So he brought up against them the king of the Chaldeans, who killed their fit young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary. He had no pity on young men or young women, elderly or aged; he handed them all over to him.
Isaiah 14:6 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised It struck the peoples in anger with unceasing blows. It subdued the nations in rage with relentless persecution. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 He who smote the people in wrath with a continual stroke, he that ruled the nations in anger, is persecuted, and none hindereth. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Who smote the peoples in anger with incessant blows and trod down the nations in wrath with unrelenting persecution–[until] he who smote is persecuted and no one hinders any more. American Standard Version (1901) that smote the peoples in wrath with a continual stroke, that ruled the nations in anger, with a persecution that none restrained. Common English Bible that struck peoples in rage with ceaseless blows, that ruled nations with anger, with relentless aggression. Catholic Public Domain Version which struck the people in wrath with an incurable wound, which subjugated the nations in fury, which persecuted with cruelty. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version That struck the people in wrath with an incurable wound, that brought nations under in fury, that persecuted in a cruel manner. |
So he brought up against them the king of the Chaldeans, who killed their fit young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary. He had no pity on young men or young women, elderly or aged; he handed them all over to him.
God does not hold back his anger; Rahab’s assistants cringe in fear beneath him!
No wisdom, no understanding, and no counsel will prevail against the Lord.
A wicked ruler over a helpless people is like a roaring lion or a charging bear.
My hand has reached out, as if into a nest, to seize the wealth of the nations. Like one gathering abandoned eggs, I gathered the whole earth. No wing fluttered; no beak opened or chirped.
The Lord has broken the staff of the wicked, the sceptre of the rulers.
Woe, you destroyer never destroyed, you traitor never betrayed! When you have finished destroying, you will be destroyed. When you have finished betraying, they will betray you.
all the kings of the north, both near and far from one another; that is, all the kingdoms of the world throughout the earth. Finally, the king of Sheshak , will drink after them.
I am going to send for all the families of the north” #– #this is the Lord’s declaration #– #”and send for my servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and I will bring them against this land, against its residents, and against all these surrounding nations, and I will completely destroy them and make them an example of horror and scorn, and ruins for ever.
Mourn for him, all you surrounding nations, everyone who knows his name. Say, ‘How the mighty sceptre is shattered, the glorious staff! ’
Look, I am against you, you arrogant one – this is the declaration of the Lord God of Armies – for your day has come, the time when I will punish you.
People have heard me groaning, but there is no one to comfort me. All my enemies have heard of my misfortune; they are glad that you have caused it. Bring on the day you have announced, so that they may become like me.
All the inhabitants of the earth are counted as nothing, and he does what he wants with the army of heaven and the inhabitants of the earth. There is no one who can block his hand or say to him, ‘What have you done? ’
Will they therefore empty their net and continually slaughter nations without mercy?
Moreover, wine betrays; an arrogant man is never at rest. He enlarges his appetite like Sheol, and like Death he is never satisfied. He gathers all the nations to himself; he collects all the peoples for himself.
For judgement is without mercy to the one who has not shown mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgement.