Isaiah 14:4-10
New American Standard Bible
4 that you will (A)take up this [a]taunt against the king of Babylon, and say,
“How (B)the oppressor has ceased,
And how the [b]onslaught has ceased!
5 The Lord has broken the staff of the wicked,
The scepter of rulers,
6 (C)Which used to strike the peoples in fury with unceasing strokes,
Which [c]subdued the nations in anger with unrestrained persecution.
7 The whole earth is at rest and is quiet;
They (D)break forth into shouts of joy.
8 Even the (E)juniper trees rejoice over you, and the cedars of Lebanon, saying,
‘Since you have been laid low, no tree cutter comes up against us.’
9 (F)Sheol below is excited about you, to meet you when you come;
It stirs the [d]spirits of the dead for you, all the [e]leaders of the earth;
It raises all the kings of the nations from their thrones.
10 (G)They will all respond and say to you,
‘Even you have become weak as we,
You have become like us.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 14:4 Or proverb
- Isaiah 14:4 As in DSS and ancient versions; MT uncertain
- Isaiah 14:6 Or ruled
- Isaiah 14:9 Or shades (Heb Repha’im)
- Isaiah 14:9 Lit male goats
Isaiah 14:4-10
New International Version
4 you will take up this taunt(A) against the king of Babylon:(B)
How the oppressor(C) has come to an end!
How his fury[a] has ended!
5 The Lord has broken the rod(D) of the wicked,(E)
the scepter(F) of the rulers,
6 which in anger struck down peoples(G)
with unceasing blows,
and in fury subdued(H) nations
with relentless aggression.(I)
7 All the lands are at rest and at peace;(J)
they break into singing.(K)
8 Even the junipers(L) and the cedars of Lebanon
gloat over you and say,
“Now that you have been laid low,
no one comes to cut us down.”(M)
9 The realm of the dead(N) below is all astir
to meet you at your coming;
it rouses the spirits of the departed(O) to greet you—
all those who were leaders(P) in the world;
it makes them rise from their thrones—
all those who were kings over the nations.(Q)
10 They will all respond,
they will say to you,
“You also have become weak, as we are;
you have become like us.”(R)
Footnotes
- Isaiah 14:4 Dead Sea Scrolls, Septuagint and Syriac; the meaning of the word in the Masoretic Text is uncertain.
Jeremiah 50:13
New American Standard Bible
13 Because of the wrath of the Lord she will (A)not be inhabited,
But she will be (B)completely desolate;
Everyone who passes by Babylon (C)will be horrified
And will hiss because of all her wounds.
Jeremiah 50:13
New International Version
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