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Isaiah 14:6

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

KJV

cædentem populos in indignatione plaga insanabili, subjicientem in furore gentes, persequentem crudeliter.

Vulgate

πατάξας ἔθνος θυμῷ πληγῇ ἀνιάτῳ, παίων ἔθνος πληγὴν θυμοῦ ἣ οὐκ ἐφείσατο, ἀνεπαύσατο πεποιθώς.

LXX

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

ASV

מַכֶּ֤ה עַמִּים֙ בְּ/עֶבְרָ֔ה מַכַּ֖ת בִּלְתִּ֣י סָרָ֑ה רֹדֶ֤ה בָ/אַף֙ גּוֹיִ֔ם מֻרְדָּ֖ף בְּלִ֥י חָשָֽׂךְ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

12 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

בְלִי
bly
noun · 58×
בִלְתִּ֖י
blty
preposition · 112×
גּוֹיִ֔ם
gvym
noun · 557×
וֹ
v
noun · 275×
וֹ
v
noun · 33×
חָשַׂ֣ךְ
chshk
verb · 27×
י
y
noun · 1849×
ם
m
verb · 499×
מַכָּ֣ה
mkh
noun · 48×
מֻרְדָּ֖ף
mrdp
noun · 1×
סָרָ֑ה
srh
noun · 8×
תִרְדֶּ֥ה
trdh
verb · 26×

Historic Christian voices

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

Cross-references

  • Dan 7:19 — Then I would know the truth of the fourth beast, which was diverse from all the others, exceeding dreadful, whose teeth were of iron, and his nails of brass; which devoured, brake in pieces, and stamp
  • Jas 2:13 — For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.
  • Jer 50:31 — Behold, I am against thee, O thou most proud, saith the Lord GOD of hosts: for thy day is come, the time that I will visit thee.
  • Job 36:18 — Because there is wrath, beware lest he take thee away with his stroke: then a great ransom cannot deliver thee.
  • Rev 17:16 — And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire.
  • Rev 18:8 — Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her.