Those who see you will stare at you; they will look closely at you: ‘Is this the man who caused the earth to tremble, who shook the kingdoms,
Isaiah 14:17 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised who turned the world into a wilderness, who destroyed its cities and would not release the prisoners to return home? ’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 that made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof; that opened not the house of his prisoners? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Who made the world like a wilderness and overthrew its cities, who would not permit his prisoners to return home? American Standard Version (1901) that made the world as a wilderness, and overthrew the cities thereof; that let not loose his prisoners to their home? Common English Bible who made the world a wasteland and tore down its cities, and wouldn’t let his prisoners go home?” Catholic Public Domain Version who made the world into a desert and destroyed its cities, who would not even open a prison for his prisoners?' " Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version That made the world a wilderness and destroyed the cities thereof, that opened not the prison to his prisoners? |
Those who see you will stare at you; they will look closely at you: ‘Is this the man who caused the earth to tremble, who shook the kingdoms,
I have stirred him up in righteousness, and will level all roads for him. He will rebuild my city, and set my exiles free, not for a price or a bribe,’ says the Lord of Armies.
Isn’t this the fast I choose: To break the chains of wickedness, to untie the ropes of the yoke, to set the oppressed free, and to tear off every yoke?
Your holy cities have become a wilderness; Zion has become a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation.
This is what the Lord of Armies says: Israelites and Judeans alike have been oppressed. All their captors hold them fast; they refuse to release them.
Her graves are set in the deepest regions of the Pit, and her assembly is all around her burial place. All of them are slain, fallen by the sword – those who once spread terror in the land of the living.
I will stretch out my hand against them, and wherever they live I will make the land a desolate waste, from the wilderness to Riblah. Then they will know that I am the Lord.’
A fire devours in front of them, and behind them a flame blazes. The land in front of them is like the garden of Eden, but behind them, it is like a desert wasteland; there is no escape from them.
They are fierce and terrifying; their views of justice and sovereignty stem from themselves.