Register
Read Plans
Sign in Register

Isaiah 5:14

WEB

14Therefore Sheol[+] has enlarged its desire, and opened its mouth without measure; and their glory, their multitude, their pomp, and he who rejoices among them, descend into it.

KJV

14Therefore hell[+] hath enlarged herself, and opened her mouth without measure: and their glory, and their multitude, and their pomp, and he that rejoiceth, shall descend into it.

BSB

14Therefore Sheol enlarges its throat and opens wide its enormous jaws, and down go Zion’s nobles and masses, her revelers and carousers!

FBV

14The grave's appetite increases, its mouth opens wide, and Jerusalem's nobility and the masses will go down into it, along with the rowdy, drunken mobs.

Related Resources

Book of Isaiah Summary: A Complete Animated Overview (Part 1) - BibleProject
“How Long, O Lord?” (Isaiah 5-6) - Grace to You
The Lord’s Vengeance, Part 4 (Isaiah 5-6; John 12) - Grace to You
The Sacrifice of Christ in the Season of Christmas - Desiring God

Extra References

Proverbs 30:16

16Sheol,[+] the barren womb, the earth that is not satisfied with water, and the fire that doesn’t say, ‘Enough!’

Luke 21:34

34“So be careful, or your hearts will be loaded down with carousing, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that day will come on you suddenly.

Habakkuk 2:5

5Yes, moreover, wine is treacherous: an arrogant man who doesn’t stay at home, who enlarges his desire as Sheol;[+] he is like death and can’t be satisfied, but gathers to himself all nations and heaps to himself all peoples.

Psalms 55:15

15Let death come suddenly on them. Let them go down alive into Sheol.[+] For wickedness is among them, in their dwelling.

Revelation 20:13-15

13The sea gave up the dead who were in it. Death and Hades[+] gave up the dead who were in them. They were judged, each one according to his works. 14Death and Hades[+] were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire. 15If anyone was not found written in the book of life, he was cast into the lake of fire.

Matthew 7:13

13“Enter in by the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter in by it.

Proverbs 27:20

20Sheol[+] and Abaddon are never satisfied; and a man’s eyes are never satisfied.

Isaiah 30:33

33For his burning place has long been ready. Yes, it is prepared for the king. He has made its pyre deep and large with fire and much wood. The LORD’s breath, like a stream of sulfur, kindles it.

Isaiah 14:9

9Sheol[+] from beneath has moved for you to meet you at your coming. It stirs up the departed spirits for you, even all the rulers of the earth. It has raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations.

Numbers 16:30-34

30But if the LORD makes a new thing, and the ground opens its mouth, and swallows them up with all that belong to them, and they go down alive into Sheol,[+] then you shall understand that these men have despised the LORD.”

31As he finished speaking all these words, the ground that was under them split apart. 32The earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up with their households, all of Korah’s men, and all their goods. 33So they, and all that belonged to them went down alive into Sheol.[+] The earth closed on them, and they perished from among the assembly. 34All Israel that were around them fled at their cry; for they said, “Lest the earth swallow us up!”