Isaiah 14:17 meaning and explanation

who turned the world into a desert and destroyed its cities, who refused to let the captives return to their homes?”

Isaiah 14:17, Berean Standard Bible

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Isaiah 14 is a taunt song the prophet gives Israel to sing over the king of Babylon once the LORD grants rest from oppression (verses 3 to 4). In verse 17 the kings of the earth, gathered in Sheol, look at the fallen ruler and describe him.

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