would not release