Translations
Modern
They will all respond to you, saying, “You too have become weak, as we are; you have become like us!”
Traditional
All they shall speak and say unto thee, Art thou also become weak as we? art thou become like unto us?
Literal
All of them will answer and will say to you, “Even you have become weak like us, have you become like us.”
Latin
Universi respondebunt, et dicent tibi: Et tu vulneratus es sicut et nos; nostri similis effectus es.
Original
Hebrew
English
They will all respond to you, saying, “You too have become weak, as we are; you have become like us!”
Notes
weak, as we are: The Babylonian king had no power over anyone after death and could not leave Sheol. The Israelites will mock this great king who seemed strong on earth but had no weaknesses.
This taunting song about the king of Babylon is written like a funeral song. It speaks as if the king has already died.
The song mocks him and announces his downfall (compare Revelation 18).
Theme notes and profiles
Events
Glossary
Topics
Babylon: City of Prophecies Concerning Babylon: Predictions Respecting: Destruction of Isaiah: Prophecies, Reproofs, and Exhortations of Denunciation Against the Philistines Isaiah: Prophecies, Reproofs, and Exhortations of The Burden of Babylon Rulers: Wicked