Isa 14:5 | JFB | STEP | 5. staff-- not the scepter ( ), but the staff with which one strikes others, as he is speaking of more tyrants than one ( ; ; ) [Maurer]. rulers-- tyrants, as the parallelism "the wicked" proves (compare see on ).

‏ Isaiah 14:5

5. staff--not the scepter (Psa 2:9), but the staff with which one strikes others, as he is speaking of more tyrants than one (Is 9:4; 10:24; 14:29) [Maurer].

rulers--tyrants, as the parallelism "the wicked" proves (compare see on Is 13:2).