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Isaiah 14

Isaiah 14:9

The Fall of the King of Babylon · Isaiah 14:3–23
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Translations

Modern
Sheol beneath is eager to meet you upon your arrival. It stirs the spirits of the dead to greet you—all the rulers of the earth. It makes all the kings of the nations rise from their thrones.
Traditional
Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming: it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth; it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations.
Literal
Sheol from beneath stirs itself for you, to meet you at your coming; it rouses for you the Rephaim, all the chief ones of the earth; it raises up from their thrones all the kings of the nations.
Latin
Infernus subter conturbatus est in occursum adventus tui; suscitavit tibi gigantes. Omnes principes terræ surrexerunt de soliis suis, omnes principes nationum.

Original

Hebrew
English
Sheol beneath is eager to meet you upon your arrival. It stirs the spirits of the dead to greet you—all the rulers of the earth. It makes all the kings of the nations rise from their thrones.

Notes

Isaiah 14:9

  • The Babylonians viewed the place of the dead, called Sheol in Hebrew, as a place from which no one returns.

  • rise from their thrones: The thrones represent the Babylonian belief that the afterlife continues like the present life. It seems the other kings are honoring Babylon's great king, but the following verses reveal a different story.

Isaiah 14:3–23

This taunting song about the king of Babylon is written like a funeral song. It speaks as if the king has already died.

The song mocks him and announces his downfall (compare Revelation 18).

Events

Glossary

Book of Jeremiah Hades Hell Isaiah, Book of Lucifer Rephaim Resurrection

Topics

Babylon: City of Prophecies Concerning Babylon: Predictions Respecting: Destruction of Hell in the RV of Nt It Appears Only In Immortality: General Scriptures Concerning Isaiah: Prophecies, Reproofs, and Exhortations of Denunciation Against the Philistines Isaiah: Prophecies, Reproofs, and Exhortations of The Burden of Babylon Rulers: Wicked The Death of the Wicked: Punishment Follows