Isaiah 14:5
Broke hath Yahweh the staff of the lawless,—The sceptre of despots;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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 28:15A growling lion, and a ranging bear, is a lawless ruler, over a poor people.
Isaiah 9:4For, the yoke of their burden, The cross-bar of their shoulder, The goad of their driver, Hast thou broken, as in the day of Midian.
Isaiah 14:29Do not rejoice, Philistia, any of thee, In that the rod of him that smote thee, is broken,—For, out of the root of the serpent, shall come forth, a viper, And his fruit be a fiery dragon that flieth.
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 →