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Isaiah 14:5
The Lord has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of rulers,
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Christian Standard Bible®
The Lord has broken the staff of the wicked,the scepter of the rulers.
The Lord has broken the staff of the wicked,the scepter of the rulers.
Hebrew Names Version
The LORD has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of the rulers;
The LORD has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of the rulers;
King James Version
The Lord hath broken the staff of the wicked, and the sceptre of the rulers.
The Lord hath broken the staff of the wicked, and the sceptre of the rulers.
New American Standard Bible
"The LORD has broken the staff of the wicked, The scepter of rulers,
"The LORD has broken the staff of the wicked, The scepter of rulers,
New Century Version
The Lord has broken the scepter of evil rulers and taken away their power.
The Lord has broken the scepter of evil rulers and taken away their power.
Amplified Bible
"The LORD has broken the staff of the wicked, The scepter of the [tyrant] rulers
"The LORD has broken the staff of the wicked, The scepter of the [tyrant] rulers
World English Bible
Yahweh has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of the rulers;
Yahweh has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of the rulers;
Geneva Bible (1587)
The Lorde hath broken the rodde of the wicked, and the scepter of the rulers:
The Lorde hath broken the rodde of the wicked, and the scepter of the rulers:
Legacy Standard Bible
Yahweh has broken the staff of the wicked,The scepter of rulers
Yahweh has broken the staff of the wicked,The scepter of rulers
Berean Standard Bible
The LORD has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of the rulers.
The LORD has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of the rulers.
Contemporary English Version
The Lord has crushed the power of those evil kings,
The Lord has crushed the power of those evil kings,
Complete Jewish Bible
Adonai has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of the rulers,
Adonai has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of the rulers,
Darby Translation
Jehovah hath broken the staff of the wicked, the sceptre of the rulers.
Jehovah hath broken the staff of the wicked, the sceptre of the rulers.
Easy-to-Read Version
The Lord breaks the scepter of evil rulers; he takes away their power.
The Lord breaks the scepter of evil rulers; he takes away their power.
George Lamsa Translation
The LORD has broken the staff of the wicked and the sceptre of the rulers.
The LORD has broken the staff of the wicked and the sceptre of the rulers.
Good News Translation
The Lord has ended the power of the evil rulers
The Lord has ended the power of the evil rulers
Lexham English Bible
Yahweh has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of rulers,
Yahweh has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of rulers,
Literal Translation
Jehovah has broken the rod of the wicked, the staff of rulers,
Jehovah has broken the rod of the wicked, the staff of rulers,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Doutles the LORDE hath broken the staff of the vngodly, & the cepter of ye lordly.
Doutles the LORDE hath broken the staff of the vngodly, & the cepter of ye lordly.
American Standard Version
Jehovah hath broken the staff of the wicked, the sceptre of the rulers;
Jehovah hath broken the staff of the wicked, the sceptre of the rulers;
Bible in Basic English
The stick of the evil-doers, the rod of the rulers, is broken by the Lord;
The stick of the evil-doers, the rod of the rulers, is broken by the Lord;
JPS Old Testament (1917)
The LORD hath broken the staff of the wicked, the sceptre of the rulers,
The LORD hath broken the staff of the wicked, the sceptre of the rulers,
King James Version (1611)
The Lord hath broken the staffe of the wicked, and the scepter of the rulers.
The Lord hath broken the staffe of the wicked, and the scepter of the rulers.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The Lorde hath broken the scepter of the vngodly, and the rod of the lordelye,
The Lorde hath broken the scepter of the vngodly, and the rod of the lordelye,
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
The Lord has broken the yoke of sinners, the yoke of princes.
The Lord has broken the yoke of sinners, the yoke of princes.
English Revised Version
The LORD hath broken the staff of the wicked, the sceptre of the rulers;
The LORD hath broken the staff of the wicked, the sceptre of the rulers;
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
The Lord hath al to-broke the staf of wickid men, the yerde of lordis,
The Lord hath al to-broke the staf of wickid men, the yerde of lordis,
Update Bible Version
Yahweh has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of the rulers;
Yahweh has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of the rulers;
Webster's Bible Translation
The LORD hath broken the staff of the wicked, [and] the scepter of the rulers.
The LORD hath broken the staff of the wicked, [and] the scepter of the rulers.
New English Translation
The Lord has broken the club of the wicked, the scepter of rulers.
The Lord has broken the club of the wicked, the scepter of rulers.
New King James Version
The LORD has broken the staff of the wicked, The scepter of the rulers;
The LORD has broken the staff of the wicked, The scepter of the rulers;
New Living Translation
For the Lord has crushed your wicked power and broken your evil rule.
For the Lord has crushed your wicked power and broken your evil rule.
New Life Bible
The Lord has broken the walking stick of the sinful, the power of rulers,
The Lord has broken the walking stick of the sinful, the power of rulers,
New Revised Standard
The Lord has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of rulers,
The Lord has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of rulers,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Broke hath Yahweh the staff of the lawless, - The sceptre of despots;
Broke hath Yahweh the staff of the lawless, - The sceptre of despots;
Douay-Rheims Bible
The Lord hath broken the staff of the wicked, the rod of the rulers,
The Lord hath broken the staff of the wicked, the rod of the rulers,
Revised Standard Version
The LORD has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of rulers,
The LORD has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of rulers,
Young's Literal Translation
Ceased hath the golden one. Broken hath Jehovah the staff of the wicked, The sceptre of rulers.
Ceased hath the golden one. Broken hath Jehovah the staff of the wicked, The sceptre of rulers.
THE MESSAGE
Now You Are Nothing But not so with Jacob. God will have compassion on Jacob. Once again he'll choose Israel. He'll establish them in their own country. Outsiders will be attracted and throw their lot in with Jacob. The nations among whom they lived will actually escort them back home, and then Israel will pay them back by making slaves of them, men and women alike, possessing them as slaves in God 's country, capturing those who had captured them, ruling over those who had abused them. When God has given you time to recover from the abuse and trouble and harsh servitude that you had to endure, you can amuse yourselves by taking up this satire, a taunt against the king of Babylon: Can you believe it? The tyrant is gone! The tyranny is over! God has broken the rule of the wicked, the power of the bully-rulers That crushed many people. A relentless rain of cruel outrage Established a violent rule of anger rife with torture and persecution. And now it's over, the whole earth quietly at rest. Burst into song! Make the rafters ring! Ponderosa pine trees are happy, giant Lebanon cedars are relieved, saying, "Since you've been cut down, there's no one around to cut us down." And the underworld dead are all excited, preparing to welcome you when you come. Getting ready to greet you are the ghostly dead, all the famous names of earth. All the buried kings of the nations will stand up on their thrones With well-prepared speeches, royal invitations to death: "Now you are as nothing as we are! Make yourselves at home with us dead folks!" This is where your pomp and fine music led you, Babylon, to your underworld private chambers, A king-size mattress of maggots for repose and a quilt of crawling worms for warmth. What a comedown this, O Babylon! Daystar! Son of Dawn! Flat on your face in the underworld mud, you, famous for flattening nations! You said to yourself, "I'll climb to heaven. I'll set my throne over the stars of God. I'll run the assembly of angels that meets on sacred Mount Zaphon. I'll climb to the top of the clouds. I'll take over as King of the Universe!" But you didn't make it, did you? Instead of climbing up, you came down— Down with the underground dead, down to the abyss of the Pit. People will stare and muse: "Can this be the one Who terrorized earth and its kingdoms, turned earth to a moonscape, Wasted its cities, shut up his prisoners to a living death?" 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! Get a place ready to slaughter the sons of the wicked and wipe out their father's line. Unthinkable that they should own a square foot of land or desecrate the face of the world with their cities! "I will confront them"—Decree of God -of-the-Angel-Armies—"and strip Babylon of name and survivors, children and grandchildren." God 's Decree. "I'll make it a worthless swamp and give it as a prize to the hedgehog. And then I'll bulldoze it out of existence." Decree of God -of-the-Angel-Armies. God -of-the-Angel-Armies speaks: "Exactly as I planned, it will happen. Following my blueprints, it will take shape. I will shatter the Assyrian who trespasses my land and stomp him into the dirt on my mountains. I will ban his taking and making of slaves and lift the weight of oppression from all shoulders." This is the plan, planned for the whole earth, And this is the hand that will do it, reaching into every nation. God -of-the-Angel-Armies has planned it. Who could ever cancel such plans? His is the hand that's reached out. Who could brush it aside? In the year King Ahaz died, this Message came: Hold it, Philistines! It's too soon to celebrate the defeat of your cruel oppressor. From the death throes of that snake a worse snake will come, and from that, one even worse. The poor won't have to worry. The needy will escape the terror. But you Philistines will be plunged into famine, and those who don't starve, God will kill. Wail and howl, proud city! Fall prostrate in fear, Philistia! On the northern horizon, smoke from burned cities, the wake of a brutal, disciplined destroyer. What does one say to outsiders who ask questions? Tell them, " God has established Zion. Those in need and in trouble find refuge in her."
Now You Are Nothing But not so with Jacob. God will have compassion on Jacob. Once again he'll choose Israel. He'll establish them in their own country. Outsiders will be attracted and throw their lot in with Jacob. The nations among whom they lived will actually escort them back home, and then Israel will pay them back by making slaves of them, men and women alike, possessing them as slaves in God 's country, capturing those who had captured them, ruling over those who had abused them. When God has given you time to recover from the abuse and trouble and harsh servitude that you had to endure, you can amuse yourselves by taking up this satire, a taunt against the king of Babylon: Can you believe it? The tyrant is gone! The tyranny is over! God has broken the rule of the wicked, the power of the bully-rulers That crushed many people. A relentless rain of cruel outrage Established a violent rule of anger rife with torture and persecution. And now it's over, the whole earth quietly at rest. Burst into song! Make the rafters ring! Ponderosa pine trees are happy, giant Lebanon cedars are relieved, saying, "Since you've been cut down, there's no one around to cut us down." And the underworld dead are all excited, preparing to welcome you when you come. Getting ready to greet you are the ghostly dead, all the famous names of earth. All the buried kings of the nations will stand up on their thrones With well-prepared speeches, royal invitations to death: "Now you are as nothing as we are! Make yourselves at home with us dead folks!" This is where your pomp and fine music led you, Babylon, to your underworld private chambers, A king-size mattress of maggots for repose and a quilt of crawling worms for warmth. What a comedown this, O Babylon! Daystar! Son of Dawn! Flat on your face in the underworld mud, you, famous for flattening nations! You said to yourself, "I'll climb to heaven. I'll set my throne over the stars of God. I'll run the assembly of angels that meets on sacred Mount Zaphon. I'll climb to the top of the clouds. I'll take over as King of the Universe!" But you didn't make it, did you? Instead of climbing up, you came down— Down with the underground dead, down to the abyss of the Pit. People will stare and muse: "Can this be the one Who terrorized earth and its kingdoms, turned earth to a moonscape, Wasted its cities, shut up his prisoners to a living death?" 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! Get a place ready to slaughter the sons of the wicked and wipe out their father's line. Unthinkable that they should own a square foot of land or desecrate the face of the world with their cities! "I will confront them"—Decree of God -of-the-Angel-Armies—"and strip Babylon of name and survivors, children and grandchildren." God 's Decree. "I'll make it a worthless swamp and give it as a prize to the hedgehog. And then I'll bulldoze it out of existence." Decree of God -of-the-Angel-Armies. God -of-the-Angel-Armies speaks: "Exactly as I planned, it will happen. Following my blueprints, it will take shape. I will shatter the Assyrian who trespasses my land and stomp him into the dirt on my mountains. I will ban his taking and making of slaves and lift the weight of oppression from all shoulders." This is the plan, planned for the whole earth, And this is the hand that will do it, reaching into every nation. God -of-the-Angel-Armies has planned it. Who could ever cancel such plans? His is the hand that's reached out. Who could brush it aside? In the year King Ahaz died, this Message came: Hold it, Philistines! It's too soon to celebrate the defeat of your cruel oppressor. From the death throes of that snake a worse snake will come, and from that, one even worse. The poor won't have to worry. The needy will escape the terror. But you Philistines will be plunged into famine, and those who don't starve, God will kill. Wail and howl, proud city! Fall prostrate in fear, Philistia! On the northern horizon, smoke from burned cities, the wake of a brutal, disciplined destroyer. What does one say to outsiders who ask questions? Tell them, " God has established Zion. Those in need and in trouble find refuge in her."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"The LORD has broken the staff of the wicked, The scepter of rulers
"The LORD has broken the staff of the wicked, The scepter of rulers
Contextual Overview
4 you will take up this taunt against the king of Babylon: "How the oppressor has ceased, the insolent fury ceased! 5 The Lord has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of rulers, 6 that struck the peoples in wrath with unceasing blows, that ruled the nations in anger with unrelenting persecution. 7 The whole earth is at rest and quiet; they break forth into singing. 8 The cypresses rejoice at you, the cedars of Lebanon, saying, ‘Since you were laid low, no woodcutter comes up against us.' 9 Sheol beneath is stirred up to meet you when you come; it rouses the shades to greet you, all who were leaders of the earth; it raises from their thrones all who were kings of the nations. 10 All of them will answer and say to you: ‘You too have become as weak as we! You have become like us!' 11 Your pomp is brought down to Sheol, the sound of your harps; maggots are laid as a bed beneath you, and worms are your covers. 12 "How you are fallen from heaven, O Day Star, son of Dawn! How you are cut down to the ground, you who laid the nations low! 13 You said in your heart, ‘I will ascend to heaven; above the stars of God I will set my throne on high; I will sit on the mount of assembly in the far reaches of the north;
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Isaiah 14:29, Isaiah 9:4, Isaiah 10:5, Psalms 125:3, Jeremiah 48:15-17
Reciprocal: Job 36:22 - God Isaiah 8:9 - and ye Isaiah 14:16 - Is this Isaiah 14:25 - then Jeremiah 48:17 - How Jeremiah 51:20 - art Zephaniah 2:15 - how is
Cross-References
Genesis 14:10
Now the Valley of Siddim was full of bitumen pits, and as the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, some fell into them, and the rest fled to the hill country.
Now the Valley of Siddim was full of bitumen pits, and as the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, some fell into them, and the rest fled to the hill country.
Genesis 14:11
So the enemy took all the possessions of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their provisions, and went their way.
So the enemy took all the possessions of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their provisions, and went their way.
Genesis 14:20
and blessed be God Most High, who has delivered your enemies into your hand!" And Abram gave him a tenth of everything.
and blessed be God Most High, who has delivered your enemies into your hand!" And Abram gave him a tenth of everything.
Genesis 14:23
that I would not take a thread or a sandal strap or anything that is yours, lest you should say, ‘I have made Abram rich.'
that I would not take a thread or a sandal strap or anything that is yours, lest you should say, ‘I have made Abram rich.'
Genesis 15:20
the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Rephaim,
the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Rephaim,
Deuteronomy 1:4
after he had defeated Sihon the king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, who lived in Ashtaroth and in Edrei.
after he had defeated Sihon the king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, who lived in Ashtaroth and in Edrei.
Deuteronomy 3:11
(For only Og the king of Bashan was left of the remnant of the Rephaim. Behold, his bed was a bed of iron. Is it not in Rabbah of the Ammonites? Nine cubits was its length, and four cubits its breadth, according to the common cubit.)
(For only Og the king of Bashan was left of the remnant of the Rephaim. Behold, his bed was a bed of iron. Is it not in Rabbah of the Ammonites? Nine cubits was its length, and four cubits its breadth, according to the common cubit.)
Deuteronomy 3:20
until the Lord gives rest to your brothers, as to you, and they also occupy the land that the Lord your God gives them beyond the Jordan. Then each of you may return to his possession which I have given you.'
until the Lord gives rest to your brothers, as to you, and they also occupy the land that the Lord your God gives them beyond the Jordan. Then each of you may return to his possession which I have given you.'
Deuteronomy 3:22
You shall not fear them, for it is the Lord your God who fights for you.'
You shall not fear them, for it is the Lord your God who fights for you.'
Joshua 12:4
and Og king of Bashan, one of the remnant of the Rephaim, who lived at Ashtaroth and at Edrei
and Og king of Bashan, one of the remnant of the Rephaim, who lived at Ashtaroth and at Edrei
Gill's Notes on the Bible
The Lord hath broken the staff of the wicked,.... This is an answer to the above question, how the exactor and his tribute came to cease; this was not by man, but by the Lord himself; for though he made use of Cyrus, the work was his own, he broke the power of the wicked kings of Babylon:
[and] the sceptre of the rulers; that were under the king of Babylon; or of the several kings themselves, Nebuchadnezzar, Evilmerodach, and Belshazzar; so Kimchi interprets it. This may be applied to the kingdom of antichrist, and the antichristian states, which shall be broken to shivers as a potter's vessel by Christ, the King of kings, and Lord of lords, Revelation 2:27. The "staff" and "sceptre" are emblems of power and government; and "breaking" them signifies the utter destruction and cessation of authority and dominion.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The Lord hath broken - Yahweh, by the hand of Cyrus.
The staff of the wicked - That is, the scepter of the king of Babylon. The word rendered ‘staff’ (מטה maṭēh) may mean either a bough, stick, staff, rod, or a scepter. The scepter was the symbol of supreme power. It was in the form of a staff, and was made of wood, ivory, or gold. It here means that Yahweh had taken away the power from Babylon, and destroyed his dominion.
