American Standard Version
Isaiah 14:20
20Thou shalt not be joined with them in burial, because thou hast destroyed thy land, thou hast slain thy people; the seed of evil-doers shall not be named for ever.
Isaiah 14:20 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Thou shalt not be joined with them in burial, because thou hast destroyed thy land, and slain thy people: the seed of evildoers shall never be renowned.
- New International Version (NIV)you will not join them in burial, for you have destroyed your land and killed your people. Let the offspring of the wicked never be mentioned again.
- English Standard Version (ESV)You will not be joined with them in burial, because you have destroyed your land, you have slain your people. "May the offspring of evildoers nevermore be named!
- New King James Version (NKJV)You will not be joined with them in burial, Because you have destroyed your land And slain your people. The brood of evildoers shall never be named.
Context of Isaiah 14:20
18All the kings of the nations, all of them, sleep in glory, every one in his own house. 19But thou art cast forth away from thy sepulchre like an abominable branch, clothed with the slain, that are thrust through with the sword, that go down to the stones of the pit; as a dead body trodden under foot. Thou shalt not be joined with them in burial, because thou hast destroyed thy land, thou hast slain thy people; the seed of evil-doers shall not be named for ever. 21Prepare ye slaughter for his children for the iniquity of their fathers, that they rise not up, and possess the earth, and fill the face of the world with cities. 22And I will rise up against them, saith Jehovah of hosts, and cut off from Babylon name and remnant, and son and son’s son, saith Jehovah.
Read all of Isaiah 14Isaiah 14:20 word by word
לֹֽא־תֵחַ֤ד אִתָּם֙ בִּקְבוּרָ֔ה כִּֽי־אַרְצְךָ֥ שִׁחַ֖תָּ עַמְּךָ֣ הָרָ֑גְתָּ לֹֽא־יִקָּרֵ֥א לְעוֹלָ֖ם זֶ֥רַע מְרֵעִֽים׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Isaiah 14:20
- Isaiah 13:15Every one that is found shall be thrust through; and every one that is taken shall fall by the sword.
- Job 18:16His roots shall be dried up beneath, And above shall his branch be cut off.
- Psalms 21:10Their fruit wilt thou destroy from the earth, And their seed from among the children of men.
- Psalms 37:28For Jehovah loveth justice, And forsaketh not his saints; They are preserved for ever: But the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.
- Psalms 109:13Let his posterity be cut off; In the generation following let their name be blotted out.
- Psalms 137:8O daughter of Babylon, that art to be destroyed, Happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee As thou hast served us.
Commentaries on Isaiah 14:20
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20Because thou hast destroyed thy land, etc. "Because thou hast destroyed thy country; thou hast slain thy people" - Xenophon gives an instance of this king's wanton cruelty in killing the son of Gobrias, on no other provocation than that, in hunting, he struck a boar and a lion which the king had missed. Cyrop. 4:309.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20Thou shalt not be joined with them in burial - That is, even with those who are slain with the sword in battle, and to whom is granted the privilege of a decent burial. Hast destroyed thy land - Hast been a cruel, harsh, and oppressive prince. The seed of evil-doers - The posterity of the wicked. Shall never be renowned - Hebrew, Shall never be called,‘ or named‘ (לא־יקרא lo' -yı̂qārē' ); that is, shall never be distinguished, celebrated, or honored…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18-20The absence of a proper burial was a sign of great shame and dishonor. Unlike other kings, the king of Babylon would be disgraced in judgment.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2020. not ... joined with them--whereas the princes slain with thee shall be buried, thou shalt not. thou ... destroyed ... land--Belshazzar (or Naboned) oppressed his land with wars and tyranny, so that he was much hated [Xenophon, Cyropædia 4.6, 3; 7.5, 32]. seed ... never be renowned--rather, "shall not be named for ever"; the Babylonian dynasty shall end with Belshazzar; his family shall not be perpetuated [Horsley].Read the comment
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Commentaries on Isaiah 14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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