Isaiah 14:18
New International Version
All the kings of the nations lie in state, each in his own tomb.

New Living Translation
“The kings of the nations lie in stately glory, each in his own tomb,

English Standard Version
All the kings of the nations lie in glory, each in his own tomb;

Berean Standard Bible
All the kings of the nations lie in state, each in his own tomb.

King James Bible
All the kings of the nations, even all of them, lie in glory, every one in his own house.

New King James Version
“All the kings of the nations, All of them, sleep in glory, Everyone in his own house;

New American Standard Bible
“All the kings of the nations lie in glory, Each in his own tomb.

NASB 1995
“All the kings of the nations lie in glory, Each in his own tomb.

NASB 1977
“All the kings of the nations lie in glory, Each in his own tomb.

Legacy Standard Bible
All the kings of the nations lie in glory, Each in his own place.

Amplified Bible
“All the kings of the nations, all of them lie [dead] in glorious array, Each one in his own sepulcher.

Christian Standard Bible
All the kings of the nations lie in splendor, each in his own tomb.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
All the kings of the nations lie in splendor, each in his own tomb.

American Standard Version
All the kings of the nations, all of them, sleep in glory, every one in his own house.

Contemporary English Version
When kings die, they are buried in glorious tombs.

English Revised Version
All the kings of the nations, all of them, sleep in glory, every one in his own house.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
All the kings of the nations, all of them, have been buried with honor, each in his own tomb.

Good News Translation
All the kings of the earth lie in their magnificent tombs,

International Standard Version
All the kings of the nations lie in state, each in his own tomb.

Majority Standard Bible
All the kings of the nations lie in state, each in his own tomb.

NET Bible
As for all the kings of the nations, all of them lie down in splendor, each in his own tomb.

New Heart English Bible
All the kings of the nations lie in splendor, everyone in his own house.

Webster's Bible Translation
All the kings of the nations, even all of them, lie in glory, every one in his own house.

World English Bible
All the kings of the nations sleep in glory, everyone in his own house.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
All kings of nations—all of them, "" Have lain down in glory, each in his house,

Young's Literal Translation
All kings of nations -- all of them, Have lain down in honour, each in his house,

Smith's Literal Translation
All the kings of the nations, all of them, lay down in honor, a man in his house.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
All the kings of the nations have all of them slept in glory, every one in his own house.

Catholic Public Domain Version
All the kings of the nations throughout the whole world have slept in glory, each man in his own house.

New American Bible
All the kings of the nations lie in glory, each in his own tomb;

New Revised Standard Version
All the kings of the nations lie in glory, each in his own tomb;
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
All the kings of the nations, even all of them, lie in glory, every one in his own house.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
All Kings of the nations have fallen asleep in honor, each man in his house
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
All the kings of the nations, All of them, sleep in glory, Every one in his own house.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
All the kings of the nations lie in honour, every man in his house.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
Downfall of the King of Babylon
17who turned the world into a desert and destroyed its cities, who refused to let the captives return to their homes?” 18All the kings of the nations lie in state, each in his own tomb. 19But you are cast out of your grave like a rejected branch, covered by those slain with the sword, and dumped into a rocky pit like a carcass trampled underfoot.…

Cross References
Ezekiel 32:18-32
“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! / They will fall among those slain by the sword. The sword is appointed! Let them drag her away along with all her multitudes. ...

Jeremiah 50:39-40
So the desert creatures and hyenas will live there and ostriches will dwell there. It will never again be inhabited or lived in from generation to generation. / As God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah along with their neighbors,” declares the LORD, “no one will dwell there; no man will abide there.

Jeremiah 51:39-40
While they are flushed with heat, I will serve them a feast, and I will make them drunk so that they may revel; then they will fall asleep forever and never wake up, declares the LORD. / I will bring them down like lambs to the slaughter, like rams with male goats.

Ezekiel 31:16-18
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. / They too descended with it to Sheol, to those slain by the sword. As its allies they had lived in its shade among the nations. / Who then is like you in glory and greatness among the trees of Eden? You also will be brought down to the depths of the earth to be with the trees of Eden. You will lie among the uncircumcised, with those slain by the sword. This is Pharaoh and all his multitude, declares the Lord GOD.’”

Ezekiel 28:10
You will die the death of the uncircumcised at the hands of foreigners. For I have spoken, declares the Lord GOD.”

Ezekiel 26:20
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.

Ezekiel 32:24-25
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.

Ezekiel 32:29-30
Edom is there, and all her kings and princes, who despite their might are laid among those slain by the sword. They lie down with the uncircumcised, with those who descend to the Pit. / 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.

Job 21:32-33
He is carried to the grave, and watch is kept over his tomb. / The clods of the valley are sweet to him; everyone follows behind him, and those before him are without number.

Psalm 49:14
Like sheep they are destined for Sheol. Death will be their shepherd. The upright will rule them in the morning, and their form will decay in Sheol, far from their lofty abode.

Psalm 73:18-20
Surely You set them on slick ground; You cast them down into ruin. / How suddenly they are laid waste, completely swept away by terrors! / Like one waking from a dream, so You, O Lord, awaken and despise their form.

Revelation 18:21-24
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. / And the sound of harpists and musicians, of flute players and trumpeters, will never ring out in you again. Nor will any craftsmen of any trade be found in you again, nor the sound of a millstone be heard in you again. / The light of a lamp will never shine in you again, and the voices of a bride and bridegroom will never call out in you again. For your merchants were the great ones of the earth, because all the nations were deceived by your sorcery.” ...

Revelation 19:20-21
But the beast was captured along with the false prophet, who on its behalf had performed signs deceiving those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. Both the beast and the false prophet were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur. / And the rest were killed with the sword that proceeded from the mouth of the One seated on the horse. And all the birds gorged themselves on their flesh.

Revelation 20:10
And the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur, into which the beast and the false prophet had already been thrown. There they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.

Revelation 20:14-15
Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death—the lake of fire. / And if anyone was found whose name was not written in the Book of Life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.


Treasury of Scripture

All the kings of the nations, even all of them, lie in glory, every one in his own house.

all of

Isaiah 22:16
What hast thou here? and whom hast thou here, that thou hast hewed thee out a sepulchre here, as he that heweth him out a sepulchre on high, and that graveth an habitation for himself in a rock?

2 Chronicles 24:16,25
And they buried him in the city of David among the kings, because he had done good in Israel, both toward God, and toward his house…

Ecclesiastes 6:3
If a man beget an hundred children, and live many years, so that the days of his years be many, and his soul be not filled with good, and also that he have no burial; I say, that an untimely birth is better than he.

house

Job 30:23
For I know that thou wilt bring me to death, and to the house appointed for all living.

Ecclesiastes 12:5
Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets:

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1. God's merciful restoration of Israel
3. Their triumphant exultation over Babel
24. God's purpose against Assyria
29. Philistia is threatened














All the kings of the nations
This phrase refers to the rulers of various kingdoms throughout history. In the Hebrew text, the word for "kings" is "מַלְכֵי" (malkhei), which denotes sovereign rulers. Historically, kings were seen as the ultimate authority in their nations, often believed to be divinely appointed. This phrase sets the stage for a comparison between these earthly rulers and the subject of the passage, highlighting the universal nature of the message.

lie in state
The phrase "lie in state" suggests a dignified resting place, often associated with honor and respect. In ancient Near Eastern cultures, kings were typically buried with great ceremony, reflecting their status and the reverence of their people. The Hebrew root "שָׁכַב" (shakav) means to lie down or rest, indicating a peaceful end. This imagery contrasts with the fate of the one being addressed in the broader context of Isaiah 14, emphasizing the disgrace that comes from rebellion against God.

each in his own tomb
This part of the verse underscores the individual burial places of kings, which were often elaborate and designed to reflect their power and legacy. The Hebrew word "קֶבֶר" (kever) means grave or tomb, and it signifies a place of rest and remembrance. In the ancient world, a proper burial was crucial for one's honor and legacy. The mention of "each in his own tomb" highlights the normalcy and expected dignity of a king's burial, which is starkly contrasted with the ignoble end of the one who defied God.

(18) All the kings of the nations . . .--The "house" in which the monarchs lie is, of course, their sepulchre. Such sepulchres, as in the case of the pyramid graves of the Egyptian kings, the "eternal home" as they themselves called it (comp. Ecclesiastes 12:5), were often almost literally the "house," or palace, of the dead.

Verse 18. - All the kings of the nations, etc.; i.e. the other kings, speaking generally, died in peace, and had an honorable burial, each one in the sepulcher that he had prepared for himself as his final abode or "house" (comp. Isaiah 22:16). The care taken to prepare tombs was not confined to Egypt, though there obtaining its greatest development. Among others, the Persian kings certainly prepared their own sepulchers; and probably the practice was general.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
All
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

the kings
מַלְכֵ֥י (mal·ḵê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 4428: A king

of the nations
גוֹיִ֖ם (ḡō·w·yim)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 1471: A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts

lie
שָׁכְב֥וּ (šā·ḵə·ḇū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 7901: To lie down

in state,
בְכָב֖וֹד (ḇə·ḵā·ḇō·wḏ)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3519: Weight, splendor, copiousness

each
אִ֥ישׁ (’îš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person

in his own tomb.
בְּבֵיתֽוֹ׃ (bə·ḇê·ṯōw)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 1004: A house


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