For the sceptre of wrongness shall not rest On the land allotted to the righteous, Lest the righteous stretch forth their hands to unrighteousness.
Isaiah 14:5 - The Scriptures 2009 “יהוה has broken the staff of the wrong, the sceptre of the rulers, Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The LORD hath broken the staff of the wicked, and the sceptre of the rulers. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The Lord has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of the [tyrant] rulers, American Standard Version (1901) Jehovah hath broken the staff of the wicked, the sceptre of the rulers; Common English Bible The LORD has broken the staff of the wicked, the rod of tyrants Catholic Public Domain Version The Lord has crushed the staff of the impious, the scepter of despots, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The Lord hath broken the staff of the wicked, the rod of the rulers, |
For the sceptre of wrongness shall not rest On the land allotted to the righteous, Lest the righteous stretch forth their hands to unrighteousness.
A roaring lion and a charging bear Is a wrongdoing ruler over poor people.
“Woe to Ashshur, the rod of My displeasure and the staff in whose hand is My displeasure.
“And I shall punish the world for its evil, and the wrong for their crookedness, and shall put an end to the arrogance of the proud, and lay low the pride of the ruthless.
“Do not rejoice, all you of Philistia, that the rod that struck you is broken; for out of the serpent’s roots comes forth an adder, and its offspring is a fiery flying serpent.
that you shall take up this proverb against the sovereign of Baḇel, and say, “How the oppressor has ceased, the gold-gatherer ceased!
he who struck the people in wrath with ceaseless blows, he who ruled the nations in displeasure, is persecuted and no one restrains.
You shall increase the nation; You shall make its joy great. They shall rejoice before You, as in the joy of harvest, as men rejoice when they divide the spoil.
For You shall break the yoke of his burden and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, as in the day of Miḏyan.
“They have heard that I sighed, With no one to comfort me. All my enemies have heard of my calamity, They have rejoiced that You have done it. You shall bring on the day that You have announced, So let them become like me.
Is he therefore to keep on emptying his net, and killing nations without sparing?