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The sound of the harp in your palace has ceased. Now maggots are your sheet, and worms your blanket.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/14.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/14.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your pomp has been brought down to Sheol, along with the music of your harps. Maggots are your bed and worms your blanket.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/14.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Thy pomp is brought down to the grave, <i>and</i> the noise of thy viols: the worm is spread under thee, and the worms cover thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/14.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Your pomp is brought down to Sheol, <i>And</i> the sound of your stringed instruments; The maggot is spread under you, And worms cover you.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />‘Your pride <i>and</i> the music of your harps Have been brought down to Sheol; Maggots are spread out <i>as your bed</i> beneath you And worms are your covering.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/14.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Your pomp and the music of your harps Have been brought down to Sheol; Maggots are spread out as your bed beneath you And worms are your covering.&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/14.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘Your pomp <i>and</i> the music of your harps Have been brought down to Sheol; Maggots are spread out <i>as your bed</i> beneath you, And worms are your covering.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/14.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Your pride <i>and</i> the music of your harps Have been brought down to Sheol; Maggots are spread out <i>as your bed</i> beneath you And worms are your covering.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/14.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />‘Your pomp and magnificence have been brought down to Sheol, Along with the music of your harps; The maggots [which prey on the dead] are spread out under you [as a bed] And worms are your covering [Babylonian rulers].’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/14.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your splendor has been brought down to Sheol, along with the music of your harps. Maggots are spread out under you, and worms cover you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your splendor has been brought down to Sheol, along with the music of your harps. Maggots are spread out under you, and worms cover you.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/14.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Thy pomp is brought down to Sheol, and the noise of thy viols: the worm is spread under thee, and worms cover thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/14.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Your pride and your music have ended here in the world of the dead. Worms are your blanket, maggots are your bed." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/14.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Thy pomp is brought down to hell, and the noise of thy viols: the worm is spread under thee, and worms cover thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Your pride has been brought down to Sheol along with the music of your harps. Maggots are spread out [like a bed] under you, and worms cover you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/14.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You used to be honored with the music of harps, but now here you are in the world of the dead. You lie on a bed of maggots and are covered with a blanket of worms.'" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/14.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Your pomp has been brought down to Sheol, along with the noise of your harps. Maggots are spread out beneath you, and worms are your covering." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/14.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your pomp has been brought down to Sheol, along with the music of your harps. Maggots are your bed and worms your blanket.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/14.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Your splendor has been brought down to Sheol, as well as the sound of your stringed instruments. You lie on a bed of maggots, with a blanket of worms over you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Your pomp is brought down to Sheol, with the sound of your stringed instruments. Maggots are spread out under you, and worms cover you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/14.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Thy pomp is brought down to the grave, and the noise of thy viols: the worm is spread under thee, and the worms cover thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/14.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Your pomp is brought down to Sheol, with the sound of your stringed instruments. Maggots are spread out under you, and worms cover you. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/14.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/14.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Brought down to Sheol hath been thine excellency, The noise of thy psaltery, Under thee spread out hath been the worm, Yea, covering thee is the worm.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Thy grandeur was brought down to hades, the sound of thy harps: the worm was spread under thee, and worms covering thee.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />11Thy pride is brought down to hell, thy carcass is fallen down: under thee shall the moth be strewed, and worms shall be thy covering. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Your arrogance has been dragged down to Hell. Your body has fallen dead. The moths will be strewn beneath you, and the worms will be your covering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/14.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Down to Sheol your pomp is brought, the sound of your harps. Maggots are the couch beneath you, worms your blanket.” <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/14.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Your pomp is brought down to Sheol, and the sound of your harps; maggots are the bed beneath you, and worms are your covering.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/14.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Your pomp is brought down to Sheol, the noise of your harps is dead; the dust is spread under you, and the worms cover you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/14.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And your honor has gone down to Sheol and your harp is dead under you; the high place shall be laid low and the worms shall cover you<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/14.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Thy pomp is brought down to the nether-world, And the noise of thy psalteries; The maggot is spread under thee, And the worms cover thee.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/14.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Thy glory has come down to Hades, and thy great mirth: under thee they shall spread corruption, and the worm shall be thy covering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/14-11.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=3050" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/14.htm">Downfall of the King of Babylon</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">10</span>They will all respond to you, saying, “You too have become weak, as we are; you have become like us!” <span class="reftext">11</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1347.htm" title="1347: ḡə·’ō·w·ne·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Arrogance, majesty, ornament. From ga'ah; the same as ga'avah.">Your pomp</a> <a href="/hebrew/3381.htm" title="3381: hū·raḏ (V-Hofal-Perf-3ms) -- To come or go down, descend. ">has been brought down</a> <a href="/hebrew/7585.htm" title="7585: šə·’ō·wl (N-cs) -- Or shol; from sha'al; Hades or the world of the dead, including its accessories and inmates.">to Sheol,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1998.htm" title="1998: hem·yaṯ (N-fsc) -- A sound, music. From hamah; sound.">along with the music</a> <a href="/hebrew/5035.htm" title="5035: nə·ḇā·le·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- A skin-bag for, liquids, a vase, a lyre. Or nebel; from nabel; a skin-bag for liquids; hence, a vase; also a lyre.">of your harps.</a> <a href="/hebrew/7415.htm" title="7415: rim·māh (N-fs) -- A worm. From ramam in the sense of breading; a maggot, literally or figuratively.">Maggots</a> <a href="/hebrew/3331.htm" title="3331: yuṣ·ṣa‘ (V-Hofal-Imperf-3ms) -- To lay, spread. A primitive root; to strew as a surface.">are your bed</a> <a href="/hebrew/8478.htm" title="8478: taḥ·te·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- Underneath, below, instead of. From the same as Towach; the bottom; only adverbially, below, in lieu of, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8438.htm" title="8438: tō·w·lê·‘āh (N-fs) -- Worm, scarlet stuff. ">and worms</a> <a href="/hebrew/4374.htm" title="4374: ū·mə·ḵas·se·ḵā (Conj-w:: N-mpc:: 2ms) -- A covering. From kacah; a covering, i.e. Garment; specifically, a coverlet, an awning; also the omentum.">your blanket.</a> </span><span class="reftext">12</span>How you have fallen from heaven, O day star, son of the dawn! You have been cut down to the ground, O destroyer of nations.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/32-7.htm">Ezekiel 32:7-8</a></span><br />When I extinguish you, I will cover the heavens and darken their stars. I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon will not give its light. / All the shining lights in the heavens I will darken over you, and I will bring darkness upon your land,’ declares the Lord GOD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/26-20.htm">Ezekiel 26:20</a></span><br />then I will bring you down with those who descend to the Pit, to the people of antiquity. I will make you dwell in the earth below like the ancient ruins, with those who descend to the Pit, so that you will no longer be inhabited or set in splendor in the land of the living.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/28-8.htm">Ezekiel 28:8</a></span><br />They will bring you down to the Pit, and you will die a violent death in the heart of the seas.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/31-14.htm">Ezekiel 31:14-16</a></span><br />This happened so that no other trees by the waters would become great in height and set their tops among the clouds, and no other well-watered trees would reach them in height. For they have all been consigned to death, to the depths of the earth, among the mortals who descend to the Pit.’ / This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘On the day it was brought down to Sheol, I caused mourning. I covered the deep because of it; I held back its rivers; its abundant waters were restrained. I made Lebanon mourn for it, and all the trees of the field fainted because of it. / I made the nations quake at the sound of its downfall, when I cast it down to Sheol with those who descend to the Pit. Then all the trees of Eden, the choicest and best of Lebanon, all the well-watered trees, were consoled in the earth below.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/32-18.htm">Ezekiel 32:18-21</a></span><br />“Son of man, wail for the multitudes of Egypt, and consign her and the daughters of the mighty nations to the depths of the earth with those who descend to the Pit: / Whom do you surpass in beauty? Go down and be placed with the uncircumcised! / They will fall among those slain by the sword. The sword is appointed! Let them drag her away along with all her multitudes. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/21-26.htm">Job 21:26</a></span><br />But together they lie down in the dust, and worms cover them both.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/17-13.htm">Job 17:13-16</a></span><br />If I look for Sheol as my home, if I spread out my bed in darkness, / and say to corruption, ‘You are my father,’ and to the worm, ‘My mother,’ or ‘My sister,’ / where then is my hope? Who can see any hope for me? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/49-14.htm">Psalm 49:14</a></span><br />Like sheep they are destined for Sheol. Death will be their shepherd. The upright will rule them in the morning, and their form will decay in Sheol, far from their lofty abode.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/7-15.htm">Psalm 7:15</a></span><br />He has dug a hole and hollowed it out; he has fallen into a pit of his own making.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/9-15.htm">Psalm 9:15</a></span><br />The nations have fallen into a pit of their making; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/30-9.htm">Psalm 30:9</a></span><br />“What gain is there in my bloodshed, in my descent to the Pit? Will the dust praise You? Will it proclaim Your faithfulness?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-2.htm">Revelation 18:2</a></span><br />And he cried out in a mighty voice: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a lair for demons and a haunt for every unclean spirit, every unclean bird, and every detestable beast.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-21.htm">Revelation 18:21-23</a></span><br />Then a mighty angel picked up a stone the size of a great millstone and cast it into the sea, saying: “With such violence the great city of Babylon will be cast down, never to be seen again. / And the sound of harpists and musicians, of flute players and trumpeters, will never ring out in you again. Nor will any craftsmen of any trade be found in you again, nor the sound of a millstone be heard in you again. / The light of a lamp will never shine in you again, and the voices of a bride and bridegroom will never call out in you again. For your merchants were the great ones of the earth, because all the nations were deceived by your sorcery.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/19-17.htm">Revelation 19:17-18</a></span><br />Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he cried out in a loud voice to all the birds flying overhead, “Come, gather together for the great supper of God, / so that you may eat the flesh of kings and commanders and mighty men, of horses and riders, of everyone slave and free, small and great.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/20-13.htm">Revelation 20:13-15</a></span><br />The sea gave up its dead, and Death and Hades gave up their dead, and each one was judged according to his deeds. / Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death—the lake of fire. / And if anyone was found whose name was not written in the Book of Life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Your pomp is brought down to the grave, and the noise of your viols: the worm is spread under you, and the worms cover you.</p><p class="hdg">pomp</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/21-4.htm">Isaiah 21:4,5</a></b></br> My heart panted, fearfulness affrighted me: the night of my pleasure hath he turned into fear unto me… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/22-2.htm">Isaiah 22:2</a></b></br> Thou that art full of stirs, a tumultuous city, a joyous city: thy slain <i>men are</i> not slain with the sword, nor dead in battle.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/21-11.htm">Job 21:11-15</a></b></br> They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance… </p><p class="hdg">the worm</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/66-24.htm">Isaiah 66:24</a></b></br> And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcases of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorring unto all flesh.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/17-13.htm">Job 17:13,14</a></b></br> If I wait, the grave <i>is</i> mine house: I have made my bed in the darkness… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/24-19.htm">Job 24:19,20</a></b></br> Drought and heat consume the snow waters: <i>so doth</i> the grave <i>those which</i> have sinned… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/songs/5-13.htm">Bed</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-9.htm">Beneath</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-18.htm">Body</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-9.htm">Cover</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-9.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-9.htm">Covering</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-19.htm">Excellency</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-14.htm">Grave</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-12.htm">Harps</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-5.htm">Instruments</a> <a href="/job/25-6.htm">Maggot</a> <a href="/exodus/16-20.htm">Maggots</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/12-4.htm">Music</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-9.htm">Nether-World</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-4.htm">Noise</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-16.htm">Pomp</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-4.htm">Pride</a> <a href="/nehemiah/12-27.htm">Psalteries</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-12.htm">Psaltery</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-9.htm">Sheol</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-4.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-8.htm">Spread</a> <a href="/psalms/150-4.htm">Stringed</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-11.htm">Underworld</a> <a href="/amos/5-23.htm">Viols</a> <a href="/psalms/22-6.htm">Worm</a> <a href="/psalms/78-46.htm">Worms</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/28-20.htm">Bed</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-31.htm">Beneath</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-19.htm">Body</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-21.htm">Cover</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-8.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-21.htm">Covering</a> <a href="/isaiah/23-9.htm">Excellency</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-15.htm">Grave</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-32.htm">Harps</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-8.htm">Instruments</a> <a href="/job/25-6.htm">Maggot</a> <a href="/exodus/16-20.htm">Maggots</a> <a href="/isaiah/23-16.htm">Music</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-15.htm">Nether-World</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-10.htm">Noise</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-16.htm">Pomp</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-6.htm">Pride</a> <a href="/amos/5-23.htm">Psalteries</a> <a href="/daniel/3-5.htm">Psaltery</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-15.htm">Sheol</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-11.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-8.htm">Spread</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-20.htm">Stringed</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-15.htm">Underworld</a> <a href="/amos/5-23.htm">Viols</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-14.htm">Worm</a> <a href="/amos/4-9.htm">Worms</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 14</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/14-1.htm">God's merciful restoration of Israel</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/14-3.htm">Their triumphant exultation over Babel</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/14-24.htm">God's purpose against Assyria</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/14-29.htm">Philistia is threatened</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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"Pomp" refers to the grandeur and pride associated with earthly power and majesty. Sheol, in ancient Hebrew understanding, is the realm of the dead, a shadowy place where all go after death, regardless of status. This descent signifies the ultimate humiliation and leveling of all human pride before God. The imagery of being brought down to Sheol echoes the theme of divine judgment found throughout the Bible, such as in <a href="/ezekiel/32-18.htm">Ezekiel 32:18-32</a>, where the downfall of the proud is a common motif.<p><b>along with the music of your harps</b><br>Harps symbolize joy, celebration, and the cultural achievements of a nation. In ancient Near Eastern cultures, music was often associated with royal courts and religious ceremonies. The cessation of music signifies the end of joy and the silencing of a once-vibrant culture. This imagery is reminiscent of the lament over Tyre in <a href="/ezekiel/26-13.htm">Ezekiel 26:13</a>, where the sound of harps is silenced as a sign of judgment. The loss of music underscores the totality of the fall from glory.<p><b>Maggots are your bed and worms your blanket</b><br>This vivid imagery emphasizes the decay and corruption that accompany death. In the ancient world, maggots and worms were natural agents of decomposition, symbolizing the ultimate fate of all flesh. This phrase starkly contrasts with the opulence and luxury previously enjoyed by the proud figure. It serves as a reminder of the transitory nature of earthly power and the inevitability of death. The imagery is paralleled in <a href="/job/21-26.htm">Job 21:26</a>, where both the wicked and the righteous lie down in the dust, covered by worms, highlighting the universal nature of death and decay.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>The prophet who authored the book, delivering messages from God to the people of Judah and surrounding nations.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a></b><br>The empire symbolized by the king in this passage, representing pride and opposition to God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/sheol.htm">Sheol</a></b><br>The Hebrew term for the realm of the dead, often depicted as a place of darkness and decay.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/k/king_of_babylon.htm">King of Babylon</a></b><br>The immediate subject of the prophecy, representing human arrogance and the eventual downfall of those who oppose God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/m/maggots_and_worms.htm">Maggots and Worms</a></b><br>Symbolic of decay and the ultimate humiliation and destruction of earthly pride and power.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_folly_of_pride.htm">The Folly of Pride</a></b><br>Pride leads to downfall. The king of Babylon's fate serves as a warning against self-exaltation and arrogance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_judgment.htm">The Reality of Judgment</a></b><br>God's judgment is inevitable for those who oppose Him. Earthly power and splendor cannot prevent divine justice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_transience_of_earthly_glory.htm">The Transience of Earthly Glory</a></b><br>Earthly achievements and status are temporary. True security and honor come from a relationship with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_humility_of_christ.htm">The Humility of Christ</a></b><br>In contrast to the king of Babylon, Jesus exemplifies humility. Believers are called to follow His example.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/eternal_perspective.htm">Eternal Perspective</a></b><br>Focus on eternal values rather than temporary earthly gains. Our ultimate hope and security lie in God's promises.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_14.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 14</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/end_times__major_revival_coming.htm">What does the Bible say about Death and Hades?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_there_a_hell.htm">Is there a hell?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_hosea_13_14_promise_deliverance.htm">Hosea 13:14: Why does this verse promise deliverance from death when the broader context seems focused on judgment and destruction, potentially creating a theological conflict?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_christ's_commission_fellowship.htm">What does 'worm of Jacob' mean?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/14.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(11) <span class= "bld">Thy pomp is brought down to the grave. </span>Literally, <span class= "ital">to Sheol, </span>as in <a href="/isaiah/14-9.htm" title="Hell from beneath is moved for you to meet you at your coming: it stirs up the dead for you, even all the chief ones of the earth; it has raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations.">Isaiah 14:9</a>. The "pomp" is the same as the "beauty" of <a href="/isaiah/13-19.htm" title="And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees' excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.">Isaiah 13:19</a>.<p><span class= "bld">The noise of thy viols.</span>--Perhaps <span class= "ital">harps, </span>or <span class= "ital">cymbals, </span>representing one of the prominent features of Babylonian culture (<a href="/daniel/3-5.htm" title="That at what time you hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of music, you fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king has set up:">Daniel 3:5</a>). The singers see, as it were, all this kingly state mouldering in the grave, <span class= "ital">maggots </span>and worms (the two words are different in the Hebrew) taking the place of the costly shawls and carpets on which the great king had been wont to rest.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/14.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 11.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The noise of thy viols</span>. (On the fondness of the Babylonians for music, and the number and variety of their musical instruments, see <a href="/daniel/3-7.htm">Daniel 3:7, 10</a>, etc.) The word here translated "viol" is more commonly rendered "psaltery." (On the probable character of the instrument intended, see note on Isaiah 5:12.) <span class="cmt_word">The worm is spread under thee</span>, etc.; rather, <span class="accented">beneath thee is spread the maggot</span>, <span class="accented">and the worm covereth thee</span>. The thought of the grave brings the thought of corruption with it. For cushion and for coverlet the royal corpse has only the loathsome creatures which come with putrescence. At this point the second stanza terminates. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/14-11.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Your pomp</span><br /><span class="heb">גְּאוֹנֶ֖ךָ</span> <span class="translit">(ḡə·’ō·w·ne·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1347.htm">Strong's 1347: </a> </span><span class="str2">Arrogance, majesty, ornament</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has been brought down</span><br /><span class="heb">הוּרַ֥ד</span> <span class="translit">(hū·raḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hofal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3381.htm">Strong's 3381: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come or go down, descend</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to Sheol,</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁא֛וֹל</span> <span class="translit">(šə·’ō·wl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7585.htm">Strong's 7585: </a> </span><span class="str2">Underworld (place to which people descend at death)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with the music</span><br /><span class="heb">הֶמְיַ֣ת</span> <span class="translit">(hem·yaṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1998.htm">Strong's 1998: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sound, music</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of your harps.</span><br /><span class="heb">נְבָלֶ֑יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(nə·ḇā·le·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5035.htm">Strong's 5035: </a> </span><span class="str2">A skin-bag for, liquids, a vase, a lyre</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Maggots</span><br /><span class="heb">רִמָּ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(rim·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7415.htm">Strong's 7415: </a> </span><span class="str2">A maggot</span><br /><br /><span class="word">spread out</span><br /><span class="heb">יֻצַּ֣ע</span> <span class="translit">(yuṣ·ṣa‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3331.htm">Strong's 3331: </a> </span><span class="str2">To strew as a, surface</span><br /><br /><span class="word">beneath you,</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּחְתֶּ֙יךָ֙</span> <span class="translit">(taḥ·te·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8478.htm">Strong's 8478: </a> </span><span class="str2">The bottom, below, in lieu of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and worms</span><br /><span class="heb">תּוֹלֵעָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(tō·w·lê·‘āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8438.htm">Strong's 8438: </a> </span><span class="str2">The crimson-grub, of the color, from it, cloths dyed therewith</span><br /><br /><span class="word">cover you.</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמְכַסֶּ֖יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mə·ḵas·se·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4374.htm">Strong's 4374: </a> </span><span class="str2">A covering, garment, a coverlet, an awning, the omentum</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/14-11.htm">Isaiah 14:11 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/14-11.htm">Isaiah 14:11 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/14-11.htm">Isaiah 14:11 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/14-11.htm">Isaiah 14:11 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/14-11.htm">Isaiah 14:11 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/14-11.htm">Isaiah 14:11 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/14-11.htm">Isaiah 14:11 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/14-11.htm">Isaiah 14:11 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/14-11.htm">Isaiah 14:11 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/14-11.htm">Isaiah 14:11 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/14-11.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 14:11 Your pomp is brought down to Sheol (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/14-10.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 14:10"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 14:10" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/14-12.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 14:12"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 14:12" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>