Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Those who see you stare at you, they ponder your fate: “Is this the man who shook the earth and made kingdoms tremble, New Living Translation Everyone there will stare at you and ask, ‘Can this be the one who shook the earth and made the kingdoms of the world tremble? English Standard Version Those who see you will stare at you and ponder over you: ‘Is this the man who made the earth tremble, who shook kingdoms, Berean Standard Bible Those who see you will stare; they will ponder your fate: “Is this the man who shook the earth and made the kingdoms tremble, King James Bible They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, and consider thee, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms; New King James Version “Those who see you will gaze at you, And consider you, saying: ‘Is this the man who made the earth tremble, Who shook kingdoms, New American Standard Bible “Those who see you will stare at you, They will closely examine you, saying, ‘Is this the man who made the earth tremble, Who shook kingdoms, NASB 1995 “Those who see you will gaze at you, They will ponder over you, saying, ‘Is this the man who made the earth tremble, Who shook kingdoms, NASB 1977 “Those who see you will gaze at you, They will ponder over you, saying, ‘Is this the man who made the earth tremble, Who shook kingdoms, Legacy Standard Bible Those who see you will gaze at you, They will carefully consider you, saying, ‘Is this the man who made the earth tremble, Who caused kingdoms to quake, Amplified Bible “Those who see you will gaze at you, They will consider you, saying, ‘Is this the man who made the earth tremble, Who shook kingdoms, Christian Standard Bible Those who see you will stare at you; they will look closely at you: “Is this the man who caused the earth to tremble, who shook the kingdoms, Holman Christian Standard Bible Those who see you will stare at you; they will look closely at you:” Is this the man who caused the earth to tremble, who shook the kingdoms, American Standard Version They that see thee shall gaze at thee, they shall consider thee, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms; Contemporary English Version Those who see you will stare and wonder, "Is this the man who made the world tremble and shook up kingdoms? English Revised Version They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, they shall consider thee, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms; GOD'S WORD® Translation Those who see you stare at you; they look at you closely and say, "Is this the man who made the earth tremble, who shook the kingdoms, Good News Translation The dead will stare and gape at you. They will ask, "Is this the man who shook the earth and made kingdoms tremble? International Standard Version "Those who see you will stare at you. They will wonder about you: 'Is this the man who made the earth tremble, who made kingdoms quake, Majority Standard Bible Those who see you will stare; they will ponder your fate: ?Is this the man who shook the earth and made the kingdoms tremble, NET Bible Those who see you stare at you, they look at you carefully, thinking: "Is this the man who shook the earth, the one who made kingdoms tremble? New Heart English Bible Those who see you will stare at you. They will ponder you, saying, "Is this the man who made the earth to tremble, who shook kingdoms; Webster's Bible Translation They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, and consider thee, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that shook kingdoms: World English Bible Those who see you will stare at you. They will ponder you, saying, “Is this the man who made the earth to tremble, who shook kingdoms, Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionYour beholders look to you, they attend to you, "" Is this the man causing the earth to tremble, "" Shaking kingdoms? Young's Literal Translation Thy beholders look to thee, to thee they attend, Is this the man causing the earth to tremble, Shaking kingdoms? Smith's Literal Translation They seeing thee shall look upon thee, they shall attend to thee. This the man moving the earth, shaking kingdoms: Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThey that shall see thee, shall turn toward thee, and behold thee. Is this the man that troubled the earth, that shook kingdoms, Catholic Public Domain Version Those who see you, will lean toward you, and will gaze upon you, saying: ‘Could this be the man who disturbed the earth, who shook kingdoms, New American Bible When they see you they will stare, pondering over you: “Is this the man who made the earth tremble, who shook kingdoms? New Revised Standard Version Those who see you will stare at you, and ponder over you: “Is this the man who made the earth tremble, who shook kingdoms, Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThose who see you shall stare at you and consider you, saying, Is this the man who made the earth to tremble, who shook kingdoms; Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Everyone who looks upon you shall gaze and they shall recognize you and they shall say: ‘This is the man who had enraged the Earth and shook kingdoms! OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917They that saw thee do narrowly look upon thee, They gaze earnestly at thee: 'Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, That did shake kingdoms; Brenton Septuagint Translation They that see thee shall wonder at thee, and say, This is the man that troubled the earth, that made kings to shake; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Downfall of the King of Babylon…15But you will be brought down to Sheol, to the lowest depths of the Pit. 16Those who see you will stare; they will ponder your fate: “Is this the man who shook the earth and made the kingdoms tremble, 17who turned the world into a desert and destroyed its cities, who refused to let the captives return to their homes?”… Cross References Ezekiel 28:17 Your heart grew proud of your beauty; you corrupted your wisdom because of your splendor; so I cast you to the earth; I made you a spectacle before kings. Ezekiel 28:2 “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. Revelation 18:9-10 Then the kings of the earth who committed sexual immorality and lived in luxury with her will weep and wail at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her. / 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.” Revelation 18:15-17 The merchants who sold these things and gained their wealth from her will stand at a distance, in fear of her torment. They will weep and mourn, / 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 Revelation 18:19 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.” Jeremiah 50:23 How the hammer of the whole earth lies broken and shattered! What a horror Babylon has become among the nations! Jeremiah 51:41 How Sheshach has been captured! The praise of all the earth has been seized. What a horror Babylon has become among the nations! Lamentations 2:15-16 All who pass by clap their hands at you in scorn. They hiss and shake their heads at the Daughter of Jerusalem: “Is this the city that was called the perfection of beauty, the joy of all the earth?” / All your enemies open their mouths against you. They hiss and gnash their teeth, saying, “We have swallowed her up. This is the day for which we have waited. We have lived to see it!” Psalm 52:7 “Look at the man who did not make God his refuge, but trusted in the abundance of his wealth and strengthened himself by destruction.” Psalm 37:35-36 I have seen a wicked, ruthless man flourishing like a well-rooted native tree, / yet he passed away and was no more; though I searched, he could not be found. Job 20:6-7 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?’ Obadiah 1:3-4 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. Habakkuk 2:6-8 Will not all of these take up a taunt against him, speaking with mockery and derision: ‘Woe to him who amasses what is not his and makes himself rich with many loans! How long will this go on?’ / Will not your creditors suddenly arise and those who disturb you awaken? Then you will become their prey. / Because you have plundered many nations, the remnant of the people will plunder you—because of your bloodshed against man and your violence against the land, the city, and all their dwellers. Habakkuk 2:15-16 Woe to him who gives drink to his neighbors, pouring it from the wineskin until they are drunk, in order to gaze at their nakedness! / You will be filled with shame instead of glory. You too must drink and expose your uncircumcision! The cup in the LORD’s right hand will come around to you, and utter disgrace will cover your glory. Matthew 11:23 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. Treasury of Scripture They that see you shall narrowly look on you, and consider you, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms; shall narrowly Psalm 58:10,11 The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked… Psalm 64:9 And all men shall fear, and shall declare the work of God; for they shall wisely consider of his doing. is this Isaiah 14:4,5 That thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased! … Psalm 52:7 Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness. Jeremiah 50:23 How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! how is Babylon become a desolation among the nations! Jump to Previous Attend Beholders Care Causing Consider Deep Earnestly Earth Fate Gaze Kingdoms Narrowly Ponder Shake Shaking Shook Stare Thee Thought Tremble TroublerJump to Next Attend Beholders Care Causing Consider Deep Earnestly Earth Fate Gaze Kingdoms Narrowly Ponder Shake Shaking Shook Stare Thee Thought Tremble TroublerIsaiah 14 1. God's merciful restoration of Israel3. Their triumphant exultation over Babel 24. God's purpose against Assyria 29. Philistia is threatened Those who see you This phrase refers to the observers of the fallen one, likely the king of Babylon, as interpreted in the broader context of Isaiah 14. The Hebrew root for "see" is "רָאָה" (ra'ah), which means to perceive or consider. This implies a deep, discerning observation, not just a casual glance. Historically, this could refer to the surrounding nations and peoples who witness the downfall of a once-great power. In a spiritual sense, it can also be seen as a reminder that our actions and their consequences are visible to others, encouraging a life of integrity and humility. will stare at you and ponder your fate Is this the man who shook the earth and made kingdoms tremble? Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Those who see youרֹאֶ֙יךָ֙ (rō·’e·ḵā) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 7200: To see will stare; יַשְׁגִּ֔יחוּ (yaš·gî·ḥū) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 7688: To peep, glance sharply at they will ponder יִתְבּוֹנָ֑נוּ (yiṯ·bō·w·nā·nū) Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 995: To separate mentally, understand your fate: אֵלֶ֖יךָ (’ê·le·ḵā) Preposition | second person masculine singular Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to “Is this הֲזֶ֤ה (hă·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's 2088: This, that the man הָאִישׁ֙ (hā·’îš) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person who shook מַרְגִּ֣יז (mar·gîz) Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 7264: To be agitated, quiver, quake, be excited, perturbed the earth הָאָ֔רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land [and] made the kingdoms מַמְלָכֽוֹת׃ (mam·lā·ḵō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 4467: Kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reign tremble, מַרְעִ֖ישׁ (mar·‘îš) Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 7493: To undulate, through fear, to spring Links Isaiah 14:16 NIVIsaiah 14:16 NLT Isaiah 14:16 ESV Isaiah 14:16 NASB Isaiah 14:16 KJV Isaiah 14:16 BibleApps.com Isaiah 14:16 Biblia Paralela Isaiah 14:16 Chinese Bible Isaiah 14:16 French Bible Isaiah 14:16 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Isaiah 14:16 Those who see you will stare at (Isa Isi Is) |
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