Isaiah 14:16

They that see thee shall wonder at thee, and say, This is the man that troubled the earth, that made kings to shake;

Updated Brenton Septuagint

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

15But now thou shalt go down to hell, even to the foundations of the earth.

17that made the whole world desolate, and destroyed its cities; he loosed not those who were in captivity.

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Cross References

Psalms 58:10I will keep my strength, looking to thee; 1 For thou, O God, art my helper. 1

Isaiah 14:4And thou shalt take up this lamentation against the king of Babylon, How has the extortioner ceased, and the taskmaster ceased!

Jeremiah 51:20Then Jeremiah answered all the people, the mighty men, and the women, and all the people that returned him these words for answer, saying,

Ezekiel 32:27And they are laid with the giants that fell of old, who went down to Hades with their weapons of war: and they laid their swords under their heads, but their iniquities were upon their bones, because they terrified all men during their life.

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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