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I will preside on the mountain of the gods far away in the north. <a href="/esv/isaiah/14.htm">English Standard Version</a> You said in your heart, ‘I will ascend to heaven; above the stars of God I will set my throne on high; I will sit on the mount of assembly in the far reaches of the north; <a href="/bsb/isaiah/14.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/isaiah/14.htm">King James Bible</a> For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: <a href="/nkjv/isaiah/14.htm">New King James Version</a> For you have said in your heart: ‘I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God; I will also sit on the mount of the congregation On the farthest sides of the north; <a href="/nasb_/isaiah/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “But you said in your heart, ‘I will ascend to heaven; I will raise my throne above the stars of God, And I will sit on the mount of assembly In the recesses of the north. <a href="/nasb/isaiah/14.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220But you said in your heart, &#8216I will ascend to heaven; I will raise my throne above the stars of God, And I will sit on the mount of assembly In the recesses of the north. <a href="/nasb77/isaiah/14.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “But you said in your heart, ‘I will ascend to heaven; I will raise my throne above the stars of God, And I will sit on the mount of assembly In the recesses of the north. <a href="/lsb/isaiah/14.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> But you said in your heart, ‘I will ascend to heaven; I will raise my throne above the stars of God, And I will sit on the mount of assembly In the recesses of the north. <a href="/amp/isaiah/14.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “But you said in your heart, ‘I will ascend to heaven; I will raise my throne above the stars of God; I will sit on the mount of assembly In the remote parts of the north. <a href="/csb/isaiah/14.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> You said to yourself, “I will ascend to the heavens; I will set up my throne above the stars of God. I will sit on the mount of the gods’ assembly, in the remotest parts of the North. <a href="/hcsb/isaiah/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> You said to yourself:&#8221 I will ascend to the heavens; I will set up my throne above the stars of God. I will sit on the mount of the gods&#8217 assembly, in the remotest parts of the North. <a href="/asv/isaiah/14.htm">American Standard Version</a> And thou saidst in thy heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God; and I will sit upon the mount of congregation, in the uttermost parts of the north; <a href="/cev/isaiah/14.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> You said to yourself, "I'll climb to heaven and place my throne above the highest stars. I'll sit there with the gods far away in the north. <a href="/erv/isaiah/14.htm">English Revised Version</a> And thou saidst in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God; and I will sit upon the mount of congregation, in the uttermost parts of the north: <a href="/gwt/isaiah/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> You thought, "I'll go up to heaven and set up my throne above God's stars. I'll sit on the mountain far away in the north where the gods assemble. <a href="/gnt/isaiah/14.htm">Good News Translation</a> You were determined to climb up to heaven and to place your throne above the highest stars. You thought you would sit like a king on that mountain in the north where the gods assemble. <a href="/isv/isaiah/14.htm">International Standard Version</a> You said in your heart, 'I'll ascend to heaven, above the stars of God. I'll erect my throne; I'll sit on the Mount of Assembly in the far reaches of the north; <a href="/msb/isaiah/14.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/isaiah/14.htm">NET Bible</a> You said to yourself, "I will climb up to the sky. Above the stars of El I will set up my throne. I will rule on the mountain of assembly on the remote slopes of Zaphon. <a href="/nheb/isaiah/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> You said in your heart, "I will ascend into heaven. I will exalt my throne above the stars of God. I will sit on the mountain of assembly, in the far north. <a href="/wbt/isaiah/14.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> For thou hast said in thy heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: <a href="/web/isaiah/14.htm">World English Bible</a> You said in your heart, “I will ascend into heaven! I will exalt my throne above the stars of God! I will sit on the mountain of assembly, in the far north! <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/isaiah/14.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And you said in your heart: I go up into the heavens, "" I raise my throne above the stars of God, "" And I sit on the mountain of meeting in the sides of the north. <a href="/ylt/isaiah/14.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And thou saidst in thy heart: the heavens I go up, Above stars of God I raise my throne, And I sit in the mount of meeting in the sides of the north. <a href="/slt/isaiah/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And thou saidst in thy heart, I will go up to the heavens; from above to the stars of God I will lift up my throne, and I will sit upon the mountain of appointment in the thighs of the north.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/isaiah/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And thou saidst in thy heart: I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God, I will sit in the mountain of the covenant, in the sides of the north. <a href="/cpdv/isaiah/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And you said in your heart: ‘I will climb up to heaven. I will exalt my throne above the stars of God. I will be enthroned upon the mountain of the covenant, on the northern parts. <a href="/nabre/isaiah/14.htm">New American Bible</a> In your heart you said: “I will scale the heavens; Above the stars of God I will set up my throne; I will take my seat on the Mount of Assembly, on the heights of Zaphon. <a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/14.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> You said in your heart, “I will ascend to heaven; I will raise my throne above the stars of God; I will sit on the mount of assembly on the heights of Zaphon;<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/14.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> For you have said in your heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God; I will dwell also upon the high mountains in the outer regions of the north. <a href="/hpbt/isaiah/14.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> You have said in your heart: ‘I shall ascend to Heaven, and higher than the stars of God I shall lift my throne, and I shall sit in the high mountain that is in the slopes of the North!<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/isaiah/14.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And thou saidst in thy heart: 'I will ascend into heaven, Above the stars of God Will I exalt my throne, And I will sit upon the mount of meeting, In the uttermost parts of the north; <a href="/sep/isaiah/14.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> But thou saidst in thine heart, I will go up to heaven, I will set my throne above the stars of heaven: I will sit on a lofty mount, on the lofty mountains toward the north: <a href="/parallel/isaiah/14-13.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=3072" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/isaiah/14.htm">Downfall of the King of Babylon</a> …12How you have fallen from heaven, O day star, son of the dawn! You have been cut down to the ground, O destroyer of nations. 13<a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: wə·’at·tāh (Conj-w:: Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">You</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar·tā (V-Qal-Perf-2ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">said</a> <a href="/hebrew/3824.htm" title="3824: ḇil·ḇā·ḇə·ḵā (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 2ms) -- Inner man, mind, will, heart. From labab; the heart; used also like leb.">in your heart:</a> <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/8064.htm" title="8064: haš·šā·ma·yim (Art:: N-mp) -- Heaven, sky. Dual of an unused singular shameh; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky.">to the heavens;</a> <a href="/hebrew/7311.htm" title="7311: ’ā·rîm (V-Hifil-Imperf-1cs) -- To be high or exalted, rise. A primitive root; to be high actively, to rise or raise.">I will raise</a> <a href="/hebrew/3678.htm" title="3678: kis·’î (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Seat of honor, throne. Or kicceh; from kacah; properly, covered, i.e. A throne.">my throne</a> <a href="/hebrew/4605.htm" title="4605: mim·ma·‘al (Prep-m:: Adv) -- From alah; properly, the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc.">above</a> <a href="/hebrew/3556.htm" title="3556: lə·ḵō·wḵ·ḇê- (Prep-l:: N-mpc) -- A star. Probably from the same as Kabbown or kavah; a star; figuratively, a prince.">the stars</a> <a href="/hebrew/410.htm" title="410: ’êl (N-ms) -- God, in pl. gods. Shortened from 'ayil; strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty.">of God.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: wə·’ê·šêḇ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf-1cs) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">I will sit</a> <a href="/hebrew/2022.htm" title="2022: bə·har- (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Mountain, hill, hill country. A shortened form of harar; a mountain or range of hills.">on the mount</a> <a href="/hebrew/4150.htm" title="4150: mō·w·‘êḏ (N-ms) -- Appointed time, place, or meeting. ">of assembly,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3411.htm" title="3411: bə·yar·kə·ṯê (Prep-b:: N-fdc) -- Flank, side, extreme parts, recesses. Feminine of yarek; properly, the flank; but used only figuratively, the rear or recess.">in the far reaches</a> <a href="/hebrew/6828.htm" title="6828: ṣā·p̄ō·wn (N-fs) -- North. Or tsaphon; from tsaphan; properly, hidden, i.e. Dark; used only of the north as a quarter.">of the north.</a> 14I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/ezekiel/28-2.htm">Ezekiel 28:2</a> “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. <a href="/ezekiel/28-12.htm">Ezekiel 28:12-17</a> “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. ... <a href="/2_thessalonians/2-4.htm">2 Thessalonians 2:4</a> 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. <a href="/revelation/12-7.htm">Revelation 12:7-9</a> 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. <a href="/revelation/13-6.htm">Revelation 13:6</a> And the beast opened its mouth to speak blasphemies against God and to slander His name and His tabernacle—those who dwell in heaven. <a href="/genesis/11-4.htm">Genesis 11:4</a> “Come,” they said, “let us build for ourselves a city with a tower that reaches to the heavens, that we may make a name for ourselves and not be scattered over the face of all the earth.” <a href="/daniel/8-10.htm">Daniel 8:10-11</a> 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. <a href="/obadiah/1-3.htm">Obadiah 1:3-4</a> 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. <a href="/job/20-6.htm">Job 20:6-7</a> 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?’ <a href="/matthew/11-23.htm">Matthew 11:23</a> And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this day. <a href="/luke/10-18.htm">Luke 10:18</a> So He told them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. <a href="/revelation/18-7.htm">Revelation 18:7</a> 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.’ <a href="/psalms/48-2.htm">Psalm 48:2</a> Beautiful in loftiness, the joy of all the earth, like the peaks of Zaphon is Mount Zion, the city of the great King. <a href="/psalms/73-8.htm">Psalm 73:8-9</a> They mock and speak with malice; with arrogance they threaten oppression. / They set their mouths against the heavens, and their tongues strut across the earth. <a href="/jeremiah/49-16.htm">Jeremiah 49:16</a> The terror you cause and the pride of your heart have deceived you, O dwellers in the clefts of the rocks, O occupiers of the mountain summit. Though you elevate your nest like the eagle, even from there I will bring you down,” declares the LORD.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>For you have said in your heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also on the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:thou<a href="/isaiah/47-7.htm">Isaiah 47:7-10</a> And thou saidst, I shall be a lady for ever: so that thou didst not lay these things to thy heart, neither didst remember the latter end of it… <a href="/ezekiel/27-3.htm">Ezekiel 27:3</a> And say unto Tyrus, O thou that art situate at the entry of the sea, which art a merchant of the people for many isles, Thus saith the Lord GOD; O Tyrus, thou hast said, I am of perfect beauty.<a href="/ezekiel/28-2.htm">Ezekiel 28:2</a> Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyrus, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thine heart is lifted up, and thou hast said, I am a God, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou art a man, and not God, though thou set thine heart as the heart of God:I will ascend<a href="/ezekiel/28-9.htm">Ezekiel 28:9,12-16</a> Wilt thou yet say before him that slayeth thee, I am God? but thou shalt be a man, and no God, in the hand of him that slayeth thee… <a href="/daniel/8-10.htm">Daniel 8:10-12</a> And it waxed great, even to the host of heaven; and it cast down some of the host and of the stars to the ground, and stamped upon them… the mount<a href="/isaiah/2-2.htm">Isaiah 2:2</a> And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD'S house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it.<a href="/psalms/48-2.htm">Psalm 48:2</a> Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/139-8.htm">Ascend</a> <a href="/proverbs/26-26.htm">Assembly</a> <a href="/proverbs/26-26.htm">Congregation</a> <a href="/psalms/132-14.htm">Enthroned</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-2.htm">Exalt</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-5.htm">Far</a> <a href="/psalms/138-1.htm">Gods</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-7.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-12.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-12.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-11.htm">Heights</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-6.htm">High</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-3.htm">Higher</a> <a href="/proverbs/26-22.htm">Inmost</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-4.htm">Meeting</a> <a href="/psalms/82-1.htm">Meeting-Place</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-32.htm">Mount</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-2.htm">Mountain</a> <a href="/songs/4-16.htm">North</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-16.htm">Parts</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-2.htm">Raise</a> <a href="/job/38-16.htm">Recesses</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-29.htm">Sacred</a> <a href="/songs/3-10.htm">Seat</a> <a href="/songs/6-7.htm">Sides</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-20.htm">Sit</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-10.htm">Stars</a> <a href="/isaiah/9-7.htm">Throne</a> <a href="/psalms/139-22.htm">Utmost</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-5.htm">Uttermost</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/14-14.htm">Ascend</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-11.htm">Assembly</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-18.htm">Congregation</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-16.htm">Enthroned</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-15.htm">Exalt</a> <a href="/isaiah/15-5.htm">Far</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-1.htm">Gods</a> <a href="/isaiah/15-4.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-18.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-4.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-14.htm">Heights</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-14.htm">High</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-14.htm">Higher</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-15.htm">Inmost</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-19.htm">Meeting</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-13.htm">Meeting-Place</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-1.htm">Mount</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-1.htm">Mountain</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-31.htm">North</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-15.htm">Parts</a> <a href="/isaiah/15-5.htm">Raise</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-15.htm">Recesses</a> <a href="/isaiah/64-10.htm">Sacred</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-5.htm">Seat</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-15.htm">Sides</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-5.htm">Sit</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-26.htm">Stars</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-5.htm">Throne</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-26.htm">Utmost</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-15.htm">Uttermost</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 14</div>1. <a href="/isaiah/14-1.htm">God's merciful restoration of Israel</a> 3. <a href="/isaiah/14-3.htm">Their triumphant exultation over Babel</a> 24. <a href="/isaiah/14-24.htm">God's purpose against Assyria</a> 29. <a href="/isaiah/14-29.htm">Philistia is threatened</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </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>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <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> </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>You said in your heart: This phrase indicates an internal motivation and prideful ambition. In biblical context, the heart often represents the center of one's being, including thoughts, intentions, and desires. This internal dialogue reflects a rebellion against God, similar to the pride seen in <a href="/genesis/3-5.htm">Genesis 3:5</a>, where the serpent tempts Eve by suggesting she can be like God.I will ascend to the heavens; The desire to ascend to the heavens signifies an aspiration to reach the divine realm, a place reserved for God alone. This mirrors the ambition of the builders of the Tower of Babel in <a href="/genesis/11-4.htm">Genesis 11:4</a>, who sought to make a name for themselves by reaching the heavens. It reflects a usurpation of divine authority and a challenge to God's sovereignty.I will raise my throne above the stars of God. Raising a throne above the stars symbolizes an attempt to surpass the angelic beings, often referred to as stars in biblical literature (<a href="/job/38-7.htm">Job 38:7</a>). This phrase suggests a desire for supremacy over all creation, including the heavenly host. It echoes the prideful fall of Satan, as described in <a href="/ezekiel/28-17.htm">Ezekiel 28:17</a>, where his heart became proud on account of his beauty and splendor.I will sit on the mount of assembly, The mount of assembly is a reference to a place of divine council, possibly alluding to Mount Zion or a heavenly counterpart. In ancient Near Eastern culture, mountains were often seen as dwelling places of the gods. This phrase indicates a desire to take a position of authority and governance, akin to God's rule from Zion (<a href="/psalms/48-2.htm">Psalm 48:2</a>).in the far reaches of the north. The north is often associated with divine presence and power in ancient Near Eastern texts. In Canaanite mythology, Mount Zaphon (north) was considered the dwelling place of the gods. Biblically, the north can symbolize a place of divine judgment or origin of God's intervention (<a href="/jeremiah/1-14.htm">Jeremiah 1:14</a>). This phrase underscores the ambition to occupy a place of ultimate authority and divine status.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/l/lucifer.htm">Lucifer (Satan)</a> The primary figure in this passage, traditionally understood as a reference to Satan's prideful rebellion against God. The name "Lucifer" is derived from the Latin translation of "morning star" or "light-bringer." 2. <a href="/topical/h/heavens.htm">Heavens</a> The realm of God, representing the ultimate place of authority and power that Lucifer aspired to usurp. 3. <a href="/topical/s/stars_of_god.htm">Stars of God</a> Often interpreted as angels or celestial beings, indicating Lucifer's desire to exalt himself above all other created beings. 4. <a href="/topical/m/mount_of_assembly.htm">Mount of Assembly</a> A symbolic place of divine council and authority, possibly referring to Mount Zion or a heavenly counterpart. 5. <a href="/topical/f/far_reaches_of_the_north.htm">Far Reaches of the North</a> In ancient Near Eastern cosmology, the north was often associated with divine realms or the abode of the gods, indicating a place of ultimate authority and power.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_pride.htm">The Danger of Pride</a> Pride is a root sin that leads to rebellion against God. Just as Lucifer's pride led to his downfall, unchecked pride in our lives can lead us away from God's will. <a href="/topical/t/the_illusion_of_self-exaltation.htm">The Illusion of Self-Exaltation</a> Seeking to elevate ourselves above others or even God is a futile endeavor. True exaltation comes from God alone, as He lifts up the humble. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_humility.htm">The Importance of Humility</a> Emulating Christ's humility is essential for spiritual growth. Humility aligns us with God's purposes and opens us to His grace. <a href="/topical/r/recognizing_spiritual_warfare.htm">Recognizing Spiritual Warfare</a> Understanding the nature of Satan's rebellion helps us recognize the spiritual battles we face. We must be vigilant and rely on God's strength to resist temptation. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereign_authority.htm">God's Sovereign Authority</a> Despite any rebellion, God's authority remains unchallenged. Trusting in His sovereignty provides peace and assurance in our lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_14.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 14</a> <a href="/q/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 href="/q/what_caused_satan's_fall_from_heaven.htm">What caused Satan's fall from heaven?</a> <a href="/q/can_a_tower_reach_heaven_per_genesis_11_4.htm">Does the claim that a single tower could reach heaven (Genesis 11:4) agree with what we know about ancient engineering and building capabilities? </a> <a href="/q/is_acts_12_21-23_about_herod_embellished.htm">Could Luke’s account in Acts 12 contain embellishments or legendary elements regarding Herod Agrippa’s death (Acts 12:21–23)? </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>(13) I will ascend into heaven.--The boast of the Chaldaean king is represented as nothing less than an apotheosis, which they themselves claimed. So Shalmaneser describes himself as "a sun-god" (Records of the Past, iii. 83), Assurbanipal as "lord of all kings" (ib., iii. 78). In contrast with the Sheol into which the Chaldaean king had sunk, the prophet paints the heaven to which he sought to rise. He, the brightest star, would raise his throne above all the stars of God.I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation . . .--The words have often been interpreted of Jerusalem or the Temple, as the "mountain of assembly" (as the tabernacle was "the tent of the congregation," or "of meeting"), and "the sides (better, recesses) of the north" have been connected, like the same phrase in <a href="/psalms/48-2.htm" title="Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.">Psalm 48:2</a>, with the portion of the Temple which the king of Babylon is supposed to threaten. Most modern scholars are, however, agreed that this interpretation is untenable. What is brought before us is the heaven, the "mountain of assembly," where the great gods in whom the king of Babylon believed sat in council. So Assyrian hymns speak of "the feasts of the silver mountains, the heavenly courts" (as the Greeks spoke of Olympus), where the gods dwell eternally (Records of the Past, iii. 133). And this ideal mountain was for them, like the Meru of Indian legend, in the farthest north. So in the legendary geography of Greece, the Hyperborei, or "people beyond the north wind," were a holy and blessed race, the chosen servants of Apollo (Herod., ii. 32-36). In <a href="/ezekiel/28-14.htm" title="You are the anointed cherub that covers; and I have set you so: you were on the holy mountain of God; you have walked up and down in the middle of the stones of fire.">Ezekiel 28:14</a> the prophet recognises an ideal "mountain of God" of like nature, and the vision of the future glory of a transfigured Zion, in chap 2:1-3, implies, as we have seen, an idea of the same kind. Possibly the same thought appears in Ezekiel's vision, "out of the north" (<a href="/isaiah/1-4.htm" title="Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evildoers, children that are corrupters: they have forsaken the LORD, they have provoked the Holy One of Israel to anger, they are gone away backward.">Isaiah 1:4</a>).<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/14.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 13. - For thou hast said; rather, and thou - thou saidst; i.e. weak as thou art now shown to have been, it was thou that didst dare to say. I will ascend into heaven, etc. (comp. <a href="/isaiah/10-13.htm">Isaiah 10:13, 14</a>; <a href="/isaiah/37-24.htm">Isaiah 37:24, 25</a>). Isaiah represents rather the thoughts of the Babylonian monarch than his actual words. The Babylonian inscriptions are full of boasting egotism; but they do not contain anything approaching to impiety. The king may regard himself as, in a certain sense, Divine; but still he entertains a deep respect and reverence for those gods whom he regards as the most exalted, as Merodach, Bel, Nebo, Sin, Shamas. He is their worshipper, their devotee, their suppliant (see 'Records of the Past,' vol. 5. pp. 111-148). The Babylonian monarchs may have believed that after death they would mount up to heaven and join the "assembly of the great gods" (ibid., vol. 3. p. 83); but we scarcely know enough as yet of the religions opinions of the Babylonians to state positively what their belief was on the subject of a future life. I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation. The early commentators explained this of Mount Zion, especially on account of the phrase, "in the sides of the north," which is used of the temple-bill in <a href="/psalms/48-2.htm">Psalm 48:2</a>. But it is well objected that Mount Zion was a place of no grandeur or dignity or holiness to the Babylonians, who had made it a desolation; and that no Babylonian monarch would have desired to "sit" there. Moreover, the "mountain" of this passage must be one which is "above the heights of the clouds" and "above the stars of God," which the most imaginative poet could not have said of Mount Zion. A mythic mountain, belonging to the Babylonian theosophy, was therefore seen to be intended, even before the times of cuneiform decipherment (Rosenmüller, Michaelis, Knobel). Now that the Babylonian inscriptions can be read, it is found that there was such a mountain, called "Im-Kharsak," or "Kharsak-Kurra," which is described as "the mighty mountain of Bel, whose head rivals heaven, whose root is the holy deep," and which "was regarded as the spot where the ark had rested, and where the gods had their seat" ('Records of the Past,' vol. 11. p. 131, with the comment of Mr. Sayce, p. 130). In Babylonian geography this mountain was identified, either with the peak of Rowandiz, or with Mount Elwend, near Ecbatana. In the sides of the north. Both El-wend and Rowandiz are situated to the northeast of Babylou - a position which, according to ancient ideas, might be described indifferently as "north" or "east." <a href="/commentaries/isaiah/14-13.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>You וְאַתָּ֞ה (wə·’at·tāh) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> Thou and thee, ye and you said אָמַ֤רְתָּ (’ā·mar·tā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say in your heart: בִֽלְבָבְךָ֙ (ḇil·ḇā·ḇə·ḵā) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3824.htm">Strong's 3824: </a> Inner man, mind, will, heart “I will ascend אֶֽעֱלֶ֔ה (’e·‘ĕ·leh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> To ascend, in, actively to the heavens; הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם (haš·šā·ma·yim) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8064.htm">Strong's 8064: </a> Heaven, sky I will raise אָרִ֣ים (’ā·rîm) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7311.htm">Strong's 7311: </a> To be high actively, to rise, raise my throne כִּסְאִ֑י (kis·’î) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3678.htm">Strong's 3678: </a> Seat of honor, throne above מִמַּ֥עַל (mim·ma·‘al) Preposition-m | Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4605.htm">Strong's 4605: </a> The upper part, with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top the stars לְכֽוֹכְבֵי־ (lə·ḵō·wḵ·ḇê-) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3556.htm">Strong's 3556: </a> A star, a prince of God. אֵ֖ל (’êl) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_410.htm">Strong's 410: </a> Strength -- as adjective, mighty, the Almighty I will sit וְאֵשֵׁ֥ב (wə·’ê·šêḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry on the mount בְּהַר־ (bə·har-) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2022.htm">Strong's 2022: </a> Mountain, hill, hill country of assembly, מוֹעֵ֖ד (mō·w·‘êḏ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4150.htm">Strong's 4150: </a> Appointed time, place, or meeting in the far reaches בְּיַרְכְּתֵ֥י (bə·yar·kə·ṯê) Preposition-b | Noun - fdc <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3411.htm">Strong's 3411: </a> Flank, side, extreme parts, recesses of the north. צָפֽוֹן׃ (ṣā·p̄ō·wn) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6828.htm">Strong's 6828: </a> Hidden, dark, the north as a, quarter <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/14-13.htm">Isaiah 14:13 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/isaiah/14-13.htm">Isaiah 14:13 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/isaiah/14-13.htm">Isaiah 14:13 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/isaiah/14-13.htm">Isaiah 14:13 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/isaiah/14-13.htm">Isaiah 14:13 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/14-13.htm">Isaiah 14:13 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/14-13.htm">Isaiah 14:13 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/14-13.htm">Isaiah 14:13 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/14-13.htm">Isaiah 14:13 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/isaiah/14-13.htm">Isaiah 14:13 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-13.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 14:13 You said in your heart I will (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/14-12.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 14:12"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 14:12" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/14-14.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 14:14"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 14:14" /></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>