Isaiah 14
14
Mercy on Jacob
1For the Lord #Ps. 102:13; Is. 49:13, 15; 54:7, 8will have mercy on Jacob, and #Is. 41:8, 9; Zech. 1:17; 2:12will still choose Israel, and settle them in their own land. #Is. 60:4, 5, 10The strangers will be joined with them, and they will cling to the house of Jacob. 2Then people will take them #Is. 49:22; 60:9; 66:20and bring them to their place, and the house of Israel will possess them for servants and maids in the land of the Lord; they will take them captive whose captives they were, #Is. 60:14and rule over their oppressors.
Fall of the King of Babylon
3It shall come to pass in the day the Lord gives you rest from your sorrow, and from your fear and the hard bondage in which you were made to serve, 4that you #Is. 13:19; Hab. 2:6will take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say:
“How the oppressor has ceased,
The #Rev. 18:16golden city ceased!
5The Lord has broken #Ps. 125:3the staff of the wicked,
The scepter of the rulers;
6He who struck the people in wrath with a continual stroke,
He who ruled the nations in anger,
Is persecuted and no one hinders.
7The whole earth is at rest and quiet;
They break forth into singing.
8#Is. 55:12; Ezek. 31:16Indeed the cypress trees rejoice over you,
And the cedars of Lebanon,
Saying, ‘Since you were cut down,
No woodsman has come up against us.’
9“Hell#Ezek. 32:21 from beneath is excited about you,
To meet you at your coming;
It stirs up the dead for you,
All the chief ones of the earth;
It has raised up from their thrones
All the kings of the nations.
10They all shall #Ezek. 32:21speak and say to you:
‘Have you also become as weak as we?
Have you become like us?
11Your pomp is brought down to Sheol,
And the sound of your stringed instruments;
The maggot is spread under you,
And worms cover you.’
The Fall of Lucifer
12“How#Is. 34:4; Luke 10:18; (Rev. 12:7–9) you are fallen from heaven,
O Lucifer, son of the morning!
How you are cut down to the ground,
You who weakened the nations!
13For you have said in your heart:
#Ezek. 28:2; Matt. 11:23‘I will ascend into heaven,
#Dan. 8:10; 2 Thess. 2:4I will exalt my throne above the stars of God;
I will also sit on the #Ezek. 28:14mount of the congregation
#Ps. 48:2On the farthest sides of the north;
14I will ascend above the heights of the clouds,
#Is. 47:8; 2 Thess. 2:4I will be like the Most High.’
15Yet you #Ezek. 28:8; Matt. 11:23; Luke 10:15shall be brought down to Sheol,
To the lowest depths of the Pit.
16“Those who see you will gaze at you,
And consider you, saying:
‘Is this the man who made the earth tremble,
Who shook kingdoms,
17Who made the world as a wilderness
And destroyed its cities,
Who did not open the house of his prisoners?’
18“All the kings of the nations,
All of them, sleep in glory,
Everyone in his own house;
19But you are cast out of your grave
Like an abominable branch,
Like the garment of those who are slain,
Thrust through with a sword,
Who go down to the stones of the pit,
Like a corpse trodden underfoot.
20You will not be joined with them in burial,
Because you have destroyed your land
And slain your people.
#Job 18:19; Ps. 21:10; 109:13; Is. 1:4; 31:2The brood of evildoers shall never be named.
21Prepare slaughter for his children
#Ex. 20:5; Lev. 26:39; Is. 13:16; Matt. 23:35Because of the iniquity of their fathers,
Lest they rise up and possess the land,
And fill the face of the world with cities.”
Babylon Destroyed
22“For I will rise up against them,” says the Lord of hosts,
“And cut off from Babylon #Prov. 10:7; Is. 26:14; Jer. 51:62the name and #1 Kin. 14:10remnant,
#Job 18:19; Is. 47:9And offspring and posterity,” says the Lord.
23“I will also make it a possession for the #Is. 34:11; Zeph. 2:14porcupine,
And marshes of muddy water;
I will sweep it with the broom of destruction,” says the Lord of hosts.
Assyria Destroyed
24The Lord of hosts has sworn, saying,
“Surely, as I have thought, so it shall come to pass,
And as I have purposed, so it shall #Is. 43:13stand:
25That I will break the #Mic. 5:5, 6; Zeph. 2:13Assyrian in My land,
And on My mountains tread him underfoot.
Then #Is. 10:27; Nah. 1:13his yoke shall be removed from them,
And his burden removed from their shoulders.
26This is the #Is. 23:9; Zeph. 3:6, 8purpose that is purposed against the whole earth,
And this is the hand that is stretched out over all the nations.
27For the Lord of hosts has #2 Chr. 20:6; Job 9:12; 23:13; Ps. 33:11; Prov. 19:21; 21:30; Is. 43:13; Dan. 4:31, 35purposed,
And who will annul it?
His hand is stretched out,
And who will turn it back?”
Philistia Destroyed
28This is the burden which came in the year that #2 Kin. 16:20; 2 Chr. 28:27King Ahaz died.
29“Do not rejoice, all you of Philistia,
#2 Chr. 26:6Because the rod that struck you is broken;
For out of the serpent’s roots will come forth a viper,
#2 Kin. 18:8And its offspring will be a fiery flying serpent.
30The firstborn of the poor will feed,
And the needy will lie down in safety;
I will kill your roots with famine,
And it will slay your remnant.
31Wail, O gate! Cry, O city!
All you of Philistia are dissolved;
For smoke will come from the north,
And no one will be alone in his appointed times.”
32What will they answer the messengers of the nation?
That #Ps. 87:1, 5the Lord has founded Zion,
And #Zech. 11:11the poor of His people shall take refuge in it.
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Isaiah 14
14
The Lord's People Will Come Home
1The Lord will have mercy on Israel and will let them be his chosen people once again. He will bring them back to their own land, and foreigners will join them as part of Israel. 2Other nations will lead them home, and Israel will make slaves of them in the land that belongs to the Lord. Israel will rule over those who once governed and mistreated them.
Death to the King of Babylonia!
3The Lord will set you free from your sorrow, suffering, and slavery. 4Then you will make fun of the King of Babylonia by singing this song:
That cruel monster is done for!
He won't attack us again.#14.4 He … again: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
5The Lord has crushed the power
of those evil kings,
6who were furious
and never stopped abusing
the people of other nations.
7Now all the world is at peace;
its people are celebrating
with joyful songs.
8King of Babylonia,
even the cypress trees
and the cedars of Lebanon
celebrate and say,
“Since you were put down,
no one comes along
to chop us down.”
9The world of the dead
eagerly waits for you.
With great excitement,
the spirits of ancient rulers
hear about your coming.
10Each one of them will say,
“Now you are just as weak
as any of us!
11Your pride and your music
have ended here
in the world of the dead.
Worms are your blanket,
maggots are your bed.”
12 #
Rev 8.10; 9.1. You, the bright morning star,
have fallen from the sky!
You brought down other nations;
now you are brought down.
13 #
Mt 11.23; Lk 10.15. You said to yourself,
“I'll climb to heaven
and place my throne
above the highest stars.
I'll sit there with the gods
far away in the north.
14I'll be above the clouds,
just like God Most High.”
15But now you are deep
in the world of the dead.
16Those who see you will stare
and wonder, “Is this the man
who made the world tremble
and shook up kingdoms?
17Did he capture every city
and make earth a desert?
Is he the one who refused
to let prisoners go home?”
18When kings die, they are buried
in glorious tombs.
19But you will be left unburied,
just another dead body
lying underfoot
like a broken branch.
You will be one of many
killed in battle and gone down
to the deep rocky pit.#14.19 deep rocky pit: The world of the dead.
20You won't be buried with kings;
you ruined your country
and murdered your people.
You evil monster!
We hope that your family
will be forgotten forever.
21We will slaughter your sons
to make them pay for the crimes
of their ancestors.
They won't take over the world
or build cities
anywhere on this earth.
22The Lord All-Powerful has promised to attack Babylonia and destroy everyone there, so that none of them will ever be remembered again. 23The Lord will sweep out the people, and the land will become a swamp for wild animals.
Assyria Will Be Punished
24 #
Is 10.5-34; Nh 1.1—3.19; Zep 2.13-15. The Lord All-Powerful
has made this promise:
Everything I have planned
will happen just as I said.
25I will wipe out every Assyrian
in my country,
and I will crush those
on my mountains.
I will free my people
from slavery
to the Assyrians.
26I have planned this
for the whole world,
and my mighty arm
controls every nation.
27I, the Lord All-Powerful,
have made these plans.
No one can stop me now!
The Philistines Will Be Punished
28 #
2 K 16.20; 2 Ch 28.27. This message came from the Lord in the year King Ahaz died:#14.28 King Ahaz died: 715 b.c.
29 #
Jr 47.1-7; Ez 25.15-17; Jl 3.4-8; Am 1.6-8; Zep 2.4-7; Zec 9.5-7. Philistines, don't be happy
just because the rod
that punished you
is broken.
That rod will become
a poisonous snake, and then
a flying fiery dragon.
30The poor and needy will find
pastures for their sheep
and will live in safety.
But I will starve some of you,
and others will be killed.
31Cry and weep in the gates
of your towns,
you Philistines!
Smoke blows in from the north,#14.31 north: The Assyrian and Babylonian attacks came from the north.
and every soldier is ready.
32If a messenger comes
from a distant nation,
you must say:
“The Lord built Zion.
Even the poorest of his people
will find safety there.”
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