King James Version
Isaiah 14:5 in the King James Version says “The LORD hath broken the staff of the wicked, and the sceptre of the rulers.” — study this verse from Isaiah chapter 14 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“The LORD hath broken the staff of the wicked, and the sceptre of the rulers.”
Isaiah 14:5 · KJV
And it shall come to pass in the day that the LORD shall give thee rest from thy sorrow, and from thy fear, and from the hard bondage wherein thou wast made to serve,
That thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased! proverb: or, taunting speech golden: or, exactress of gold
The LORD hath broken the staff of the wicked, and the sceptre of the rulers.
He who smote the people in wrath with a continual stroke, he that ruled the nations in anger, is persecuted, and none hindereth. a continual: Heb. a stroke without removing
The whole earth is at rest, and is quiet: they break forth into singing.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“the staff”
H4294a branch (as extending); figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising (figuratively, correction), ruling (a sceptre), throwing (a lance),
“and the sceptre”
H7626a scion, i.e., (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan
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