Isaiah 14:16

They that see thee gaze upon thee, and view thee attentively, (and say,) 'Is this the man that made the earth tremble, That shook kingdoms,

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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 thou art brought down to the grave, To the depths of the pit.

17That made the world a wilderness, And laid waste its cities, And sent not his captives to their homes?'

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Cross References

Psalms 58:10The righteous shall rejoice, when he seeth such vengeance; He shall bathe his feet in the blood of the wicked.

Isaiah 14:4Then shall thou utter this song over the king of Babylon, and say, “How hath the tyrant fallen, The oppression ceased!

Jeremiah 51:20Thou hast been to me my battle-hammer, My weapon of war. And with thee I broke in pieces the nations, And with thee I destroyed the kingdoms.

Ezekiel 32:27Shall they not lie with the mighty of the uncircumcised that are fallen, Who have gone down to the pit with their weapons of war, Having their swords laid under their heads, And their iniquity resting upon their bones, Though they were the terror of the mighty in the land of the living?

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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