Logos Bible Study

Isaiah 14:4–6

Legacy Standard BibleOther versions

English

Arabic

Czech

French

German

Hebrew

Hungarian

Italian

Korean

Latin

Portuguese

Russian

Simplified Chinese

Spanish

Traditional Chinese

4that you will atake up this 1taunt against the king of Babylon, and say,

“How bthe taskmaster has ceased,

And how 2fury has ceased!

5“Yahweh has broken the staff of the wicked,

The scepter of rulers

6aWhich used to strike the peoples in fury with unceasing strokes,

Which had dominion over the nations in anger with unrestrained persecution.

Read in Logos

Footnotes

  1. 1Or proverb
  2. 2Amended from the meaningless medhebah to marhebah

Cross references

  1. aHab 2:6
  2. bIs 9:4; 16:4; 49:26; 51:13; 54:14
  3. aIs 10:14; 47:6

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

you will take up this taunt against the king of Babylon:

“How the oppressor has ceased,

the insolent fury ceased!

The Lord has broken the staff of the wicked,

the scepter of rulers,

that struck the peoples in wrath

with unceasing blows,

that ruled the nations in anger

with unrelenting persecution.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

you will take up this taunt against the king of Babylon:

How the oppressor has come to an end!

How his fury has ended!

The Lord has broken the rod of the wicked,

the scepter of the rulers,

which in anger struck down peoples

with unceasing blows,

and in fury subdued nations

with relentless aggression.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

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!

The Lord has broken the staff of the wicked,

the scepter of the rulers.

It struck the peoples in anger

with unceasing blows.

It subdued the nations in rage

with relentless persecution.

NLTNew Living Translation

you will taunt the king of Babylon. You will say,

“The mighty man has been destroyed.

Yes, your insolence is ended.

For the Lord has crushed your wicked power

and broken your evil rule.

You struck the people with endless blows of rage

and held the nations in your angry grip

with unrelenting tyranny.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

that you will take this taunt against the king of Babylon,

and you will say:

“How the oppressor has ceased!

his insolence has ceased.

Yahweh has broken the staff of the wicked,

the scepter of rulers,

that struck the peoples in wrath, a blow without ceasing,

that ruled the nations in anger

with unrestrained persecution.

KJV 1900King James Version

That thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say,

How hath the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased!

The Lord hath broken the staff of the wicked, and the sceptre of the rulers.

He who smote the people in wrath with a continual stroke,

He that ruled the nations in anger, is persecuted, and none hindereth.