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Lucifer was therefore a king like any other king. 3. Verse 20 says that Lucifer’s seed will be destroyed. Verse 22 says that Babylon’s seed will be destroyed, thus equating them. 4. Remember that this is a “proverb (parable) against the king of Babylon” (v. 4). “Lucifer” means “the morning star”, which is the brightest of the stars.
Isaiah is using the story of Lucifer (Satan) the fallen angel who was once mighty in heaven, which is familiar imagery to his audience, and applying it to the king of Babylon as an analogy. The king of Babylon is powerful and makes the world tremble in fear, as Satan does, but he will be overthrown and humbled and treated with contempt by those ...
הֵילֵל Isaiah 14:12 see below הלל.. הִים see הוּם.. הֵילֵל noun masculine appellative shining one, epithet of king of Babylon, בֶּןשָֿׁ֑חַר ׳אֵיךְ נָפַלְתָּ מִשָּׁמַיִם ה Isaiah 14:12 how art thou fallen, shinning one, son of dawn ! i.e. star of the morning.
The name “Lucifer” itself comes from a reference in the Bible, specifically in the book of Isaiah in the Old Testament. In Isaiah 14:12, the fall of a king of Babylon is mentioned, and the metaphor of the morning star or “Lucifer” is used to describe his fall. Over the centuries, this reference was interpreted as an allusion to the Devil.
Isaiah 14:12-14. How art thou fallen from heaven — From the height of thy glory; O Lucifer — Lucifer is properly a bright star, that ushers in the morning; but is here metaphorically taken for the mighty king of Babylon, who outshone all the kings of the earth by his great splendour.
Just checked this in the Jehovah's Witness' "New World Translation" of the Bible, and it doesn't mention Lucifer in Isaiah 14:12, but the chapter as a whole is in reference to a fallen Babylonian king. In fact, the page's header reads "Babylon's shining king cut down to Shoel".
Wesley's Notes for Isaiah 14:12. 14:12 Fallen - From the height of thy glory. Lucifer - Which properly is a bright star, that ushers in the morning; but is here metaphorically taken for the mighty king of Babylon.
