Isaiah 14:13
New English Translation
13 You said to yourself,[a]
‘I will climb up to the sky.
Above the stars of El[b]
I will set up my throne.
I will rule on the mountain of assembly
on the remote slopes of Zaphon.[c]
Footnotes
- Isaiah 14:13 tn Heb “you, you said in your heart.”
- Isaiah 14:13 sn In Canaanite mythology the stars of El were astral deities under the authority of the high god El.
- Isaiah 14:13 sn Zaphon, the Canaanite version of Olympus, was the “mountain of assembly” where the gods met.
Isaiah 14:13
King James Version
13 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:
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Isaiah 14:13
New King James Version
13 For you have said in your heart:
(A)‘I will ascend into heaven,
(B)I will exalt my throne above the stars of God;
I will also sit on the (C)mount of the congregation
(D)On the farthest sides of the north;
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