Isaiah 14:5 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

⁵ The Lord has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of rulers,

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁵ The LORD hath broken the staff of the wicked, and the sceptre of the rulers.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁵ The Lord has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of the [tyrant] rulers,

American Standard Version (1901)

⁵ Jehovah hath broken the staff of the wicked, the sceptre of the rulers;

Common English Bible

⁵ The LORD has broken the staff of the wicked, the rod of tyrants

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁵ The Lord has crushed the staff of the impious, the scepter of despots,

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁵ The Lord hath broken the staff of the wicked, the rod of the rulers,

Isaiah 14:5 Cross References

Psalm 125:3

For the scepter of wickedness shall not rest upon the land allotted to the righteous, lest the righteous put forth their hands to do wrong.

Proverbs 28:15

Like a roaring lion or a charging bear is a wicked ruler over a poor people.

Isaiah 10:5

Ah, Assyria, the rod of my anger, the staff of my fury!

Isaiah 13:11

I will punish the world for its evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; I will put an end to the pride of the arrogant, and lay low the haughtiness of the ruthless.

Isaiah 14:29

“Rejoice not, O Philistia, all of you, that the rod which smote you is broken, for from the serpent's root will come forth an adder, and its fruit will be a flying serpent.

Isaiah 14:4

you will take up this taunt against the king of Babylon: “How the oppressor has ceased, the insolent fury ceased!

Isaiah 14:6

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

Isaiah 9:3

Thou hast multiplied the nation, thou hast increased its joy; they rejoice before thee as with joy at the harvest, as men rejoice when they divide the spoil.

Isaiah 9:4

For the yoke of his burden, and the staff for his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, thou hast broken as on the day of Midian.

Lamentations 1:21

“Hear how I groan; there is none to comfort me. All my enemies have heard of my trouble; they are glad that thou hast done it. Bring thou the day thou hast announced, and let them be as I am.

Habakkuk 1:17

Is he then to keep on emptying his net, and mercilessly slaying nations for ever?