14:7,8
Babylon exerted something of a reign of terror over the lands that she had conquered. Once she was defeated there would be peace for all these lands, at long last they would be at rest. Many people don’t like the idea of a God of judgement, but in reality it is absolutely essential. And those who don’t like it are usually those who are comfortable. The truth is that evil regimes have evil effects on people. They need to be brought to justice, and only God can do this.
14:9-11
We must remember that Isaiah is using poetic language here, and we would probably be mistaken to base too much theology of the world of the dead on these verse! He is using picture language. Babylon had killed many, many people, including leaders, gloating over those whom she conquered. The picture here is of those defeated foes mockingly welcoming Babylon and her leaders to join them in the world of the dead. But do not base a theology of the afterlife on these verses!
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