Isaiah 14 Parallel Bible

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	SLT Smith's Literal Translation	ESV English Standard Version	NIV New International Version
1	For Jehovah will pity Jacob, and he yet chose in Israel, and he gave them rest upon their land: and the stranger was joined to them, and they joined The hard copy spelling records the following as: themseves themselves to the house of Jacob.	For the LORD will have compassion on Jacob and will again choose Israel, and will set them in their own land, and sojourners will join them and will attach themselves to the house of Jacob.	The LORD will have compassion on Jacob; once again he will choose Israel and will settle them in their own land. Foreigners will join them and unite with the descendants of Jacob.
2	And peoples took them and brought them to their place, and the house of Israel inherited them upon the land of Jehovah for servants and for maids: and they were captives to those having been made captives, and they came down upon those pressing them.	And the peoples will take them and bring them to their place, and the house of Israel will possess them in the LORD’s land as male and female slaves. They will take captive those who were their captors, and rule over those who oppressed them.	Nations will take them and bring them to their own place. And Israel will take possession of the nations and make them male and female servants in the LORD’s land. They will make captives of their captors and rule over their oppressors.
3	And it was in that day Jehovah gave rest to thee from thy toil and from thy trouble, and from the hard service which was served upon thee.	When the LORD has given you rest from your pain and turmoil and the hard service with which you were made to serve,	On the day the LORD gives you relief from your suffering and turmoil and from the harsh labor forced on you,
4	And thou tookest up this parable against the king of Babel, and thou saidst, How did he oppressing, cease! oppression ceased.	you will take up this taunt against the king of Babylon: “How the oppressor has ceased, the insolent fury ceased!	you will take up this taunt against the king of Babylon: How the oppressor has come to an end! How his fury has ended!
5	Jehovah broke in pieces the rod of the unjust, the rod of the rulers.	The LORD has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of rulers,	The LORD has broken the rod of the wicked, the scepter of the rulers,
6	Striking the peoples in wrath a blow not removed, bringing down the nations in anger; pursuing, not sparing.	that struck the peoples in wrath with unceasing blows, that ruled the nations in anger with unrelenting persecution.	which in anger struck down peoples with unceasing blows, and in fury subdued nations with relentless aggression.
7	All the earth rested, having quiet: they broke forth a rejoicing.	The whole earth is at rest and quiet; they break forth into singing.	All the lands are at rest and at peace; they break into singing.
8	Also the cypresses rejoiced at thee, the cedars of Lebanon: From that time thou wert laid down, he cutting off will not come up against us.	The cypresses rejoice at you, the cedars of Lebanon, saying, ‘Since you were laid low, no woodcutter comes up against us.’	Even the junipers and the cedars of Lebanon gloat over you and say, “Now that you have been laid low, no one comes to cut us down.”
9	Hades from beneath was moved for thee to meet thy coming: it roused the shades for thee, all the leaders of the earth: it raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations.	Sheol beneath is stirred up to meet you when you come; it rouses the shades to greet you, all who were leaders of the earth; it raises from their thrones all who were kings of the nations.	The realm of the dead below is all astir to meet you at your coming; it rouses the spirits of the departed to greet you— all those who were leaders in the world; it makes them rise from their thrones— all those who were kings over the nations.
10	All they will answer and say to thee, Also thou wert weak as we; thou wert made like to us.	All of them will answer and say to you: ‘You too have become as weak as we! You have become like us!’	They will all respond, they will say to you, “You also have become weak, as we are; you have become like us.”
11	Thy grandeur was brought down to hades, the sound of thy harps: the worm was spread under thee, and worms covering thee.	Your pomp is brought down to Sheol, the sound of your harps; maggots are laid as a bed beneath you, and worms are your covers.	All your pomp has been brought down to the grave, along with the noise of your harps; maggots are spread out beneath you and worms cover you.
12	How thou fallest from the heavens, brilliant star, son of the morning! thou wert cut off to the earth, overthrowing upon the nations!	“How you are fallen from heaven, O Day Star, son of Dawn! How you are cut down to the ground, you who laid the nations low!	How you have fallen from heaven, morning star, son of the dawn! You have been cast down to the earth, you who once laid low the nations!
13	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.	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;	You said in your heart, “I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God; I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly, on the utmost heights of Mount Zaphon.
14	I will go up upon the heights of the cloud: I will become like the Most High.	I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.’	I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.”
15	But to hades shalt thou come down, to the thighs of the pit.	But you are brought down to Sheol, to the far reaches of the pit.	But you are brought down to the realm of the dead, to the depths of the pit.
16	They seeing thee shall look upon thee, they shall attend to thee. This the man moving the earth, shaking kingdoms:	Those who see you will stare at you and ponder over you: ‘Is this the man who made the earth tremble, who shook kingdoms,	Those who see you stare at you, they ponder your fate: “Is this the man who shook the earth and made kingdoms tremble,
17	Setting the habitable globe as a desert, and destroying its cities: for his bound opening not the house.	who made the world like a desert and overthrew its cities, who did not let his prisoners go home?’	the man who made the world a wilderness, who overthrew its cities and would not let his captives go home?”
18	All the kings of the nations, all of them, lay down in honor, a man in his house.	All the kings of the nations lie in glory, each in his own tomb;	All the kings of the nations lie in state, each in his own tomb.
19	And thou wert east out of thy grave as a sprout abhorred, a garment of the slain thrust through with the sword, and going down to the stones of the pit as a corpse trodden down.	but you are cast out, away from your grave, like a loathed branch, clothed with the slain, those pierced by the sword, who go down to the stones of the pit, like a dead body trampled underfoot.	But you are cast out of your tomb like a rejected branch; you are covered with the slain, with those pierced by the sword, those who descend to the stones of the pit. Like a corpse trampled underfoot,
20	Thou shalt not be united with them in the grave, for thou destroyedst thy land, and didst slay thy people: the seed of those doing evil shall not be called forever.	You will not be joined with them in burial, because you have destroyed your land, you have slain your people. “May the offspring of evildoers nevermore be named!	you will not join them in burial, for you have destroyed your land and killed your people. Let the offspring of the wicked never be mentioned again.
21	Prepare slaughter for his sons, for the iniquity of their fathers; they shall not rise and possess the land, and fill the face of the habitable globe with cities.	Prepare slaughter for his sons because of the guilt of their fathers, lest they rise and possess the earth, and fill the face of the world with cities.”	Prepare a place to slaughter his children for the sins of their ancestors; they are not to rise to inherit the land and cover the earth with their cities.
22	And I rose against them, said Jehovah of armies, and I cut off to Babel the name and remainder, offspring and progeny, says Jehovah.	“I will rise up against them,” declares the LORD of hosts, “and will cut off from Babylon name and remnant, descendants and posterity,” declares the LORD.	“I will rise up against them,” declares the LORD Almighty. “I will wipe out Babylon’s name and survivors, her offspring and descendants,” declares the LORD.
23	And I set it for the possession of the hedge-hog, and pools of water: and I swept her with the broom of desolation, says Jehovah of armies.	“And I will make it a possession of the hedgehog, and pools of water, and I will sweep it with the broom of destruction,” declares the LORD of hosts.	“I will turn her into a place for owls and into swampland; I will sweep her with the broom of destruction,” declares the LORD Almighty.
24	Jehovah of armies sware, saying, If not as I purposed thus it was, and as I counseled, this shall stand:	The LORD of hosts has sworn: “As I have planned, so shall it be, and as I have purposed, so shall it stand,	The LORD Almighty has sworn, “Surely, as I have planned, so it will be, and as I have purposed, so it will happen.
25	To break Assur in my land, and upon my mountain I will tread him down: and his yoke was removed from off them, and his burden shall remove from off their shoulder.	that I will break the Assyrian in my land, and on my mountains trample him underfoot; and his yoke shall depart from them, and his burden from their shoulder.”	I will crush the Assyrian in my land; on my mountains I will trample him down. His yoke will be taken from my people, and his burden removed from their shoulders.”
26	This the counsel being counseled upon all the land: and this the hand stretched out upon all the nations.	This is the purpose that is purposed concerning the whole earth, and this is the hand that is stretched out over all the nations.	This is the plan determined for the whole world; this is the hand stretched out over all nations.
27	For Jehovah of armies counseled and who shall bring to nought? and his hand was stretched out, and who shall turn it back?	For the LORD of hosts has purposed, and who will annul it? His hand is stretched out, and who will turn it back?	For the LORD Almighty has purposed, and who can thwart him? His hand is stretched out, and who can turn it back?
28	In the year king Ahaz died was this burden.	In the year that King Ahaz died came this oracle:	This prophecy came in the year King Ahaz died:
29	Thou shalt not rejoice Philistia, all of thee, because the rod of him striking thee was broken: for from the root of the serpent shall come forth a viper, and his fruit burning flying.	Rejoice not, O Philistia, all of you, that the rod that struck you is broken, for from the serpent’s root will come forth an adder, and its fruit will be a flying fiery serpent.	Do not rejoice, all you Philistines, that the rod that struck you is broken; from the root of that snake will spring up a viper, its fruit will be a darting, venomous serpent.
30	And the first born of the poor were fed, and the needy shall lie down confidently: and I killed thy root with famine, and thy residue he shall slay.	And the firstborn of the poor will graze, and the needy lie down in safety; but I will kill your root with famine, and your remnant it will slay.	The poorest of the poor will find pasture, and the needy will lie down in safety. But your root I will destroy by famine; it will slay your survivors.
31	Wail, thou gate; cry out, thou city; all thou Philistia, melting away, for from the north a smoke coming, and none being alone in his appointments.	Wail, O gate; cry out, O city; melt in fear, O Philistia, all of you! For smoke comes out of the north, and there is no straggler in his ranks.	Wail, you gate! Howl, you city! Melt away, all you Philistines! A cloud of smoke comes from the north, and there is not a straggler in its ranks.
32	And what shall the messengers of the nations answer? for Jehovah founded Zion, and the humble of his people shall trust in her.	What will one answer the messengers of the nation? “The LORD has founded Zion, and in her the afflicted of his people find refuge.”	What answer shall be given to the envoys of that nation? “The LORD has established Zion, and in her his afflicted people will find refuge.”
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