Isaiah 14:18

All the kings of the nations, 1 all of them lie down in honor, each one in his own tomb. 1

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In The King James Version

All the kings of the nations, even all of them, lie in glory, every one in his own house.

In Context

17who made the world like a wilderness, who overthrew its cities and did not let his prisoners go home?' 1

19But you are cast out of your grave like a branch thrown away. 1 The dead cover you like a garment, those pierced by the sword, who go down to the stones of the pit. 1

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Cross References

2 Chronicles 24:16They buried him in the city of David among the kings, because he had done good in Israel, toward God, and to God's house.

Job 3:14with kings and counselors of the earth, 1 who built up tombs for themselves that are now in ruins. 1

Ecclesiastes 6:3If a man fathers a hundred children and lives many years, so that the days of his years are many, but if his heart is not satisfied with good and he is not buried, then I say that a baby that is born dead is better off than he is.

Isaiah 22:16'What are you doing here and who gave you permission to cut out a tomb for yourself, 1 hewing out a grave on the heights and carving out a resting place in the rock?'” 1

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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