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Tyndale Open Study Notes on Isaiah 14:9

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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Modern study notes
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14:9 The Babylonians saw the place of the dead (Hebrew Sheol) as a place of no return. • stand up (literally get up from their thrones): The thrones reflect the Babylonian concept of the life hereafter as a continuation of the same mode of existence as the present life. It appears that the other kings are honoring the great king of Babylon, but the next verses tell a different story.
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