I will go higher than the clouds; I will be like the Most High.
MESSAGE
I'll climb to the top of the clouds. I'll take over as King of the Universe!"
NKJV
I will ascend above the heights of the clouds, I will be like the Most High.'
PHILIPS
RWEBSTR
I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.
GWV
I'll go above the top of the clouds. I'll be like the Most High."
NET
I will climb up to the tops* of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High!”*
NET
14:14 I will climb up to the tops666
tnHeb “the high places.” This word often refers to the high places where pagan worship was conducted, but here it probably refers to the “backs” or tops of the clouds. See HALOT 136 s.v. בָּמָה.
of the clouds;
I will make myself like the Most High!”667
sn Normally in the OT the title “Most High” belongs to the God of Israel, but in this context, where the mythological overtones are so strong, it probably refers to the Canaanite high god El.
Isaiah 14:14
