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I will make myself like the Most High.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/isaiah/14.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />I will climb to the highest heavens and be like the Most High.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/14.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/14.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/14.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/14.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />I will ascend above the heights of the clouds, I will be like the Most High.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />‘I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/14.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/14.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/14.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/14.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />‘I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/14.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will ascend above the highest clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will ascend above the highest clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/14.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/14.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I'll be above the clouds, just like God Most High." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/14.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the Most High.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I'll go above the top of the clouds. I'll be like the Most High."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/14.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You said you would climb to the tops of the clouds and be like the Almighty. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/14.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I'll ascend above the tops of the clouds; I'll make myself like the Most High.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/14.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/14.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I will climb up to the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />I will ascend above the heights of the clouds. I will make myself like the Most High."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/14.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />I will ascend above the hights of the clouds; I will be like the Most High.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/14.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I will ascend above the heights of the clouds! I will make myself like the Most High!” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/14.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />I go up above the heights of a thick cloud, I am like to the Most High.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/14.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> I go up above the heights of a thick cloud, I am like to the Most High.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />I will go up upon the heights of the cloud: I will become like the Most High.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />I will ascend above the height of the clouds, I will be like the most High. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />I will ascend above the tops of the clouds. I will be like the Most High.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/14.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will be like the Most High!” <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/14.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I will ascend to the tops of the clouds, I will make myself like the Most High.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/14.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/14.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And I shall ascend above the height of the clouds and I shall be like The Highest’<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/14.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the Most High.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/14.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />I will go up above the clouds: I will be like the Most High.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/14-14.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=3085" 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">13</span>You said in your heart: “I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God. I will sit on the mount of assembly, in the far reaches of the north. <span class="reftext">14</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: ’e·‘ĕ·leh (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">I will ascend</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">above</a> <a href="/hebrew/1116.htm" title="1116: bā·mo·ṯê (N-fpc) -- A high place. From an unused root; an elevation.">the tops</a> <a href="/hebrew/5645.htm" title="5645: ‘āḇ (N-cs) -- Dark cloud, cloud mass, thicket. ">of the clouds;</a> <a href="/hebrew/1819.htm" title="1819: ’ed·dam·meh (V-Hitpael-Imperf-1cs) -- To be like, resemble. A primitive root; to compare; by implication, to resemble, liken, consider.">I will make myself like</a> <a href="/hebrew/5945.htm" title="5945: lə·‘el·yō·wn (Prep-l:: Adj-ms) -- An elevation, lofty, as title, the Supreme. From alah; an elevation, i.e. Lofty; as title, the Supreme.">the Most High.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">15</span>But you will be brought down to Sheol, to the lowest depths of the Pit.…<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/28-2.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="/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="/genesis/3-5.htm">Genesis 3:5</a></span><br />“For God knows that in the day you eat of it, your eyes will be opened and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_thessalonians/2-4.htm">2 Thessalonians 2:4</a></span><br />He will oppose and exalt himself above every so-called god or object of worship. So he will seat himself in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/12-7.htm">Revelation 12:7-9</a></span><br />Then a war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back. / But the dragon was not strong enough, and no longer was any place found in heaven for him and his angels. / And the great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/13-6.htm">Revelation 13:6</a></span><br />And the beast opened its mouth to speak blasphemies against God and to slander His name and His tabernacle—those who dwell in heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/8-10.htm">Daniel 8:10-11</a></span><br />It grew as high as the host of heaven, and it cast down some of the host and some of the stars to the earth and trampled them. / It magnified itself, even to the Prince of the host; it removed His daily sacrifice and overthrew the place of His sanctuary.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/11-36.htm">Daniel 11:36</a></span><br />Then the king will do as he pleases and will exalt and magnify himself above every god, and he will speak monstrous things against the God of gods. He will be successful until the time of wrath is completed, for what has been decreed must be accomplished.<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="/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="/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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/10-18.htm">Luke 10:18</a></span><br />So He told them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/2-6.htm">Philippians 2:6</a></span><br />Who, existing in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/14-11.htm">Revelation 14:11</a></span><br />And the smoke of their torment rises forever and ever. Day and night there is no rest for those who worship the beast and its image, or for anyone who receives the mark of its name.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-7.htm">Revelation 18:7</a></span><br />As much as she has glorified herself and lived in luxury, give her the same measure of torment and grief. In her heart she says, ‘I sit as queen; I am not a widow and will never see grief.’</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.</p><p class="hdg">ascend</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/37-23.htm">Isaiah 37:23,24</a></b></br> Whom hast thou reproached and blasphemed? and against whom hast thou exalted <i>thy</i> voice, and lifted up thine eyes on high? <i>even</i> against the Holy One of Israel… </p><p class="hdg">I will be</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/47-8.htm">Isaiah 47:8</a></b></br> Therefore hear now this, <i>thou that art</i> given to pleasures, that dwellest carelessly, that sayest in thine heart, I <i>am</i>, and none else beside me; I shall not sit <i>as</i> a widow, neither shall I know the loss of children:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/3-5.htm">Genesis 3:5</a></b></br> For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_thessalonians/2-4.htm">2 Thessalonians 2:4</a></b></br> Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/14-13.htm">Ascend</a> <a href="/isaiah/4-5.htm">Cloud</a> <a href="/isaiah/9-18.htm">Clouds</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-13.htm">Heights</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-13.htm">High</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-13.htm">Higher</a> <a href="/psalms/148-1.htm">Hights</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-34.htm">Thick</a> <a href="/isaiah/2-21.htm">Tops</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/34-3.htm">Ascend</a> <a href="/isaiah/18-4.htm">Cloud</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-27.htm">Clouds</a> <a href="/isaiah/31-4.htm">Heights</a> <a href="/isaiah/15-2.htm">High</a> <a href="/isaiah/55-9.htm">Higher</a> <a href="/psalms/148-1.htm">Hights</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-13.htm">Thick</a> <a href="/isaiah/15-3.htm">Tops</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>I will ascend above the tops of the clouds;</b><br>This phrase reflects the ambition and pride of the speaker, traditionally understood as a representation of the king of Babylon, but also interpreted as a depiction of Satan's rebellion against God. The imagery of ascending above the clouds suggests a desire to reach the highest possible position, symbolizing ultimate power and authority. In ancient Near Eastern cultures, clouds were often associated with divine presence and majesty, as seen in passages like <a href="/exodus/19-9.htm">Exodus 19:9</a>, where God descends on Mount Sinai in a cloud. The speaker's aspiration to rise above the clouds indicates an attempt to usurp divine status, challenging the established order ordained by God.<p><b>I will make myself like the Most High.”</b><br>This statement reveals the speaker's ultimate goal: to be equal with God. The title "Most High" is a translation of the Hebrew "Elyon," a name for God that emphasizes His supreme sovereignty and authority over all creation. This desire to be like God echoes the temptation in the Garden of Eden, where the serpent entices Eve with the promise that eating the forbidden fruit would make her "like God" (<a href="/genesis/3-5.htm">Genesis 3:5</a>). The ambition to be like the Most High is a recurring theme in Scripture, highlighting the sin of pride and the futility of attempting to rival God's unique position. This passage also foreshadows the New Testament revelation of Christ, who, though being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but humbled Himself (<a href="/philippians/2-6.htm">Philippians 2:6-8</a>). The contrast between the speaker's prideful ambition and Christ's humility underscores the biblical principle that true exaltation comes through submission to God's will.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/l/lucifer.htm">Lucifer</a></b><br>Traditionally understood as the figure speaking in this passage, representing pride and rebellion against God. The name "Lucifer" is derived from the Latin translation of "morning star" or "light-bringer," which is used in <a href="/isaiah/14-12.htm">Isaiah 14:12</a>.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a></b><br>The historical context of <a href="/bsb/isaiah/14.htm">Isaiah 14</a> is a taunt against the king of Babylon, symbolizing human arrogance and opposition to God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_most_high.htm">The Most High</a></b><br>A title for God, emphasizing His supreme authority and sovereignty over all creation.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/h/heaven.htm">Heaven</a></b><br>The realm of God, representing divine authority and the ultimate place of God's presence.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/prophet_isaiah.htm">Prophet Isaiah</a></b><br>The author of the book, who conveyed God's messages to the people of Judah, including prophecies of judgment and hope.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_pride.htm">The Danger of Pride</a></b><br>Pride leads to downfall. Just as Lucifer sought to elevate himself above God, we must guard against pride in our own lives, recognizing that all we have is from God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_sovereignty_of_god.htm">The Sovereignty of God</a></b><br>God alone is the Most High. Any attempt to usurp His position is futile and leads to judgment. We should live in submission to His authority.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_example_of_christ.htm">The Example of Christ</a></b><br>Jesus exemplifies humility and obedience. As followers of Christ, we are called to emulate His attitude, seeking to serve rather than to exalt ourselves.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_warfare.htm">Spiritual Warfare</a></b><br>Recognize the spiritual battle against pride and rebellion. Equip yourself with the armor of God to stand firm against such temptations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>God offers forgiveness and restoration to those who repent of their pride and turn back to Him. Embrace His grace and seek to walk humbly with your God.<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/what_caused_satan's_fall_from_heaven.htm">What caused Satan's fall from heaven?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_powerful_is_satan.htm">How powerful is Satan?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_the_works_of_the_devil.htm">What are the works of the devil?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_isaiah_14_13-14_literal_or_symbolic.htm">Does Isaiah 14:13-14's description of ascending to heaven reflect a literal cosmic event, and if not, why does the text use such lofty imagery?</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>(14) <span class= "bld">I will be like the most High.</span>--The Chaldaean king is rightly represented as using a Divine name (<span class= "ital">Elion</span>)<span class= "ital">, </span>which was not essentially Israelite, but common to the Ph?nicians and other kindred nations. (See <a href="/genesis/14-18.htm" title="And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God.">Genesis 14:18</a>; <a href="/daniel/4-24.htm" title="This is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree of the most High, which is come on my lord the king:">Daniel 4:24</a>; <a href="/luke/8-28.htm" title="When he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with you, Jesus, you Son of God most high? I beseech you, torment me not.">Luke 8:28</a>; <a href="/acts/16-17.htm" title="The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, which show to us the way of salvation.">Acts 16:17</a>.) The Persians carried their adulation still further, and applied the title "god" to their kings ('sch. <span class= "ital">Pers. </span>623), as the Syrians afterwards did in the case of Antiochus Theos. The Assyrian and Babylonian inscriptions, for the most part, fall short of this, and describe the king as the "servant," or "priest," of Assur, or Bel, or Nebo, "the viceroy, or vicar, of the gods."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/14.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 14.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">I will be like the Most High</span> (comp. <a href="/isaiah/47-8.htm">Isaiah 47:8</a>). It is a mistake to say that "the Assyrians gave the name of God to their monarchs" (Kay), or, at any rate, there is no evidence that they did. Nor does any king, either Assyrian or Babylonian, ever assume a Divine title. There is a marked difference in this respect between the Egyptian and the Assyro-Babylonian religions. Probably Isaiah only means that Babylonian monarchs <span class="accented">thought</span> of themselves as gods, worked their own wills, were wrapped up in themselves, did not in heart bow down to a higher Power. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/14-14.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">I will ascend</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶעֱלֶ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(’e·‘ĕ·leh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> </span><span class="str2">To ascend, in, actively</span><br /><br /><span class="word">above</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the tops</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּ֣מֳתֵי</span> <span class="translit">(bā·mo·ṯê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1116.htm">Strong's 1116: </a> </span><span class="str2">An elevation</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the clouds;</span><br /><span class="heb">עָ֑ב</span> <span class="translit">(‘āḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5645.htm">Strong's 5645: </a> </span><span class="str2">An envelope, darkness, a, cloud, a copse</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I will make myself like</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶדַּמֶּ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(’ed·dam·meh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1819.htm">Strong's 1819: </a> </span><span class="str2">To compare, to resemble, liken, consider</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Most High.”</span><br /><span class="heb">לְעֶלְיֽוֹן׃</span> <span class="translit">(lə·‘el·yō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5945.htm">Strong's 5945: </a> </span><span class="str2">An elevation, lofty, as title, the Supreme</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/14-14.htm">Isaiah 14:14 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/14-14.htm">Isaiah 14:14 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/14-14.htm">Isaiah 14:14 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/14-14.htm">Isaiah 14:14 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/14-14.htm">Isaiah 14:14 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/14-14.htm">Isaiah 14:14 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/14-14.htm">Isaiah 14:14 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/14-14.htm">Isaiah 14:14 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/14-14.htm">Isaiah 14:14 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/14-14.htm">Isaiah 14:14 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/14-14.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 14:14 I will ascend above the heights (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/14-13.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 14:13"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 14:13" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/14-15.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 14:15"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 14:15" /></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>