Isaiah 14 · Verse 8

Isaiah 14:8

Yea, the fir trees rejoice at thee, and the cedars of Lebanon, saying, Since thou art laid down, no feller is come up against us.
Isaiah 14:8, King James Version

Isaiah 14:8 in other translations

BSBEven the cypresses and cedars of Lebanon exult over you: “Since you have been laid low, no woodcutter comes against us.”
WEBYes, the cypress trees rejoice with you, with the cedars of Lebanon, saying, “Since you are humbled, no lumberjack has come up against us.”
ASVYea, the fir-trees rejoice at thee, and the cedars of Lebanon, saying, Since thou art laid low, no hewer is come up against us.
YLTEven firs have rejoiced over thee, Cedars of Lebanon-- saying: Since thou hast lain down, The hewer cometh not up against us.
DARBYEven the cypresses rejoice at thee, the cedars of Lebanon, saying, Since thou art laid down, no feller is come up against us.
BBEEven the trees of the wood are glad over you, the trees of Lebanon, saying, From the time of your fall no wood-cutter has come up against us with an axe.
WebsterYes, the fir-trees rejoice at thee, and the cedars of Lebanon, saying, Since thou art laid down, no feller is come up against us.

What does Isaiah 14:8 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
8. the fir trees--now left undisturbed. Probably a kind of evergreen. rejoice at thee--(Psa 96:12). At thy fall (Psa 35:19, 24). no feller--as formerly, when thou wast in power (Is 10:34; 37:24).

Is 14:9-11. The Scene Changes from Earth to Hell.

Hades (the Amenthes of Egypt), the unseen abode of the departed; some of its tenants, once mighty monarchs, are represented by a bold personification as rising from their seats in astonishment at the descent among them of the humbled king of Babylon. This proves, in opposition to Warburton [The Divine Legation], that the belief existed among the Jews that there was a Sheol or Hades, in which the "Rephaim" or manes of the departed abode.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 14:1-23

The destruction of Babylon, and the death of its proud monarch. (Is. 14:1-23) Assurance of the destruction of Assyria. (Is. 14:24-27) The destruction of the Philistines. (Is. 14:28-32) Verses 1-23 The whole plan of Divine Providence is arranged with a view to the good of the people of God. A settlement in the land of promise is of God's mercy. Let the church receive those whom God receives. God's people, wherever…

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Isaiah 14:8 in the original Hebrew

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גַּם\־gam-alsoH1571
בְּרוֹשִׁ֛יםbe.ro.Shim[the] fir treesH1265
שָׂמְח֥וּsa.me.Chuthey have rejoicedH8055
לְךָ֖le.Khato you
אַרְזֵ֣י'ar.Zei[the] cedars ofH730
לְבָנ֑וֹןle.va.NonLebanonH3844
מֵאָ֣זme.'Azfrom thenH227
שָׁכַ֔בְתָּsha.Khav.tayou lay downH7901
לֹֽא\־lo'-notH3808
יַעֲלֶ֥הya.'a.Lehhe comes upH5927
הַכֹּרֵ֖תha.ko.Retthe [wood] cutterH3772
עָלֵֽינוּ\׃'a.Lei.nuon usH5921

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Isaiah 14:8

  • Ezekiel 31:16

    I made the nations to shake at the sound of his fall, when I cast him down to hell with them that descend into the pit: and all the trees of Eden, the choice and best of Lebanon, all that drink water, shall be comforted in the nether parts of the earth.

  • Isaiah 55:12-13

    For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands. Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree: and it shall be to the Lord for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.

  • Zechariah 11:2

    Howl, fir tree; for the cedar is fallen; because the mighty are spoiled: howl, O ye oaks of Bashan; for the forest of the vintage is come down.

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55:12,13; Eze 31:16; Zec 11:2

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Context

  • Isaiah 14:7

    The whole earth is at rest, and is quiet: they break forth into singing.

  • Isaiah 14:8

    Yea, the fir trees rejoice at thee, and the cedars of Lebanon, saying, Since thou art laid down, no feller is come up against us.

  • Isaiah 14:9

    Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming: it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth; it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations.

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Isaiah 14:8 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Aun las hayas se holgaron de ti, y los cedros del Líbano, diciendo: Desde que tú pereciste, no ha subido cortador contra nosotros.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Les cyprès aussi se réjouissent de toi, les cèdres du Liban: Depuis que tu es tombé, l’abatteur n’est plus monté contre nous!
German
Elberfelder 1871		Auch die Cypressen freuen sich über dich, die Cedern des Libanon: "Seit du daliegst, kommt niemand mehr herauf, uns abzuhauen."
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		abietes quoque lætatæ sunt super te, et cedri Libani: ex quo dormisti, non ascendet qui succidat nos.