Isaiah 14:3–11

³When that day comes, the Lord will give you relief 

from your pain and suffering, 

from the hard slavery you were forced to do. 

⁴Then you will mock the king of Babylon with this saying, 

“How the tyrant has come to an end! 

How his attacks have come to an end!” 

⁵The Lord has broken the staff of the wicked, 

the scepter of rulers. 

⁶They struck the people with fury, 

with blows that didn’t stop. 

They ruled nations in anger, 

persecuting them without restraint. 

⁷The whole earth rests and is peaceful. 

It breaks out into shouts of joy. 

⁸Even the cypresses rejoice over you. 

The cedars of Lebanon say, 

“Since you have fallen, 

no lumberjack has come to attack us.” 

⁹Sheol below wakes up to meet you when you come. 

It wakes up the ghosts of the dead, 

all who were leaders on earth. 

It raises all who were kings of the nations from their thrones. 

¹⁰All of them will greet you, 

“You also have become weak like us! 

You have become like one of us!” 

¹¹Your pride has been brought down to Sheol 

along with the music of your harps. 

Maggots are spread out ⸤like a bed⸥ under you, 

and worms cover you.