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Your pomp is brought down to Sheol, [and] the noise of your viols: the worm is spread under you, and worms cover you.
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Death, the Great Equalizer
Commentators unanimously highlight the stark contrast between the king's opulent life and his state in death. His royal 'pomp' and festive music are replaced by silence and decay. His luxurious couches and coverings are swapped for a bed of worms. Scholars like Calvin note this is a vivid picture of how death strips away all earthly status, making it the ultimate equalizer.
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Isaiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Your pomp - Your magnificence (see the note at Isaiah 5:14).
The noise of your viols - Instruments of music were often used in…
19th Century
Anglican
Your pomp is brought down to the grave. Literally, to Sheol, as in Isaiah 14:9. The “pomp” is the same as the “beauty” of…
Baptist
God hates pride with a perfect hatred. He drives his sword through the very heart of it, and cuts it in pieces. None can be great and mighty, and b…
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16th Century
Protestant
Thy pomp is laid down in the grave. He mentions royal pomp so that this change may be more attentively considered by comparing the latter …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Your pomp is brought down to the grave Or "hell"; all the state and majesty in which he appeared, when sitting on the thr…
The whole plan of Divine Providence is arranged with a view to the good of the people of God. A settlement in the land of promise is of God's mercy…
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13th Century
Catholic
409. Her time is near at hand. In this part, he promises liberation to the Jews through the destruction of Babylon, which he threatened abov…
