Berean Standard Bible
Isaiah 14:20
20You will not join them in burial, since you have destroyed your land and slaughtered your own people. The offspring of the wicked will never again be mentioned.
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 lie in state, each in his own tomb. 19But you are cast out of your grave like a rejected branch, covered by those slain with the sword, and dumped into a rocky pit like a carcass trampled underfoot. You will not join them in burial, since you have destroyed your land and slaughtered your own people. The offspring of the wicked will never again be mentioned. 21Prepare a place to slaughter his sons for the iniquities of their forefathers. They will never rise up to possess a land or cover the earth with their cities. 22“I will rise up against them,” declares the LORD of Hosts. “I will cut off from Babylon her name and her remnant, her offspring and her posterity,” declares the LORD.
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
- You will notלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
- join themיָחַדyâchad · be joinedH3161
- join themאֵת'êth · withH854
- in burialקְבֻרָהqebûrâh qebûrâh · tombH6900
- sinceכִּיkîy · forH3588
- you have destroyedשָׁחַתshâchath · to ruinH7843
- your landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- and slaughteredהָרַגhârag · to killH2026
- your own peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
- The offspringזֶ֫רַעzera‛ · seed: childrenH2233
- of the wickedרָעַעrâ‛a‛ · be evilH7489
- will never againעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: enduringH5769
- be mentionedקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call byH7121
Cross-references for Isaiah 14:20
- Isaiah 13:15Whoever is caught will be stabbed, and whoever is captured will die by the sword.
- Job 18:16The roots beneath him dry up, and the branches above him wither away.
- Psalms 21:10You will wipe their descendants from the earth, and their offspring from the sons of men.
- Psalms 37:28For the LORD loves justice and will not forsake His saints. They are preserved forever, but the offspring of the wicked will be cut off.
- Psalms 109:13May his descendants be cut off; may their name be blotted out from the next generation.
- Psalms 137:8O Daughter of Babylon, doomed to destruction, blessed is he who repays you as you have done to 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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