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


In Context

3 And it shall come to pass in the day that Jehovah shall give thee rest from thy sorrow and from thy trouble and from the hard bondage wherein thou wast made to serve,

4 that thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased, the exactress of gold ceased!

5 Jehovah hath broken the staff of the wicked, the sceptre of the rulers.

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

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

8 Even the cypresses rejoice at thee, the cedars of Lebanon, saying, Since thou art 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 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!

The American 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 hinders.