^{4 Ref} That thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased!

^{5 Ref} The LORD hath broken the staff of the wicked, and the sceptre of the rulers.

^{6 Ref} He who smote the people in wrath with a continual stroke, he that ruled the nations in anger, is persecuted, and none hindereth.

^{7 Ref} The whole earth is at rest, and is quiet: they break forth into singing.

^{8 Ref} 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.

^{9 Ref} 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.

^{10 Ref} All they shall speak and say unto thee, Art thou also become weak as we? art thou become like unto us?

^{11 Ref} Thy pomp is brought down to the grave, and the noise of thy viols: the worm is spread under thee, and the worms cover thee.

^{12 Ref} How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!

^{13 Ref} 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:

^{14 Ref} I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.

^{15 Ref} Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.

^{16 Ref} They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, and consider thee, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms;

^{17 Ref} That made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof; that opened not the house of his prisoners?

^{18 Ref} All the kings of the nations, even all of them, lie in glory, every one in his own house.

^{19 Ref} But thou art cast out of thy grave like an abominable branch, and as the raiment of those that are slain, thrust through with a sword, that go down to the stones of the pit; as a carcase trodden under feet.

^{20 Ref} Thou shalt not be joined with them in burial, because thou hast destroyed thy land, and slain thy people: the seed of evildoers shall never be renowned.

^{21 Ref} Prepare slaughter for his children for the iniquity of their fathers; that they do not rise, nor possess the land, nor fill the face of the world with cities.

^{22 Ref} For I will rise up against them, saith the LORD of hosts, and cut off from Babylon the name, and remnant, and son, and nephew, saith the LORD.

^{23 Ref} I will also make it a possession for the bittern, and pools of water: and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the LORD of hosts.