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The spirits of world leaders and mighty kings long dead stand up to see you. <a href="/esv/isaiah/14.htm">English Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/bsb/isaiah/14.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/isaiah/14.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/isaiah/14.htm">New King James Version</a> “Hell from beneath is excited about you, To meet you at your coming; It stirs up the dead for you, All the chief ones of the earth; It has raised up from their thrones All the kings of the nations. <a href="/nasb_/isaiah/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “Sheol below is excited about you, to meet you when you come; It stirs the spirits of the dead for you, all the leaders of the earth; It raises all the kings of the nations from their thrones. <a href="/nasb/isaiah/14.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Sheol from beneath is excited over you to meet you when you come; It arouses for you the spirits of the dead, all the leaders of the earth; It raises all the kings of the nations from their thrones. <a href="/nasb77/isaiah/14.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Sheol from beneath is excited over you to meet you when you come; It arouses for you the spirits of the dead, all the leaders of the earth; It raises all the kings of the nations from their thrones. <a href="/lsb/isaiah/14.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Sheol from beneath trembles excitedly over you to meet you when you come; It wakens for you the spirits of the dead, all the leaders of the earth; It raises all the kings of the nations from their thrones. <a href="/amp/isaiah/14.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “Sheol below is excited about you to meet you when you come [you tyrant of Babylon]; It stirs up the spirits of the dead [to greet you], all the leaders of the earth; It raises all the kings of the nations from their thrones [in astonishment at your fall]. <a href="/csb/isaiah/14.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Sheol below is eager to greet your coming, stirring up the spirits of the departed for you — all the rulers of the earth — making all the kings of the nations rise from their thrones. <a href="/hcsb/isaiah/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Sheol below is eager to greet your coming. He stirs up the spirits of the departed for you— all the rulers of the earth. He makes all the kings of the nations rise from their thrones. <a href="/asv/isaiah/14.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/isaiah/14.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The world of the dead eagerly waits for you. With great excitement, the spirits of ancient rulers hear about your coming. <a href="/erv/isaiah/14.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/isaiah/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Sheol below wakes up to meet you when you come. It wakes up the ghosts of the dead, all who were leaders on earth. It raises all who were kings of the nations from their thrones. <a href="/gnt/isaiah/14.htm">Good News Translation</a> "The world of the dead is getting ready to welcome the king of Babylon. The ghosts of those who were powerful on earth are stirring about. The ghosts of kings are rising from their thrones. <a href="/isv/isaiah/14.htm">International Standard Version</a> "The afterlife below is all astir to meet you when you arrive; it rouses up the spirits of the dead to greet you— everyone who used to be world leaders. It has raised up from their thrones all who used to be kings of the nations. <a href="/msb/isaiah/14.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/isaiah/14.htm">NET Bible</a> Sheol below is stirred up about you, ready to meet you when you arrive. It rouses the spirits of the dead for you, all the former leaders of the earth; it makes all the former kings of the nations rise from their thrones. <a href="/nheb/isaiah/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Sheol from beneath has moved for you to meet you at your coming. It stirs up the dead for you, even all the rulers of the earth. It has raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations. <a href="/wbt/isaiah/14.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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. <a href="/web/isaiah/14.htm">World English Bible</a> 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. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/isaiah/14.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/ylt/isaiah/14.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Sheol beneath hath been troubled at thee, To meet thy coming in, It is waking up for thee Rephaim, All chiefs ones of earth, It hath raised up from their thrones All kings of nations. <a href="/slt/isaiah/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Hades from beneath was moved for thee to meet thy coming: it roused the shades for thee, all the leaders of the earth: it raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/isaiah/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Hell below was in an uproar to meet thee at thy coming, it stirred up the giants for thee. All the princes of the earth are risen up from their thrones, all the princes of nations. <a href="/cpdv/isaiah/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Hell below was stirred up to meet you at your advent; it has awakened the giants for you. All the leaders of the earth have risen from their thrones, all the leaders among the nations.” <a href="/nabre/isaiah/14.htm">New American Bible</a> Below, Sheol is all astir preparing for your coming; Awakening the shades to greet you, all the leaders of the earth; Making all the kings of the nations rise from their thrones. <a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/14.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> 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.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/14.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Sheol beneath is murmuring at your coming; it stirs up against you all the mighty men, even all the rulers of the earth whom you overthrew from their thrones. <a href="/hpbt/isaiah/14.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Sheol from beneath is bitterly provoked at your entering. She has awakened the giants against you and all the Rulers of the Earth, for she raised up from their thrones all the Kings of the nations<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/isaiah/14.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> The nether-world from beneath is moved for thee To meet thee at thy coming; The shades are stirred up for thee, Even all the chief ones of the earth; All the kings of the nations Are raised up from their thrones. <a href="/sep/isaiah/14.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Hell from beneath is provoked to meet thee: all the great ones that have ruled over the earth have risen up together against thee, they that have raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations. <a href="/parallel/isaiah/14-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=3026" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/isaiah/14.htm">Downfall of the King of Babylon</a> …8Even the cypresses and cedars of Lebanon exult over you: “Since you have been laid low, no woodcutter comes against us.” 9<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.">Sheol</a> <a href="/hebrew/8478.htm" title="8478: mit·ta·ḥaṯ (Prep-m) -- Underneath, below, instead of. From the same as Towach; the bottom; only adverbially, below, in lieu of, etc.">beneath</a> <a href="/hebrew/7264.htm" title="7264: rā·ḡə·zāh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- To be agitated, quiver, quake, be excited, perturbed. A primitive root; to quiver.">is eager</a> <a href="/hebrew/7122.htm" title="7122: liq·raṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To encounter, befall. A primitive root: to encounter, whether accidentally or in a hostile manner.">to meet</a> <a href="/hebrew/lə·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- ">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: bō·w·’e·ḵā (V-Qal-Inf:: 2ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">upon your arrival.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5782.htm" title="5782: ‘ō·w·rêr (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- To rouse oneself, awake. A primitive root; to wake.">It stirs</a> <a href="/hebrew/7496.htm" title="7496: rə·p̄ā·’îm (N-mp) -- Shades, ghosts. From rapha' in the sense of raphah; properly, lax, i.e. a ghost.">the spirits of the dead</a> <a href="/hebrew/lə·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- ">to greet you—</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/6260.htm" title="6260: ‘at·tū·ḏê (N-mpc) -- Male goat. Or sattud; from athad; prepared, i.e. Full grown; spoken only of he-goats, or leaders of the people.">the rulers</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’ā·reṣ (N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">of the earth.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kōl (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">It makes all</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: mal·ḵê (N-mpc) -- King. From malak; a king.">the kings</a> <a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471: ḡō·w·yim (N-mp) -- Rarely goy; apparently from the same root as gevah; a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts.">of the nations</a> <a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: hê·qîm (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise.">rise</a> <a href="/hebrew/3678.htm" title="3678: mik·kis·’ō·w·ṯām (Prep-m:: N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Seat of honor, throne. Or kicceh; from kacah; properly, covered, i.e. A throne.">from their thrones.</a> 10They will all respond to you, saying, “You too have become weak, as we are; you have become like us!”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/ezekiel/32-21.htm">Ezekiel 32:21</a> 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.’ <a href="/ezekiel/31-16.htm">Ezekiel 31:16</a> 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. <a href="/ezekiel/32-27.htm">Ezekiel 32:27</a> They do not lie down with the fallen warriors of old, who went down to Sheol with their weapons of war, whose swords were placed under their heads, whose shields rested on their bones, although the terror of the mighty was once in the land of the living. <a href="/job/26-5.htm">Job 26:5</a> The dead tremble—those beneath the waters and those who dwell in them. <a href="/psalms/49-14.htm">Psalm 49:14</a> 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. <a href="/psalms/88-10.htm">Psalm 88:10-12</a> Do You work wonders for the dead? Do departed spirits rise up to praise You? Selah / Can Your loving devotion be proclaimed in the grave, Your faithfulness in Abaddon? / Will Your wonders be known in the darkness, or Your righteousness in the land of oblivion? <a href="/proverbs/9-18.htm">Proverbs 9:18</a> But they do not know that the dead are there, that her guests are in the depths of Sheol. <a href="/proverbs/21-16.htm">Proverbs 21:16</a> The man who strays from the path of understanding will rest in the assembly of the dead. <a href="/revelation/20-13.htm">Revelation 20:13-14</a> 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. <a href="/revelation/6-8.htm">Revelation 6:8</a> Then I looked and saw a pale green horse. Its rider’s name was Death, and Hades followed close behind. And they were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill by sword, by famine, by plague, and by the beasts of the earth. <a href="/revelation/1-18.htm">Revelation 1:18</a> the Living One. I was dead, and behold, now I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of Death and of Hades. <a href="/luke/16-23.htm">Luke 16:23</a> In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham from afar, with Lazarus by his side. <a href="/matthew/11-23.htm">Matthew 11:23</a> 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. <a href="/matthew/8-12.htm">Matthew 8:12</a> But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” <a href="/2_peter/2-4.htm">2 Peter 2:4</a> For if God did not spare the angels when they sinned, but cast them deep into hell, placing them in chains of darkness to be held for judgment;</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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.hell.<a href="/proverbs/15-24.htm">Proverbs 15:24</a> The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.is moved<a href="/ezekiel/32-21.htm">Ezekiel 32:21-32</a> The strong among the mighty shall speak to him out of the midst of hell with them that help him: they are gone down, they lie uncircumcised, slain by the sword… chief ones.<a href="/jeremiah/50-8.htm">Jeremiah 50:8</a> Remove out of the midst of Babylon, and go forth out of the land of the Chaldeans, and be as the he goats before the flocks.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/proverbs/6-34.htm">Arouses</a> <a href="/songs/8-5.htm">Awake</a> <a href="/songs/8-5.htm">Beneath</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-7.htm">Chief</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-19.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-17.htm">Departed</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-7.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/psalms/39-2.htm">Excited</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/18-10.htm">Greet</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-11.htm">He-Goats</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-14.htm">Hell</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-8.htm">Kings</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-14.htm">Leaders</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-14.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-2.htm">Making</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-3.htm">Meet</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-13.htm">Moved</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-6.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-14.htm">Nether-World</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-16.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/isaiah/2-2.htm">Raised</a> <a href="/isaiah/9-11.htm">Raises</a> <a href="/job/39-18.htm">Rouses</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-5.htm">Rulers</a> <a href="/psalms/122-5.htm">Seats</a> <a href="/isaiah/9-2.htm">Shades</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-11.htm">Sheol</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-21.htm">Spirits</a> <a href="/psalms/107-25.htm">Stirred</a> <a href="/proverbs/29-22.htm">Stirreth</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-17.htm">Stirring</a> <a href="/isaiah/9-11.htm">Stirs</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-4.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-13.htm">Thrones</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-11.htm">World</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/64-7.htm">Arouses</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-19.htm">Awake</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-11.htm">Beneath</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-13.htm">Chief</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-12.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-14.htm">Departed</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-12.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/acts/6-12.htm">Excited</a> <a href="/matthew/5-47.htm">Greet</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-8.htm">He-Goats</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-15.htm">Hell</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-18.htm">Kings</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-3.htm">Leaders</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-12.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-4.htm">Making</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-14.htm">Meet</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-1.htm">Moved</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-12.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-11.htm">Nether-World</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-17.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-10.htm">Raised</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-16.htm">Raises</a> <a href="/job/39-18.htm">Rouses</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-3.htm">Rulers</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-32.htm">Seats</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-14.htm">Shades</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-11.htm">Sheol</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-3.htm">Spirits</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-21.htm">Stirred</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-15.htm">Stirreth</a> <a href="/isaiah/64-7.htm">Stirring</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-2.htm">Stirs</a> <a href="/isaiah/17-3.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-18.htm">Thrones</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-17.htm">World</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 14</div>1. <a href="/isaiah/14-1.htm">God's merciful restoration of Israel</a> 3. <a href="/isaiah/14-3.htm">Their triumphant exultation over Babel</a> 24. <a href="/isaiah/14-24.htm">God's purpose against Assyria</a> 29. <a href="/isaiah/14-29.htm">Philistia is threatened</a> </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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In the Hebrew Bible, "Sheol" refers to the realm of the dead, a shadowy place where the departed spirits reside. This phrase suggests an anticipation or readiness in Sheol, personifying it as eager to receive the newly deceased. The context here is a taunt against the king of Babylon, symbolizing the inevitable downfall of prideful rulers. The eagerness of Sheol underscores the certainty of divine judgment. This concept of Sheol is consistent with other Old Testament references, such as in <a href="/job/7-9.htm">Job 7:9</a> and <a href="/psalms/6-5.htm">Psalm 6:5</a>, where it is depicted as a place of no return and silence.It stirs the spirits of the dead to greet you—all the rulers of the earth. The "spirits of the dead" or "Rephaim" in Hebrew, are often understood as the shades or disembodied spirits in Sheol. This imagery conveys the idea that even the mighty rulers who have passed away are awakened to witness the arrival of the Babylonian king. It reflects the theme of the reversal of fortunes, where those who were once powerful on earth are now mere shadows in the afterlife. This can be connected to <a href="/ezekiel/32-21.htm">Ezekiel 32:21</a>, where the mighty fallen are depicted as speaking from the depths of Sheol.It makes all the kings of the nations rise from their thrones. The imagery of kings rising from their thrones in Sheol serves to emphasize the humiliation of the Babylonian king. These kings, who once held power and authority, now rise not to honor but to mock the new arrival. This scene illustrates the ultimate leveling effect of death, where earthly status and power hold no sway. It echoes the biblical theme found in <a href="/proverbs/16-18.htm">Proverbs 16:18</a>, where pride precedes destruction, and a haughty spirit leads to a fall. The passage serves as a reminder of the transient nature of earthly power and the sovereignty of God over all nations.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/s/sheol.htm">Sheol</a> In Hebrew thought, Sheol is the realm of the dead, a shadowy place where the departed spirits reside. It is often depicted as a place of waiting, devoid of the presence of God. 2. <a href="/topical/s/spirits_of_the_dead.htm">Spirits of the Dead</a> These are the disembodied spirits of those who have passed away. In this context, they are portrayed as being stirred to greet the new arrival. 3. <a href="/topical/r/rulers_of_the_earth.htm">Rulers of the Earth</a> This refers to the kings and leaders who have died and are now in Sheol. They are depicted as rising from their thrones to meet the new arrival. 4. <a href="/topical/k/kings_of_the_nations.htm">Kings of the Nations</a> These are the earthly kings who once held power and authority but are now in the same state as all other deceased individuals. 5. <a href="/topical/a/arrival.htm">Arrival</a> This event refers to the coming of a new individual into Sheol, likely a powerful ruler or king, as indicated by the context of <a href="/bsb/isaiah/14.htm">Isaiah 14</a>.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_inevitability_of_death.htm">The Inevitability of Death</a> Earthly power and status do not exempt anyone from death. All must face the reality of Sheol, reminding us of the importance of humility and reliance on God. <a href="/topical/t/the_futility_of_earthly_power.htm">The Futility of Earthly Power</a> The passage illustrates that earthly rulers, despite their power, end up in the same place as everyone else. This should encourage us to seek eternal significance rather than temporary power. <a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_judgment.htm">The Reality of Judgment</a> The stirring of the dead in Sheol serves as a reminder of the coming judgment. We should live with an awareness of our accountability before God. <a href="/topical/h/hope_beyond_sheol.htm">Hope Beyond Sheol</a> While Sheol represents death, the broader biblical account offers hope through Christ's victory over death, encouraging believers to live with eternal perspective. <a href="/topical/c/community_of_the_redeemed.htm">Community of the Redeemed</a> Unlike the isolated existence in Sheol, believers are called to be part of a community that reflects God's kingdom values, offering support and encouragement to one another.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_14.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 14</a> <a href="/q/what_are_the_seven_pillars_of_wisdom.htm">What are the seven pillars of wisdom?</a> <a href="/q/what_defines_a_house_of_prayer.htm">What is the Divine Council concept?</a> <a href="/q/who_or_what_were_the_rephaim.htm">Who or what were the Rephaim?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_ecclesiastes_contradict_jesus.htm">Why does Ecclesiastes say the dead are unconscious (Ecclesiastes 9:5), contradicting Jesus’ teaching about Hell?</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>(9) Hell from beneath is moved for thee . . .--"Hell," or Sheol, is, as elsewhere, the shadow-world, the region of the dead. Into that world the king of Babylon descends. The "dead" and the Rephaim are there, the giant-spectres, now faint and feeble (<a href="/deuteronomy/2-11.htm" title="Which also were accounted giants, as the Anakims; but the Moabites called them Emims.">Deuteronomy 2:11</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/3-11.htm" title="For only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of giants; behold his bedstead was a bedstead of iron; is it not in Rabbath of the children of Ammon? nine cubits was the length thereof, and four cubits the breadth of it, after the cubit of a man.">Deuteronomy 3:11</a>), of departed forms of greatness. The verb ("it stirreth up"), which is masculine, while the noun is feminine, seems to personify Sheol, as Hades is personified in <a href="/revelation/20-14.htm" title="And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.">Revelation 20:14</a>. The "chief ones" are, literally, the he-goats, or "bell-wethers" of the flock (<a href="/isaiah/34-6.htm" title="The sword of the LORD is filled with blood, it is made fat with fatness, and with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams: for the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah, and a great slaughter in the land of Idumea.">Isaiah 34:6</a>; <a href="/zechariah/10-3.htm" title="My anger was kindled against the shepherds, and I punished the goats: for the LORD of hosts has visited his flock the house of Judah, and has made them as his goodly horse in the battle.">Zechariah 10:3</a>), of which Hades is the shepherd (<a href="/psalms/49-14.htm" title="Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.">Psalm 49:14</a>). Even in Sheol the kings of the earth retain their former majesty, and sit on thrones apart from the vulgar dead. In <a href="/context/ezekiel/32-17.htm" title="It came to pass also in the twelfth year, in the fifteenth day of the month, that the word of the LORD came to me, saying,">Ezekiel 32:17-32</a> we have a reproduction of the same imagery, and the kings appear, each with his "weapons of war." The whole passage finds a striking parallel in the Assyrian legend of the Descent of Ishtar (Records of the Past, i. p. 144), where Hades is described. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/14.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 9. - Hell from beneath. The Hebrew Sheol corresponded nearly to the Greek Hades, and the Latin Inferi. It was a dismal region in the center of the earth, whither departed souls descended, and where they remained thenceforth. There were various depths in it, each apparently more dismal than the preceding; but there is no evidence that it was considered to contain any place of happiness, until after the return from the Captivity. The prophet here represents Sheol as disturbed by the advent of the Babylonian monarch, and as rousing itself to receive him. The great ones of the earth, and the kings, who are kings even in Hades, and sit upon thrones, are especially moved by the occasion, and prepare to meet and greet their brother. Personal identity and continued consciousness of it after death are assumed; and the former earthly rank of the inmates seems to be recognized and maintained. It stirreth up the dead. Hell in the aggregate - the place personified - proceeds to arouse the individual inmates, who are called re-phaim - the word commonly translated "giants" (<a href="/deuteronomy/2-11.htm">Deuteronomy 2:11, 20</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/13-12.htm">Deuteronomy 13:12</a>; <a href="/joshua/12-4.htm">Joshua 12:4</a>; <a href="/joshua/13-12.htm">Joshua 13:12</a>, etc.), but meaning properly "feeble ones." The shades or ghosts of the departed were regarded as weak and nerveless, in comparison with living men (compare the Homeric εἴδωλα καμόντων). All the chief ones; literally, the he-goats (comp. <a href="/jeremiah/1-8.htm">Jeremiah 1:8</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/51-40.htm">Jeremiah 51:40</a>; <a href="/zechariah/10-3.htm">Zechariah 10:3</a>). Raised up from their thrones; i.e. "caused to rise up from their thrones," and stand in eager expectation of what was about to happen. <a href="/commentaries/isaiah/14-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Sheol שְׁא֗וֹל (šə·’ō·wl) Noun - common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7585.htm">Strong's 7585: </a> Underworld (place to which people descend at death) beneath מִתַּ֛חַת (mit·ta·ḥaṯ) Preposition-m <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8478.htm">Strong's 8478: </a> The bottom, below, in lieu of is eager רָגְזָ֥ה (rā·ḡə·zāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7264.htm">Strong's 7264: </a> To be agitated, quiver, quake, be excited, perturbed to meet you לִקְרַ֣את (liq·raṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7125.htm">Strong's 7125: </a> Against he come, help, meet, seek, to, in the way upon your arrival. בּוֹאֶ֑ךָ (bō·w·’e·ḵā) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go It stirs עוֹרֵ֨ר (‘ō·w·rêr) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5782.htm">Strong's 5782: </a> To rouse oneself, awake the spirits of the dead רְפָאִים֙ (rə·p̄ā·’îm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7496.htm">Strong's 7496: </a> Shades, ghosts to greet you— לְךָ֤ (lə·ḵā) Preposition | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every the rulers עַתּ֣וּדֵי (‘at·tū·ḏê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6260.htm">Strong's 6260: </a> Prepared, full grown, of he-goats, leaders of the people of the earth. אָ֔רֶץ (’ā·reṣ) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land It makes all כֹּ֖ל (kōl) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every the kings מַלְכֵ֥י (mal·ḵê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king of the nations גוֹיִֽם׃ (ḡō·w·yim) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1471.htm">Strong's 1471: </a> A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts rise הֵקִים֙ (hê·qîm) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6965.htm">Strong's 6965: </a> To arise, stand up, stand from their thrones. מִכִּסְאוֹתָ֔ם (mik·kis·’ō·w·ṯām) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3678.htm">Strong's 3678: </a> Seat of honor, throne <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/14-9.htm">Isaiah 14:9 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/isaiah/14-9.htm">Isaiah 14:9 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/isaiah/14-9.htm">Isaiah 14:9 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/isaiah/14-9.htm">Isaiah 14:9 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/isaiah/14-9.htm">Isaiah 14:9 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/14-9.htm">Isaiah 14:9 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/14-9.htm">Isaiah 14:9 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/14-9.htm">Isaiah 14:9 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/14-9.htm">Isaiah 14:9 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/isaiah/14-9.htm">Isaiah 14:9 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-9.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 14:9 Sheol from beneath has moved for you (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/14-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 14:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 14:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/14-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 14:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 14:10" /></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>