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Isaiah 14:15

King James Version (KJV)

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Isaiah 14:15

Verse 15 of 32

Scripture focus

Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.

Isaiah 14:15 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Isaiah 14:15

Theological / Devotional

Hell. Heb. she’ol, figurative realm of the dead (see on v. 9). From the high estate to which he aspired, Satan would be cast down to the lowest depths, to oblivion (see Luke 10:18; Rev. 12:9). Note the series of striking contrasts in Isa. 14:4-19, between exaltation and utter abasement.

Sides of the pit. Literally, “the most remote parts of the cistern.” Here “pit” is synonymous with she’ol, the figurative realm of the dead. This usage of the Heb. bor, “pit,” is common in the OT (see Isa. 24:22; Eze. 31:14, 16; etc.)

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