Isaiah 14:6

Easy-to-Read Version

In anger, the king of Babylon beat the people. He never stopped beating them. He was an evil ruler who ruled in anger. He never stopped hurting people.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
It struck the peoples in angerwith unceasing blows.It subdued the nations in ragewith relentless persecution.

Hebrew Names Version
who struck the peoples in wrath with a continual stroke, who ruled the nations in anger, with a persecution that none restrained.

King James Version
He who smote the people in wrath with a continual stroke, he that ruled the nations in anger, is persecuted, and none hindereth.

English Standard Version
that struck the peoples in wrath with unceasing blows, that ruled the nations in anger with unrelenting persecution.

New American Standard Bible
Which used to strike the peoples in fury with unceasing strokes, Which subdued the nations in anger with unrestrained persecution.

New Century Version
The king of Babylon struck people in anger again and again. He ruled nations in anger and continued to hurt them.

Amplified Bible
Which used to strike the peoples in anger with incessant blows, Which subdued and ruled the nations in wrath with unrelenting persecution.

World English Bible
who struck the peoples in wrath with a continual stroke, who ruled the nations in anger, with a persecution that none restrained.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Which smote the people in anger wt a continuall plague, and ruled the nations in wrath: if any were persecuted, he did not let.

Legacy Standard Bible
Which used to strike the peoples in fury with unceasing strokes,Which had dominion over the nations in anger with unrestrained persecution.

Berean Standard Bible
It struck the peoples in anger with unceasing blows; it subdued the nations in rage with relentless persecution.

Contemporary English Version
who were furious and never stopped abusing the people of other nations.

Complete Jewish Bible
which furiously struck down peoples with unceasing blows, angrily beating down nations with relentless persecution.

Darby Translation
He that smote the peoples in wrath with a relentless stroke, he that ruled the nations in anger, is persecuted unsparingly.

George Lamsa Translation
He who smote the peoples in wrath, smiting without instruction, who chastised the peoples in anger and persecuted them without pity.

Good News Translation
who angrily oppressed the peoples and never stopped persecuting the nations they had conquered.

Lexham English Bible
that struck the peoples in wrath, a blow without ceasing, that ruled the nations in anger with unrestrained persecution.

Literal Translation
who struck the peoples in wrath, a blow without turning away, ruling the nations in anger, dealing out persecution without restraint.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Which whe he is wroth, smyteth ye people wt durable strokes, & in his woders he persecuteth the, & tameth the cotinually.

American Standard Version
that smote the peoples in wrath with a continual stroke, that ruled the nations in anger, with a persecution that none restrained.

Bible in Basic English
He whose rod was on the peoples with an unending wrath, ruling the nations in passion, with an uncontrolled rule.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
That smote the peoples in wrath with an incessant stroke, that ruled the nations in anger, with a persecution that none restrained.

King James Version (1611)
He who smote the people in wrath with a continuall stroke; hee that ruled the nations in anger, is persecuted and none hindereth.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Which when he is wroth, smiteth the people with continuall strokes, and in wrath raigneth ouer the heathen, who he persecuteth without compassion.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Having smitten a nation in wrath, with an incurable plague, smiting a nation with a wrathful plague, which spared them not, he rested in quiet.

English Revised Version
that smote the peoples in wrath with a continual stroke, that ruled the nations in anger, with a persecution that none restrained.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
that beet puplis in indignacioun, with vncurable wounde, that sugetide folkis in woodnesse, that pursuede cruely.

Update Bible Version
that smote the peoples in wrath with a continual stroke, that ruled the nations in anger with a persecution that none restrained.

Webster's Bible Translation
He who smote the people in wrath with a continual stroke, he that ruled the nations in anger, is persecuted, [and] none hindereth.

New English Translation
It furiously struck down nations with unceasing blows. It angrily ruled over nations, oppressing them without restraint.

New King James Version
He who struck the people in wrath with a continual stroke, He who ruled the nations in anger, Is persecuted and no one hinders.

New Living Translation
You struck the people with endless blows of rage and held the nations in your angry grip with unrelenting tyranny.

New Life Bible
which used to beat the people in anger without stopping. The nations were ruled in anger. It was very hard for the people and there was no pity shown to them.

New Revised Standard
that struck down the peoples in wrath with unceasing blows, that ruled the nations in anger with unrelenting persecution.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Smiting peoples in passion With stroke unremitting, - Trampling, in anger, on nations, Persecution unhindered.

Douay-Rheims Bible
That struck the people in wrath with an incurable wound, that brought nations under in fury, that persecuted in a cruel manner.

Revised Standard Version
that smote the peoples in wrath with unceasing blows, that ruled the nations in anger with unrelenting persecution.

Young's Literal Translation
He who is smiting peoples in wrath, A smiting without intermission, He who is ruling in anger nations, Pursuing without restraint!

THE MESSAGE
Now You Are Nothing But not so with Jacob. God will have compassion on Jacob. Once again he'll choose Israel. He'll establish them in their own country. Outsiders will be attracted and throw their lot in with Jacob. The nations among whom they lived will actually escort them back home, and then Israel will pay them back by making slaves of them, men and women alike, possessing them as slaves in God 's country, capturing those who had captured them, ruling over those who had abused them. When God has given you time to recover from the abuse and trouble and harsh servitude that you had to endure, you can amuse yourselves by taking up this satire, a taunt against the king of Babylon: Can you believe it? The tyrant is gone! The tyranny is over! God has broken the rule of the wicked, the power of the bully-rulers That crushed many people. A relentless rain of cruel outrage Established a violent rule of anger rife with torture and persecution.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Which used to strike the peoples in fury with unceasing strokes, Which subdued the nations in anger with unrestrained persecution.

Contextual Overview

⁴ At that time you will begin to sing this song about the king of Babylon: The king was cruel when he ruled us, but now his rule is finished. ⁵ The Lord breaks the scepter of evil rulers; he takes away their power. ⁶ In anger, the king of Babylon beat the people. He never stopped beating them. He was an evil ruler who ruled in anger. He never stopped hurting people. ⁷ But now, the whole country rests and is quiet. Now the people begin to celebrate. ⁸ You were an evil king, and now you are finished. Even the pine trees are happy. The cedar trees of Lebanon rejoice. They say, "The king chopped us down, but now the king has fallen, and he will never stand again." ⁹ The place of death is excited that you are coming. Sheol is waking the spirits of all the leaders of the earth for you. Sheol is making the kings stand up from their thrones to meet you. ¹⁰ They will make fun of you, saying, "Now you are as dead as we are. Now you are just like us." ¹¹ Your pride has been sent down to Sheol. The music from your harps announces the coming of your proud spirit. Maggots will be the bed you lie on, and other worms will cover your body like a blanket. ¹² You were like the morning star, but you have fallen from the sky. In the past, all the nations on earth bowed down before you, but now you have been cut down. ¹³ You always told yourself, "I will go to the skies above. I will put my throne above God's stars. I will sit on Zaphon, the holy mountain where the gods meet.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

who smote: Isaiah 33:1, Isaiah 47:6, 2 Chronicles 36:17, Jeremiah 25:9, Daniel 7:19-21, James 2:13

continual stroke: Heb. a stroke without removing

is persecuted: Isaiah 13:14-18, Isaiah 21:1-10, Isaiah 47:1-15, Jeremiah 25:26, Jeremiah 50:31, Revelation 17:16, Revelation 17:17, Revelation 18:8-10

and none: Isaiah 46:10, Isaiah 46:11, Job 9:13, Proverbs 21:30, Daniel 4:35

Reciprocal: Exodus 1:14 - was with rigour Job 36:18 - his Psalms 9:6 - destructions Psalms 125:3 - the rod Isaiah 8:9 - and ye Isaiah 10:5 - the rod Isaiah 14:4 - How Jeremiah 50:42 - they are cruel Jeremiah 51:20 - art Nahum 2:1 - He that dasheth in pieces

Cross-References

Genesis 14:20
And we praise God Most High, who helped you defeat your enemies." Abram gave Melchizedek one-tenth of everything he had taken during the battle.

Genesis 16:7
The angel of the Lord found Hagar near a spring of water in the desert. The spring was by the road to Shur.

Genesis 21:21
His mother found a wife for him in Egypt. They continued to live in the Paran desert.

Numbers 10:12
So the Israelites began their journey. They left the desert of Sinai and traveled until the cloud stopped in the desert of Paran.

Numbers 12:16
After that the people left Hazeroth and traveled to the desert of Paran where they set up camp.

Numbers 13:3
So Moses obeyed the Lord 's command and sent out the Israelite leaders while the people were camped in the desert of Paran.

Deuteronomy 2:12
The Horites also lived in Seir in the past. Then Esau's people destroyed the Horites, took their land, and settled there, just as the Israelites did to the people in the land that the Lord gave them.)

Habakkuk 3:3
God is coming from Teman. The Holy One is coming from Mount Paran. Selah His glory covers the heavens, and his praise fills the earth!

Gill's Notes on the Bible

He who smote the people in wrath with a continual stroke,.... The king of Babylon, who made war with the people and nations of the earth, and conquered them, smote them with the edge of the sword to gratify his passions, and satiate his bloodthirsty mind; and those that were spared, he ruled with rigour, and oppressed them with tribute and hard bondage; and, when he had conquered one nation, attacked another, and so went on pursuing his victories without intermission, giving no respite neither to his army, nor to the people:

he that ruled the nations in anger; not with justice and clemency, but in a tyrannical and oppressive way, even his own nation, as well as the nations whom he subdued:

is persecuted; is, pursued by the justice of God, overtaken and seized, and brought to condign punishment;

[and] none hindereth; the execution of the righteous judgment upon him; none of the neighbouring kings and nations, either tributary to him, or in alliance with him, give him the least help or assistance, or attempt to ward off the blow upon him, given him, under the direction and appointment of God, by Cyrus the Persian. So the Romish antichrist, who has made war with the saints, and has smitten them with the sword, and gone on to do so without any intermission for ages together, and has tyrannised over them in a most cruel manner, he shall be persecuted, and taken, and brought to his end, and there shall be none to help him; see Revelation 13:7.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

He who smote - This may either refer to the king of Babylon, or to the rod or scepter which he had used, and which was now broken. Herder refers it to the scepter, ‘that which smote the nations.’ (On the meaning of the word “smote,” see the notes at Isaiah 10:20)

The people - The nations that were subject to his authority.

With a continual stroke - Margin, ‘A stroke without removing.’ Vulgate, Plaga insanabili - ‘With an incurable plague.’ - Septuagint the same - Πληγῇ ἀνιάτῳ Plēgē aniatō. The Hebrew is, as in the margin, ‘A smiting without removing,’ or without cessation. There was no relaxation in its oppressions, it was always engaged in acts of tyranny.

He that ruled the nations - Babylon was the capital of a vast empire, and that empire was composed of many dependent nations.

Is persecuted - By those that make war upon it. Its turn had come to be oppressed, and overthrown.

And none hindereth - No nation opposes the invader. None of the dependent kingdoms of Babylon have any real attachment to it, but all rejoice at its downfall. The most mighty kingdom of the earth is helpless and ruined. What a change was this! How sudden and striking the revolution! And what a warning to proud and guilty cities!