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Isaiah 14:15–16

15  hBut you are brought down to Sheol,

to the far reaches of the pit.

16  Those who see you will stare at you

and ponder over you:

‘Is this ithe man who made the earth tremble,

who shook kingdoms,

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Isaiah 14:15–16 — The New International Version (NIV)

15 But you are brought down to the realm of the dead,

to the depths of the pit.

16 Those who see you stare at you,

they ponder your fate:

“Is this the man who shook the earth

and made kingdoms tremble,

Isaiah 14:15–16 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

15 Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.

16 They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, and consider thee, saying,

Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms;

Isaiah 14:15–16 — New Living Translation (NLT)

15 Instead, you will be brought down to the place of the dead,

down to its lowest depths.

16 Everyone there will stare at you and ask,

‘Can this be the one who shook the earth

and made the kingdoms of the world tremble?

Isaiah 14:15–16 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

15 Yet you shall be brought down to Sheol,

To the lowest depths of the Pit.

16 “Those who see you will gaze at you,

And consider you, saying:

Is this the man who made the earth tremble,

Who shook kingdoms,

Isaiah 14:15–16 — New Century Version (NCV)

15 But you were brought down to the grave,

to the deep places where the dead are.

16 Those who see you stare at you.

They think about what has happened to you

and say, “Is this the same man who caused great fear on earth,

who shook the kingdoms,

Isaiah 14:15–16 — American Standard Version (ASV)

15 Yet thou shalt be brought down to Sheol, to the uttermost parts of the pit. 16 They that see thee shall gaze at thee, they shall consider thee, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms;

Isaiah 14:15–16 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

15 none the less art thou brought down to Sheol, to the recesses of the pit. 16 They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee; they shall consider thee, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that shook kingdoms;

Isaiah 14:15–16 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

15 But you’ve been brought down to Sheol, 

to the deepest part of the pit. 

16 Those who see you stare at you; they look at you closely and say, 

“Is this the man who made the earth tremble, 

who shook the kingdoms, 

Isaiah 14:15–16 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

15 But you will be brought down to Sheol

into the deepest regions of the Pit.

16 Those who see you will stare at you;

they will look closely at you:

“Is this the man who caused the earth to tremble,

who shook the kingdoms,

Isaiah 14:15–16 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

15 But you are brought down to Sheol,

to the depths of the Pit.

16 Those who see you will stare at you,

and ponder over you:

“Is this the man who made the earth tremble,

who shook kingdoms,

Isaiah 14:15–16 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

15 But you are brought down to Sheol,

to the depths of the pit.

16 Those who see you will stare at you,

they will look closely at you:

Is this the man who made the earth tremble,

who caused kingdoms to shake,

Isaiah 14:15–16 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

15 But now you have been brought down to the grave.

You have been thrown into the deepest part of the pit.

16 “Those who see you stare at you.

They think about what has happened to you.

They say to themselves,

‘Is this the man who shook the earth?

Is he the one who made kingdoms tremble with fear?

Isaiah 14:15–16 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

15 Nevertheless you will be thrust down to Sheol,

To the recesses of the pit.

16 “Those who see you will gaze at you,

They will ponder over you, saying,

‘Is this the man who made the earth tremble,

Who shook kingdoms,


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