Isaiah 14:6-8

Easy-to-Read Version

⁶ In anger, the king of Babylon beat the people.
    He never stopped beating them.
He was an evil ruler who ruled in anger.
    He never stopped hurting people.
⁷ But now, the whole country rests and is quiet.
    Now the people begin to celebrate.
⁸ You were an evil king,
    and now you are finished.
Even the pine trees are happy.
    The cedar trees of Lebanon rejoice.
They say, “The king chopped us down,
    but now the king has fallen,
    and he will never stand again.”