Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 14:8
8. the fir trees—now left undisturbed. Probably a kind of evergreen. rejoice at thee— ( :-). At thy fall (Psalms 35:19; Psalms 35:24). no feller—as formerly, when thou wast in power (Isaiah 10:34; Isaiah 37:24). Isaiah 37:24- :. THE SCENE CHANGES FROM EARTH TO HELL. Hades (the Amenthes of Egypt), the unseen abode of the departed; some of its tenants, once mighty monarchs, are represented by a bold personification as rising from their seats in astonishment at the descent among them of the... read more
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 14:8
fir trees. Compare Isaiah 37:24 ; Isaiah 41:19 ; Isaiah 55:13 ; Isaiah 60:13 . the cedars of Lebanon, Baying, &c. It refers to Nebuchadnezzar's and Esar-haddon's cutting down, as recorded in their Inscriptions, p. 58 (published by Oppert, Paris, 1865). They tell how they "brought the greatest trees from the summits of Lebanon to Babylon". Nebuchadnezzar moreover boasts that he will do it in his message to Hezekiah (Isaiah 37:28 . See App-67 .). laid down = laid low. read more