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Isaiah 14:18

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14:1836 As for all the kings of the nations,

all of them37 lie down in splendor,38

each in his own tomb.39

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Footnotes

  1. 36 It is unclear where the quotation of the kings, begun in v. 10b, ends. However, the reference to the “kings of the nations” in v. 18 (see also v. 9) seems to indicate that the quotation has ended at this point and that Israel’s direct taunt (cf. vv. 4b–10a) has resumed. In fact the references to the “kings of the nations” may form a stylistic inclusio or frame around the quotation.
  2. 37 The phrase “all of them” does not appear in the Qumran scroll 1QIsaa.
  3. 38 This refers to the typically extravagant burial of kings.
  4. 39 Heb “house” (so , ), but in this context a tomb is in view. Note the verb “lie down” in the preceding line and the reference to a “grave” in the next line.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

All the kings of the nations lie in glory,

each in his own tomb;

NIVNew International Version (2011)

All the kings of the nations lie in state,

each in his own tomb.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

All the kings of the nations

lie in splendor, each in his own tomb.

NLTNew Living Translation

“The kings of the nations lie in stately glory,

each in his own tomb,

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

All the kings of the nations, all of them, lie in glory,

each one in his house.

KJV 1900King James Version

All the kings of the nations, even all of them,

Lie in glory, every one in his own house.