13 You said in your heart,
    (A)‘I will ascend to heaven;
above the stars of God
    (B)I will set my throne on high;
I will sit on the mount of assembly
    in the far reaches of the north;[a]
14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds;
    I will make myself like the Most High.’
15 (C)But you are brought down to Sheol,
    to the far reaches of the pit.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 14:13 Or in the remote parts of Zaphon

13 You said in your heart,
    “I will ascend(A) to the heavens;
I will raise my throne(B)
    above the stars of God;
I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly,(C)
    on the utmost heights(D) of Mount Zaphon.[a]
14 I will ascend above the tops of the clouds;(E)
    I will make myself like the Most High.”(F)
15 But you are brought down(G) to the realm of the dead,(H)
    to the depths(I) of the pit.(J)

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  1. Isaiah 14:13 Or of the north; Zaphon was the most sacred mountain of the Canaanites.

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:

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

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

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