Isaiah 14:6
That struck the people in wrath with an incurable wound, that brought nations under in fury, that persecuted in a cruel manner.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
5The Lord hath broken the staff of the wicked, the rod of the rulers,
7The whole earth is quiet and still, it is glad and hath rejoiced.
Cross References
2 Chronicles 36:17For he brought upon them the king of the Chaldeans, and he slew their young men with the sword in the house of his sanctuary, he had no compassion on young man, or maiden, old man or even him that stooped for age, but he delivered them all into his hands.
Proverbs 21:30There is no wisdom, there is no prudence, there is no counsel against the Lord.
Isaiah 10:14And my hand hath found the strength of the people as a nest; and as eggs are gathered, that are left, so have I gathered all the earth: and there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or made the least noise.
Isaiah 21:1The burden of the desert of the sea. As whirlwinds come from the south, it cometh from the desert from a terrible land.
Isaiah 46:10Who shew from the beginning the things that shall be at last, and from ancient times the things that as yet are not done, saying: My counsel shall stand, and all my will shall be done:
Jeremiah 25:9Behold I will send, and take all the kindreds of the north, saith the Lord, and Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon my servant: and I will bring them against this land, and against the inhabitants thereof, and against all the nations that are round about it: and I will destroy them, and make them an astonishment and a hissing, and perpetual desolations.
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 →