Isaiah 14:6 “It struck the peoples in anger with unceasing blows; it subdued the na…”

Isaiah 14:6

It struck the peoples in anger with unceasing blows; it subdued the nations in rage with relentless persecution.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

He who smote the people in wrath with a continual stroke, he that ruled the nations in anger, is persecuted, and none hindereth.

World English Bible

who struck the peoples in wrath with a continual stroke, who ruled the nations in anger, with a persecution that no one restrained.

American Standard Version

that smote the peoples in wrath with a continual stroke, that ruled the nations in anger, with a persecution that none restrained.

Geneva Bible 1599

Which smote the people in anger with a continuall plague, and ruled the nations in wrath: if any were persecuted, he did not let.

Darby Translation

He that smote the peoples in wrath with a relentless stroke, he that ruled the nations in anger, is persecuted unsparingly.

Young's Literal Translation

He who is smiting peoples in wrath, A smiting without intermission, He who is ruling in anger nations, Pursuing without restraint!

Bible in Basic English

He whose rod was on the peoples with an unending wrath, ruling the nations in passion, with an uncontrolled rule.

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Cross references

“who smote”

Daniel 7:19–21 James 2:13 Isaiah 33:1 2 Chronicles 36:17 Jeremiah 25:9 Isaiah 47:6

Daniel 7:19–21 · BSB

Then I wanted to know the true meaning of the fourth beast, which was different from all the others—extremely terrifying—devouring and crushing with iron teeth and bronze claws, then trampling underfoot whatever was left…

James 2:13 · BSB

For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

Isaiah 33:1 · BSB

Woe to you, O destroyer never destroyed, O traitor never betrayed! When you have finished destroying, you will be destroyed. When you have finished betraying, you will be betrayed.

2 Chronicles 36:17 · BSB

So He brought up against them the king of the Chaldeans, who put their young men to the sword in the sanctuary, sparing neither young men nor young women, neither elderly nor infirm. God gave them all into the hand of Ne…

Jeremiah 25:9 · BSB

behold, I will summon all the families of the north, declares the LORD, and I will send for My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, whom I will bring against this land, against its residents, and against all the surro…

Isaiah 47:6 · BSB

I was angry with My people; I profaned My heritage, and I placed them under your control. You showed them no mercy; even on the elderly you laid a most heavy yoke.

“is persecuted”

Jeremiah 50:31 Revelation 18:8–10 Isaiah 13:14–18 Isaiah 21:1–10 Isaiah 47:1–15 Jeremiah 25:26

Jeremiah 50:31 · BSB

“Behold, I am against you, O arrogant one,” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts, “for your day has come, the time when I will punish you.

Revelation 18:8–10 · BSB

Therefore her plagues will come in one day— death and grief and famine— and she will be consumed by fire, for mighty is the Lord God who judges her.”

Isaiah 13:14–18 · BSB

Like a hunted gazelle, like a sheep without a shepherd, each will return to his own people, each will flee to his native land.

Isaiah 21:1–10 · BSB

This is the burden against the Desert by the Sea: Like whirlwinds sweeping through the Negev, an invader comes from the desert, from a land of terror.

Isaiah 47:1–15 · BSB

“Go down and sit in the dust, O Virgin Daughter of Babylon. Sit on the ground without a throne, O Daughter of the Chaldeans! For you will no longer be called tender or delicate.

Jeremiah 25:26 · BSB

all the kings of the north, both near and far, one after another—all the kingdoms on the face of the earth. And after all of them, the king of Sheshach will drink it too.

“and none”

Job 9:13 Proverbs 21:30 Daniel 4:35 Isaiah 46:10 Isaiah 46:11

Job 9:13 · BSB

God does not restrain His anger; the helpers of Rahab cower beneath Him.

Proverbs 21:30 · BSB

There is no wisdom, no understanding, no counsel that can prevail against the LORD.

Daniel 4:35 · BSB

All the peoples of the earth are counted as nothing, and He does as He pleases with the army of heaven and the peoples of the earth. There is no one who can restrain His hand or say to Him, ‘What have You done?’”

Isaiah 46:10 · BSB

I declare the end from the beginning, and from ancient times what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and all My good pleasure I will accomplish.’

Isaiah 46:11 · BSB

I summon a bird of prey from the east, a man for My purpose from a far-off land. Truly I have spoken, and truly I will bring it to pass. I have planned it, and I will surely do it.

Also

Isaiah 10:14

Isaiah 10:14 · BSB

My hand reached as into a nest to seize the wealth of the nations. Like one gathering abandoned eggs, I gathered all the earth. No wing fluttered, no beak opened or chirped.’”

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

In context

5The LORD has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of the rulers.

7All the earth is at peace and at rest; they break out in song.

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