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Contemporary English Version

Isaiah 14:18

When kings die, they are buried in glorious tombs.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Isaiah;   Rulers;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Babylon;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Babylon;   Funeral;   Nebuchadnezzar;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Burial;   Kill, Killing;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Belshazzar;   Tombs;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Isaiah, Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Judgment Damnation;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Babylon ;   Type;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Medes;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Isa'iah, Book of;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Belshazzar;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Isaiah;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Resurrection;   Satire;   Tombs;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
All the kings of the nationslie in splendor, each in his own tomb.
Hebrew Names Version
All the kings of the nations, all of them, sleep in glory, everyone in his own house.
King James Version
All the kings of the nations, even all of them, lie in glory, every one in his own house.
English Standard Version
All the kings of the nations lie in glory, each in his own tomb;
New American Standard Bible
"All the kings of the nations lie in glory, Each in his own tomb.
New Century Version
Every king of the earth has been buried with honor, each in his own grave.
Amplified Bible
"All the kings of the nations, all of them lie [dead] in glorious array, Each one in his own sepulcher.
World English Bible
All the kings of the nations, all of them, sleep in glory, everyone in his own house.
Geneva Bible (1587)
All the Kings of the nations, euen they all sleepe in glorie, euery one in his owne house.
Legacy Standard Bible
All the kings of the nations lie in glory,Each in his own place.
Berean Standard Bible
All the kings of the nations lie in state, each in his own tomb.
Complete Jewish Bible
"All other kings of the nations, all of them, lie in glory, each in his tomb.
Darby Translation
—All the kings of the nations, all of them, lie in glory, every one in his own house;
Easy-to-Read Version
The kings of other nations lie buried with honor, each king with his own grave.
George Lamsa Translation
All the kings of the nations, even all of them, lie in glory, every one in his own house.
Good News Translation
All the kings of the earth lie in their magnificent tombs,
Lexham English Bible
All the kings of the nations, all of them, lie in glory, each one in his house.
Literal Translation
All kings of nations, all of them lie in glory, each man in his house.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
How happeneth it, that the kynges of all people lie, euery one at home in his owne palace, with worshipe,
American Standard Version
All the kings of the nations, all of them, sleep in glory, every one in his own house.
Bible in Basic English
All the kings of the earth are at rest in glory, every man in his house,
JPS Old Testament (1917)
All the kings of the nations, all of them, sleep in glory, every one in his own house.
King James Version (1611)
All the kings of the nations, euen all of them lie in glory, euery one in his owne house.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The kynges of the nations lye euery one in his owne house with worship.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
All the kings of the nations lie in honour, every man in his house.
English Revised Version
All the kings of the nations, all of them, sleep in glory, every one in his own house.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Alle the kyngis of hethene men, alle slepten in glorie, a man in his hous.
Update Bible Version
All the kings of the nations, all of them, sleep in glory, every one 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.
New English Translation
As for all the kings of the nations, all of them lie down in splendor, each in his own tomb.
New King James Version
"All the kings of the nations, All of them, sleep in glory, Everyone in his own house;
New Living Translation
"The kings of the nations lie in stately glory, each in his own tomb,
New Life Bible
"All the kings of the nations lie in greatness, each in his own grave.
New Revised Standard
All the kings of the nations lie in glory, each in his own tomb;
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
All the kings of the nations - they all, are lying in state Each one in his crypt;
Douay-Rheims Bible
All the kings of the nations have all of them slept in glory, every one in his own house.
Revised Standard Version
All the kings of the nations lie in glory, each in his own tomb;
Young's Literal Translation
All kings of nations -- all of them, Have lain down in honour, each in his house,
THE MESSAGE
Other kings get a decent burial, honored with eulogies and placed in a tomb. But you're dumped in a ditch unburied, like a stray dog or cat, Covered with rotting bodies, murdered and indigent corpses. Your dead body desecrated, mutilated— no state funeral for you! You've left your land in ruins, left a legacy of massacre. The progeny of your evil life will never be named. Oblivion!
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"All the kings of the nations lie in glory, Each in his own tomb.

Contextual Overview

4 Then you will make fun of the King of Babylonia by singing this song: That cruel monster is done for! He won't attack us again. 5 The Lord has crushed the power of those evil kings, 6 who were furious and never stopped abusing the people of other nations. 7 Now all the world is at peace; its people are celebrating with joyful songs. 8 King of Babylonia, even the cypress trees and the cedars of Lebanon celebrate and say, "Since you were put down, no one comes along to chop us down." 9 The world of the dead eagerly waits for you. With great excitement, the spirits of ancient rulers hear about your coming. 10 Each one of them will say, "Now you are just as weak as any of us! 11 Your pride and your music have ended here in the world of the dead. Worms are your blanket, maggots are your bed." 12 You, the bright morning star, have fallen from the sky! You brought down other nations; now you are brought down. 13 You said to yourself, "I'll climb to heaven and place my throne above the highest stars. I'll sit there with the gods far away in the north.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

all of: Isaiah 22:16, 2 Chronicles 24:16, 2 Chronicles 24:25, Ecclesiastes 6:3, Ezekiel 32:18-32

house: Job 30:23, Ecclesiastes 12:5

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 25:1 - in his house 1 Kings 13:22 - carcase 2 Kings 9:35 - but they found 2 Kings 9:37 - the carcase Isaiah 57:2 - rest Ezekiel 32:27 - shall not Luke 16:22 - and was buried

Cross-References

Genesis 14:10
was full of tar pits, and when the troops from Sodom and Gomorrah started running away, some of them fell into the pits. Others escaped to the hill country.
Genesis 14:22
Abram answered: The Lord God Most High made the heavens and the earth. And I have promised him
Ruth 3:10
Boaz replied: The Lord bless you! This shows how truly loyal you are to your family. You could have looked for a younger man, either rich or poor, but you didn't.
2 Samuel 2:5
David sent messengers to tell them: The Lord bless you! You were kind enough to bury Saul your ruler,
Psalms 7:17
I will praise you, Lord ! You always do right. I will sing about you, the Lord Most High.
Psalms 50:14
I am God Most High! The only sacrifice I want is for you to be thankful and to keep your word.
Psalms 57:2
I pray to you, my protector.
Psalms 76:2
Your home is on Mount Zion in the city of peace.
Micah 6:6
What offering should I bring when I bow down to worship the Lord God Most High? Should I try to please him by sacrificing calves a year old?
Acts 7:48
But the Most High God doesn't live in houses made by humans. It is just as the prophet said, when he spoke for the Lord,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

All the kings of the nations,.... Of other nations, besides those he governed, and even of those whom he had subdued, at least their ancestors, the greatest part of them however; for the word "all" does not always signify every individual, though by the repetition of it, it here bids fair for such a sense, there being but very few, or scarce any exceptions to this observation; for, on some account or another, both good and bad kings are interred in great state:

[even] all of them lie in glory; in rich tombs and stately monuments, erected for the honour of them; and where they "sleep", as the word signifies, with their fathers, their ancestors, and are at rest, in the state of the dead, where they will continue to the resurrection:

everyone in his own house; or grave, see Job 30:23 the same with his long home, Ecclesiastes 12:5 or the house of his world: in reference to which, the Targum paraphrases it by the same phrase here; and though their graves were not in their dwelling houses or palaces, yet often near them, and in their own country, and were what had been erected, or caused to be erected by them, in their lifetime.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

All the kings of the nations - That is, this is the common way in which the kings are buried.

Lie in glory - They lie in a magnificent mausoleum; they are surrounded with splendor even in their tombs. It is well known that vast sums of money were expended to rear magnificent mausoleums as the burial place of kings. With this design, probably, the pyramids of Egypt were reared; and the temple of Bel in Babylon, we are told, was employed for this purpose. Josephus says that vast quantities of money were buried in the sepulchre of David. The kings of Israel were buried in a royal burying place on Mount Zion 2 Chronicles 21:20; 2 Chronicles 35:24; Nehemiah 3:16. For a description of the sepulchre of David, and of sepulchres in general, “see” Calmet’s “Dict.” Art. “Sepulchre” (compare Ezekiel 32:0.)

Every one in his own house - In a sepulchre constructed for himself. It was usual for kings to have a splendid tomb constructed for themselves.


 
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