Isaiah 14:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Bible Comments

The Lord hath broken the staff of the wicked... — The “staff” and the “sceptre” are alike symbols of power, the former being that on which a man supports himself, the other that which he wields in his arm to smite those who oppose him.

Isaiah 14:5

5 The LORD hath broken the staff of the wicked, and the sceptre of the rulers.