Isaiah 14:9-15

Introduction to Isaiah 14:9-15

Ever since I first heard of the link between the fall of Lucifer and certain other passages in the Bible I became intrigued. Isaiah 14:9-15 is one of those passages. This passage  is one of the most curious and intriguing, because it speaks of details of the fall of Lucifer. The name Lucifer is mentioned in Isaiah 14:12 but it is not mentioned in the comparative passage in Ezekiel 28:11-19. It says that when he is cast down to hell, his music is cast down with him. From my studies on these tow passages, Isaiah 14:9-15 & Ezekiel 28:11-19 I am fully persuaded that music was not only involved in his creation and purpose in ministry, I also believe music was used by Lucifer to spread his rebellion in the angelic ranks.  There is disagreement within the Body of Christ as to the time all this happened. There are those within the body of Christ that believe the fall of Lucifer took place between Genesis 1:1 and Genesis 1:2 and there are those who believe the fall of Lucifer took place sometime during the week of Creation. Personally, I lean toward a pre-Adam fall of Lucifer, but Scripture is not really clear in some of this, so I will not be dogmatic about it.  What is not speculation is that Lucifer did fall and took one third of the angels with him. God Bless you in Jesus name.  

Isaiah 14:9

Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming: it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth; it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations.

a. ASV: Sheol from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming; it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth; it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations.

b. YLT: Sheol beneath hath been troubled at thee, To meet thy coming in, It is waking up for thee Rephaim, All chiefs ones of earth, It hath raised up from their thrones All kings of nations.

c. Amplified Bible Classic: Sheol (Hades, the place of the dead) below is stirred up to meet you at your coming [O tyrant Babylonian rulers]; it stirs up the shades of the dead to greet you—even all the chief ones of the earth; it raises from their thrones [in astonishment at your humbled condition] all the kings of the nations.

d. Septuagint: Hell from beneath is provoked to meet thee: all the great ones that have ruled over the earth have risen up together against thee, they that have raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations. 

e. Stone Edition Torah/Prophets/Writings: The nether-world from below trembles for you to greet your arrival; it has awakened the giants for you, all the leaders of the world, it has roused all the kings of the land out of their thrones.

1. “Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming…”

a. Hell [Strong: 7585 shᵉʼôwl, sheh-ole'; or שְׁאֹל shᵉʼôl; from H7592; hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmates:—grave, hell, pit.] [Gesenius: sheol, underworld, grave, hell, pit, the underworld, Sheol - the OT designation for the abode of the dead.] 

1). Although the NIV refers to this as “the grave”, the context of the whole passage clearly shows this is the underworld, the place of departed spirits. This study will bear this out. 

a). ). [NASB] “Sheol from beneath is excited over you to meet you when you come…”

b). [RSV] “Sheol beneath is stirred up to meet you when you come, it rouses the shades to greet you…”

c). See above Translations.

b. [from] beneath [Strong: 8478 tachath takh'-ath from the same as 8430; the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.:--as, beneath, X flat, in(-stead), (same) place (where...is), room, for...sake, stead of, under, X unto, X when...was mine, whereas, (where-)fore, with.]

c. [is] moved [for thee] [Strong: 7264 râgaz, raw-gaz'; a primitive root; to quiver (with any violent emotion, especially anger or fear):—be afraid, stand in awe, disquiet, fall out, fret, move, provoke, quake, rage, shake, tremble, trouble, be wroth.] [Gesenius: tremble, quake, rage, quiver, be agitated, be excited, be perturbed, to quake, be disquieted, be excited, be perturbed, to cause to quake, disquiet, enrage, disturb, to excite oneself.]

d. [to] meet [thee] [Strong: 7125 qirʼâh, keer-aw'; from H7122; an encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite):—× against (he come), help, meet, seek, × to, × in the way.]

e. [at thy] coming [Strong: 935 bôwʼ, bo; a primitive root; to go or come (in a wide variety of applications):—abide, apply, attain, × be, befall, besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, ×certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, ×doubtless again, eat, employ, (cause to) enter (in, into, -tering, -trance, -try), be fallen, fetch, follow, get, give, go (down, in, to war), grant, have, × indeed, (in-) vade, lead, lift (up), mention, pull in, put, resort, run (down), send, set, × (well) stricken (in age), × surely, take (in), way.]

1). Some scholars teach this is the King of Babylon that the text is referring to, and of course Scripture clearly shows it.

a). Isaiah 14:4 That thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased!

2). As the Scripture reveals though, that yes it is talking about the king of Babylon, it is also talking about and to the spirit behind the king of Babylon and in this case it is Lucifer, the devil.

a). Isaiah 14:12 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!

b). Both will end up in hell.

3). Along with a probable earthquake, the regions of the dammed quaking and trembling, there is accompanying it, a host of negative emotions, rage, anger, agitation, in preparation for the king of Babylon and or Lucifer to enter. The instances in Scripture where the curtain of death is pulled back for us to see behind it is not frequent, but we are seeing one here. There is another in the New Testament in the book of Luke where Jesus gives us the account of a beggar and a rich man. The beggar dies and goes to Abraham’s Bosom or Paradise while the rich man ends up in hell, in the very place that is the subject of Isaiah. In Luke’s gospel, the rich man after realizing his condition is hopeless and pleads with Abraham to send someone to his father’s house to warn his five brothers not to come to hell.

a). Luke 16:27-31 Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's house:

16:28 For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment.

16:29 Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them. 

16:30 And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent. 

16:31 And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead. 

b). The Life & Teachings of Christ, Gordon Lindsay: “Thus we see that [the rich man] had a memory. That memory brought him no consolation but only remorse and horror. In his present state of distress, he could visualize the time when his five brethren would join him in hades. They (having possibly shared his estate) were now engaged in doing what he had done during his lifetime. They were eating, drinking, and making merry—congratulating themselves on their good fortune. ..Since it was too late to ameliorate his own unhappy situation, his request now was that Lazarus be sent to his brethren to warn them against sharing his fate. Strange indeed is the fact that even some Christians have little interest in evangelizing the lost. But that desire is dominant in the place least expected—in hades, the abode of the lost!

c). Gordon Lindsay goes on to say it is the “fearful anticipation…of meeting those whom they have influenced for evil in their lifetime” that drove the rich man to plead for someone to warn his brothers. Perhaps this is the energy fueling hell to be “moved” not only with an earthquake but also with a host of negative emotions to meet the king of Babylon and or the devil.

2.  “…it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth…

a. [it] stirreth [up] [Strong: 5782 ʻûwr, oor; a primitive root (rather identical with through the idea of opening the eyes); to wake (literally or figuratively):—(a-) wake(-n, up), lift up (self), × master, raise (up), stir up (self).] [Gesenius: to rouse oneself, awake, awaken, incite, to be roused, to stir up, to be excited, be triumphant, to act in an aroused manner]

b. [the] dead [for thee] [Strong: 7496 râphâʼ, raw-faw'; from H7495 in the sense of H7503; properly, lax, i.e. (figuratively) a ghost (as dead; in plural only):—dead, deceased. ] [Gesenius: ghosts of the dead, shades, spirits]

c. [even] all [Strong: 3605 kol kole or (Jer. 33:8) kowl {kole}; from 3634; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense):--(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-)thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).]

d. [the] chief [ones] [Strong: 6260 ʻattûwd, at-tood'; or עַתֻּד ʻattud; from H6257; prepared, i.e. full grown; spoken only (in plural) of he-goats, or (figuratively) leaders of the people:—chief one, (he) goat, ram. ] [Gesenius: ram, he-goat, chief one.] [AMG: A masculine noun indicating a goat, a male goat, a leader. It refers to a strong animal of the flock, a ram, he goat. It is used figuratively, therefore of a leader or people of strong character.]

d. [of the] earth [Strong: 776  ʼerets, eh'-rets; from an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth (at large, or partitively a land):—× common, country, earth, field, ground, land, × natins, way, + wilderness, world.]

1). The different translations reflect these definitions.

a). [NIV] “…it rouses the spirits of the departed to greet you— all those who were leaders in the world…”

b). [ASV] “…it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth…”

c). [Young’s Literal Translation: “It is waking up for thee Rephaim, All chiefs ones of earth…”

d). [Darby] “…stirring up the dead for thee, all the he-goats of the earth…”

2). The fact that these are the spirits of the dead that are being stirred up proves that this is hell. In Ezekiel we get another glimpse of the dead suffering in their judgment, surely these are among those who are being stirred up.

a). Ezekiel 32:17-30 It came to pass also in the twelfth year, in the fifteenth day of the month, that the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

32:18 Son of man, wail for the multitude of Egypt, and cast them down, even her, and the daughters of the famous nations, unto the nether parts of the earth, with them that go down into the pit.

32:19 Whom dost thou pass in beauty? go down, and be thou laid with the uncircumcised.

32:20 They shall fall in the midst of them that are slain by the sword: she is delivered to the sword: draw her and all her multitudes.

32:21 The strong among the mighty shall speak to him out of the midst of hell with them that help him: they are gone down, they lie uncircumcised, slain by the sword.

32:22 Asshur is there and all her company: his graves are about him: all of them slain, fallen by the sword:

32:23 Whose graves are set in the sides of the pit, and her company is round about her grave: all of them slain, fallen by the sword, which caused terror in the land of the living.

32:24 There is Elam and all her multitude round about her grave, all of them slain, fallen by the sword, which are gone down uncircumcised into the nether parts of the earth, which caused their terror in the land of the living; yet have they borne their shame with them that go down to the pit.

32:25 They have set her a bed in the midst of the slain with all her multitude: her graves are round about him: all of them uncircumcised, slain by the sword: though their terror was caused in the land of the living, yet have they borne their shame with them that go down to the pit: he is put in the midst of them that be slain.

32:26 There is Meshech, Tubal, and all her multitude: her graves are round about him: all of them uncircumcised, slain by the sword, though they caused their terror in the land of the living.

32:27 And they shall not lie with the mighty that are fallen of the uncircumcised, which are gone down to hell with their weapons of war: and they have laid their swords under their heads, but their iniquities shall be upon their bones, though they were the terror of the mighty in the land of the living.

32:28 Yea, thou shalt be broken in the midst of the uncircumcised, and shalt lie with them that are slain with the sword.

32:29 There is Edom, her kings, and all her princes, which with their might are laid by them that were slain by the sword: they shall lie with the uncircumcised, and with them that go down to the pit.

32:30 There be the princes of the north, all of them, and all the Zidonians, which are gone down with the slain; with their terror they are ashamed of their might; and they lie uncircumcised with them that be slain by the sword, and bear their shame with them that go down to the pit.

3. “…it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations.”

a. [it hath] raised up [Strong: 6965 quwm koom a primitive root; to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative):--abide, accomplish, X be clearer, confirm, continue, decree, X be dim, endure, X enemy, enjoin, get up, make good, help, hold, (help to) lift up (again), make, X but newly, ordain, perform, pitch, raise (up), rear (up), remain, (a-)rise (up) (again, against), rouse up, set (up), (e-)stablish, (make to) stand (up), stir up, strengthen, succeed, (as-, make) sure(-ly), (be) up(-hold, - rising). ] [Gesenius: to rise, arise, stand, rise up, stand up.]

b. [from their] thrones [Strong: 3678 kiççêʼ, kis-say'; or כִּסֵּה kiççêh; from H3680; properly, covered, i.e. a throne (as canopied):—seat, stool, throne. ] [Gesenius: seat (of honour), throne, seat, stool, royal dignity, authority, power (fig.)]

c. all [Strong: 3605 kol kole or (Jer. 33:8) kowl {kole}; from 3634; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense):--(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-)thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).]

d. [the] kings [Strong: 4428 melek, meh'-lek; from H4427; a king:—king, royal.]

e. [of the] nations [Strong: 1471 gôwy, go'-ee; rarely (shortened) גֹּי gôy; apparently from the same root as H1465 (in the sense of massing); a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts:—Gentile, heathen, nation, people.]

1). What an intriguing sight, the spirits of dead wicked kings stand up off of their thrones, to meet the king of Babylon and or Lucifer. They have been roused from their torments by the knowledge of their arrival. The other translations are interesting.

a). [NLT] “…The spirits of world leaders and mighty kings long dead stand up to see you.”

b). [RSV] “…it raises from their thrones all who were kings of the nations.”

Isaiah 14:10

All they shall speak and say unto thee, Art thou also become weak as we? art thou become like unto us? 

a. ASV: All they shall answer and say unto thee, Art thou also become weak as we? art thou become like unto us?

b. YLT: All of them answer and say unto thee, Even thou hast become weak like us! Unto us thou hast become like!

c. Amplified Bible Classic: All of them will [tauntingly] say to you, Have you also become weak as we are? Have you become like us?

d. Septuagint: All shall answer and say to thee, Thou also hast been taken, even as we; and thou art numbered amongst us. 

e. Stone Edition Torah/Prophets/Writings: They will all proclaim and say to you, “You akso have been stricken as we were; you are compared to us.

1. “All they shall speak and say unto thee…”

a. All [Strong: 3605 kol kole or (Jer. 33:8) kowl {kole}; from 3634; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense):--(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-)thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).]

b. [they] shall speak [Strong: 6030 ʻânâh, aw-naw'; a primitive root; properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announce:—give account, afflict (by mistake for 6031), (cause to, give) answer, bring low (by mistake for 6031), cry, hear, Leannoth, lift up, say, ×scholar, (give a) shout, sing (together by course), speak, testify, utter, (bear) witness.] 

c. [and] say [Strong: 559 ʼâmar, aw-mar'; a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude):—answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, × desire, determine, ×expressly, × indeed, × intend, name, × plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), × still, × suppose, talk, tell, term, × that is, × think, use (speech), utter, × verily, × yet.]

d. [unto] thee [Strong: 413 'el ale (but only used in the shortened constructive form sel {el}); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or among; often in general, to:--about, according to ,after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, X hath, in(- to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).]

2. “...Art thou also become weak as we? art thou become like unto us?” 

a. [Art] thou [Strong: 859 'attah at-taw' or (shortened); aatta {at-taw'}; or wath {ath}; feminine (irregular) sometimes nattiy {at-tee'}; plural masculine attem {at- tem'}; feminine atten {at-ten'}; or oattenah {at-tay'naw}; or fattennah {at-tane'-naw}; a primitive pronoun of the second person; thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you:--thee, thou, ye, you.]

b. also [Strong: 1571 gam gam by contraction from an unused root meaning to gather; properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and:--again, alike, also, (so much) as (soon), both (so)...and , but, either...or, even, for all, (in) likewise (manner), moreover, nay...neither, one, then(-refore), though, what, with, yea.]

c. [become] weak [Strong: 2470 châlâh, khaw-law'; a primitive root (compare H2342, H2470, H2490); properly, to be rubbed or worn; hence (figuratively) to be weak, sick, afflicted; or (causatively) to grieve, make sick; also to stroke (in flattering), entreat:—beseech, (be) diseased, (put to) grief, be grieved, (be) grievous, infirmity, intreat, lay to, put to pain, × pray, make prayer, be (fall, make) sick, sore, be sorry, make suit (× supplication), woman in travail, be (become) weak, be wounded.]

d. as we [Strong: 3644 kmow kem-o' or kamow {kaw-mo'}; a form of the prefix "k-", but used separately (Compare 3651); as, thus, so:--according to, (such) as (it were, well as), in comparison of, like (as, to, unto), thus, when, worth.]

e. [art thou] become like [Strong: 4911 mâshal, maw-shal'; denominative from H4912; to liken, i.e. (transitively) to use figurative language (an allegory, adage, song or the like); intransitively, to resemble:—be(-come) like, compare, use (as a) proverb, speak (in proverbs), utter.]

f. [unto] us [Strong: 413 'el ale (but only used in the shortened constructive form sel {el}); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or among; often in general, to:--about, according to ,after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, X hath, in(- to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).]

Isaiah 14:11

Thy pomp is brought down to the grave, and the noise of thy viols: the worm is spread under thee, and the worms cover thee.

a. NLT: Your might and power were buried with you. The sound of the harp in your palace has ceased. Now maggots are your sheet, and worms your blanket.’

b. NIV: All your pomp has been brought down to the grave, along with the noise of your harps; maggots are spread out beneath you and worms cover you.

c. YLT: Brought down to Sheol hath been thine excellency, The noise of thy psaltery, Under thee spread out hath been the worm, Yea, covering thee is the worm.

d. Amplified Bible Classic: Your pomp and magnificence are brought down to Sheol (the underworld), along with the sound of your harps; the maggots [which prey upon dead bodies] are spread out under you and worms cover you [O Babylonian rulers].

e. Septuagint: Thy glory has come down to Hades, and thy great mirth: under thee they shall spread corruption, and the worm shall be thy covering.

f. Stone Edition Chumash Torah: Brought down to the nether-world were your pride and the tumult of your stringed instruments; maggots are spread out under you, and worms are your covers.

1.  “Thy pomp is brought down to the grave, and the noise of thy viols…”

a. pomp [Strong: 1347 ga'own gaw-ohn'; arrogancy, excellency(-lent), majesty, pomp, pride, proud, swelling.]

b. brought down [Strong: 3381 yarad yaw-rad'; a primitive root; to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications); -X abundantly, bring down, carry down, cast down, (cause to) come(-ing) down, fall (down), get down, go(-ing) down(-ward), hang down, X indeed, let down, light (down), put down (off), (cause to, let) run down, sink, subdue, take down.]

c. to the grave [Strong: 7585 sh'owl sheh-ole' or shol {sheh-ole'}; from 7592; Hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmates:--grave, hell, pit.]   [Gesenius: sheol, underworld, grave, hell, pit, the underworld, Sheol - the OT designation for the abode of the dead.]

d. and the noise [Strong: 1998 hemyah hem-yaw'; from 1993 sound:--noise.] [Gesenius: sound of musical instruments.]

e. of thy viols [Strong: 5035 nebel neh'-bel or nebel {nay'-bel}; from 5034 a skin-bag for liquids (from collapsing when empty); hence, a vase (as similar in shape when full); also a lyre (as having a body of like form):--bottle, pitcher, psaltery, vessel, viol.]

1). Scripture is clear that Lucifer before he fell he was participating in ministry

2). Looking at the Hebrew definitions we can see that not only was his pride, arrogance and majesty brought down to hell, but also his music. Isaiah 14:9-15 is a companion passage to Ezekiel 28:11-19 in that it speaks about the fall of Lucifer. Isaiah 14:11 not only ties music to Lucifer, it ties music to the fall of Lucifer. The Hebrew definitions in Ezekiel 28:18 reveal this.

a). Ezekiel 28:18 “Thou hast defiled thy sanctuaries by the multitude of thine iniquities, by the iniquity of thy traffick…”

(1) The RSV reads, “in the unrighteousness of your trade “; while the NIV reads, “dishonest trade”; The NKJV reads, “the iniquity of your trading”; In the word “traffic” I can’t help but call to mind the use of the word in present day America when someone is arrested for selling drugs, it is referred to as “drug trafficking”, spreading and selling your goods. Here it is used about the rebellion of Lucifer. We must remember that one third of the angels fell with Lucifer, which means that he convinced those angels to follow his ungodly lead. He trafficked his rebellion among them and one of the ways he did it was through the noise of thy viols, his music. This is why “the noise of thy viols” was brought down to hell along with his majesty, arrogance and pride.

b). See notes on Ezekiel 28:11-19 for further Scriptural links between Lucifer and music. 

2. “…the worm is spread under thee, and the worms cover thee.”

a. the worm [Strong: 7415 rimmah rim-maw'; a maggot (as rapidly bred), literally or figuratively:--worm.]

b. is spread [Strong: 3331 yatsa` yaw-tsah'; a primitive root; to strew as a surface:--make (one's) bed, X lie, spread.]

c. the worms [Strong: 8438 towla` to-law' and (feminine) towleoah {to-lay-aw'}; or towla ath {to-lah'-ath}; or tolaiath {to-lah'-ath};  from 3216; a maggot (as voracious); specifically (often with ellipsis of 8144) the crimson-grub, but used only (in this connection) of the color from it, and cloths dyed therewith:--crimson, scarlet, worm.]

d. cover thee [Strong: 4374 mkacceh mek-as-seh'; from 3680; a covering, i.e. garment; specifically, a coverlet (for a bed), an awning (from the sun); also the omentum (as covering the intestines):--clothing, to cover, that which covereth.]

1). The punishment awaiting the king of Babylon and Lucifer is to be covered completely in maggots crawling all over them. There is a companion passage in the gospel of Mark that needs to be listed here.

a). Mark 9:42-48 And whosoever shall offend one of these little ones that believe in me, it is better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea.

9:43 And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:

9:44 Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.

9:45 And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:

9:46 Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.

9:47 And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire:

9:48 Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.

2). In the natural world, flies lay their eggs in rotting flesh and as the eggs grow into maggots which eat the rotting flesh. Here the maggots will crawl on top and underneath and will feed on the flesh of the victim. Just as the rich man in hell experienced thirst and torment in fiery flame, these will experience the pain of the maggots feeding on them. The NLT says it well, “maggots are your sheet, and worms your blanket.”

Isaiah 14:12

How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!

a. ASV: How art thou fallen from heaven, O day-star, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, that didst lay low the nations!

b. Amplified Classic:  How have you fallen from heaven, O light-bringer and daystar, son of the morning! How you have been cut down to the ground, you who weakened and laid low the nations [O blasphemous, satanic king of Babylon!]

c. YLT: How hast thou fallen from the heavens, O shining one, son of the dawn! Thou hast been cut down to earth, O weakener of nations.

d.  Septuagint: How has Lucifer, that rose in the morning, fallen from heaven! He that sent [orders] to all the nations is crushed to the earth. 

e. Stone Edition Chumash Torah: How have you fallen from the heavens, O glowing morning star; been cut down to the ground, O conqueror of nations?

1. “How art thou fallen from heaven…”

a. How [Strong: 349 'eyk ake also eykah {ay-kaw'}; and teykakah {ay-kaw'-kah}; prolonged from 335; how? or how!; also where:--how, what.]

b. [art thou] fallen [Strong: 5307 nâphal, naw-fal'; a primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative):—be accepted, cast (down, self, (lots), out), cease, die, divide (by lot), (let) fail, (cause to, let, make, ready to) fall (away, down, -en, -ing), fell(-ing), fugitive, have (inheritance), inferior, be judged (by mistake for 6419), lay (along), (cause to) lie down, light (down), be (× hast) lost, lying, overthrow, overwhelm, perish, present(-ed, -ing), (make to) rot, slay, smite out, ×surely, throw down.]

c. [from] heaven [Strong: 8064 shâmayim, shaw-mah'-yim; dual of an unused singular שָׁמֶה shâmeh; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve):—air, × astrologer, heaven(-s).]

1). Lucifer fell or was cast down from heaven because he ascended into heaven to exalt his throne above God’s throne.

a). Isaiah 14:13 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:

2). Jesus said He witnessed this occur. This confirms His pre-existence.

a). Luke 10:18 And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.

b). Compare this with other Scripture such as John 17:5 which also confirms the pre-existence of Christ. 

c). John 17:5 And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.

2. “...O Lucifer, son of the morning…”

a. [O] Lucifer [1966 * heylel] [Strong: (in the sense of brightness); the morning-star:--Lucifer.

b. [Strong: 3212 yâlal, yaw-lal'; a primitive root; to howl (with a wailing tone) or yell (with a boisterous one):—(make to) howl, be howling.

c. son [Strong: 1121 bên, bane; from H1129; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.):—afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, (+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, × came up in, child, colt, × common, × corn, daughter, × of first, firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, × in, + kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, +mighty, + nephew, old, (+) people, rebel, + robber, × servant born, × soldier, son, +spark, steward, + stranger, × surely, them of, + tumultuous one, valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.]

d. [of the] morning [Strong: 7837 shachar, shakh'-ar; from H7836; dawn (literal, figurative or adverbial):—day(-spring), early, light, morning, whence riseth.]

1). Adam Clark’s Commentary: The Versions in general agree in this translation, and render heilel as signifying Lucifer, the morning star, whether Jupiter or Venus; as these are both bringers of the morning light, or morning stars, annually in their turn. And although the context speaks explicitly concerning Nebuchadnezzar, yet this has been, I know not why, applied to the chief of the fallen angels, who is most incongruously denominated Lucifer, (the bringer of light!) an epithet as common to him as those of Satan and Devil. That the Holy Spirit by his prophets should call this arch-enemy of God and man the light-bringer, would be strange indeed. But the truth is, the text speaks nothing at all concerning Satan nor his fall, nor the occasion of that fall, which many divines have with great confidence deduced from this text. O how necessary it is to understand the literal meaning of Scripture, that preposterous comments may be prevented! Besides, I doubt much whether our translation be correct. heilel, which we translate Lucifer, comes from yalal, yell, howl, or shriek, and should be translated, "Howl, son of the morning;" and so the Syriac has understood it; and for this meaning Michaelis contends: see his reasons in Parkhurst, under halal.

2). Adam Clark’s statement: “That the Holy Spirit by his prophets should call this arch-enemy of God and man the light-bringer, would be strange indeed”, is made null and void by the Apostle Paul in 2 Corinthians 11.

a). 2 Corinthians 11:14 And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.

3). I was unaware of the disagreement about this verse, beginning with the different translations. The disagreement centers on the rendering of the Hebrew word “heylel”, translated “Lucifer” in the KJV, “morning star” in the NIV, 

3. “...how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!

a. [how art thou] cut down [Strong: 1438 gâdaʻ, gaw-dah'; a primitive root; to fell a tree; generally, to destroy anything:—cut (asunder, in sunder, down, off), hew down.]

b. [to the] ground [Strong: 776 ʼerets, eh'-rets; from an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth (at large, or partitively a land):—× common, country, earth, field, ground, land, × natins, way, + wilderness, world.]

c. [which didst] weaken [Strong: 2522 châlash, khaw-lash'; a primitive root; to prostrate; by implication, to overthrow, decay:—discomfit, waste away, weaken.]

d. [the] nations [Strong: 1471 gôwy, go'-ee; rarely (shortened) גֹּי gôy; apparently from the same root as H1465(in the sense of massing); a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts:—Gentile, heathen, nation, people.]

Isaiah 14:13

For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:

a. ASV: And thou saidst in thy heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God; and I will sit upon the mount of congregation, in the uttermost parts of the north;

b. YLT: And thou saidst in thy heart: the heavens I go up, Above stars of God I raise my throne, And I sit in the mount of meeting in the sides of the north.

c. Amplified Bible Classic: And you said in your heart, I will ascend to heaven; I will exalt my throne above the stars of God; I will sit upon the mount of assembly in the uttermost north.

d. Septuagint: But thou saidst in thine heart, I will go up to heaven, I will set my throne above the stars of heaven: I will sit on a lofty mount, on the lofty mountains toward the north: 

e. Stone Edition Chumash Torah: I will ascend over the tops of the clouds; I will liken myself to the Most High!

1. “For thou hast said in thine heart…”

a. [For] you [Strong: 859 'attah at-taw' or (shortened); aatta {at-taw'}; or wath {ath}; feminine (irregular) sometimes nattiy {at-tee'}; plural masculine attem {at- tem'}; feminine atten {at-ten'}; or oattenah {at-tay'naw}; or fattennah {at-tane'-naw}; a primitive pronoun of the second person; thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you:--thee, thou, ye, you.]

b. [hast] said [Strong: 559 ʼâmar, aw-mar'; a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude):—answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, × desire, determine, ×expressly, × indeed, × intend, name, × plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), × still, × suppose, talk, tell, term, × that is, × think, use (speech), utter, × verily, × yet.]

c. [in your] heart [Strong: 3824 lêbâb, lay-bawb'; from H3823; used also like H3820 the heart (as the most interior organ);:— bethink themselves, breast, comfortably, courage, (faint), (tender-) heart(-ed), midst, mind, × unawares, understanding.

2. “...I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God…”

a. [I will] ascend [Strong: 5927 ʻâlâh, aw-law'; a primitive root; to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative:—arise (up), (cause to) ascend up, at once, break (the day) (up), bring (up), (cause to) burn, carry up, cast up, shew, climb (up), (cause to, make to) come (up), cut off, dawn, depart, exalt, excel, fall, fetch up, get up, (make to) go (away, up); grow (over) increase, lay, leap, levy, lift (self) up, light, (make) up, × mention, mount up, offer, make to pay, perfect, prefer, put (on), raise, recover, restore, (make to) rise (up), scale, set (up), shoot forth (up), (begin to) spring (up), stir up, take away (up), work.]

b. [into] heaven [Strong: 8064 shâmayim, shaw-mah'-yim; dual of an unused singular שָׁמֶה shâmeh; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve):—air, × astrologer, heaven(-s).]

c. [I will] exult [Strong: 7311 rûwm, room; a primitive root; to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively):—bring up, exalt (self), extol, give, go up, haughty, heave (up), (be, lift up on, make on, set up on, too) high(-er, one), hold up, levy, lift(-er) up, (be) lofty, (× a-) loud, mount up, offer (up), presumptuously, (be) promote(-ion), proud, set up, tall(-er), take (away, off, up), breed worms.]

d. [my] throne [Strong: 3678 kiççêʼ, kis-say'; or כִּסֵּה kiççêh; from H3680; properly, covered, i.e. a throne (as canopied):—seat, stool, throne.]

e. above [trong: 4605 maʻal, mah'al; from H5927; properly,the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc.:—above, exceeding(-ly), forward, on (× very) high, over, up(-on, -ward), very.]

f. [the] stars [Strong: 3556 kôwkâb, ko-kawb'; probably from the same as H3522 (in the sense of rolling) or H3554 (in the sense of blazing); a star (as round or as shining); figuratively, a prince:—star(-gazer).]

g. [of] God [Strong: 410 ʼêl, ale; shortened from H352; strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity):—God (god), × goodly, × great, idol, might(-y one), power, strong. Compare names in '-el.']

3. “...I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:” 

a. [I will] sit [Strong: 3427 yâshab, yaw-shab'; a primitive root; properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry:—(make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, × fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, × marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, return, seat, set(-tle), (down-) sit(-down, still, -ting down, -ting (place) -uate), take, tarry.]

b. [also upon the] mount [Strong: 2022 har, har; a shortened form of H2042; a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively):—hill (country), mount(-ain), × promotion.]

c. [of the] congregation [Strong: 4150 môwʻêd, mo-ade'; or מֹעֵד môʻêd; or (feminine) מוֹעָדָה môwʻâdâh; (2 Chronicles 8:13), from H3259; properly, an appointment, i.e. a fixed time or season; specifically, a festival; conventionally a year; by implication, an assembly (as convened for a definite purpose); technically the congregation; by extension, the place of meeting; also a signal (as appointed beforehand):—appointed (sign, time), (place of, solemn) assembly, congregation, (set, solemn) feast, (appointed, due) season, solemn(-ity), synogogue, (set) time (appointed).]

d. [in the] sides [Strong: 3411 yᵉrêkâh, yer-ay-kaw'; feminine of H3409; properly, the flank; but used only figuratively, the rear or recess:—border, coast, part, quarter, side.]

e. [of the] north [Strong: 6828 tsâphôwn, tsaw-fone'; or צָפֹן tsâphôn; from H6845; properly, hidden, i.e. dark; used only of the north as a quarter (gloomy and unknown):—north(-ern, side, -ward, wind).]

Isaiah 14:14

I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.

a. ASV: I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.

b. YLT: I go up above the heights of a thick cloud, I am like to the Most High.

c. Amplified Bible Classic: I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.

d. Septuagint: I will go up above the clouds: I will be like the Most High. 

e. Stone Edition Torah/Prophets/Writings: 

1. “I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.”

a. [I will] ascend [Strong: 5927 ʻâlâh, aw-law'; a primitive root; to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative:—arise (up), (cause to) ascend up, at once, break (the day) (up), bring (up), (cause to) burn, carry up, cast up, shew, climb (up), (cause to, make to) come (up), cut off, dawn, depart, exalt, excel, fall, fetch up, get up, (make to) go (away, up); grow (over) increase, lay, leap, levy, lift (self) up, light, (make) up, × mention, mount up, offer, make to pay, perfect, prefer, put (on), raise, recover, restore, (make to) rise (up), scale, set (up), shoot forth (up), (begin to) spring (up), stir up, take away (up), work.]

b. above [Strong: 5921 `al al properly, the same as 5920 used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications (as follow):--above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, X as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, X both and, by (reason of), X had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-)on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, X with.]

c. [the] heights [Strong: 1116 bâmâh, bam-maw'; from an unused root (meaning to be high); an elevation:—height, high place, wave.]

d. [of the] clouds [Strong: 4645 ʻâb, awb; (masculine and feminine); from H5743; properly, an envelope, i.e. darkness (or density, 2 Chronicles 4:17); specifically, a (scud) cloud; also a copse:—clay, (thick) cloud, × thick, thicket.]

e. [I will be] like [Strong: 1819 dâmâh, daw-maw'; a primitive root; to compare; by implication, to resemble, liken, consider:—compare, devise, (be) like(-n), mean, think, use similitudes.]

f. [the] most High [Strong: 5945 ʻelyôwn, el-yone'; from H5927; an elevation, i.e. (adj.) lofty (comparison); as title, the Supreme:—(Most, on) high(-er, -est), upper(-most).]

Isaiah 14:15

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

a. ASV: Yet thou shalt be brought down to Sheol, to the uttermost parts of the pit.

b. YLT: Only -- unto Sheol thou art brought down, Unto the sides of the pit.

c. Amplified Bible Classic: Yet you shall be brought down to Sheol (Hades), to the innermost recesses of the pit (the region of the dead).

d. Septuagint: But now thou shalt go down to hell, even to the foundations of the earth.

e. Stone Edition Torah/Prophets/Writings: But to the nether-world have you been lowered, to the bottom of the pit!

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

a. Yet [Strong: 389 'ak ak akin to 403; a particle of affirmation, surely; hence (by limitation) only:--also, in any wise, at least, but, certainly, even, howbeit, nevertheless, notwithstanding, only, save, surely, of a surety, truly, verily, + wherefore, yet (but).]

b. [thou shall be] brought down [Strong: 3381 yârad, yaw-rad'; a primitive root; to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications):—×abundantly, bring down, carry down, cast down, (cause to) come(-ing) down, fall (down), get down, go(-ing) down(-ward), hang down, × indeed, let down, light (down), put down (off), (cause to, let) run down, sink, subdue, take down.]

c. [to] hell [Strong: 7585 shᵉʼôwl, sheh-ole'; or שְׁאֹל shᵉʼôl; from H7592; hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmates:—grave, hell, pit.]

d. [to the] sides [Strong: 3411 yᵉrêkâh, yer-ay-kaw'; feminine of H3409; properly, the flank; but used only figuratively, the rear or recess:—border, coast, part, quarter, side.]

e. [of the] pit [Strong: 953 bôwr, bore; from H952 (in the sense of H877); a pit hole (especially one used as a cistern or a prison):—cistern, dungeon, fountain, pit, well.]