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Isaiah 14:9–15

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9The realm of the deadc below is all astir

to meet you at your coming;

it rouses the spirits of the departedd to greet you—

all those who were leaderse in the world;

it makes them rise from their thrones—

all those who were kings over the nations.f

10They will all respond,

they will say to you,

“You also have become weak, as we are;

you have become like us.”g

11All your pomp has been brought down to the grave,h

along with the noise of your harps;i

maggots are spread out beneath you

and wormsj cover you.k

12How you have fallenl from heaven,

morning star,m son of the dawn!

You have been cast down to the earth,

you who once laid low the nations!n

13You said in your heart,

“I will ascendo to the heavens;

I will raise my thronep

above the stars of God;

I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly,q

on the utmost heightsr of Mount Zaphon.b

14I will ascend above the tops of the clouds;s

I will make myself like the Most High.”t

15But you are brought downu to the realm of the dead,v

to the depthsw of the pit.x

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Footnotes

  1. bOr of the north; Zaphon was the most sacred mountain of the Canaanites.

Cross references

  1. cSee Pr 30:16; Eze 32:21
  2. dSee Job 26:5
  3. eZec 10:3
  4. fSee Job 3:14
  5. gEze 26:20; 32:21
  6. hSee Nu 16:30; See Pr 30:16
  7. iIsa 5:12; Eze 26:13; Am 6:5
  8. jSee Job 7:5; 24:20; Isa 51:8; 66:24
  9. kSee Job 21:26
  10. lLk 10:18
  11. m2 Pe 1:19; Rev 2:28; 8:10; 9:1
  12. nEze 26:17
  13. oDa 5:23; 8:10; Ob 1:4; Mt 11:23
  14. pEze 28:2; 2 Th 2:4
  15. qPs 82:1
  16. rIsa 37:24
  17. sSee Job 20:6
  18. tSee Ge 3:5; See Nu 24:16; Isa 10:13; 47:8; Jer 50:29; 51:53; Da 11:36; 2 Th 2:4
  19. uIsa 13:6; 45:7; 47:11; Jer 51:8, 43
  20. vSee Job 21:13
  21. wMt 11:23; Lk 10:15
  22. xSee Ps 55:23; Eze 31:16; 32:23

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In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Sheol beneath is stirred up

to meet you when you come;

it rouses the shades to greet you,

all who were leaders of the earth;

it raises from their thrones

all who were kings of the nations.

All of them will answer

and say to you:

‘You too have become as weak as we!

You have become like us!’

Your pomp is brought down to Sheol,

the sound of your harps;

maggots are laid as a bed beneath you,

and worms are your covers.

“How you are fallen from heaven,

O Day Star, son of Dawn!

How you are cut down to the ground,

you who laid the nations low!

You said in your heart,

‘I will ascend to heaven;

above the stars of God

I will set my throne on high;

I will sit on the mount of assembly

in the far reaches of the north;

I will ascend above the heights of the clouds;

I will make myself like the Most High.’

But you are brought down to Sheol,

to the far reaches of the pit.

Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Sheol below is eager to greet your coming,

stirring up the spirits of the departed for you—

all the rulers of the earth—

making all the kings of the nations

rise from their thrones.

They all respond to you, saying,

“You too have become as weak as we are;

you have become like us!

Your splendor has been brought down to Sheol,

along with the music of your harps.

Maggots are spread out under you,

and worms cover you.”

Shining morning star,

how you have fallen from the heavens!

You destroyer of nations,

you have been cut down to the ground.

You said to yourself,

“I will ascend to the heavens;

I will set up my throne

above the stars of God.

I will sit on the mount of the gods’ assembly,

in the remotest parts of the North.

I will ascend above the highest clouds;

I will make myself like the Most High.”

But you will be brought down to Sheol

into the deepest regions of the Pit.

Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers

NLTNew Living Translation

“In the place of the dead there is excitement

over your arrival.

The spirits of world leaders and mighty kings long dead

stand up to see you.

With one voice they all cry out,

‘Now you are as weak as we are!

Your might and power were buried with you.

The sound of the harp in your palace has ceased.

Now maggots are your sheet,

and worms your blanket.’

“How you are fallen from heaven,

O shining star, son of the morning!

You have been thrown down to the earth,

you who destroyed the nations of the world.

For you said to yourself,

‘I will ascend to heaven and set my throne above God’s stars.

I will preside on the mountain of the gods

far away in the north.

I will climb to the highest heavens

and be like the Most High.’

Instead, you will be brought down to the place of the dead,

down to its lowest depths.

Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Sheol below is getting excited over you,

to meet you when you come;

it arouses the dead spirits for you,

all of the leaders of the earth.

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

All of them will respond and say to you,

‘You yourself also were made weak like us!

You have become the same as us!’

Your pride is brought down to Sheol,

and the sound of your harps;

maggots are spread out beneath you like a bed,

and your covering is worms.

How you have fallen from heaven, morning star, son of dawn!

You are cut down to the ground, conqueror of nations!

And you yourself said in your heart,

‘I will ascend to heaven;

I will raise up my throne above the stars of God;

and I will sit on the mountain of assembly

on the summit of Zaphon;

I will ascend to the high places of the clouds,

I will make myself like the Most High.’

But you are brought down to Sheol,

to the depths of the pit.

Copyright 2012 Lexham Press

KJV 1900King James Version

Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming:

It stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth;

It hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations.

All they shall speak and say unto thee,

Art thou also become weak as we? art thou become like unto us?

Thy pomp is brought down to the grave, and the noise of thy viols:

The worm is spread under thee, and the worms cover thee.

How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning!

How art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!

For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven,

I will exalt my throne above the stars of God:

I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:

I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.

Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.

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