Isaiah 14:3-5
Lexham English Bible
The Downfall of the King of Babylon
3 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]
4 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.
5 Yahweh has broken the staff of the wicked,
the scepter of rulers,
Footnotes
- Isaiah 14:3 Literally “was worked by you”
- Isaiah 14:4 The meaning of the word is uncertain; others translate it as “fury,” “hostility,” or even “golden city”
Isaiah 14:3-5
New International Version
3 On the day the Lord gives you relief(A) from your suffering and turmoil(B) and from the harsh labor forced on you,(C) 4 you will take up this taunt(D) against the king of Babylon:(E)
Footnotes
- Isaiah 14:4 Dead Sea Scrolls, Septuagint and Syriac; the meaning of the word in the Masoretic Text is uncertain.
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