Isaiah 14:5-7
1599 Geneva Bible
5 The Lord hath broken the rod of the wicked, and the scepter of the rulers:
6 Which smote the people in anger with a continual plague, and ruled the nations in wrath: if any were persecuted, he did [a]not let.
7 The whole world is at [b]rest and is quiet: they sing for joy.
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- Isaiah 14:6 That is, he suffered all violence and injuries to be done.
- Isaiah 14:7 Meaning, that when tyrants reign, there can be no rest nor quietness, and also how detestable a thing tyranny is, seeing the insensible creatures have occasion to rejoice at their destruction.
Isaiah 14:5-7
New International Version
Isaiah 14:5-7
King James Version
5 The Lord hath broken the staff of the wicked, and the sceptre of the rulers.
6 He who smote the people in wrath with a continual stroke, he that ruled the nations in anger, is persecuted, and none hindereth.
7 The whole earth is at rest, and is quiet: they break forth into singing.
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