Isaiah:14:3-23
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And it shall come to pass in the day that the LORD shall give thee rest from thy sorrow ,
and from thy fear ,
and from the hard bondage wherein thou wast made to serve ,
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That thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon ,
and say ,
How hath the oppressor ceased !
the golden city ceased !
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The LORD hath broken the staff of the wicked ,
and the sceptre of the rulers .
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He who smote the people in wrath with a continual stroke ,
he that ruled the nations in anger ,
is persecuted ,
and none hindereth .
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The whole earth is at rest ,
and is quiet :
they break forth into singing .
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Yea ,
the fir trees rejoice at thee ,
and the cedars of Lebanon ,
saying ,
Since thou art laid down ,
no feller is come up against us .
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Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming :
it stirreth up the dead for thee ,
even all the chief ones of the earth ;
it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations .
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All they shall speak and say unto thee ,
Art thou also become weak as we ?
art thou become like unto us ?
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Thy pomp is brought down to the grave ,
and the noise of thy viols :
the worm is spread under thee ,
and the worms cover thee .
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How art thou fallen from heaven ,
O Lucifer ,
son of the morning !
how art thou cut down to the ground ,
which didst weaken the nations !
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For thou hast said in thine heart ,
I will ascend into heaven ,
I will exalt my throne above the stars of God :
I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation ,
in the sides of the north :
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I will ascend above the heights of the clouds ;
I will be like the most High .
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Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell ,
to the sides of the pit .
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They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee ,
and consider thee ,
saying ,
Is this the man that made the earth to tremble ,
that did shake kingdoms ;
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That made the world as a wilderness ,
and destroyed the cities thereof ;
that opened not the house of his prisoners ?
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All the kings of the nations ,
even all of them ,
lie in glory ,
every one in his own house .
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But thou art cast out of thy grave like an abominable branch ,
and as the raiment of those that are slain ,
thrust through with a sword ,
that go down to the stones of the pit ;
as a carcase trodden under feet .
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Thou shalt not be joined with them in burial ,
because thou hast destroyed thy land ,
and slain thy people :
the seed of evildoers shall never be renowned .
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Prepare slaughter for his children for the iniquity of their fathers ;
that they do not rise ,
nor possess the land ,
nor fill the face of the world with cities .
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For I will rise up against them ,
saith the LORD of hosts ,
and cut off from Babylon the name ,
and remnant ,
and son ,
and nephew ,
saith the LORD .
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I will also make it a possession for the bittern ,
and pools of water :
and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction ,
saith the LORD of hosts .