Isaiah 14 promises the restoration of post-Babylonic Israel: "Once again God will chose Israel and will settle them in their own land... and the house of Israel will possess the nations... and rule over their oppressors." The chapter then features a mocking taunt-chant concerning the fall of the Babylonian king: "How the oppressor has come to an end... the grave below is all astir to meet you at your coming... all your pomp has been brought down to the grave... with maggots on top of you and worms beneath... you said you would make yourself like the most high but you are brought down to the depths of the pit... like a corpse trampled under foot... I will sweep Babylon with the broom of destruction."
The chapter then closes with prophesies against Assyria and the Philistines: "I will crush the Assyrian in my land... his yoke will be taken from my people... do not rejoice all you Philistines... your root I will destroy by famine... melt away all you Philistines... the Lord has established Zion, and in her his afflicted people will find refuge."
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