6 He who struck the people in wrath with a continual stroke,
He who ruled the nations in anger,
Is persecuted and no one hinders.
He who ruled the nations in anger,
Is persecuted and no one hinders.
8 aIndeed the cypress trees rejoice over you,
And the cedars of Lebanon,
Saying, ‘Since you1 were cut down,
No woodsman has come up against us.’
And the cedars of Lebanon,
Saying, ‘Since you1 were cut down,
No woodsman has come up against us.’
9 “Hell1a from beneath is excited about you,
To meet you at your coming;
It stirs up the dead for you,
All the chief ones of the earth;
It has raised up from their thrones
All the kings of the nations.
To meet you at your coming;
It stirs up the dead for you,
All the chief ones of the earth;
It has raised up from their thrones
All the kings of the nations.
10 They all shall aspeak and say to you:
‘Have you also become as weak as we?
Have you become like us?
‘Have you also become as weak as we?
Have you become like us?
11 Your pomp is brought down to Sheol,
And the sound of your stringed instruments;
The maggot is spread under you,
And worms cover you.’
And the sound of your stringed instruments;
The maggot is spread under you,
And worms cover you.’
The Fall of Lucifer
12 “Ho1wa you are fallen from heaven,
O Lucifer, son of the morning!
How you are cut down to the ground,
You who weakened the nations!
O Lucifer, son of the morning!
How you are cut down to the ground,
You who weakened the nations!
13 For you have said in your heart:
a‘I will ascend into heaven,
bI will exalt my throne above the stars of God;
I will also sit on the cmount of the congregation
dOn the farthest sides of the north;
a‘I will ascend into heaven,
bI will exalt my throne above the stars of God;
I will also sit on the cmount of the congregation
dOn the farthest sides of the north;
16 “Those who see you will gaze at you,
And consider you, saying:
‘Is this the man who made the earth tremble,
Who shook kingdoms,
And consider you, saying:
‘Is this the man who made the earth tremble,
Who shook kingdoms,
17 Who1 made the world as a wilderness
And destroyed its cities,
Who did not open the house of his prisoners?’
And destroyed its cities,
Who did not open the house of his prisoners?’
19 But you are cast out of your grave
Like an1 abominable branch,
Like the garment of those who are slain,
1Thrust through with a sword,
Who go down to the stones of the pit,
Like a corpse trodden underfoot.
Like an1 abominable branch,
Like the garment of those who are slain,
1Thrust through with a sword,
Who go down to the stones of the pit,
Like a corpse trodden underfoot.
20 You will not be joined with them in burial,
Because you have destroyed your land
And slain your people.
aThe brood of evildoers shall never be named.
Because you have destroyed your land
And slain your people.
aThe brood of evildoers shall never be named.
21 Prepare slaughter for his children
aBecause of the iniquity of their fathers,
Lest they rise up and possess the land,
And fill the face of the world with cities.”
aBecause of the iniquity of their fathers,
Lest they rise up and possess the land,
And fill the face of the world with cities.”
Babylon Destroyed
22 “For I will rise up against them,” says the Lord of hosts,
“And cut off from Babylon athe name and bremnant,
cAnd offspring and posterity,” says the Lord.
“And cut off from Babylon athe name and bremnant,
cAnd offspring and posterity,” says the Lord.
23 “I will also make it a possession for the aporcupine,
And marshes of muddy water;
I will sweep it with the broom of destruction,” says the Lord of hosts.
And marshes of muddy water;
I will sweep it with the broom of destruction,” says the Lord of hosts.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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