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Chapter 14 of the Book of Isaiah refers to what Jewish exegesis of the prophetic vision of Isaiah 14: 12-15 identifies as King Nebuchadnezzar II ; the Hebrew word says " Helel ben Shaḥar " (" the shining one, son of the morning ").

It is a taunting prophecy against an oppressive king.

In Isaiah 14, the king is being mocked, as he is struck through with a sword, killed, and thrown into a common grave.

Although mainstream Christianity attributes this passage to the fall of Lucifer because verse 20 says that this king will not be joined with the others in burial, but rather be cast out of the grave, most scholars believe that these passages cannot be about a fallen angel, assuming that the king referred to in these passages is killed.

Likewise, it is usually claimed that by the word " Helel ben Shaḥar ", the Morning Star is meant ; but Isaiah gives no intimation whatever that Helel is a star.