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Isaiah 14:6 It struck the peoples in anger with unceasing blows; it subdued the nations in rage with relentless persecution.
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it subdued the nations in rage with relentless persecution.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/14.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />He who smote the people in wrath with a continual stroke, he that ruled the nations in anger, is persecuted, <i>and</i> none hindereth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/14.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />He who struck the people in wrath with a continual stroke, He who ruled the nations in anger, Is persecuted <i>and</i> no one hinders.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Which used to strike the peoples in fury with unceasing strokes, Which subdued the nations in anger with unrestrained persecution.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/14.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Which used to strike the peoples in fury with unceasing strokes, Which subdued the nations in anger with unrestrained persecution.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/14.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Which used to strike the peoples in fury with unceasing strokes, Which subdued the nations in anger with unrestrained persecution.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/14.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Which used to strike the peoples in fury with unceasing strokes, Which had dominion over the nations in anger with unrestrained persecution.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/14.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Which used to strike the peoples in anger with incessant blows, Which subdued <i>and</i> ruled the nations in wrath with unrelenting persecution.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/14.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />It struck the peoples in anger with unceasing blows. It subdued the nations in rage with relentless persecution.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />It struck the peoples in anger with unceasing blows. It subdued the nations in rage with relentless persecution. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/14.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />that smote the peoples in wrath with a continual stroke, that ruled the nations in anger, with a persecution that none restrained.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/14.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />who were furious and never stopped abusing the people of other nations. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/14.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />that smote the peoples in wrath with a continual stroke, that ruled the nations in anger, with a persecution that none restrained.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They struck the people with fury, with blows that didn't stop. They ruled nations in anger, persecuting them without restraint.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/14.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />who angrily oppressed the peoples and never stopped persecuting the nations they had conquered. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/14.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />that struck down peoples in anger with unceasing blows, that oppressed nations in fury with relentless persecution.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/14.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />It struck the peoples in anger with unceasing blows; it subdued the nations in rage with relentless persecution.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/14.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />It furiously struck down nations with unceasing blows. It angrily ruled over nations, oppressing them without restraint. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />who struck the peoples in wrath with a continual stroke, who ruled the nations in anger, with a persecution that none restrained.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/14.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />He who smote the people in wrath with a continual stroke, he that ruled the nations in anger, is persecuted, and none hindereth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/14.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />who struck the peoples in wrath with a continual stroke, who ruled the nations in anger, with a persecution that no one restrained. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/14.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />He who is striking peoples in wrath, "" A striking without intermission, "" He who is ruling nations in anger, "" Pursuing without restraint!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/14.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> He who is smiting peoples in wrath, A smiting without intermission, He who is ruling in anger nations, Pursuing without restraint!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Striking the peoples in wrath a blow not removed, bringing down the nations in anger; pursuing, not sparing.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />That struck the people in wrath with an incurable wound, that brought nations under in fury, that persecuted in a cruel manner. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />which struck the people in wrath with an incurable wound, which subjugated the nations in fury, which persecuted with cruelty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/14.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />That struck the peoples in wrath with relentless blows; That ruled the nations in anger, with boundless persecution. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/14.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />that struck down the peoples in wrath with unceasing blows, that ruled the nations in anger with unrelenting persecution.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/14.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />He who smote the peoples in wrath, smiting without instruction, who chastised the peoples in anger and persecuted them without pity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/14.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Who was striking the nations in anger with a plague without instruction, and was chastising the nations with passion and pursued them without pity<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/14.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />That smote the peoples in wrath With an incessant stroke, That ruled the nations in anger, With a persecution that none restrained.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/14.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Having smitten a nation in wrath, with an incurable plague, smiting a nation with a wrathful plague, which spared <i>them</i> not, he rested in quiet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/14-6.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=3000" 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">5</span>The LORD has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of the rulers. <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5221.htm" title="5221: mak·keh (V-Hifil-Prtcpl-ms) -- To smite. A primitive root; to strike.">It struck</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ‘am·mîm (N-mp) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">the peoples</a> <a href="/hebrew/5678.htm" title="5678: bə·‘eḇ·rāh (Prep-b:: N-fs) -- Overflow, arrogance, fury. Feminine of eber; an outburst of passion.">in anger</a> <a href="/hebrew/1115.htm" title="1115: bil·tî (Prep) -- Constructive feminine of balah; properly, a failure of, i.e. not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until, etc.">with unceasing</a> <a href="/hebrew/5627.htm" title="5627: sā·rāh (N-fs) -- Turning aside, defection, apostasy, withdrawal. From cuwr; apostasy, crime; figuratively, remission."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4347.htm" title="4347: mak·kaṯ (N-fsc) -- A blow, wound, slaughter. Or makkeh; from nakah; a blow; by implication, a wound; figuratively, carnage, also pestilence.">blows;</a> <a href="/hebrew/7287.htm" title="7287: rō·ḏeh (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To tread down, subjugate, to crumble off. A primitive root; to tread down, i.e. Subjugate; specifically, to crumble off.">it subdued</a> <a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471: gō·w·yim (N-mp) -- Rarely goy; apparently from the same root as gevah; a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts.">the nations</a> <a href="/hebrew/639.htm" title="639: ḇā·’ap̄ (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- A nostril, nose, face, anger. From 'anaph; properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also ire.">in rage</a> <a href="/hebrew/1097.htm" title="1097: bə·lî (Adv) -- From balah; properly, failure, i.e. Nothing or destruction; usually without, not yet, because not, as long as, etc.">with relentless</a> <a href="/hebrew/2820.htm" title="2820: ḥā·śāḵ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To withhold, refrain. A primitive root; to restrain or Refrain; by implication, to refuse, spare, preserve; also to observe."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4783.htm" title="4783: mur·dāp̄ (N-ms) -- Persecution. From radaph; persecuted.">persecution.</a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>All the earth is at peace and at rest; they break out in song.…<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="/habakkuk/1-6.htm">Habakkuk 1:6-10</a></span><br />For behold, I am raising up the Chaldeans—that ruthless and impetuous nation which marches through the breadth of the earth to seize dwellings not their own. / They are dreaded and feared; from themselves they derive justice and sovereignty. / Their horses are swifter than leopards, fiercer than wolves of the night. Their horsemen charge ahead, and their cavalry comes from afar. They fly like a vulture, swooping down to devour. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nahum/3-19.htm">Nahum 3:19</a></span><br />There is no healing for your injury; your wound is severe. All who hear the news of you applaud your downfall, for who has not experienced your constant cruelty?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/1-15.htm">Zechariah 1:15</a></span><br />but I am fiercely angry with the nations that are at ease. For I was a little angry, but they have added to the calamity.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/19-28.htm">2 Kings 19:28</a></span><br />Because your rage and arrogance against Me have reached My ears, I will put My hook in your nose and My bit in your mouth; I will send you back the way you came.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/30-10.htm">Ezekiel 30:10-11</a></span><br />This is what the Lord GOD says: I will put an end to the hordes of Egypt by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. / He and his people with him, the most ruthless of the nations, will be brought in to destroy the land. They will draw their swords against Egypt and fill the land with the slain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/32-11.htm">Ezekiel 32:11-12</a></span><br />For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘The sword of the king of Babylon will come against you! / I will make your hordes fall by the swords of the mighty, the most ruthless of all nations. They will ravage the pride of Egypt and all her multitudes will be destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/5-5.htm">Micah 5:5-6</a></span><br />And He will be our peace when Assyria invades our land and tramples our citadels. We will raise against it seven shepherds, even eight leaders of men. / And they will rule the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod with the blade drawn. So He will deliver us when Assyria invades our land and marches into our borders.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-7.htm">Revelation 18:7-8</a></span><br />As much as she has glorified herself and lived in luxury, give her the same measure of torment and grief. In her heart she says, ‘I sit as queen; I am not a widow and will never see grief.’ / Therefore her plagues will come in one day—death and grief and famine—and she will be consumed by fire, for mighty is the Lord God who judges her.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/13-7.htm">Revelation 13:7</a></span><br />Then the beast was permitted to wage war against the saints and to conquer them, and it was given authority over every tribe and people and tongue and nation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/17-6.htm">Revelation 17:6</a></span><br />I could see that the woman was drunk with the blood of the saints and witnesses for Jesus. And I was utterly amazed at the sight of her.<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="/matthew/24-6.htm">Matthew 24:6-7</a></span><br />You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come. / Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-24.htm">Luke 21:24</a></span><br />They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive into all the nations. And Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">He who smote the people in wrath with a continual stroke, he that ruled the nations in anger, is persecuted, and none hinders.</p><p class="hdg">who smote</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/33-1.htm">Isaiah 33:1</a></b></br> Woe to thee that spoilest, and thou <i>wast</i> not spoiled; and dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! when thou shalt cease to spoil, thou shalt be spoiled; <i>and</i> when thou shalt make an end to deal treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/47-6.htm">Isaiah 47:6</a></b></br> I was wroth with my people, I have polluted mine inheritance, and given them into thine hand: thou didst shew them no mercy; upon the ancient hast thou very heavily laid thy yoke.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/36-17.htm">2 Chronicles 36:17</a></b></br> Therefore he brought upon them the king of the Chaldees, who slew their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary, and had no compassion upon young man or maiden, old man, or him that stooped for age: he gave <i>them</i> all into his hand.</p><p class="hdg">continual stroke.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/13-14.htm">Isaiah 13:14-18</a></b></br> And it shall be as the chased roe, and as a sheep that no man taketh up: they shall every man turn to his own people, and flee every one into his own land… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/21-1.htm">Isaiah 21:1-10</a></b></br> The burden of the desert of the sea. As whirlwinds in the south pass through; <i>so</i> it cometh from the desert, from a terrible land… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/47-1.htm">Isaiah 47:1</a></b></br> Come down, and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon, sit on the ground: <i>there is</i> no throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called tender and delicate.</p><p class="hdg">and none</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/46-10.htm">Isaiah 46:10,11</a></b></br> Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times <i>the things</i> that are not <i>yet</i> done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/9-13.htm">Job 9:13</a></b></br> <i>If</i> God will not withdraw his anger, the proud helpers do stoop under him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/21-30.htm">Proverbs 21:30</a></b></br> <i>There is</i> no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/13-13.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-6.htm">Blows</a> <a href="/proverbs/27-15.htm">Continual</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-4.htm">Fury</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-49.htm">Intermission</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-2.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-13.htm">Passion</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-2.htm">Peoples</a> <a href="/psalms/143-3.htm">Persecuted</a> <a href="/revelation/2-10.htm">Persecution</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-19.htm">Pursuing</a> <a href="/psalms/131-2.htm">Restrained</a> <a href="/proverbs/29-18.htm">Restraint</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-5.htm">Rod</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-2.htm">Rule</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-12.htm">Ruled</a> <a href="/proverbs/29-2.htm">Ruling</a> <a href="/isaiah/9-13.htm">Smiting</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-26.htm">Smote</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-18.htm">Strike</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-33.htm">Stroke</a> <a href="/proverbs/20-30.htm">Strokes</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-26.htm">Struck</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-13.htm">Subdued</a> <a href="/job/33-19.htm">Unceasing</a> <a href="/proverbs/29-18.htm">Uncontrolled</a> <a href="/proverbs/27-15.htm">Unending</a> <a href="/proverbs/29-18.htm">Unrestrained</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-43.htm">Unsparingly</a> <a href="/isaiah/9-5.htm">Used</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-13.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/27-3.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/isaiah/27-8.htm">Blows</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-14.htm">Continual</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-6.htm">Fury</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-49.htm">Intermission</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-9.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-6.htm">Passion</a> <a href="/isaiah/17-12.htm">Peoples</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-43.htm">Persecuted</a> <a href="/lamentations/5-5.htm">Persecution</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-1.htm">Pursuing</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-14.htm">Restrained</a> <a href="/isaiah/23-10.htm">Restraint</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-29.htm">Rod</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-25.htm">Rule</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-13.htm">Ruled</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-23.htm">Ruling</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-22.htm">Smiting</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-29.htm">Smote</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-22.htm">Strike</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-26.htm">Stroke</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-17.htm">Strokes</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-29.htm">Struck</a> <a href="/isaiah/25-5.htm">Subdued</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-18.htm">Unceasing</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-1.htm">Uncontrolled</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-18.htm">Unending</a> <a href="/jude/1-12.htm">Unrestrained</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-2.htm">Unsparingly</a> <a href="/isaiah/23-7.htm">Used</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-6.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 14</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/14-1.htm">God's merciful restoration of Israel</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/14-3.htm">Their triumphant exultation over Babel</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/14-24.htm">God's purpose against Assyria</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/14-29.htm">Philistia is threatened</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The "unceasing blows" suggest a continuous and harsh treatment, reflecting the relentless nature of Babylonian conquests. This imagery is consistent with the historical accounts of Babylon's military campaigns, which were marked by brutality and destruction. The anger mentioned here can be seen as both the human wrath of the conquerors and the divine judgment allowed by God as a consequence of the nations' sins. This aligns with other biblical passages where God uses foreign nations as instruments of His judgment, such as in <a href="/habakkuk/1-6.htm">Habakkuk 1:6-11</a>, where the Chaldeans are described as a fierce and impetuous people.<p><b>it subdued the nations in rage with relentless persecution.</b><br>The subjugation of nations "in rage" highlights the intense hostility and aggression of the oppressor. Historically, Babylon's dominance was characterized by its ability to subdue various peoples, enforcing its rule through fear and coercion. The "relentless persecution" indicates a systematic and ongoing oppression, which can be seen in the way Babylon exiled and enslaved conquered peoples, as described in <a href="/2_kings/24-14.htm">2 Kings 24:14-16</a>. This phrase also echoes the broader biblical theme of the rise and fall of empires, where God ultimately holds nations accountable for their actions. The relentless nature of the persecution can be seen as a type of the ultimate judgment that will come upon all oppressive powers, pointing forward to the eschatological hope found in <a href="/revelation/18.htm">Revelation 18</a>, where Babylon the Great falls.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a></b><br>The primary subject of <a href="/bsb/isaiah/14.htm">Isaiah 14</a>, representing a powerful empire known for its oppression and cruelty. In this context, Babylon symbolizes any oppressive power or system that exalts itself against God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_nations.htm">The Nations</a></b><br>Refers to the various peoples and kingdoms that were subjugated by Babylon. This highlights the widespread impact of Babylon's tyranny.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>The prophet who delivered this message. His role was to convey God's judgment and future hope to the people of Israel.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_judgment.htm">God's Judgment</a></b><br>The overarching theme of this passage, where God pronounces judgment on Babylon for its pride and cruelty.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_fall_of_babylon.htm">The Fall of Babylon</a></b><br>An event prophesied by Isaiah, symbolizing the ultimate downfall of all earthly powers that oppose God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a></b><br>God is in control of all nations and empires. No power is beyond His reach or judgment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_pride_and_oppression.htm">The Consequences of Pride and Oppression</a></b><br>Babylon's downfall serves as a warning against pride and the oppression of others. God will hold accountable those who act unjustly.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_for_the_oppressed.htm">Hope for the Oppressed</a></b><br>For those suffering under oppression, this passage offers hope that God sees their plight and will act in His time to bring justice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_temporary_nature_of_earthly_powers.htm">The Temporary Nature of Earthly Powers</a></b><br>Earthly powers and empires are temporary. Only God's kingdom is eternal, and our allegiance should be to Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_righteousness.htm">The Call to Righteousness</a></b><br>Believers are called to live righteously and justly, reflecting God's character in a world often marked by injustice.<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/is_christianity_linked_to_violence.htm">Is Christianity historically associated with violence?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_evil_persist_if_satan's_power_ended.htm">Hebrews 2:14 claims Jesus's death destroyed Satan's power--why does evil still thrive if Satan's power was truly nullified?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_46_9_align_with_ongoing_wars.htm">How does the promise that God makes wars cease (Psalm 46:9) align with the unceasing record of global conflicts throughout history?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_jesus_say_he_brought_a_sword.htm">If Jesus taught peace, why did He say He came to bring a sword (Matthew 10:34)?</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>(6) <span class= "bld">He who smote . . .</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">which smote, </span>the whole verse being of the nature of a relative clause, with the "sceptre" for antecedent.<p><span class= "bld">A continual stroke.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">a stroke without ceasing.</span><p><span class= "bld">Is persecuted, and none hindereth.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">completing </span>the parallelism, <span class= "ital">with a trampling that is not stayed.</span><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/14.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 6.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">He who smote the people</span>; rather, <span class="accented">which smote the peoples</span>. The participle translated "he who smote" refers to "staff" or "scepter." <span class="cmt_word">With a continual stroke</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> incessantly, one war following another without pause or stop. <span class="cmt_word">He that ruled</span>, etc.; rather, <span class="accented">which ruled the nations in anger with a persecution that held not back</span>. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/14-6.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">It struck</span><br /><span class="heb">מַכֶּ֤ה</span> <span class="translit">(mak·keh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5221.htm">Strong's 5221: </a> </span><span class="str2">To strike</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the peoples</span><br /><span class="heb">עַמִּים֙</span> <span class="translit">(‘am·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in anger</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּעֶבְרָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(bə·‘eḇ·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5678.htm">Strong's 5678: </a> </span><span class="str2">Overflow, arrogance, fury</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with unceasing</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּלְתִּ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(bil·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1115.htm">Strong's 1115: </a> </span><span class="str2">A failure of, not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until</span><br /><br /><span class="word">blows;</span><br /><span class="heb">מַכַּ֖ת</span> <span class="translit">(mak·kaṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4347.htm">Strong's 4347: </a> </span><span class="str2">A wound, carnage, pestilence</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it subdued</span><br /><span class="heb">רֹדֶ֤ה</span> <span class="translit">(rō·ḏeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7287.htm">Strong's 7287: </a> </span><span class="str2">To tread down, subjugate, to crumble off</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the nations</span><br /><span class="heb">גּוֹיִ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(gō·w·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1471.htm">Strong's 1471: </a> </span><span class="str2">A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in rage</span><br /><span class="heb">בָאַף֙</span> <span class="translit">(ḇā·’ap̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_639.htm">Strong's 639: </a> </span><span class="str2">The nose, nostril, the face, a person, ire</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with relentless</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּלִ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·lî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1097.htm">Strong's 1097: </a> </span><span class="str2">Failure, nothing, destruction, without, not yet, because not, as long as</span><br /><br /><span class="word">persecution.</span><br /><span class="heb">מֻרְדָּ֖ף</span> <span class="translit">(mur·dāp̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4783.htm">Strong's 4783: </a> </span><span class="str2">Persecution</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/14-6.htm">Isaiah 14:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/14-6.htm">Isaiah 14:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/14-6.htm">Isaiah 14:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/14-6.htm">Isaiah 14:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/14-6.htm">Isaiah 14:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/14-6.htm">Isaiah 14:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/14-6.htm">Isaiah 14:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/14-6.htm">Isaiah 14:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/14-6.htm">Isaiah 14:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/14-6.htm">Isaiah 14:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/14-6.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 14:6 Who struck the peoples in wrath (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/14-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 14:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 14:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/14-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 14:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 14:7" /></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>