Removed the one instance of “Lucifer” in Isaiah 14:12 as the KJV is responsible for perpetuating myths.
Lucifer is a mistranslation by Jerome (Latin Vulgate) in the 4th Century of the Hebrew phrase:
הֵילֵ֣ל בֶּן־שָׁ֑חַר (helel ben shahar), shining one, son of the dawn.
It is not a name but a title. In ancient Rome (753–509 B.C.E.) it was associated with the planet Venus, the morning star. Later around 300 b.c.e. it was personified as a male figure, along with Satan, Yahweh, and many others. Making their Gods like men. The KJV perpetuated this myth and so it is removed from this revision.
THE ORIGINAL
ISAIAH 14:12
אֵ֛יךְ נָפַ֥לְתָּ מִשָּׁמַ֖יִם הֵילֵ֣ל בֶּן־שָׁ֑חַר נִגְדַּ֣עְתָּ לָאָ֔רֶץ חוֹלֵ֖שׁ עַל־גּוֹיִֽם
How are you fallen from heaven,
O shining one, son of dawn!
How are you felled to earth,
O vanquisher of nations!
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