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The Downfall of the King of Babylon

And it shall happen on the day Yahweh gives you rest from your pain and turmoil and hard labor which you had to perform,[a]

that you will take this taunt against the king of Babylon,
    and you will say:
“How the oppressor has ceased!
    his insolence[b] has ceased.
Yahweh has broken the staff of the wicked,
    the scepter of rulers,

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 14:3 Literally “was worked by you”
  2. Isaiah 14:4 The meaning of the word is uncertain; others translate it as “fury,” “hostility,” or even “golden city”

On the day the Lord gives you relief(A) from your suffering and turmoil(B) and from the harsh labor forced on you,(C) you will take up this taunt(D) against the king of Babylon:(E)

How the oppressor(F) has come to an end!
    How his fury[a] has ended!
The Lord has broken the rod(G) of the wicked,(H)
    the scepter(I) of the rulers,

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 14:4 Dead Sea Scrolls, Septuagint and Syriac; the meaning of the word in the Masoretic Text is uncertain.