Isaiah 14:5
Jehovah hath broken the staff of the wicked, The rod of the tyrants,
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
The LORD hath broken the staff of the wicked, and the sceptre of the rulers.
In Context
Cross References
Proverbs 28:15As a roaring lion and a hungry bear, So is a wicked ruler over a needy people.
Isaiah 9:4For thou breakest their heavy yoke, And the rod that smote their backs, And the scourge of the taskmaster, As in the day of Midian.
Isaiah 14:29Rejoice not, all Philistia, Because the rod that smote thee is broken, For from the root of a serpent shall come forth a basilisk, And his fruit shall be a flying, fiery serpent.
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 →