Isaiah 14:16

Those who see thee shall gaze at thee. They shall consider thee, [saying], Is this the man who made the earth to tremble, who shook kingdoms,

A Conservative Version

In The King James Version

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;

In Context

15Yet thou shall be brought down to Sheol, to the utmost parts of the pit.

17who made the world as a wilderness, and overthrew the cities of it, who did not let loose his prisoners to their home?

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Cross References

Psalms 58:10A righteous man shall rejoice when he sees the vengeance. He shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked,

Isaiah 14:4that thou shall take up this parable against the king of Babylon, and say, How has the oppressor ceased, the golden city ceased!

Jeremiah 51:20Thou are my battle-axe and weapons of war. And with thee I will break in pieces the nations, and with thee I will destroy kingdoms,

Ezekiel 32:27And they shall not lay with the mighty who are fallen of the uncircumcised, who have gone down to Sheol with their weapons of war, and have laid their swords under their heads. But their iniquities are upon their bones, for [they w

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 14:5-24

The Doom of the King of Babylon. ( b. c. 739.) 4 That thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased! 5 The Lord hath broken the staff of the wicked, and the sceptre of the rulers. 6 He who smote the people in wrath with a continual stroke, he that ruled the nations in anger, is persecuted, and none hindereth. 7 The whole earth is at rest, and is quiet: they break forth into singing. 8 Yea, the fir trees rejoice at thee, and the cedars of… Read the whole commentary →

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