Charles Ellicott Commentary Isaiah 14:5
Charles Ellicott Commentary
Isaiah 14:5
1819–1905
Anglican
Charles Ellicott Commentary
Isaiah 14:5
1819–1905
Anglican
SCRIPTURE
"Jehovah hath broken the staff of the wicked, the sceptre of the rulers;" — Isaiah 14:5 (ASV)
The Lord has broken the staff of the wicked ... —The "staff" and the "sceptre" are alike symbols of power, the former being that on which a man supports himself, the other that which he wields in his arm to smite those who oppose him.