The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 14:12
How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer! Babylon's sudden fall is compared, with great force and beauty, to the (seeming) fall of a star from heaven. The word translated "Lucifer" means properly "shining one," and no doubt here designates a star; but whether any particular star or no is uncertain. The LXX . translated by ἑωσφόρος , whence our "Lucifer." The subjoined epithet, "son of the morning" or "of the dawn," accords well with this rendering. How art thou cut down to the... read more
The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 14:9-23
Song of redeemed Israel: the scene in Hades. I. ENTRANCE OF THE TYRANT INTO THE UNDERWORLD . ( Isaiah 14:9-11 .) The realm of the departed trembles with the excitement of expectation as the great potentate of Babylonia approaches to take up his abode in those gloomy regions. The shades of departed chiefs and kings bestir themselves, and rise from their thrones in amazement to greet the newcomer. "Hast thou also become weak like us? Art thou become one of us?' His pomp and... read more