King James Version
Isaiah 14:15 in the King James Version says “Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.” — study this verse from Isaiah chapter 14 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.”
Isaiah 14:15 · KJV
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:
I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.
Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.
They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, and consider thee, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms;
That made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof; that opened not the house of his prisoners? opened: or, did not let his prisoners loose homeward?
KJV Study — Public Domain
“to hell”
H7585hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmates
“Yet thou shalt be brought down”
H3381to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); cau
“to the sides”
H3411properly, the flank; but used only figuratively, the rear or recess
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