Isaiah 14:16 meaning and explanation

Those who see you will stare; they will ponder your fate: “Is this the man who shook the earth and made the kingdoms tremble,

Isaiah 14:16, Berean Standard Bible

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This verse comes from the taunt song that Israel will sing once God gives them rest from oppression, as verses 3 and 4 announce. The subject is the king of Babylon, whose pride reached the point of claiming to ascend above the stars.

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