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You have become like us!’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/14.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />They will all respond to you, saying, “You too have become weak, as we are; you have become like us!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/14.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />All they shall speak and say unto thee, Art thou also become weak as we? art thou become like unto us?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/14.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />They all shall speak and say to you: ‘Have you also become as weak as we? Have you become like us?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“They will all respond and say to you, ‘Even you have become weak as we, You have become like us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/14.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220They will all respond and say to you, &#8216Even you have been made weak as we, You have become like us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/14.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“They will all respond and say to you, ‘Even you have been made weak as we, You have become like us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/14.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />They will all answer and say to you, ‘Even you have been made weak as we, You have become like us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/14.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“All of them will respond [tauntingly] and say to you, ‘You have become as weak as we are. You have become like us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/14.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They all respond to you, saying, “You too have become as weak as we are; you have become like us!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They all respond to you, saying:&#8221 You too have become as weak as we are; you have become like us! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/14.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />All they shall answer and say unto thee, Art thou also become weak as we? art thou become like unto us?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/14.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Each one of them will say, "Now you are just as weak as any of us! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/14.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />All they shall answer and say unto thee, Art thou also become weak as we? art thou become like unto us?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />All of them will greet you, "You also have become weak like us! You have become like one of us!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/14.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They all call out to him, 'Now you are as weak as we are! You are one of us! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/14.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />In answer, all of them will tell you, 'You've also become as weak as we are! You have become just like us!'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/14.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />They will all respond to you, saying, ?You too have become weak, as we are; you have become like us!?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/14.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />All of them respond to you, saying: 'You too have become weak like us! You have become just like us! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />They all will answer and ask you, "Have you also become as weak as we are? Have you become like us?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/14.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />All they shall speak and say to thee, Art thou also become weak as we? Art thou become like us?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/14.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They all will answer and ask you, “Have you also become as weak as we are? Have you become like us?” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/14.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />All of them answer and say to you, Even you have become weak like us! You have become like to us!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/14.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> All of them answer and say unto thee, Even thou hast become weak like us! Unto us thou hast become like!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />All they will answer and say to thee, Also thou wert weak as we; thou wert made like to us.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />All shall answer, and say to thee: Thou also art wounded as well as we, thou art become like unto us. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Everyone will respond and will say to you: “Now you are wounded, just as we were; you have become like us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/14.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />All of them speak out and say to you, “You too have become weak like us, you are just like us! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/14.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />All of them will speak and say to you: “You too have become as weak as we! You have become like us!”<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 shall answer and say to you, Are you also become weak as we? Are you become like us?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/14.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />They shall answer and they shall say to you: ‘Are you also weakened like us, and were you handed over with us?’<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/14.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />All they do answer And say unto thee: 'Art thou also become weak as we? Art thou become like unto us?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/14.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />All shall answer and say to thee, Thou also hast been taken, even as we; and thou art numbered amongst us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/14-10.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=3041" 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">9</span>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. <span class="reftext">10</span><span class="highl"><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.">They will all</a> <a href="/hebrew/6030.htm" title="6030: ya·‘ă·nū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To answer, respond.">respond</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·le·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- To, into, towards. ">to you,</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: wə·yō·mə·rū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf-3mp) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">saying,</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tāh (Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">“You</a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: gam- (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">too</a> <a href="/hebrew/2470.htm" title="2470: ḥul·lê·ṯā (V-Pual-Perf-2ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to be rubbed or worn; hence to be weak, sick, afflicted; or to grieve, make sick; also to stroke, entreat.">have become weak,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3644.htm" title="3644: ḵā·mō·w·nū (Prep:: 1cp) -- Like, as, when. Or kamow; a form of the prefix k-, but used separately; as, thus, so.">as</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lê·nū (Prep:: 1cp) -- To, into, towards. ">we are;</a> <a href="/hebrew/4911.htm" title="4911: nim·šā·lə·tā (V-Nifal-Perf-2ms) -- Denominative from mashal; to liken, i.e. to use figurative language; intransitively, to resemble.">you have become like us!”</a> </span><span class="reftext">11</span>Your pomp has been brought down to Sheol, along with the music of your harps. Maggots are your bed and worms your blanket.…<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/32-21.htm">Ezekiel 32:21</a></span><br />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.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/31-16.htm">Ezekiel 31:16</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/28-12.htm">Ezekiel 28:12-17</a></span><br />“Son of man, take up a lament for the king of Tyre and tell him that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘You were the seal of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty. / You were in Eden, the garden of God. Every kind of precious stone adorned you: ruby, topaz, and diamond, beryl, onyx, and jasper, sapphire, turquoise, and emerald. Your mountings and settings were crafted in gold, prepared on the day of your creation. / You were anointed as a guardian cherub, for I had ordained you. You were on the holy mountain of God; you walked among the fiery stones. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/32-18.htm">Ezekiel 32:18-19</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!<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/32-30.htm">Ezekiel 32:30-32</a></span><br />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. / Pharaoh will see them and be comforted over all his multitude—Pharaoh and all his army, slain by the sword, declares the Lord GOD. / For I will spread My terror in the land of the living, so that Pharaoh and all his multitude will be laid to rest among the uncircumcised, with those slain by the sword, declares the Lord GOD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/3-13.htm">Job 3:13-15</a></span><br />For now I would be lying down in peace; I would be asleep and at rest / with kings and counselors of the earth, who built for themselves cities now in ruins, / or with princes who had gold, who filled their houses with silver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/21-13.htm">Job 21:13-15</a></span><br />They spend their days in prosperity and go down to Sheol in peace. / Yet they say to God: ‘Leave us alone! For we have no desire to know Your ways. / Who is the Almighty, that we should serve Him, and what would we gain if we pray to Him?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/26-5.htm">Job 26:5-6</a></span><br />The dead tremble—those beneath the waters and those who dwell in them. / Sheol is naked before God, and Abaddon has no covering.<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/18-16.htm">Revelation 18:16-17</a></span><br />saying: “Woe, woe to the great city, clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls! / For in a single hour such fabulous wealth has been destroyed!” Every shipmaster, passenger, and sailor, and all who make their living from the sea, will stand at a distance<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-19.htm">Revelation 18:19</a></span><br />Then they will throw dust on their heads as they weep and mourn and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, where all who had ships on the sea were enriched by her wealth! For in a single hour she has been destroyed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/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.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">All they shall speak and say to you, Are you also become weak as we? are you become like to us?</p><p class="hdg">art thou also</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/49-6.htm">Psalm 49:6-14,20</a></b></br> They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/82-6.htm">Psalm 82:6,7</a></b></br> I have said, Ye <i>are</i> gods; and all of you <i>are</i> children of the most High… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ecclesiastes/2-16.htm">Ecclesiastes 2:16</a></b></br> For <i>there is</i> no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for ever; seeing that which now <i>is</i> in the days to come shall all be forgotten. And how dieth the wise <i>man</i>? as the fool.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/13-7.htm">Feeble</a> <a href="/job/31-23.htm">Powerless</a> <a href="/proverbs/29-19.htm">Respond</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-20.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-3.htm">Weak</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/16-14.htm">Feeble</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-27.htm">Powerless</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-22.htm">Respond</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-18.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-6.htm">Weak</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>They will all respond to you, saying,</b><br>This phrase indicates a collective response from those in Sheol, the realm of the dead. In the context of <a href="/isaiah/14.htm">Isaiah 14</a>, this is a taunt against the fallen king of Babylon. The imagery of Sheol is used to depict the finality and humiliation of the once-powerful ruler. The collective response suggests a shared recognition of the king's downfall, emphasizing the theme of divine justice and the reversal of fortunes.<p><b>“You too have become weak,</b><br>The acknowledgment of weakness highlights the king's loss of power and status. In the ancient Near Eastern context, kings were often seen as semi-divine figures with immense strength and authority. This phrase underscores the humbling of the king, aligning with the biblical theme that human pride and power are ultimately subject to God's sovereignty. It serves as a reminder of the transient nature of earthly power.<p><b>as we are;</b><br>This comparison to the other inhabitants of Sheol emphasizes the king's new status as equal to those he once ruled over. It reflects the biblical principle that death is the great equalizer, where social and political distinctions are rendered meaningless. This echoes the sentiments found in <a href="/ecclesiastes/3-19.htm">Ecclesiastes 3:19-20</a>, where all share the same fate in death.<p><b>you have become like us!”</b><br>The final phrase reinforces the complete reversal of the king's fortunes. It serves as a prophetic warning to all who exalt themselves against God, illustrating the ultimate futility of pride and self-reliance. This can be seen as a type of Christ's teaching in the New Testament, where Jesus often spoke of the last being first and the first being last (<a href="/matthew/19-30.htm">Matthew 19:30</a>). The imagery of becoming "like us" also foreshadows the New Testament teaching on humility and the leveling of all before God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_kings_of_the_nations.htm">The Kings of the Nations</a></b><br>These are the rulers who have been brought low and are speaking in the passage. They represent the fallen powers of the world.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a></b><br>The context of <a href="/bsb/isaiah/14.htm">Isaiah 14</a> is a taunt against the king of Babylon, symbolizing the ultimate downfall of prideful and oppressive powers.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/sheol.htm">Sheol</a></b><br>The realm of the dead, where the kings are depicted as speaking from, symbolizing the finality and humbling nature of death.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>The prophet who delivers this message, serving as God's mouthpiece to convey His judgment and sovereignty.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_king_of_babylon.htm">The King of Babylon</a></b><br>Represents the epitome of pride and arrogance, ultimately humbled and brought to the same level as those he once oppressed.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_folly_of_pride.htm">The Folly of Pride</a></b><br>Pride leads to downfall. Just as the king of Babylon was brought low, so too will all who exalt themselves against God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_universality_of_death.htm">The Universality of Death</a></b><br>Death is the great equalizer, reminding us of our mortality and the futility of earthly power and prestige.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>God is in control of the rise and fall of nations and leaders. Trust in His ultimate plan and justice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/humility_as_a_virtue.htm">Humility as a Virtue</a></b><br>Embrace humility, following the example of Christ, who was exalted through His humility and obedience.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/eternal_perspective.htm">Eternal Perspective</a></b><br>Focus on eternal values rather than temporary power or success, aligning our lives with God's purposes.<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_embodies_the_essence_of_power.htm">Are they like God's angels in heaven?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_reality_predestined_or_free_will.htm">What are the devil's deceptive strategies?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_jesus_the_true_light.htm">Why did Peter sever Malchus's ear?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_reconcile_fulfilled,_unfulfilled_prophecies.htm">In 2 Corinthians 1:18-20, Paul asserts God's promises are always fulfilled--how do we reconcile this with other biblical prophecies that remain ambiguous or unfulfilled?</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>(10) <span class= "bld">Art thou also become weak as we?</span>--The question implies, of course, an affirmative answer. The king of Babylon, the report of whose coming had roused awe and wonder, is found to be as weak as any of the other Rephaim, the <span class= "ital">eidola, </span>or shadowy forms, of Homer (<span class= "ital">Il, xxiii.</span>, 72). With these words the vision of the spectral world ends, and the next verse takes up the taunting song of the liberated Israelites, the language of which is, however, influenced by the imagery of the vision.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/14.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 10.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Art thou also become weak as</span> <span class="cmt_word">we</span>? rather, <span class="accented">So thou also art made weak as we!</span> (On the supposed weakness of the dead, see the comment on ver. 9.) <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/14-10.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">They will all</span><br /><span class="heb">כֻּלָּ֣ם</span> <span class="translit">(kul·lām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural<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">respond</span><br /><span class="heb">יַֽעֲנ֔וּ</span> <span class="translit">(ya·‘ă·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6030.htm">Strong's 6030: </a> </span><span class="str2">To answer, respond</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and say</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיֹאמְר֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yō·mə·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to you,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵלֶ֑יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·le·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“You</span><br /><span class="heb">אַתָּ֛ה</span> <span class="translit">(’at·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> </span><span class="str2">Thou and thee, ye and you</span><br /><br /><span class="word">too</span><br /><span class="heb">גַּם־</span> <span class="translit">(gam-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> </span><span class="str2">Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and</span><br /><br /><span class="word">have become weak</span><br /><span class="heb">חֻלֵּ֥יתָ</span> <span class="translit">(ḥul·lê·ṯā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Pual - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2470.htm">Strong's 2470: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be weak or sick</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as</span><br /><span class="heb">כָמ֖וֹנוּ</span> <span class="translit">(ḵā·mō·w·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3644.htm">Strong's 3644: </a> </span><span class="str2">Like, as, when</span><br /><br /><span class="word">we are;</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵלֵ֥ינוּ</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·lê·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you have become like us!”</span><br /><span class="heb">נִמְשָֽׁלְתָּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(nim·šā·lə·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4911.htm">Strong's 4911: </a> </span><span class="str2">To liken, to use, language, in, to resemble</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/14-10.htm">Isaiah 14:10 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/14-10.htm">Isaiah 14:10 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/14-10.htm">Isaiah 14:10 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/14-10.htm">Isaiah 14:10 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/14-10.htm">Isaiah 14:10 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/14-10.htm">Isaiah 14:10 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/14-10.htm">Isaiah 14:10 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/14-10.htm">Isaiah 14:10 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/14-10.htm">Isaiah 14:10 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/14-10.htm">Isaiah 14:10 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/14-10.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 14:10 They all will answer and ask you (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/14-9.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 14:9"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 14:9" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/14-11.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 14:11"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 14:11" /></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>