Holy Scripture
Isaiah 14:15
A church father on this verse
“(Verse 15.) However, you are dragged down to the depths of hell. He who had said through pride, 'I will ascend to heaven, I will be like the Most High,' is dragged not only to the depths of hell, but to the deepest depths of hell. In the Gospel, we read about these outer darknesses, where there is weeping and gnashing…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
15But now thou shalt go down to hell, even to the foundations of the earth.
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In context
13But thou saidst in thy heart, I will go up to heaven, I will set my throne above the stars of heaven: I will sit on a lofty mount, on the lofty mountains toward the north:
14I will go up above the clouds; I will be like the Most High.
— Isaiah 14:15 —
16They that see thee shall wonder at thee, and say, This is the man that troubled the earth, that made kings to shake;
17that made the whole world desolate, and destroyed its cities; he loosed not those who were in captivity.