Isa 14:9 | TNotes | STEP | 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.

‏ Isaiah 14:9

14:9 ^a 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.