Isaiah 14:7
Quiet, at rest, the whole earth,—Men have burst into shouting!
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
The whole earth is at rest, and is quiet: they break forth into singing.
In Context
Cross References
Psalms 98:1Sing to Yahweh, a song that is new, For, wonderful things, hath he done, His own right hand and his holy arm, have brought him salvation.
Psalms 126:1When Yahweh brought back the captives of Zion, we were like them who dream:
Isaiah 21:2[So] hath, a grievous vision, been told me:—the deceiver, is deceiving. And the spoiler, is spoiling, Go up, O Elam Besiege O Media, All the sighing she hath caused, have I made to cease.
Jeremiah 51:48Then shall shout over Babylon—heavens and earth and all who are therein,—For out of the North, shall come to her the spoilers Declareth Yahweh.
Revelation 18:20Be glad over her, thou heaven! And ye saints, and ye apostles, and ye prophets! For that God hath exacted your vindication from her.
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 →