Isaiah 14:9

Sheol from beneath is astir for thee 1 to meet thee at thy coming; 1 it stirreth up the refa'im for thee, 1 even all the attudei aretz (he-goat world leaders); 1 it hath raised up from their kise'ot (thrones) 1 all the melachim of the Goyim. 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming: it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth; it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations.

In Context

8Indeed, the cypress trees rejoice over thee, 1 and the cedars of Levanon, saying, 1 Since thou art laid down, 1 no hakoret ([forest] cutter) is come up against us. 1

10Kullam (all of them) shall speak and say unto thee, 1 Art thou also become weak as we? 1 Art thou become like unto us? 1

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Cross References

Jeremiah 50:8Flee out of the midst of Bavel, and go forth out of the Eretz Kasdim (Chaldeans), and leave as the male goats before the tzon.

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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