Isaiah 14:18

14:18 ¹ As for all the kings of the nations,

all of them ²  lie down in splendor, ³ 

each in his own tomb. ⁴ 

Isaiah 51:20

51:20 Your children faint;

they lie at the head of every street

like an antelope in a snare.

They are left in a stupor by the Lord’s anger,

by the battle cry of your God. ⁵ 

[14:18]  ¹ sn It is unclear where the quotation of the kings, begun in v. 10b, ends. However, the reference to the “kings of the nations” in v. 18 (see also v. 9) seems to indicate that the quotation has ended at this point and that Israel’s direct taunt (cf. vv. 4b-10a) has resumed. In fact the references to the “kings of the nations” may form a stylistic inclusio or frame around the quotation.

[14:18]  ² tc The phrase “all of them” does not appear in the Qumran scroll 1QIsa^a.

[14:18]  ³ sn This refers to the typically extravagant burial of kings.

[14:18]  ⁴ tn Heb “house” (so KJV, ASV), but in this context a tomb is in view. Note the verb “lie down” in the preceding line and the reference to a “grave” in the next line.

[51:20]  ⁵ tn Heb “those who are full of the anger of the Lord, the shout [or “rebuke”] of your God.”