24 When a land falls into the hands of the wicked,(A)
    he blindfolds its judges.(B)
    If it is not he, then who is it?(C)

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24 The earth is given into the hand of the wicked.
He covers the faces of its judges.
If it is not He, who else could it be?

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17 He leads rulers away stripped(A)
    and makes fools of judges.(B)

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17 He leads counselors away plundered,
And makes fools of the judges.

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The realm of the dead(A) below is all astir
    to meet you at your coming;
it rouses the spirits of the departed(B) to greet you—
    all those who were leaders(C) in the world;
it makes them rise from their thrones—
    all those who were kings over the nations.(D)

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“Hell(A)[a] from beneath is excited about you,
To meet you at your coming;
It stirs up the dead for you,
All the chief ones of the earth;
It has raised up from their thrones
All the kings of the nations.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 14:9 Or Sheol

28 “You too, Pharaoh, will be broken and will lie among the uncircumcised, with those killed by the sword.

29 “Edom(A) is there, her kings and all her princes; despite their power, they are laid with those killed by the sword. They lie with the uncircumcised, with those who go down to the pit.(B)

30 “All the princes of the north(C) and all the Sidonians(D) are there; they went down with the slain in disgrace despite the terror caused by their power. They lie uncircumcised(E) with those killed by the sword and bear their shame with those who go down to the pit.(F)

31 “Pharaoh—he and all his army—will see them and he will be consoled(G) for all his hordes that were killed by the sword, declares the Sovereign Lord. 32 Although I had him spread terror in the land of the living, Pharaoh(H) and all his hordes will be laid among the uncircumcised, with those killed by the sword, declares the Sovereign Lord.”(I)

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28 Yes, you shall be broken in the midst of the uncircumcised,
And lie with those slain by the sword.

29 “There is (A)Edom,
Her kings and all her princes,
Who despite their might
Are laid beside those slain by the sword;
They shall lie with the uncircumcised,
And with those who go down to the Pit.
30 (B)There are the princes of the north,
All of them, and all the (C)Sidonians,
Who have gone down with the slain
In shame at the terror which they caused by their might;
They lie uncircumcised with those slain by the sword,
And bear their shame with those who go down to the Pit.

31 “Pharaoh will see them
And be (D)comforted over all his multitude,
Pharaoh and all his army,
Slain by the sword,”
Says the Lord God.

32 “For I have caused My terror in the land of the living;
And he shall be placed in the midst of the uncircumcised
With those slain by the sword,
Pharaoh and all his multitude,”
Says the Lord God.

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