God's New Revelations

The Book of the Prophet Isaiah

Literal Standard Version :: World English Bible Catholic

- Chapter 14 -

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For YHWH loves Jacob, || And has fixed again on Israel, || And given them rest on their own land, || And the sojourner has been joined to them, || And they have been admitted to the house of Jacob.
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And peoples have taken them, || And have brought them to their place, || And the house of Israel has inherited them, || On the land of YHWH, || For menservants and for maidservants, || And they have been captors of their captors, || And have ruled over their exactors.

The Fall of the King of Babylon

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And it has come to pass, || In the day of YHWH’s giving rest to you, || From your grief, and from your trouble, || And from the sharp bondage, || That has been served on you,
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That you have taken up this allegory || Concerning the king of Babylon, and said, “How the exactor has ceased,
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The golden one has ceased. YHWH has broken the staff of the wicked, || The scepter of rulers.
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He who is striking peoples in wrath, || A striking without intermission, || He who is ruling nations in anger, || Pursuing without restraint!
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At restall the earth has been quiet, || They have broken forth [into] singing.
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Even firs have rejoiced over you, || Cedars of Lebanon, [saying], Since you have lain down, || The hewer does not come up against us.
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Sheol beneath has been troubled at you, || To meet your coming in, || It is waking up Rephaim for you, || All chief ones of earth, || It has raised up from their thrones || All kings of nations.
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All of them answer and say to you, Even you have become weak like us! You have become like to us!
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Your excellence has been brought down to Sheol, || The noise of your stringed instruments, || The worm has been spread out under you, || Indeed, the worm is covering you.
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How you have fallen from the heavens, || O shining one, son of the dawn! You have been cut down to earth, || O weakener of nations.
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And you said in your heart: I go up into the heavens, || I raise my throne above the stars of God, || And I sit on the mountain of meeting in the sides of the north.
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I go up above the heights of a thick cloud, I am like to the Most High.
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Only—you are brought down to Sheol, || To the sides of the pit.
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Your beholders look to you, they attend to you, || Is this the man causing the earth to tremble, || Shaking kingdoms?
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He has made the world as a wilderness, || And he has broken down his cities, || He did not open the house of his bound ones.
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All kings of nationsall of them, || Have lain down in glory, each in his house,
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And you have been cast out of your grave, || As an abominable branch, raiment of the slain, || Thrust through ones of the sword, || Going down to the sons of the pit, || As a carcass trodden down.
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You are not united with them in burial, || For you have destroyed your land, || You have slain your people, || The seed of evildoers is not named for all time.
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Prepare slaughter for his sons; Because of the iniquity of their fathers, || They do not rise, nor have possessed the land, || Nor filled the face of the world [with] cities.
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And I have risen up against them,” || A declaration of YHWH of Hosts, || “And have cut off, in reference to Babylon, || Name and remnant, and continuator and successor,” || A declaration of YHWH.
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And have made it for a possession of a hedgehog, || And ponds of waters, || And swept it with the broom of destruction,” || A declaration of YHWH of Hosts!

God’s Purpose against Assyria

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YHWH of Hosts has sworn, saying, “As I thoughtso has it not been? And as I counseledit stands;
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To break Asshur in My land, || And I tread him down on My mountain, || And his yoke has turned from off them, || Indeed, his burden turns aside from off their shoulder.
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This [is] the counsel that is counseled for all the earth, || And this [is] the hand that is stretched out for all the nations.
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For YHWH of Hosts has purposed, || And who makes void? And His hand that is stretched out, || Who turns it back?”

Philistia Will Be Destroyed

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In the year of the death of King Ahaz was this burden:
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Do not rejoice, Philistia, all of you, || That the rod of your striker has been broken, || For from the root of a serpent comes out a viper, || And its fruit [is] a flying, burning serpent.
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And the firstborn of the poor have delighted, || And the needy lie down in confidence, || And I have put to death your root with famine, || And it slays your remnant.
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Howl, O gate; cry, O city, || You are melted, Philistia, all of you, || For smoke has come from the north, || And there is none alone in his set places.”
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And what does one answer the messengers of a nation? That YHWH has founded Zion, || And the poor of His people take refuge in it!
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For the LORD will have compassion on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them in their own land. The foreigner will join himself with them, and they will unite with the house of Jacob.
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The peoples will take them, and bring them to their place. The house of Israel will possess them in the LORD’s land for servants and for handmaids. They will take as captives those whose captives they were; and they shall rule over their oppressors.

The Fall of the King of Babylon

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It will happen in the day that the LORD will give you rest from your sorrow, from your trouble, and from the hard service in which you were made to serve,
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that you will take up this parable against the king of Babylon, and say, “How the oppressor has ceased! The golden city has ceased!”
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The LORD has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of the rulers,
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who struck the peoples in wrath with a continual stroke, who ruled the nations in anger, with a persecution that no one restrained.
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The whole earth is at rest, and is quiet. They break out in song.
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Yes, the cypress trees rejoice with you, with the cedars of Lebanon, saying, “Since you are humbled, no lumberjack has come up against us.”
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Sheol (a) from beneath has moved for you to meet you at your coming. It stirs up the departed spirits for you, even all the rulers of the earth. It has raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations.
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They all will answer and ask you, “Have you also become as weak as we are? Have you become like us?”
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Your pomp is brought down to Sheol,(b) with the sound of your stringed instruments. Maggots are spread out under you, and worms cover you.
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How you have fallen from heaven, shining one, son of the dawn! How you are cut down to the ground, who laid the nations low!
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You said in your heart, “I will ascend into heaven! I will exalt my throne above the stars of God! I will sit on the mountain of assembly, in the far north!
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I will ascend above the heights of the clouds! I will make myself like the Most High!”
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Yet you shall be brought down to Sheol,(c) to the depths of the pit.
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Those who see you will stare at you. They will ponder you, saying, “Is this the man who made the earth to tremble, who shook kingdoms,
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who made the world like a wilderness, and overthrew its cities, who didn’t release his prisoners to their home?”
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All the kings of the nations sleep in glory, everyone in his own house.
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But you are cast away from your tomb like an abominable branch, clothed with the slain who are thrust through with the sword, who go down to the stones of the pit; like a dead body trodden under foot.
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You will not join them in burial, because you have destroyed your land. You have killed your people. The offspring of evildoers will not be named forever.
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Prepare for slaughter of his children because of the iniquity of their fathers, that they not rise up and possess the earth, and fill the surface of the world with cities.
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I will rise up against them,” says the LORD of Armies, “and cut off from Babylon name and remnant, and son and son’s son,” says the LORD.
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I will also make it a possession for the porcupine, and pools of water. I will sweep it with the broom of destruction,” says the LORD of Armies.

God’s Purpose against Assyria

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The LORD of Armies has sworn, saying, “Surely, as I have thought, so shall it happen; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand:
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that I will break the Assyrian in my land, and tread him under foot on my mountains. Then his yoke will leave them, and his burden leave their shoulders.
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This is the plan that is determined for the whole earth. This is the hand that is stretched out over all the nations.
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For the LORD of Armies has planned, and who can stop it? His hand is stretched out, and who can turn it back?”

Philistia Will Be Destroyed

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This burden was in the year that King Ahaz died.
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Don’t rejoice, O Philistia, all of you, because the rod that struck you is broken; for out of the serpent’s root an adder will emerge, and his fruit will be a fiery flying serpent.
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The firstborn of the poor will eat, and the needy will lie down in safety; and I will kill your root with famine, and your remnant will be killed.
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Howl, gate! Cry, city! You are melted away, Philistia, all of you; for smoke comes out of the north, and there is no straggler in his ranks.
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What will they answer the messengers of the nation? That the LORD has founded Zion, and in her the afflicted of his people will take refuge.

Footnotes

(a)14:9 Sheol is the place of the dead.
(b)14:11 Sheol is the place of the dead.
(c)14:15 Sheol is the place of the dead.