Isaiah 14:13

14:13 You said to yourself,

“I will climb up to the sky.

Above the stars of El

I will set up my throne.

I will rule on the mountain of assembly

on the remote slopes of Zaphon.

Isaiah 14:16

14:16 Those who see you stare at you,

they look at you carefully, thinking:

“Is this the man who shook the earth,

the one who made kingdoms tremble?


tn Heb “you, you said in your heart.”

sn In Canaanite mythology the stars of El were astral deities under the authority of the high god El.

sn Zaphon, the Canaanite version of Olympus, was the “mountain of assembly” where the gods met.

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.