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Isaiah 14:16

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;

KJV

Qui te viderint, ad te inclinabuntur, teque prospicient : Numquid iste est vir qui conturbavit terram, qui concussit regna,

Vulgate

οἱ ἰδόντες σε θαυμάσονται ἐπὶ σοὶ καὶ ἐροῦσιν Οὗτος ὁ ἄνθρωπος ὁ παροξύνων τὴν γῆν, σείων βασιλεῖς,

LXX

They that see thee shall gaze at thee, they shall consider thee, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms;

ASV

רֹאֶ֨י/ךָ֙ אֵלֶ֣י/ךָ יַשְׁגִּ֔יחוּ אֵלֶ֖י/ךָ יִתְבּוֹנָ֑נוּ הֲ/זֶ֤ה הָ/אִישׁ֙ מַרְגִּ֣יז הָ/אָ֔רֶץ מַרְעִ֖ישׁ מַמְלָכֽוֹת

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

10 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אִ֣ישׁ
'ysh
noun · 2171×
אֶ֣רֶץ
'rts
noun · 2484×
אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
זֶּֽה
zh
pronoun · 1173×
יִרְגַּ֖ז
yrgz
verb · 41×
יִרְעֲשׁ֖וּ
yr'shv
verb · 29×
יַשְׁגִּ֔יחוּ
yshgychv
verb · 3×
יָבִ֥ין
ybyn
verb · 168×
יַּ֣רְא
yr'
verb · 1312×
מַמְלְכ֣וֹת
mmlkvt
noun · 117×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Hab 1:10 — And they shall scoff at the kings, and the princes shall be a scorn unto them: they shall deride every strong hold; for they shall heap dust, and take it.
  • Hab 2:5 — Yea also, because he transgresseth by wine, he is a proud man, neither keepeth at home, who enlargeth his desire as hell, and is as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth unto him all nations,
  • Isa 14:4 — That thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased!
  • Isa 51:13 — And forgettest the LORD thy maker, that hath stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and hast feared continually every day because of the fury of the oppressor, as if he we
  • Jer 50:23 — How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! how is Babylon become a desolation among the nations!
  • Jer 51:20 — Thou art my battle axe and weapons of war: for with thee will I break in pieces the nations, and with thee will I destroy kingdoms;
  • Job 4:21 — Doth not their excellency which is in them go away? they die, even without wisdom.
  • Ps 10:2 — The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.
  • Ps 37:10 — For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.
  • Ps 52:7 — Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness.
  • Ps 52:7 — Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness.
  • Ps 58:10 — The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.
  • Ps 64:9 — And all men shall fear, and shall declare the work of God; for they shall wisely consider of his doing.