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Jesaja 14:5

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Jesaja 14:5 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 14:5

The Lord hath broken the staff of the wicked
This is an answer to the above question, how the exactor and his tribute came to cease; this was not by man, but by the Lord himself; for though he made use of Cyrus, the work was his own, he broke the power of the wicked kings of Babylon: [and] the sceptre of the rulers;
that were under the king of Babylon; or of the several kings themselves, Nebuchadnezzar, Evilmerodach, and Belshazzar; so Kimchi interprets it. This may be applied to the kingdom of antichrist, and the antichristian states, which shall be broken to shivers as a potter's vessel by Christ, the King of kings, and Lord of lords, ( Revelation 2:27 ) ( Revelation 19:15 Revelation 19:16 ) . The "staff" and "sceptre" are emblems of power and government; and "breaking" them signifies the utter destruction and cessation of authority and dominion.

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Jesaja 14:5 In-Context

3 Und es wird geschehen an dem Tage, an welchem Jehova dir Ruhe schafft von deiner Mühsal und von deiner Unruhe und von dem harten Dienst, welchen man dir auferlegt hat,
4 da wirst du diesen Spruch anheben über den König von Babel und sprechen: Wie hat aufgehört der Bedrücker, aufgehört die Erpressung!
5 Zerbrochen hat Jehova den Stab der Gesetzlosen, den Herrscherstab,
6 welcher Völker schlug im Grimme mit Schlägen ohne Unterlaß, Nationen unterjochte im Zorn mit Verfolgung ohne Einhalt.
7 Es ruht, es rastet die ganze Erde; man bricht in Jubel aus.
The Elberfelder Bible is in the public domain.

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