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href="/bsb/isaiah/14.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/isaiah/14.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />All the kings of the nations lie in state, each in his own tomb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/isaiah/14.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“The kings of the nations lie in stately glory, each in his own tomb,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/14.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />All the kings of the nations lie in glory, each in his own tomb;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/14.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />All the kings of the nations lie in state, each in his own tomb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/14.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />All the kings of the nations, <i>even</i> all of them, lie in glory, every one in his own house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/14.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“All the kings of the nations, All of them, sleep in glory, Everyone in his own house;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“All the kings of the nations lie in glory, Each in his own tomb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/14.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220All the kings of the nations lie in glory, Each in his own tomb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/14.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“All the kings of the nations lie in glory, Each in his own tomb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/14.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />All the kings of the nations lie in glory, Each in his own place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/14.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“All the kings of the nations, all of them lie [dead] in glorious array, Each one in his own sepulcher.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/14.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />All the kings of the nations lie in splendor, each in his own tomb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />All the kings of the nations lie in splendor, each in his own tomb. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/14.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />All the kings of the nations, all of them, sleep in glory, every one in his own house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/14.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />When kings die, they are buried in glorious tombs. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/14.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />All the kings of the nations, all of them, sleep in glory, every one in his own house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />All the kings of the nations, all of them, have been buried with honor, each in his own tomb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/14.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />All the kings of the earth lie in their magnificent tombs, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/14.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />All the kings of the nations lie in state, each in his own tomb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/14.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />All the kings of the nations lie in state, each in his own tomb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/14.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />As for all the kings of the nations, all of them lie down in splendor, each in his own tomb. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />All the kings of the nations lie in splendor, everyone in his own house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/14.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />All the kings of the nations, even all of them, lie in glory, every one in his own house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/14.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />All the kings of the nations sleep in glory, everyone in his own house. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/14.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />All kings of nations—all of them, "" Have lain down in glory, each in his house,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/14.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> All kings of nations -- all of them, Have lain down in honour, each in his house,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />All the kings of the nations, all of them, lay down in honor, a man in his house.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />All the kings of the nations have all of them slept in glory, every one in his own house. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />All the kings of the nations throughout the whole world have slept in glory, each man in his own house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/14.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />All the kings of the nations lie in glory, each in his own tomb; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/14.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />All the kings of the nations lie in glory, each in his own tomb;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/14.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />All the kings of the nations, even all of them, lie in glory, every one in his own house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/14.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />All Kings of the nations have fallen asleep in honor, each man in his house<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/14.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />All the kings of the nations, All of them, sleep in glory, Every one in his own house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/14.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />All the kings of the nations lie in honour, <i>every</i> man in his house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/14-18.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=3118" 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">17</span>who turned the world into a desert and destroyed its cities, who refused to let the captives return to their homes?” <span class="reftext">18</span><span class="highl"><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/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/3605.htm" title="3605: kul·lām (N-msc:: 3mp) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7901.htm" title="7901: šā·ḵə·ḇū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To lie down. A primitive root; to lie down.">lie</a> <a href="/hebrew/3519.htm" title="3519: ḇə·ḵā·ḇō·wḏ (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- Rarely kabod; from kabad; properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness.">in state,</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (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.">each</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bə·ḇê·ṯōw (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">in his own tomb.</a> </span><span class="reftext">19</span>But you are cast out of your grave like a rejected branch, covered by those slain with the sword, and dumped into a rocky pit like a carcass trampled underfoot.…<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/32-18.htm">Ezekiel 32:18-32</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="/jeremiah/50-39.htm">Jeremiah 50:39-40</a></span><br />So the desert creatures and hyenas will live there and ostriches will dwell there. It will never again be inhabited or lived in from generation to generation. / As God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah along with their neighbors,” declares the LORD, “no one will dwell there; no man will abide there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/51-39.htm">Jeremiah 51:39-40</a></span><br />While they are flushed with heat, I will serve them a feast, and I will make them drunk so that they may revel; then they will fall asleep forever and never wake up, declares the LORD. / I will bring them down like lambs to the slaughter, like rams with male goats.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/31-16.htm">Ezekiel 31:16-18</a></span><br />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. / They too descended with it to Sheol, to those slain by the sword. As its allies they had lived in its shade among the nations. / Who then is like you in glory and greatness among the trees of Eden? You also will be brought down to the depths of the earth to be with the trees of Eden. You will lie among the uncircumcised, with those slain by the sword. This is Pharaoh and all his multitude, declares the Lord GOD.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/28-10.htm">Ezekiel 28:10</a></span><br />You will die the death of the uncircumcised at the hands of foreigners. For I have spoken, 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/32-24.htm">Ezekiel 32:24-25</a></span><br />Elam is there with all her multitudes around her grave. All of them are slain, fallen by the sword—those who went down uncircumcised to the earth below, who once spread their terror in the land of the living. They bear their disgrace with those who descend to the Pit. / Among the slain they prepare a resting place for Elam with all her hordes, with her graves all around her. All of them are uncircumcised, slain by the sword, although their terror was once spread in the land of the living. They bear their disgrace with those who descend to the Pit. They are placed among the slain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/32-29.htm">Ezekiel 32:29-30</a></span><br />Edom is there, and all her kings and princes, who despite their might are laid among those slain by the sword. They lie down with the uncircumcised, with those who descend to the Pit. / All the leaders of the north and all the Sidonians are there; they went down in disgrace with the slain, despite the terror of their might. They lie uncircumcised with those slain by the sword and bear their shame with those who descend to the Pit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/21-32.htm">Job 21:32-33</a></span><br />He is carried to the grave, and watch is kept over his tomb. / The clods of the valley are sweet to him; everyone follows behind him, and those before him are without number.<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/73-18.htm">Psalm 73:18-20</a></span><br />Surely You set them on slick ground; You cast them down into ruin. / How suddenly they are laid waste, completely swept away by terrors! / Like one waking from a dream, so You, O Lord, awaken and despise their form.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-21.htm">Revelation 18:21-24</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/19-20.htm">Revelation 19:20-21</a></span><br />But the beast was captured along with the false prophet, who on its behalf had performed signs deceiving those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. Both the beast and the false prophet were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur. / And the rest were killed with the sword that proceeded from the mouth of the One seated on the horse. And all the birds gorged themselves on their flesh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/20-10.htm">Revelation 20:10</a></span><br />And the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur, into which the beast and the false prophet had already been thrown. There they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/20-14.htm">Revelation 20:14-15</a></span><br />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">All the kings of the nations, even all of them, lie in glory, every one in his own house.</p><p class="hdg">all of</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/22-16.htm">Isaiah 22:16</a></b></br> What hast thou here? and whom hast thou here, that thou hast hewed thee out a sepulchre here, <i>as</i> he that heweth him out a sepulchre on high, <i>and</i> that graveth an habitation for himself in a rock?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/24-16.htm">2 Chronicles 24:16,25</a></b></br> And they buried him in the city of David among the kings, because he had done good in Israel, both toward God, and toward his house… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ecclesiastes/6-3.htm">Ecclesiastes 6:3</a></b></br> If a man beget an hundred <i>children</i>, and live many years, so that the days of his years be many, and his soul be not filled with good, and also <i>that</i> he have no burial; I say, <i>that</i> an untimely birth <i>is</i> better than he.</p><p class="hdg">house</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/30-23.htm">Job 30:23</a></b></br> For I know <i>that</i> thou wilt bring me <i>to</i> death, and <i>to</i> the house appointed for all living.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ecclesiastes/12-5.htm">Ecclesiastes 12:5</a></b></br> Also <i>when</i> they shall be afraid of <i>that which is</i> high, and fears <i>shall be</i> in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/14-16.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-19.htm">Glory</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-10.htm">Honour</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-17.htm">House</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-9.htm">Kings</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-21.htm">Lie</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-12.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-7.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-27.htm">Sleep</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-10.htm">State</a> <a href="/psalms/5-9.htm">Tomb</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/14-21.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-14.htm">Glory</a> <a href="/isaiah/17-4.htm">Honour</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-12.htm">House</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-11.htm">Kings</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-30.htm">Lie</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-26.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-30.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-19.htm">Sleep</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-19.htm">State</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-19.htm">Tomb</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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Kings were often laid to rest with great pomp, reflecting their status and power. This practice is seen in various cultures, such as the Egyptians with their pyramids and the Mesopotamians with their ziggurats. The phrase underscores the universal nature of death, even for the most powerful, and serves as a reminder of the temporary nature of earthly power. In biblical context, it contrasts with the fate of the king of Babylon, who is denied such honor due to his pride and tyranny.<p><b>each in his own tomb</b><br>The mention of "his own tomb" signifies the personal and familial legacy that kings sought to establish. Tombs were often constructed to reflect the king's achievements and to ensure their memory endured. This practice is evident in the burial sites of the kings of Judah, such as the City of David in Jerusalem. Theologically, this phrase can be seen as a foreshadowing of the resurrection, where each person will be raised individually. It also contrasts with the prophecy against the king of Babylon, who is denied a proper burial, symbolizing divine judgment and disgrace. This serves as a warning against pride and self-exaltation, themes prevalent throughout the book of Isaiah.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/k/kings_of_the_nations.htm">Kings of the Nations</a></b><br>Refers to the rulers of various nations who have passed away and are buried with honor in their own tombs. This highlights the common practice of honoring leaders in death, regardless of their earthly power or influence.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/tombs.htm">Tombs</a></b><br>The burial places of these kings, symbolizing the finality of death and the end of earthly power. Tombs were often elaborate and served as a testament to the king's status and achievements.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>The prophet who delivered this message. Isaiah's prophecies often addressed the fate of nations and their leaders, emphasizing God's sovereignty over all earthly powers.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a></b><br>While not directly mentioned in this verse, the broader context of <a href="/bsb/isaiah/14.htm">Isaiah 14</a> addresses the fall of Babylon, a symbol of pride and opposition to God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_fall_of_lucifer.htm">The Fall of Lucifer</a></b><br>Earlier in <a href="/bsb/isaiah/14.htm">Isaiah 14</a>, the fall of Lucifer is described, serving as a backdrop to the fate of earthly kings who, like Lucifer, sought to exalt themselves.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_temporary_nature_of_earthly_power.htm">The Temporary Nature of Earthly Power</a></b><br>Earthly power and status are fleeting. No matter how powerful a king or leader may be, death is the great equalizer. This should remind us to focus on eternal values rather than temporary achievements.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a></b><br>God is sovereign over all nations and their leaders. The fate of these kings serves as a reminder that God is in control, and His purposes will prevail.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_humility.htm">The Importance of Humility</a></b><br>The fate of the kings in their tombs serves as a caution against pride and self-exaltation. We are called to live humbly, recognizing our dependence on God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/eternal_perspective.htm">Eternal Perspective</a></b><br>As believers, we are encouraged to live with an eternal perspective, investing in what lasts beyond this life. Our ultimate hope and security are found in Christ, not in earthly power or status.<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/why_is_isaiah_17_unfulfilled.htm">Why does Isaiah 17's prophecy appear unfulfilled when compared to other passages predicting judgments on Israel's neighbors that were historically verified?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/key_events_in_hezekiah's_reign.htm">What events define Hezekiah's reign as king?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_mention_ethiopian_gifts_in_isaiah_18_7.htm">Isaiah 18:7: Why would the prophecy single out gifts from Ethiopia if there's no clear historical account of such tribute being delivered to Mount Zion?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_oneness_doctrine.htm">What does Revelation 18:2 mean by Babylon's fall?</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>(18) <span class= "bld">All the kings of the nations . . .</span>--The "house" in which the monarchs lie is, of course, their sepulchre. Such sepulchres, as in the case of the pyramid graves of the Egyptian kings, the "eternal home" as they themselves called it (comp. <a href="/ecclesiastes/12-5.htm" title="Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail: because man goes to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets:">Ecclesiastes 12:5</a>), were often almost literally the "house," or palace, of the dead.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/14.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 18.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">All the kings of the nations</span>, etc.; i.e. the other kings, speaking generally, died in peace, and had an honorable burial, each one in the sepulcher that he had prepared for himself as his final abode or "house" (comp. <a href="/isaiah/22-16.htm">Isaiah 22:16</a>). The care taken to prepare tombs was not confined to Egypt, though there obtaining its greatest development. Among others, the Persian kings certainly prepared their own sepulchers; and probably the practice was general. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/14-18.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">All</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the kings</span><br /><span class="heb">מַלְכֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(mal·ḵê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the nations</span><br /><span class="heb">גוֹיִ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(ḡō·w·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1471.htm">Strong's 1471: </a> </span><span class="str2">A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts</span><br /><br /><span class="word">lie</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁכְב֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(šā·ḵə·ḇū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7901.htm">Strong's 7901: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lie down</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in state,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְכָב֖וֹד</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·ḵā·ḇō·wḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3519.htm">Strong's 3519: </a> </span><span class="str2">Weight, splendor, copiousness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">each</span><br /><span class="heb">אִ֥ישׁ</span> <span class="translit">(’îš)</span><br /><span class="parse">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">in his own tomb.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּבֵיתֽוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḇê·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/14-18.htm">Isaiah 14:18 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/14-18.htm">Isaiah 14:18 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/14-18.htm">Isaiah 14:18 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/14-18.htm">Isaiah 14:18 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/14-18.htm">Isaiah 14:18 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/14-18.htm">Isaiah 14:18 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/14-18.htm">Isaiah 14:18 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/14-18.htm">Isaiah 14:18 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/14-18.htm">Isaiah 14:18 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/14-18.htm">Isaiah 14:18 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/14-18.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 14:18 All the kings of the nations sleep (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/14-17.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 14:17"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 14:17" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/14-19.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 14:19"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 14:19" /></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>