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Isaiah 14:13 KJV
Isaiah · chapter 14 · verse 13
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:Isaiah 14:13 · King James Version
Isaiah 14:13 in context
11Thy pomp is brought down to the grave, and the noise of thy viols: the worm is spread under thee, and the worms cover thee.
12How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!
13For 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:
14I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.
15Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- ascendʻâlâhto ascend, intransitively or activelyH5927 →
- heavenshâmayimthe sky (as aloftH8064 →
- thronekiççêʼproperly, coveredH3678 →
- heartlêbâbthe heartH3824 →
- exaltrûwmto be high actively, to rise or raiseH7311 →
- abovemaʻalproperly, the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from…H4605 →
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The kings of Babylon, successively, were the great enemies and oppressors of God's people, and therefore the destruction of Babylon, the fall of the king, and the ruin of his family, are here particularly taken notice of and triumphed in.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 4-23