Isaiah 14:3-7 ASV

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Isaiah 14:7

(7) They break forth into singing . . .—The phrase is noticeable as characteristic of Isaiah (Isaiah 44:23; Isaiah 49:13; Isaiah 52:9; Isaiah 54:1; Isaiah 55:12), and is not found elsewhere. The emancipated nations are represented as exulting in the unfamiliar peace that follows on the downfall of their oppressor. read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Isaiah 14:1-32

Isaiah 14:8 Ruskin says on this text: 'Consider such expressions as that tender and glorious verse in Isaiah, speaking of the cedars on the mountains as rejoicing over the fall of the king of Assyria: "Yea, the fir trees rejoice at thee, and the cedars of Lebanon, saying, Since thou art gone down to the grave, no feller is come up against us." See what sympathy there is here, as if with the very hearts of the trees themselves.' References. XIV. 9. D. Biggs, Christian World Pulpit, vol. lx.... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Isaiah 14:1-23

BOOK 5PROPHECIES NOT RELATING TO ISAIAH’S TIMEIn the first thirty-nine chapters of the Book of Isaiah-the half which refers to the prophet’s own career and the politics contemporary with that - we find four or five prophecies containing no reference to Isaiah himself nor to any Jewish king under whom he laboured, and painting both Israel and the foreign world in quite a different state from that in which they lay during his lifetime. These prophecies are chapter 13, an Oracle announcing the... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Isaiah 14:1-32

CHAPTER XXVIIBABYLON AND LUCIFERDATE UNCERTAINIsaiah 13:1-22; Isaiah 14:1-23THIS double oracle is against the City {Isaiah 13:2-22; Isaiah 14:1-2} and the Tyrant {Isaiah 14:3-23} of Babylon.I. THE WICKED CITY{Isaiah 13:2-22; Isaiah 14:1-23}The first part is a series of hurried and vanishing scenes-glimpses of ruin and deliverance caught through the smoke and turmoil of a Divine war. The drama opens with the erection of a gathering "standard upon a bare mountain" (Isaiah 13:2). He who gives the... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Isaiah 14:1-32

CHAPTER 14 Israel’s Restoration and Blessing After Babylon is Fallen and the Burden of Philistia 1. Israel’s restoration and exaltation (Isaiah 14:1-2 ) 2. The proverb against the king of Babylon (Isaiah 14:3-11 ) 3. The triumph over Lucifer (Satan) (Isaiah 14:12-20 ) 4. Babylon’s destruction (Isaiah 14:21-23 ) 5. The Assyrian broken (Isaiah 14:24-27 ) 6. The burden of Philistia (Isaiah 14:28-32 ) When the last great Babylon is overthrown the Lord will remember His people and... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Isaiah 14:6

14:6 He who smote the people in wrath with a continual stroke, he that ruled the nations in anger, is persecuted, [and] {d} none hindereth.(d) That is, he permitted all violence and injuries to be done. read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Isaiah 14:7

14:7 The whole earth is at {e} rest, [and] is quiet: they break forth into singing.(e) Meaning that where tyrants reign, there can be no rest or quietness and also how detestable a thing tyranny is, seeing the insensible creatures have opportunity to rejoice at their destruction. read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Isaiah 14:1-32

JUDGMENT ON GENTILE NATIONS This is a long lesson to read, but the study put upon it need not be proportioned to its length. There is a sameness in the chapters, and their contents are not unlike what we reviewed in the preceding lesson. Note the names of the nations and their contiguity to God’s chosen people. They have come in contact with their history again and again, which is why they are singled out for special mention. It will be well here to review what was said about these Gentile... read more

Joseph Parker

The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - Isaiah 14:1-32

The Burden of Babylon Isaiah 13-14 It is well that there are some men who see what may be called the more majestic and overpowering aspects of God. Some of us are afraid almost to utter the great words which properly belong to the deity as descriptive of his nature and attributes and government. Herein what a wonderful difference there is between the Old Testament and the New, between the Hebrew and the Greek! Neither is sufficient alone: some men never look at the sky; they look only at the... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Isaiah 14:2-27

I do not interrupt the reading through this long chain of the most wonderful events, because it forms one grand whole. The destruction which will ultimately fall upon the enemies of God and of his Christ, and the triumphs of the Church, are here set forth, under very strong and figurative expressions. I cannot improve upon them, by attempting to represent the truth in stronger language, than is here made use of; for nothing indeed can exceed it. But what I particularly beg the Reader, with me,... read more

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Isaiah 14:7

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Isaiah 14:1-32

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Isaiah 14:1-23

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Isaiah 14:1-32

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Isaiah 14:1-32

Geneva Study Bible - Isaiah 14:6

Geneva Study Bible - Isaiah 14:7

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Isaiah 14:1-32

The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - Isaiah 14:1-32

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Isaiah 14:2-27

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