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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 />The LORD has broken the rod of the wicked, the scepter of the rulers,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/isaiah/14.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />For the LORD has crushed your wicked power and broken your evil rule.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/14.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of rulers,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/14.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of the rulers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/14.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The LORD hath broken the staff of the wicked, <i>and</i> the sceptre of the rulers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/14.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The LORD has broken the staff of the wicked, The scepter of the rulers;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“The LORD has broken the staff of the wicked, The scepter of rulers,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/14.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220The LORD has broken the staff of the wicked, The scepter of rulers<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/14.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“The LORD has broken the staff of the wicked, The scepter of rulers<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/14.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Yahweh has broken the staff of the wicked, The scepter of rulers<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/14.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“The LORD has broken the staff of the wicked, The scepter of the [tyrant] rulers<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/14.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of the rulers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of the rulers. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/14.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Jehovah hath broken the staff of the wicked, the sceptre of the rulers;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/14.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The LORD has crushed the power of those evil kings, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/14.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The LORD hath broken the staff of the wicked, the sceptre of the rulers;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The LORD has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of rulers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/14.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The LORD has ended the power of the evil rulers <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/14.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of rulers,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/14.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of the rulers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/14.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The LORD has broken the club of the wicked, the scepter of rulers. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The LORD has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of the rulers,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/14.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The LORD hath broken the staff of the wicked, and the scepter of the rulers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/14.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Yahweh has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of the rulers, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/14.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />The golden one has ceased. YHWH has broken the staff of the wicked, "" The scepter of rulers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/14.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Ceased hath the golden one. Broken hath Jehovah the staff of the wicked, The sceptre of rulers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Jehovah broke in pieces the rod of the unjust, the rod of the rulers.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The Lord hath broken the staff of the wicked, the rod of the rulers, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The Lord has crushed the staff of the impious, the scepter of despots,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/14.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The LORD has broken the rod of the wicked, the staff of the tyrants <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/14.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of rulers,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/14.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The LORD has broken the staff of the wicked and the sceptre of the rulers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/14.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />LORD JEHOVAH has broken the staff of the wicked and the rod of the Prince<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/14.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The LORD hath broken the staff of the wicked, The sceptre of the rulers,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/14.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />The Lord has broken the yoke of sinners, the yoke of princes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/14-5.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=2994" 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">4</span>you will sing this song of contempt against the king of Babylon: How the oppressor has ceased, and how his fury has ended! <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">The LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/7665.htm" title="7665: šā·ḇar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To break, break in pieces. A primitive root; to burst.">has broken</a> <a href="/hebrew/4294.htm" title="4294: maṭ·ṭêh (N-msc) -- Or mattah; from natah; a branch; figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising, ruling, throwing, or walking.">the staff</a> <a href="/hebrew/7563.htm" title="7563: rə·šā·‘îm (Adj-mp) -- Wicked, criminal. From rasha'; morally wrong; concretely, an bad person.">of the wicked,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7626.htm" title="7626: šê·ḇeṭ (N-msc) -- Rod, staff, club, scepter, tribe. From an unused root probably meaning to branch off; a scion, i.e. a stick Or a clan.">the scepter</a> <a href="/hebrew/4910.htm" title="4910: mō·šə·lîm (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To rule, have dominion, reign. A primitive root; to rule.">of the rulers.</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>It struck the peoples in anger with unceasing blows; it subdued the nations in rage with relentless persecution.…<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="/jeremiah/50-23.htm">Jeremiah 50:23</a></span><br />How the hammer of the whole earth lies broken and shattered! What a horror Babylon has become among the nations!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/51-20.htm">Jeremiah 51:20-23</a></span><br />“You are My war club, My weapon for battle. With you I shatter nations; with you I bring kingdoms to ruin. / With you I shatter the horse and rider; with you I shatter the chariot and driver. / With you I shatter man and woman; with you I shatter the old man and the youth; with you I shatter the young man and the maiden. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/30-24.htm">Ezekiel 30:24-25</a></span><br />I will strengthen the arms of Babylon’s king and place My sword in his hand, but I will break the arms of Pharaoh, who will groan before him like a mortally wounded man. / I will strengthen the arms of Babylon’s king, but Pharaoh’s arms will fall limp. Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I place My sword in the hand of Babylon’s king, and he wields it against the land of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/46-9.htm">Psalm 46:9</a></span><br />He makes wars to cease throughout the earth; He breaks the bow and shatters the spear; He burns the shields in the fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/37-17.htm">Psalm 37:17</a></span><br />For the arms of the wicked will be broken, but the LORD upholds the righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/125-3.htm">Psalm 125:3</a></span><br />For the scepter of the wicked will not rest upon the land allotted to the righteous, so that the righteous will not put forth their hands to injustice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/10-11.htm">Zechariah 10:11</a></span><br />They will pass through the sea of distress and strike the waves of the sea; all the depths of the Nile will dry up. The pride of Assyria will be brought down, and the scepter of Egypt will depart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/5-9.htm">Micah 5:9</a></span><br />Your hand will be lifted over your foes, and all your enemies will be cut off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nahum/1-13.htm">Nahum 1:13</a></span><br />For I will now break their yoke from your neck and tear away your shackles.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/habakkuk/3-12.htm">Habakkuk 3:12</a></span><br />You marched across the earth with fury; You threshed the nations in wrath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/19-15.htm">Revelation 19:15</a></span><br />And from His mouth proceeds a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and He will rule them with an iron scepter. He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-2.htm">Revelation 18:2</a></span><br />And he cried out in a mighty voice: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a lair for demons and a haunt for every unclean spirit, every unclean bird, and every detestable beast.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-10.htm">Revelation 18:10</a></span><br />In fear of her torment, they will stand at a distance and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, the mighty city of Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-21.htm">Revelation 18:21</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_thessalonians/2-8.htm">2 Thessalonians 2:8</a></span><br />And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will slay with the breath of His mouth and annihilate by the majesty of His arrival.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The LORD has broken the staff of the wicked, and the scepter of the rulers.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/14-29.htm">Isaiah 14:29</a></b></br> Rejoice not thou, whole Palestina, because the rod of him that smote thee is broken: for out of the serpent's root shall come forth a cockatrice, and his fruit <i>shall be</i> a fiery flying serpent.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/9-4.htm">Isaiah 9:4</a></b></br> For thou hast broken the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, as in the day of Midian.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/10-5.htm">Isaiah 10:5</a></b></br> O Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, and the staff in their hand is mine indignation.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/13-16.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-4.htm">Ceased</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-28.htm">Evil-Doers</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-4.htm">Golden</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-4.htm">Rod</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-2.htm">Rulers</a> <a href="/psalms/125-3.htm">Scepter</a> <a href="/psalms/125-3.htm">Sceptre</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-26.htm">Staff</a> <a href="/psalms/137-6.htm">Stick</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-11.htm">Wicked</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/14-7.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-4.htm">Ceased</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-20.htm">Evil-Doers</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-7.htm">Golden</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-6.htm">Rod</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-9.htm">Rulers</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-31.htm">Scepter</a> <a href="/ezekiel/19-14.htm">Sceptre</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-27.htm">Staff</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-27.htm">Stick</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-20.htm">Wicked</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>The LORD has broken the staff of the wicked</b><br>This phrase signifies divine intervention and judgment. In biblical context, a "staff" often symbolizes authority and power. The breaking of the staff indicates the end of the oppressive rule of the wicked. Historically, this can be seen as a reference to the fall of Babylon, a nation known for its cruelty and idolatry. Theologically, it reflects God's sovereignty and justice, ensuring that evil does not prevail indefinitely. This act of breaking the staff is reminiscent of God's deliverance of Israel from Egypt, where He dismantled the power of Pharaoh. It also foreshadows the ultimate defeat of evil through Christ, who breaks the power of sin and death.<p><b>the scepter of the rulers</b><br>The "scepter" is a symbol of royal authority and governance. In ancient Near Eastern culture, rulers wielded scepters as a sign of their dominion and control. The breaking of the scepter indicates the end of tyrannical rule and the dismantling of oppressive regimes. This imagery is consistent with other biblical prophecies where God promises to bring down the proud and exalt the humble (e.g., <a href="/daniel/2-21.htm">Daniel 2:21</a>, <a href="/luke/1-52.htm">Luke 1:52</a>). It also points to the eschatological hope found in Revelation, where Christ, the true King, will reign with justice and righteousness, establishing His eternal kingdom.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a></b><br>The sovereign God of Israel, who exercises authority and judgment over nations and rulers.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wicked.htm">The Wicked</a></b><br>Represents those who oppose God and His people, often characterized by oppressive and unjust behavior.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_rulers.htm">The Rulers</a></b><br>Earthly leaders who wield power, often in opposition to God's will, and who are subject to His ultimate authority.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_staff_and_scepter.htm">The Staff and Scepter</a></b><br>Symbols of authority and power, often used by rulers to exert control and enforce their will.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>The prophet who conveyed God's messages to the people of Judah and Jerusalem, warning them of judgment and offering hope for restoration.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_earthly_powers.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Earthly Powers</a></b><br>Recognize that all authority ultimately belongs to God, and He can break the power of the wicked at His will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_futility_of_opposing_god.htm">The Futility of Opposing God</a></b><br>Understand that those who wield power against God's purposes will ultimately face His judgment and be overthrown.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_for_the_oppressed.htm">Hope for the Oppressed</a></b><br>Take comfort in knowing that God sees the oppression of His people and will act to deliver them from unjust rulers.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_symbolism_of_authority.htm">The Symbolism of Authority</a></b><br>Reflect on the symbols of power in your life and consider whether they align with God's righteous standards.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_divine_justice.htm">Trust in Divine Justice</a></b><br>Trust that God will bring justice in His perfect timing, even when wickedness seems to prevail.<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_are_messianic_prophecies.htm">What are Messianic prophecies?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_jesus'_life_and_teachings_fulfill_god.htm">How does Jesus' life and teachings fulfill God's promise?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_bible's_view_on_snakes.htm">What is the biblical perspective on snakes?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_invasions_succeed_if_god_is_angry.htm">Psalm 76:7: If “none can stand” before God’s anger, how do we explain the numerous successful invasions of Judah documented in biblical and extrabiblical records? </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>(5) <span class= "bld">The Lord hath broken the staff of the wicked . . .</span>--The "staff" and the "sceptre" are alike symbols of power, the former being that on which a man supports himself, the other that which he wields in his arm to smite those who oppose him.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/14.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The staff... the scepter</span>. Symbols of Babylonian power (scrap. <a href="/isaiah/10-5.htm">Isaiah 10:5</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/14-5.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">The LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has broken</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁבַ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(šā·ḇar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7665.htm">Strong's 7665: </a> </span><span class="str2">To break, break in pieces</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the staff</span><br /><span class="heb">מַטֵּ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(maṭ·ṭêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4294.htm">Strong's 4294: </a> </span><span class="str2">A staff, rod, shaft, branch, a tribe</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the wicked,</span><br /><span class="heb">רְשָׁעִ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(rə·šā·‘îm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7563.htm">Strong's 7563: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wrong, an, bad person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the scepter</span><br /><span class="heb">שֵׁ֖בֶט</span> <span class="translit">(šê·ḇeṭ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7626.htm">Strong's 7626: </a> </span><span class="str2">Rod, staff, club, scepter, tribe</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the rulers.</span><br /><span class="heb">מֹשְׁלִֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(mō·šə·lîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4910.htm">Strong's 4910: </a> </span><span class="str2">To rule, have dominion, reign</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/14-5.htm">Isaiah 14:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/14-5.htm">Isaiah 14:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/14-5.htm">Isaiah 14:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/14-5.htm">Isaiah 14:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/14-5.htm">Isaiah 14:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/14-5.htm">Isaiah 14:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/14-5.htm">Isaiah 14:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/14-5.htm">Isaiah 14:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/14-5.htm">Isaiah 14:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/14-5.htm">Isaiah 14:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/14-5.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 14:5 Yahweh has broken the staff (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/14-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 14:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 14:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/14-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 14:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 14:6" /></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>