Isaiah 14:18 “All the kings of the nations lie in state, each in his own tomb.”

Isaiah 14:18

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

All the kings of the nations, even all of them, lie in glory, every one in his own house.

World English Bible

All the kings of the nations sleep in glory, everyone in his own house.

American Standard Version

All the kings of the nations, all of them, sleep in glory, every one in his own house.

Geneva Bible 1599

All the Kings of the nations, euen they all sleepe in glorie, euery one in his owne house.

Darby Translation

— All the kings of the nations, all of them, lie in glory, every one in his own house;

Young's Literal Translation

All kings of nations — all of them, Have lain down in honour, each in his house,

Bible in Basic English

All the kings of the earth are at rest in glory, every man in his house,

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Cross references

“all of”

Isaiah 22:16 2 Chronicles 24:16 2 Chronicles 24:25 Ezekiel 32:18–32 Ecclesiastes 6:3

Isaiah 22:16 · BSB

What are you doing here, and who authorized you to carve out a tomb for yourself here—to chisel your tomb in the height and cut your resting place in the rock?

2 Chronicles 24:16 · BSB

And Jehoiada was buried with the kings in the City of David, because he had done what was good in Israel for God and His temple.

2 Chronicles 24:25 · BSB

And when the Arameans had withdrawn, they left Joash severely wounded. His own servants conspired against him for shedding the blood of the son of Jehoiada the priest, and they killed him on his bed. So he died and was b…

Ezekiel 32:18–32 · BSB

“Son of man, wail for the multitudes of Egypt, and consign her and the daughters of the mighty nations to the depths of the earth with those who descend to the Pit:

Ecclesiastes 6:3 · BSB

A man may father a hundred children and live for many years; yet no matter how long he lives, if he is unsatisfied with his prosperity and does not even receive a proper burial, I say that a stillborn child is better off…

“house”

Job 30:23 Ecclesiastes 12:5

Job 30:23 · BSB

Yes, I know that You will bring me down to death, to the place appointed for all the living.

Ecclesiastes 12:5 · BSB

when men fear the heights and dangers of the road, when the almond tree blossoms, the grasshopper loses its spring, and the caper berry shrivels— for then man goes to his eternal home and mourners walk the streets.

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

In context

17who turned the world into a desert and destroyed its cities, who refused to let the captives return to their homes?”

19But you are cast out of your grave like a rejected branch, covered by those slain with the sword, and dumped into a rocky pit like a carcass trampled underfoot.

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