Isaiah 14:4–6
4 That thou shalt htake up this ||proverb against the king of Babylon, and say,
How hath the oppressor ceased! the ||igolden city ceased!
5 The Lord hath broken kthe staff lof the wicked, and klthe 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.
Isaiah 14:4–6 — The New International Version (NIV)
4 you will take up this taunt against the king of Babylon:
How the oppressor has come to an end!
How his fury has ended!
5 The Lord has broken the rod of the wicked,
the scepter of the rulers,
6 which in anger struck down peoples
with unceasing blows,
and in fury subdued nations
with relentless aggression.
Isaiah 14:4–6 — English Standard Version (ESV)
4 you will take up this taunt against the king of Babylon:
“How the oppressor has ceased,
the insolent fury ceased!
5 The Lord has broken the staff of the wicked,
the scepter of rulers,
6 that struck the peoples in wrath
with unceasing blows,
that ruled the nations in anger
with unrelenting persecution.
Isaiah 14:4–6 — New Living Translation (NLT)
4 you will taunt the king of Babylon. You will say,
“The mighty man has been destroyed.
Yes, your insolence is ended.
5 For the Lord has crushed your wicked power
and broken your evil rule.
6 You struck the people with endless blows of rage
and held the nations in your angry grip
with unrelenting tyranny.
Isaiah 14:4–6 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
4 that you will take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say:
“How the oppressor has ceased,
The golden city ceased!
5 The Lord has broken the staff of the wicked,
The scepter of the rulers;
6 He who struck the people in wrath with a continual stroke,
He who ruled the nations in anger,
Is persecuted and no one hinders.
Isaiah 14:4–6 — New Century Version (NCV)
4 On that day Israel will sing this song about the king of Babylon:
The cruel king who ruled us is finished;
his angry rule is finished!
5 The Lord has broken the scepter of evil rulers
and taken away their power.
6 The king of Babylon struck people in anger
again and again.
He ruled nations in anger
and continued to hurt them.
Isaiah 14:4–6 — American Standard Version (ASV)
4 that thou shalt take up this parable against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased! 5 Jehovah hath broken the staff of the wicked, the sceptre of the rulers; 6 that smote the peoples in wrath with a continual stroke, that ruled the nations in anger, with a persecution that none restrained.
Isaiah 14:4–6 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
4 that thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased, —the exactress of gold ceased! 5 Jehovah hath broken the staff of the wicked, the sceptre of the rulers. 6 He that smote the peoples in wrath with a relentless stroke, he that ruled the nations in anger, is persecuted unsparingly.
Isaiah 14:4–6 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
4 Then 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!”
5 The Lord has broken the staff of the wicked,
the scepter of rulers.
6 They struck the people with fury,
with blows that didn’t stop.
They ruled nations in anger,
persecuting them without restraint.
Isaiah 14:4–6 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
4 you will sing this song of contempt about the king of Babylon and say:
How the oppressor has quieted down,
and how the raging has become quiet!
5 The Lord has broken the staff of the wicked,
the scepter of the rulers.
6 It struck the peoples in anger
with unceasing blows.
It subdued the nations in rage
with relentless persecution.
Isaiah 14:4–6 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
4 you will take up this taunt against the king of Babylon:
How the oppressor has ceased!
How his insolence has ceased!
5 The Lord has broken the staff of the wicked,
the scepter of rulers,
6 that struck down the peoples in wrath
with unceasing blows,
that ruled the nations in anger
with unrelenting persecution.
Isaiah 14:4–6 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
4 that you will take this taunt against the king of Babylon,
and you will say:
“How the oppressor has ceased!
his insolence has ceased.
5 Yahweh has broken the staff of the wicked,
the scepter of rulers,
6 that struck the peoples in wrath, a blow without ceasing,
that ruled the nations in anger
with unrestrained persecution.
Isaiah 14:4–6 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
4 They will make fun of the king of Babylonia. They will say,
“See how the one who crushed others has fallen!
See how his anger has come to an end!
5 The Lord has taken away the authority of evil people.
He has broken the power of rulers.
6 When they became angry, they struck nations down.
Their blows never stopped.
In their anger they brought nations under their control.
They attacked them again and again.
Isaiah 14:4–6 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
4 that you will take up this taunt against the king of Babylon, and say,
“How the oppressor has ceased,
And how fury has ceased!
5 “The Lord has broken the staff of the wicked,
The scepter of rulers
6 Which used to strike the peoples in fury with unceasing strokes,
Which subdued the nations in anger with unrestrained persecution.