Isaiah 14:16

14:16 Those who see you stare at you,

they look at you carefully, thinking: ¹ 

“Is this the man who shook the earth,

the one who made kingdoms tremble?

Isaiah 23:11

23:11 The Lord stretched out his hand over the sea, ² 

he shook kingdoms;

he ³  gave the order

to destroy Canaan’s fortresses. ⁴ 

[14:16]  ¹ tn The word “thinking” is supplied in the translation in order to make it clear that the next line records their thoughts as they gaze at him.

[23:11]  ² tn Heb “his hand he stretched out over the sea.”

[23:11]  ³ tn Heb “the Lord.” For stylistic reasons the pronoun (“he”) has been used in the translation here.

[23:11]  ⁴ tn Heb “concerning Canaan, to destroy her fortresses.” NIV, NLT translate “Canaan” as “Phoenicia” here.