Isaiah 14:9
7 All the earth is at peace and at rest; they break out in song.
8 Even the cypresses and cedars of Lebanon exult over you: “Since you have been laid low, no woodcutter comes against us.”
Sheol beneath is eager to meet you upon your arrival. It stirs the spirits of the dead to greet you— all the rulers of the earth. It makes all the kings of the nations rise from their thrones.
10 They will all respond to you, saying, “You too have become weak, as we are; you have become like us!”
11 Your pomp has been brought down to Sheol, along with the music of your harps. Maggots are your bed and worms your blanket.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Sheol beneath is eager to meet you upon your arrival. It stirs the spirits of the dead to greet you— all the rulers of the earth. It makes all the kings of the nations rise from their thrones.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- Sheol 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.
- ASV
- Sheol 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.
- DARBY
- Sheol from beneath is moved for thee to meet [thee] at thy coming, stirring up the dead for thee, all the he-goats of the earth; making to rise from their thrones all the kings of the nations.
- BLB
- Sheol from beneath stirs itself for you, to meet [you] at your coming; it rouses for you the Rephaim, all the chief ones of the earth; it raises up from their thrones all the kings of the nations.
- ÅB
- Dødsriket der nede kommer i uro for din skyld, når det skal ta imot deg; for din skyld vekker det dødninger, alle jordens fyrster; det får alle folkenes konger til å stå opp fra sine troner.
- OTB
- Dødsriket nedenfor er opphisset for å møte deg ved din ankomst; det vekker åndene til de avdøde, alle jordens ledere; det reiser alle kongene av nasjonene fra deres troner.
- B1930
- Dødsriket der nede kommer i uro for din skyld, når det skal ta imot dig; for din skyld vekker det dødninger, alle jordens fyrster; det får alle folkenes konger til å stå op fra sine troner.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ezekiel 32:21–32
Mighty chiefs will speak from the midst of Sheol about Egypt and her allies: ‘They have come down and lie with the uncircumcised, with those slain by the sword.’
Read in contextJeremiah 50:8
Flee from the midst of Babylon; depart from the land of the Chaldeans; be like the he-goats that lead the flock.
Read in contextProverbs 15:24
The path of life leads upward for the wise, that he may avoid going down to Sheol.
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