Isaiah 14:4-6

Expanded Bible

The ·cruel king who ruled us [^Loppressor] is finished;
    his ·angry rule [arrogant fury; hostility] is finished!
⁵ The Lord has ·taken away the power [broken the club/rod/staff] of the wicked
    and the ·scepter [staff] of evil rulers
⁶ ·The king of Babylon [^L…which] struck ·people [or nations] in anger
    ·again and again [with endless blows].
He ruled nations in anger
    ·and continued to hurt them [with unrelenting oppression/aggression].