Isaiah 14:18

English Revised Version

All the kings of the nations, all of them, sleep in glory, every one in his own house.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
All the kings of the nationslie in splendor, each in his own tomb.

Hebrew Names Version
All the kings of the nations, all of them, sleep in glory, everyone in his own house.

King James Version
All the kings of the nations, even all of them, lie in glory, every one in his own house.

English Standard Version
All the kings of the nations lie in glory, each in his own tomb;

New American Standard Bible
"All the kings of the nations lie in glory, Each in his own tomb.

New Century Version
Every king of the earth has been buried with honor, each in his own grave.

Amplified Bible
"All the kings of the nations, all of them lie [dead] in glorious array, Each one in his own sepulcher.

World English Bible
All the kings of the nations, all of them, sleep in glory, everyone in his own house.

Geneva Bible (1587)
All the Kings of the nations, euen they all sleepe in glorie, euery one in his owne house.

Legacy Standard Bible
All the kings of the nations lie in glory,Each in his own place.

Berean Standard Bible
All the kings of the nations lie in state, each in his own tomb.

Contemporary English Version
When kings die, they are buried in glorious tombs.

Complete Jewish Bible
"All other kings of the nations, all of them, lie in glory, each in his tomb.

Darby Translation
—All the kings of the nations, all of them, lie in glory, every one in his own house;

Easy-to-Read Version
The kings of other nations lie buried with honor, each king with his own grave.

George Lamsa Translation
All the kings of the nations, even all of them, lie in glory, every one in his own house.

Good News Translation
All the kings of the earth lie in their magnificent tombs,

Lexham English Bible
All the kings of the nations, all of them, lie in glory, each one in his house.

Literal Translation
All kings of nations, all of them lie in glory, each man in his house.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
How happeneth it, that the kynges of all people lie, euery one at home in his owne palace, with worshipe,

American Standard Version
All the kings of the nations, all of them, sleep in glory, every one in his own house.

Bible in Basic English
All the kings of the earth are at rest in glory, every man in his house,

JPS Old Testament (1917)
All the kings of the nations, all of them, sleep in glory, every one in his own house.

King James Version (1611)
All the kings of the nations, euen all of them lie in glory, euery one in his owne house.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
The kynges of the nations lye euery one in his owne house with worship.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
All the kings of the nations lie in honour, every man in his house.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Alle the kyngis of hethene men, alle slepten in glorie, a man in his hous.

Update Bible Version
All the kings of the nations, all of them, sleep in glory, every one in his own house.

Webster's Bible Translation
All the kings of the nations, [even] all of them, lie in glory, every one in his own house.

New English Translation
As for all the kings of the nations, all of them lie down in splendor, each in his own tomb.

New King James Version
"All the kings of the nations, All of them, sleep in glory, Everyone in his own house;

New Living Translation
"The kings of the nations lie in stately glory, each in his own tomb,

New Life Bible
"All the kings of the nations lie in greatness, each in his own grave.

New Revised Standard
All the kings of the nations lie in glory, each in his own tomb;

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
All the kings of the nations - they all, are lying in state Each one in his crypt;

Douay-Rheims Bible
All the kings of the nations have all of them slept in glory, every one in his own house.

Revised Standard Version
All the kings of the nations lie in glory, each in his own tomb;

Young's Literal Translation
All kings of nations -- all of them, Have lain down in honour, each in his house,

THE MESSAGE
Other kings get a decent burial, honored with eulogies and placed in a tomb. But you're dumped in a ditch unburied, like a stray dog or cat, Covered with rotting bodies, murdered and indigent corpses. Your dead body desecrated, mutilated— no state funeral for you! You've left your land in ruins, left a legacy of massacre. The progeny of your evil life will never be named. Oblivion!

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"All the kings of the nations lie in glory, Each in his own tomb.

Contextual Overview

⁴ that thou shalt take up this parable against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased! ⁵ The LORD hath broken the staff of the wicked, the sceptre of the rulers; ⁶ that smote the peoples in wrath with a continual stroke, that ruled the nations in anger, with a persecution that none restrained. ⁷ The whole earth is at rest, and is quiet: they break forth into singing. ⁸ Yea, the fir trees rejoice at thee, and the cedars of Lebanon, saying, Since thou art laid down, no feller is come up against us. ⁹ Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming: it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth; it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations. ¹⁰ All they shall answer and say unto thee, Art thou also become weak as we? art thou become like unto us? ¹¹ Thy pomp is brought down to hell, and the noise of thy viols: the worm is spread under thee, and worms cover thee. ¹² How art thou fallen from heaven, O day star, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst lay low the nations! ¹³ And thou saidst in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God; and I will sit upon the mount of congregation, in the uttermost parts of the north:

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

all of: Isaiah 22:16, 2 Chronicles 24:16, 2 Chronicles 24:25, Ecclesiastes 6:3, Ezekiel 32:18-32

house: Job 30:23, Ecclesiastes 12:5

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 25:1 - in his house 1 Kings 13:22 - carcase 2 Kings 9:35 - but they found 2 Kings 9:37 - the carcase Isaiah 57:2 - rest Ezekiel 32:27 - shall not Luke 16:22 - and was buried

Cross-References

Genesis 14:10
Now the vale of Siddim was full of slime pits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and they fell there, and they that remained fled to the mountain.

Genesis 14:22
And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the LORD, God Most High, possessor of heaven and earth,

Ruth 3:10
And he said, Blessed be thou of the LORD, my daughter: thou hast shewed more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, inasmuch as thou followedst not young men, whether poor or rich.

2 Samuel 2:5
And David sent messengers unto the men of Jabesh–gilead, and said unto them, Blessed be ye of the LORD, that ye have shewed this kindness unto your lord, even unto Saul, and have buried him.

Psalms 7:17
I will give thanks unto the LORD according to his righteousness: and will sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High.

Psalms 50:14
Offer unto God the sacrifice of thanksgiving; and pay thy vows unto the Most High:

Psalms 57:2
I will cry unto God Most High; unto God that performeth all things for me.

Psalms 76:2
In Salem also is his tabernacle, and his dwelling place in Zion.

Micah 6:6
Wherewith shall I come before the LORD, and bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old?

Acts 7:48
Howbeit the Most High dwelleth not in houses made with hands; as saith the prophet,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

All the kings of the nations,.... Of other nations, besides those he governed, and even of those whom he had subdued, at least their ancestors, the greatest part of them however; for the word "all" does not always signify every individual, though by the repetition of it, it here bids fair for such a sense, there being but very few, or scarce any exceptions to this observation; for, on some account or another, both good and bad kings are interred in great state:

[even] all of them lie in glory; in rich tombs and stately monuments, erected for the honour of them; and where they "sleep", as the word signifies, with their fathers, their ancestors, and are at rest, in the state of the dead, where they will continue to the resurrection:

everyone in his own house; or grave, see Job 30:23 the same with his long home, Ecclesiastes 12:5 or the house of his world: in reference to which, the Targum paraphrases it by the same phrase here; and though their graves were not in their dwelling houses or palaces, yet often near them, and in their own country, and were what had been erected, or caused to be erected by them, in their lifetime.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

All the kings of the nations - That is, this is the common way in which the kings are buried.

Lie in glory - They lie in a magnificent mausoleum; they are surrounded with splendor even in their tombs. It is well known that vast sums of money were expended to rear magnificent mausoleums as the burial place of kings. With this design, probably, the pyramids of Egypt were reared; and the temple of Bel in Babylon, we are told, was employed for this purpose. Josephus says that vast quantities of money were buried in the sepulchre of David. The kings of Israel were buried in a royal burying place on Mount Zion 2 Chronicles 21:20; 2 Chronicles 35:24; Nehemiah 3:16. For a description of the sepulchre of David, and of sepulchres in general, “see” Calmet’s “Dict.” Art. “Sepulchre” (compare Ezekiel 32:0.)

Every one in his own house - In a sepulchre constructed for himself. It was usual for kings to have a splendid tomb constructed for themselves.