6He who smote the people in wrath with a continual stroke, he that ruled the nations in anger, is persecuted, and none hinders.


In Context

3 And it shall come to pass in the day that the LORD shall give you rest from your sorrow, and from your fear, and from the hard bondage wherein you were made to serve,

4 That you shall take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How has the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased!

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

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

7 The whole earth is at rest, and is quiet: they break forth into singing.

8 Yes, the fir trees rejoice at you, and the cedars of Lebanon, saying, Since you are laid down, no feller is come up against us.

Isaiah 14:6 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

14:6He who smote the people in wrath with a continual stroke, he that ruled the nations in anger, is persecuted, [and] none hindereth.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

14:6which in anger struck down peoples with unceasing blows, and in fury subdued nations with relentless aggression.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

14:6That struck the people in wrath with an incurable wound, that brought nations under in fury, that persecuted in a cruel manner.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

14:6that smote the peoples in wrath with a continual stroke, that ruled the nations in anger, with a persecution that none restrained.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:6He that smote the peoples in wrath with a relentless stroke, he that ruled the nations in anger, is persecuted unsparingly.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

14:6that smote the peoples in wrath with a continual stroke, that ruled the nations in anger, with a persecution that none restrained.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:6He who smote the people in wrath with a continual stroke, he that ruled the nations in anger, is persecuted, and none hindereth.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:6who struck the peoples in wrath with a continual stroke, who ruled the nations in anger, with a persecution that none restrained.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

14:6He who is smiting peoples in wrath, A smiting without intermission, He who is ruling in anger nations, Pursuing without restraint!