Focused Passage
The Fall of Babylon’s King, the LORD’s Unbreakable Purpose, and the Oracle Against Philistia
The chapter moves from the LORD’s compassion and restoration of Jacob, to Israel’s rest from bondage, to a taunt against the king of Babylon, to the descent of the proud oppressor into Sheol, to the exposure of his failed ambition to ascend above God, to his dishonored end, to the LORD’s decree against Babylon’s descendants, to the LORD’s purpose against Assyria, and finally to the warning against Philistia and the security of Zion.
Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources
9Sheol beneath is eager to meet you upon your arrival. It stirs the spirits of the dead to greet you—all the rulers of the earth. It makes all the kings of the nations rise from their thrones.
10They will all respond to you, saying, “You too have become weak, as we are; you have become like us!”
11Your pomp has been brought down to Sheol, along with the music of your harps. Maggots are your bed and worms your blanket.
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