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they will ponder your fate: “Is this the man who shook the earth and made the kingdoms tremble,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/14.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, <i>and</i> consider thee, <i>saying, Is</i> this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/14.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Those who see you will gaze at you, <i>And</i> consider you, <i>saying:</i> ‘<i>Is</i> this the man who made the earth tremble, Who shook kingdoms,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Those who see you will stare at you, They will closely examine you, <i>saying,</i> ‘Is this the man who made the earth tremble, Who shook kingdoms,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/14.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Those who see you will gaze at you, They will ponder over you, saying, &#8216Is this the man who made the earth tremble, Who shook kingdoms,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/14.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Those who see you will gaze at you, They will ponder over you, <i>saying,</i> ‘Is this the man who made the earth tremble, Who shook kingdoms,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/14.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Those who see you will gaze at you, They will carefully consider you, <i>saying</i>, ‘Is this the man who made the earth tremble, Who caused kingdoms to quake,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/14.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Those who see you will gaze at you, They will consider you, <i>saying,</i> ‘Is this the man who made the earth tremble, Who shook kingdoms,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/14.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Those who see you will stare at you; they will look closely at you: “Is this the man who caused the earth to tremble, who shook the kingdoms,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Those who see you will stare at you; they will look closely at you:&#8221 Is this the man who caused the earth to tremble, who shook the kingdoms, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/14.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />They that see thee shall gaze at thee, they shall consider thee, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/14.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Those who see you will stare and wonder, "Is this the man who made the world tremble and shook up kingdoms? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/14.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, they shall consider thee, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Those who see you stare at you; they look at you closely and say, "Is this the man who made the earth tremble, who shook the kingdoms,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/14.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The dead will stare and gape at you. They will ask, "Is this the man who shook the earth and made kingdoms tremble? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/14.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Those who see you will stare at you. They will wonder about you: 'Is this the man who made the earth tremble, who made kingdoms quake,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/14.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Those who see you will stare; they will ponder your fate: ?Is this the man who shook the earth and made the kingdoms tremble,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/14.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Those who see you stare at you, they look at you carefully, thinking: "Is this the man who shook the earth, the one who made kingdoms tremble? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />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;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/14.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, and consider thee, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that shook kingdoms:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/14.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />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, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/14.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Your beholders look to you, they attend to you, "" Is this the man causing the earth to tremble, "" Shaking kingdoms?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/14.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Thy beholders look to thee, to thee they attend, Is this the man causing the earth to tremble, Shaking kingdoms?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />They seeing thee shall look upon thee, they shall attend to thee. This the man moving the earth, shaking kingdoms:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />They that shall see thee, shall turn toward thee, and behold thee. Is this the man that troubled the earth, that shook kingdoms, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Those who see you, will lean toward you, and will gaze upon you, saying: ‘Could this be the man who disturbed the earth, who shook kingdoms,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/14.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />When they see you they will stare, pondering over you: “Is this the man who made the earth tremble, who shook kingdoms? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/14.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Those who see you will stare at you, and ponder over you: “Is this the man who made the earth tremble, who shook kingdoms,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/14.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Those who see you shall stare at you and consider you, saying, Is this the man who made the earth to tremble, who shook kingdoms;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/14.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Everyone who looks upon you shall gaze and they shall recognize you and they shall say: ‘This is the man who had enraged the Earth and shook kingdoms!<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/14.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />They that saw thee do narrowly look upon thee, They gaze earnestly at thee: 'Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, That did shake kingdoms;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/14.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />They that see thee shall wonder at thee, and say, This is the man that troubled the earth, that made kings to shake;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/14-16.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=3099" 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">15</span>But you will be brought down to Sheol, to the lowest depths of the Pit. <span class="reftext">16</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: rō·’e·ḵā (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc:: 2ms) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">Those who see you</a> <a href="/hebrew/7688.htm" title="7688: yaš·gî·ḥū (V-Hifil-Imperf-3mp) -- To gaze. A primitive root; to peep, i.e. Glance sharply at.">will stare;</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·le·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/995.htm" title="995: yiṯ·bō·w·nā·nū (V-Hitpael-Imperf-3mp) -- To discern. A primitive root; to separate mentally, i.e.(generally) understand.">they will ponder</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·le·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- To, into, towards. ">your fate:</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: hă·zeh (Art:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">“Is this</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: hā·’îš (Art:: N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">the man</a> <a href="/hebrew/7264.htm" title="7264: mar·gîz (V-Hifil-Prtcpl-ms) -- To be agitated, quiver, quake, be excited, perturbed. A primitive root; to quiver.">who shook</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the earth</a> <a href="/hebrew/4467.htm" title="4467: mam·lā·ḵō·wṯ (N-fp) -- Kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reign. From malak; dominion, i.e. the estate or the country.">and made the kingdoms</a> <a href="/hebrew/7493.htm" title="7493: mar·‘îš (V-Hifil-Prtcpl-ms) -- To quake, shake. A primitive root; to undulate, partic. Through fear; specifically, to spring.">tremble,</a> </span><span class="reftext">17</span>who turned the world into a desert and destroyed its cities, who refused to let the captives return to their homes?”…<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/28-17.htm">Ezekiel 28:17</a></span><br />Your heart grew proud of your beauty; you corrupted your wisdom because of your splendor; so I cast you to the earth; I made you a spectacle before kings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/28-2.htm">Ezekiel 28:2</a></span><br />“Son of man, tell the ruler of Tyre that this is what the Lord GOD says: Your heart is proud, and you have said, ‘I am a god; I sit in the seat of gods in the heart of the sea.’ Yet you are a man and not a god, though you have regarded your heart as that of a god.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-9.htm">Revelation 18:9-10</a></span><br />Then the kings of the earth who committed sexual immorality and lived in luxury with her will weep and wail at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her. / In fear of her torment, they will stand at a distance and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, the mighty city of Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-15.htm">Revelation 18:15-17</a></span><br />The merchants who sold these things and gained their wealth from her will stand at a distance, in fear of her torment. They will weep and mourn, / saying: “Woe, woe to the great city, clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls! / For in a single hour such fabulous wealth has been destroyed!” Every shipmaster, passenger, and sailor, and all who make their living from the sea, will stand at a distance<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-19.htm">Revelation 18:19</a></span><br />Then they will throw dust on their heads as they weep and mourn and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, where all who had ships on the sea were enriched by her wealth! For in a single hour she has been destroyed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/50-23.htm">Jeremiah 50:23</a></span><br />How the hammer of the whole earth lies broken and shattered! What a horror Babylon has become among the nations!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/51-41.htm">Jeremiah 51:41</a></span><br />How Sheshach has been captured! The praise of all the earth has been seized. What a horror Babylon has become among the nations!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/2-15.htm">Lamentations 2:15-16</a></span><br />All who pass by clap their hands at you in scorn. They hiss and shake their heads at the Daughter of Jerusalem: “Is this the city that was called the perfection of beauty, the joy of all the earth?” / All your enemies open their mouths against you. They hiss and gnash their teeth, saying, “We have swallowed her up. This is the day for which we have waited. We have lived to see it!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/52-7.htm">Psalm 52:7</a></span><br />“Look at the man who did not make God his refuge, but trusted in the abundance of his wealth and strengthened himself by destruction.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/37-35.htm">Psalm 37:35-36</a></span><br />I have seen a wicked, ruthless man flourishing like a well-rooted native tree, / yet he passed away and was no more; though I searched, he could not be found.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/20-6.htm">Job 20:6-7</a></span><br />Though his arrogance reaches the heavens, and his head touches the clouds, / he will perish forever, like his own dung; those who had seen him will ask, ‘Where is he?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/obadiah/1-3.htm">Obadiah 1:3-4</a></span><br />The pride of your heart has deceived you, O dwellers in the clefts of the rocks whose habitation is the heights, who say in your heart, ‘Who can bring me down to the ground?’ / Though you soar like the eagle and make your nest among the stars, even from there I will bring you down,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/habakkuk/2-6.htm">Habakkuk 2:6-8</a></span><br />Will not all of these take up a taunt against him, speaking with mockery and derision: ‘Woe to him who amasses what is not his and makes himself rich with many loans! How long will this go on?’ / Will not your creditors suddenly arise and those who disturb you awaken? Then you will become their prey. / Because you have plundered many nations, the remnant of the people will plunder you—because of your bloodshed against man and your violence against the land, the city, and all their dwellers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/habakkuk/2-15.htm">Habakkuk 2:15-16</a></span><br />Woe to him who gives drink to his neighbors, pouring it from the wineskin until they are drunk, in order to gaze at their nakedness! / You will be filled with shame instead of glory. You too must drink and expose your uncircumcision! The cup in the LORD’s right hand will come around to you, and utter disgrace will cover your glory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-23.htm">Matthew 11:23</a></span><br />And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this day.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">They that see you shall narrowly look on you, and consider you, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms;</p><p class="hdg">shall narrowly</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/58-10.htm">Psalm 58:10,11</a></b></br> The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/64-9.htm">Psalm 64:9</a></b></br> And all men shall fear, and shall declare the work of God; for they shall wisely consider of his doing.</p><p class="hdg">is this</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/14-4.htm">Isaiah 14:4,5</a></b></br> That thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased! … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/52-7.htm">Psalm 52:7</a></b></br> Lo, <i>this is</i> the man <i>that</i> made not God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, <i>and</i> strengthened himself in his wickedness.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/50-23.htm">Jeremiah 50:23</a></b></br> How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! how is Babylon become a desolation among the nations!</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/proverbs/7-24.htm">Attend</a> <a href="/psalms/27-11.htm">Beholders</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-17.htm">Care</a> <a href="/isaiah/9-16.htm">Causing</a> <a href="/isaiah/6-10.htm">Consider</a> <a href="/isaiah/9-2.htm">Deep</a> <a href="/proverbs/11-27.htm">Earnestly</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-12.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-9.htm">Fate</a> <a href="/songs/6-13.htm">Gaze</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-19.htm">Kingdoms</a> <a href="/job/13-27.htm">Narrowly</a> <a href="/proverbs/5-6.htm">Ponder</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-13.htm">Shake</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-13.htm">Shaking</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-2.htm">Shook</a> <a href="/songs/1-6.htm">Stare</a> <a href="/psalms/88-13.htm">Thee</a> <a href="/songs/1-4.htm">Thought</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-13.htm">Tremble</a> <a href="/proverbs/11-29.htm">Troubler</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/28-23.htm">Attend</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-3.htm">Beholders</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-8.htm">Care</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-13.htm">Causing</a> <a href="/isaiah/18-4.htm">Consider</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-4.htm">Deep</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-9.htm">Earnestly</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-18.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/isaiah/17-14.htm">Fate</a> <a href="/isaiah/47-13.htm">Gaze</a> <a href="/isaiah/23-11.htm">Kingdoms</a> <a href="/job/13-27.htm">Narrowly</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-7.htm">Ponder</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-18.htm">Shake</a> <a href="/isaiah/15-4.htm">Shaking</a> <a href="/isaiah/23-11.htm">Shook</a> <a href="/acts/3-12.htm">Stare</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-16.htm">Thee</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-24.htm">Thought</a> <a href="/isaiah/15-4.htm">Tremble</a> <a href="/judges/11-35.htm">Troubler</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/14.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/isaiah/14.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Those who see you will stare;</b><br>This phrase suggests a scene of astonishment and disbelief. In the context of <a href="/isaiah/14.htm">Isaiah 14</a>, this is part of a taunt against the fallen king of Babylon. The imagery of people staring indicates a dramatic reversal of fortune, where someone once powerful is now reduced to a state of humiliation. This reflects the biblical theme of divine justice, where the proud are brought low (<a href="/proverbs/16-18.htm">Proverbs 16:18</a>). The act of staring can also imply a public spectacle, emphasizing the totality of the downfall.<p><b>they will ponder your fate:</b><br>The onlookers are not just passive observers; they actively consider the implications of the fallen king's fate. This pondering suggests a moment of reflection on the transient nature of earthly power and glory. It serves as a reminder of the biblical principle that God is sovereign over the rise and fall of nations and leaders (<a href="/daniel/2-21.htm">Daniel 2:21</a>). The fate of the king becomes a lesson in the futility of pride and the certainty of divine judgment.<p><b>“Is this the man who shook the earth</b><br>This rhetorical question underscores the contrast between the king's former power and his current state. "Shook the earth" implies a person of immense influence and might, capable of causing widespread fear and upheaval. This phrase can be connected to the broader biblical narrative of God's control over the earth and its rulers (<a href="/psalms/46-6.htm">Psalm 46:6</a>). The question highlights the irony of a once-dreaded figure now being powerless and insignificant.<p><b>and made the kingdoms tremble,</b><br>The king's ability to make kingdoms tremble indicates his former dominance and the fear he instilled in other nations. This reflects the historical context of the Babylonian Empire, known for its military conquests and oppressive rule. The trembling of kingdoms can be seen as a metaphor for the instability and fear caused by tyrannical leadership. In a prophetic sense, this phrase can also be seen as a type of the ultimate defeat of evil, as seen in the final judgment where all earthly powers are subdued under Christ's reign (<a href="/revelation/11-15.htm">Revelation 11:15</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_fallen_king_of_babylon.htm">The Fallen King of Babylon</a></b><br>This passage is part of a taunt against the king of Babylon, who is depicted as having fallen from great power and influence.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a></b><br>A significant empire in biblical history, often symbolizing pride and opposition to God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_onlookers.htm">The Onlookers</a></b><br>Those who witness the downfall of the king, representing the nations and peoples who were once under his influence.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>The prophet who delivers this message, serving as God's mouthpiece to convey His judgment and plans.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_earth_and_kingdoms.htm">The Earth and Kingdoms</a></b><br>Symbolic of the vast influence and power that the king once wielded, now reduced to nothing.<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 serves as a cautionary tale of how earthly power and arrogance can lead to destruction.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>God is in control of the rise and fall of nations and leaders. No earthly power can stand against His will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_temporary_nature_of_earthly_power.htm">The Temporary Nature of Earthly Power</a></b><br>Earthly kingdoms and powers are fleeting. True and lasting power belongs to God alone.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_humility.htm">The Importance of Humility</a></b><br>Believers are called to live humbly, recognizing that all authority and power are granted by God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/reflection_on_our_influence.htm">Reflection on Our Influence</a></b><br>Consider how we use the influence and power we have. Are we using it to serve God and others, or for selfish gain?<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/does_secular_evidence_match_isaiah_16_14.htm">Isaiah 16:14 states Moab's glory will end in three years; is there any verifiable evidence or timeline in secular sources matching this prophecy?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_supports_psalm_77_16's_waters_trembling.htm">Psalm 77:16 describes waters trembling at God's presence--what physical or historical basis supports this event, if any?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_isaiah_19_16-25_fit_modern_views.htm">Can the miraculous elements in Isaiah 19:16-25 be reconciled with modern historical or scientific understanding?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_isaiah_19_1-4_match_egyptian_history.htm">Does Isaiah 19:1-4 align with known Egyptian history regarding civil strife and political upheaval?</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>(16) <span class= "bld">They that see thee . . .</span>--<span class= "bld">The context shows </span>that the picture before the prophet's eye is no longer the shadow-world of Hades, but the field of battle, Men look at the corpse of the mighty conqueror as it lies dishonoured, bloody, and unburied.<span class= "bld"><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/14.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 16.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">They that see thee</span>. Dr. Kay well observes that "here the scene of the parable is changed back to earth. The corpse of the mighty conqueror is lying unburied." <span class="cmt_word">Shall narrowly look upon thee</span>. Like the inhabitants of hell (ver. 10), those of earth also shall scarcely believe their eyes. They shall look close to see if it is indeed the great king that is slain. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/14-16.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">Those who see you</span><br /><span class="heb">רֹאֶ֙יךָ֙</span> <span class="translit">(rō·’e·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will stare;</span><br /><span class="heb">יַשְׁגִּ֔יחוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yaš·gî·ḥū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7688.htm">Strong's 7688: </a> </span><span class="str2">To peep, glance sharply at</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they will ponder</span><br /><span class="heb">יִתְבּוֹנָ֑נוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yiṯ·bō·w·nā·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_995.htm">Strong's 995: </a> </span><span class="str2">To separate mentally, understand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your fate:</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵלֶ֖יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·le·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Is this</span><br /><span class="heb">הֲזֶ֤ה</span> <span class="translit">(hă·zeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> </span><span class="str2">This, that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the man</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאִישׁ֙</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’îš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who shook</span><br /><span class="heb">מַרְגִּ֣יז</span> <span class="translit">(mar·gîz)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7264.htm">Strong's 7264: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be agitated, quiver, quake, be excited, perturbed</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the earth</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאָ֔רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[and] made the kingdoms</span><br /><span class="heb">מַמְלָכֽוֹת׃</span> <span class="translit">(mam·lā·ḵō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4467.htm">Strong's 4467: </a> </span><span class="str2">Kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reign</span><br /><br /><span class="word">tremble,</span><br /><span class="heb">מַרְעִ֖ישׁ</span> <span class="translit">(mar·‘îš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7493.htm">Strong's 7493: </a> </span><span class="str2">To undulate, through fear, to spring</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/14-16.htm">Isaiah 14:16 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/14-16.htm">Isaiah 14:16 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/14-16.htm">Isaiah 14:16 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/14-16.htm">Isaiah 14:16 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/14-16.htm">Isaiah 14:16 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/14-16.htm">Isaiah 14:16 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/14-16.htm">Isaiah 14:16 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/14-16.htm">Isaiah 14:16 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/14-16.htm">Isaiah 14:16 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/14-16.htm">Isaiah 14:16 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/14-16.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 14:16 Those who see you will stare at (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/14-15.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 14:15"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 14:15" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/14-17.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 14:17"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 14:17" /></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>