Isaiah 14:5
“The Lord hath broken the staff of the wicked, and the sceptre of the rulers.”
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!
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.
The whole earth is at rest, and is quiet: they break forth into singing.
Related Verses
“He who smote the people in wrath with a continual stroke, he that ruled the nations in anger, is persecuted, and none hindereth.”
“And the mean man shall be brought down, and the mighty man shall be humbled, and the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled:”
“Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!”
“Set thou a wicked man over him: and let Satan stand at his right hand.”
“Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith? or shall the saw magnify itself against him that shaketh it? as if the rod should shake itself against them that lift it up, or as if the staff should lift up itself, as if it were no wood.”