Isa 14:9 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 9. Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee] That is, Nebuchadnezzar . " It (hell) hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the earth;-the ghosts (rephaim) of all the mighty ones , or goats , ( attudey ,) of the earth-all the oppressors of mankind." What a most terrible idea is here! Tyrannical kings who have oppressed and spoiled mankind, are here represented as enthroned in hell ; and as taking a Satanic pleasure in seeing others of the same description enter those abodes of misery!

‏ Isaiah 14:9

Verse 9. Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee] That is, Nebuchadnezzar. "It (hell) hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the earth;-the ghosts (rephaim) of all the mighty ones, or goats, ( attudey,) of the earth-all the oppressors of mankind." What a most terrible idea is here! Tyrannical kings who have oppressed and spoiled mankind, are here represented as enthroned in hell; and as taking a Satanic pleasure in seeing others of the same description enter those abodes of misery!