Bible Strands
Isaiah 14:13
You said in your heart: “I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God. I will sit on the mount of assembly, in the far reaches of the north.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The prophet addresses the fallen king of Babylon, quoting his own arrogant declaration at the height of his power before his downfall.
The words — The Hebrew verb אֶֽעֱלֶ֔ה ('e.'e.Leh) literally means "I will ascend," and the noun אֵ֖ל ('el) denotes "El" or "God," anchoring the phrase "stars of God."
The thread — This claim of heavenly ascent appears in Daniel 8:10 and runs parallel to the identical pride declarations recorded in Ezekiel 28:2 and Ezekiel 28:12.
Why it lands — The text records a ruler’s attempt to usurp divine prerogatives, requiring the reader to distinguish between granted authority and the boundary of God’s sovereignty.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:
Cross-references
- Daniel 8:10 It grew as high as the host of heaven, and it cast down some of the host and some of the stars to the earth and trampled them.
- Ezekiel 28:2 “Son of man, tell the ruler of Tyre that this is what the Lord GOD says: Your heart is proud, and you have said, ‘I am a god; I sit in the seat of gods in the heart of the sea.’ Yet you are a man and not a god, though you have regarded your heart as that of a god.
- Ezekiel 28:12 “Son of man, take up a lament for the king of Tyre and tell him that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘You were the seal of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.
- Ezekiel 29:3 Speak to him and tell him that this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am against you, O Pharaoh king of Egypt, O great monster who lies among his rivers, who says, ‘The Nile is mine; I made it myself.’
- Daniel 5:22 But you his son, O Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, even though you knew all this.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:4 He will oppose and exalt himself above every so-called god or object of worship. So he will seat himself in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God.
- Psalms 48:2 Beautiful in loftiness, the joy of all the earth, like the peaks of Zaphon is Mount Zion, the city of the great King.
- Isaiah 2:2 In the last days the mountain of the house of the LORD will be established as the chief of the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and all nations will stream to it.
- Isaiah 47:7 You said, ‘I will be queen forever.’ You did not take these things to heart or consider their outcome.
- Ezekiel 27:3 Tell Tyre, who dwells at the gateway to the sea, merchant of the peoples on many coasts, that this is what the Lord GOD says: You have said, O Tyre, ‘I am perfect in beauty.’