King James Version
Isaiah 14:18 in the King James Version says “All the kings of the nations, even all of them, lie in glory, every one in his own house.” — study this verse from Isaiah chapter 14 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“All the kings of the nations, even all of them, lie in glory, every one in his own house.”
Isaiah 14:18 · KJV
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?
All the kings of the nations, even all of them, lie in glory, every one in his own house.
But thou art cast out of thy grave like an abominable branch, and as the raiment of those that are slain, thrust through with a sword, that go down to the stones of the pit; as a carcase trodden under feet.
Thou shalt not be joined with them in burial, because thou hast destroyed thy land, and slain thy people: the seed of evildoers shall never be renowned.
KJV Study — Public Domain
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“of the nations”
H1471a foreign nation; hence, a gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“even all of them lie”
H7901to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
“in glory”
H3519properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness
“every one”
H376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
“in his own house”
H1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
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