Isaiah 14:20

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 splendor, each in his own tomb. 19But you are thrown out without a grave, like a worthless branch, covered by those slain with the sword and dumped into a rocky pit like a trampled corpse. You will not join them in burial, because you destroyed your land and slaughtered your own people. The offspring of evildoers will never be mentioned again. 21Prepare a place of slaughter for his sons, because of the iniquity of their ancestors. They will never rise up to possess a land or fill the surface of the earth with cities. 22“I will rise up against them” — this is the declaration of the Lord of Armies — “and I will cut off from Babylon her reputation, remnant, offspring, and posterity” — this is the Lord’s declaration.

Isaiah 14:20 word by word

לֹֽא־תֵחַ֤ד אִתָּם֙ בִּקְבוּרָ֔ה כִּֽי־אַרְצְךָ֥ שִׁחַ֖תָּ עַמְּךָ֣ הָרָ֑גְתָּ לֹֽא־יִקָּרֵ֥א לְעוֹלָ֖ם זֶ֥רַע מְרֵעִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thou shalt not be joinedיָחַדyâchad · be joinedH3161
• with them in burialקְבֻרָהqebûrâh qebûrâh · tombH6900
• because thou hast destroyedשָׁחַתshâchath · to ruinH7843
• thy landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• slainהָרַגhârag · to killH2026
• thy peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• the seedזֶ֫רַעzera‛ · seed: childrenH2233
• of evildoersרָעַעrâ‛a‛ · be evilH7489
• shall neverעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: enduringH5769
• be renownedקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call byH7121

Cross-references for Isaiah 14:20

• Isaiah 13:15Whoever is found will be stabbed, and whoever is caught will die by the sword.
• Job 18:16His roots below dry up, and his branches above wither away.
• Psalms 21:10You will wipe their progeny from the earth and their offspring from the human race.
• Psalms 37:28For the Lord loves justice and will not abandon his faithful ones. They are kept safe forever, but the children of the wicked will be destroyed.
• Psalms 109:13Let the line of his descendants be cut off; let their name be blotted out in the next generation.
• Psalms 137:8Daughter Babylon, doomed to destruction, happy is the one who pays you back what 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

Topics related to Isaiah 14:20

• Babylon
• Children
• Heredity
• Isaiah
• Parents
• Rulers
• Sin

In the dictionaries

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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