Isaiah 14:17 “who turned the world into a desert and destroyed its cities, who refus…”

Isaiah 14:17

who turned the world into a desert and destroyed its cities, who refused to let the captives return to their homes?”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

That made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof; that opened not the house of his prisoners?

World English Bible

who made the world like a wilderness, and overthrew its cities, who didn’t release his prisoners to their home?”

American Standard Version

that made the world as a wilderness, and overthrew the cities thereof; that let not loose his prisoners to their home?

Geneva Bible 1599

He made the worlde as a wildernesse, and destroied the cities thereof, and opened not the house of his prisoners.

Darby Translation

[that] made the world as a wilderness, and overthrew the cities thereof; [that] dismissed not his prisoners homewards?

Young's Literal Translation

He hath made the world as a wilderness, And his cities he hath broken down, Of his bound ones he opened not the house.

Bible in Basic English

Who made the world a waste, overturning its towns; who did not let his prisoners loose from the prison-house.

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Cross references

“made”

Joel 2:3 Isaiah 13:19–22 Isaiah 64:10 Ezekiel 6:14 Zephaniah 2:13 Zephaniah 2:14

Joel 2:3 · BSB

Before them a fire devours, and behind them a flame scorches. The land before them is like the Garden of Eden, but behind them, it is like a desert wasteland— surely nothing will escape them.

Isaiah 13:19–22 · BSB

And Babylon, the jewel of the kingdoms, the glory of the pride of the Chaldeans, will be overthrown by God like Sodom and Gomorrah.

Isaiah 64:10 · BSB

Your holy cities have become a wilderness. Zion has become a wasteland and Jerusalem a desolation.

Ezekiel 6:14 · BSB

I will stretch out My hand against them, and wherever they live I will make the land a desolate waste, from the wilderness to Diblah. Then they will know that I am the LORD.’”

Zephaniah 2:13 · BSB

And He will stretch out His hand against the north and destroy Assyria; He will make Nineveh a desolation, as dry as a desert.

Zephaniah 2:14 · BSB

Herds will lie down in her midst, creatures of every kind. Both the desert owl and screech owl will roost atop her pillars. Their calls will sound from the window, but desolation will lie on the threshold, for He will ex…

“opened not the house of his prisoners”

Isaiah 45:13 Isaiah 58:6 2 Chronicles 28:8–15 Ezra 1:2–4

Isaiah 45:13 · BSB

I will raise up Cyrus in righteousness, and I will make all his ways straight. He will rebuild My city and set My exiles free, but not for payment or reward, says the LORD of Hosts.”

Isaiah 58:6 · BSB

Isn’t this the fast that I have chosen: to break the chains of wickedness, to untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and tear off every yoke?

2 Chronicles 28:8–15 · BSB

Then the Israelites took 200,000 captives from their kinsmen—women, sons, and daughters. They also carried off a great deal of plunder and brought it to Samaria.

Ezra 1:2–4 · BSB

“This is what Cyrus king of Persia says: ‘The LORD, the God of heaven, who has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, has appointed me to build a house for Him at Jerusalem in Judah.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

16Those who see you will stare; they will ponder your fate: “Is this the man who shook the earth and made the kingdoms tremble,

18All the kings of the nations lie in state, each in his own tomb.

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