Isaiah 14:4–6
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14:4you will taunt the king of Babylon with these words:7
“Look how the oppressor has met his end!
Hostility8 has ceased!
14:5The Lord has broken the club of the wicked,
the scepter of rulers.
14:6It9 furiously struck down nations
with unceasing blows.10
It angrily ruled over nations,
oppressing them without restraint.11
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- 7 Heb “you will lift up this taunt over the king of Babylon, saying.”
- 8 The word in the Hebrew text (מַדְהֵבָה, madhevah) is unattested elsewhere and of uncertain meaning. Many (following the Qumran scroll 1QIsaa) assume a dalet-resh (ד-ר) confusion and emend the form to מַרְהֵבָה (marhevah, “onslaught”). See II *מִדָּה and *מַרְהֵבָה.
- 9 Or perhaps, “he” (cf. ; “the king of Babylon”). The present translation understands the referent of the pronoun (“it”) to be the “club/scepter” of the preceding line.
- 10 Heb “it was striking down nations in fury [with] a blow without ceasing.” The participle (“striking down”) suggests repeated or continuous action in past time.
- 11 Heb “it was ruling in anger nations [with] oppression without restraint.” The participle (“ruling”) suggests repeated or continuous action in past time.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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