5The LORD hath broken the staff of the wicked, and the sceptre of the rulers.


In Context

2 And the people shall take them, and bring them to their place: and the house of Israel shall possess them in the land of the LORD for servants and handmaids: and they shall take them captives, whose captives they were; and they shall rule over their oppressors.

3 And it shall come to pass in the day that the LORD shall give thee rest from thy sorrow, and from thy fear, 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 golden city ceased!

5 The LORD hath broken the staff of the wicked, and the sceptre 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 hindereth.

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

Isaiah 14:5 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

14:5The Lord has broken the rod of the wicked, the scepter of the rulers,

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

14:5The Lord hath broken the staff of the wicked, the rod of the rulers,

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

14:5Jehovah hath broken the staff of the wicked, the sceptre of the rulers;

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:5Jehovah hath broken the staff of the wicked, the sceptre of the rulers.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

14:5The LORD hath broken the staff of the wicked, the sceptre of the rulers;

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:5The LORD hath broken the staff of the wicked, and the scepter of the rulers.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:5Yahweh has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of the rulers,

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

14:5Ceased hath the golden one. Broken hath Jehovah the staff of the wicked, The sceptre of rulers.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

14:5The LORD has broken the staff of the wicked, and the scepter of the rulers.