Isaiah 14:22

Isaiah 14:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For I will rise up against them, saith the Lord of hosts, and cut off from Babylon the name, and remnant, and son, and nephew, saith the Lord.
• New International Version (NIV)“I will rise up against them,” declares the Lord Almighty. “I will wipe out Babylon’s name and survivors, her offspring and descendants,” declares the Lord.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“For I will rise up against them,” says the Lord of hosts, “And cut off from Babylon the name and remnant, And offspring and posterity,” says the Lord.
• New Living Translation (NLT)This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: “I, myself, have risen against Babylon! I will destroy its children and its children’s children,” says the Lord.

Context of Isaiah 14:22

20You 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! 21Prepare slaughter for his sons because of the guilt of their fathers, lest they rise and possess the earth, and fill the face of the world with cities." "I will rise up against them," declares the Lord of hosts, "and will cut off from Babylon name and remnant, descendants and posterity," declares the Lord. 23"And I will make it a possession of the hedgehog, and pools of water, and I will sweep it with the broom of destruction," declares the Lord of hosts. 24The Lord of hosts has sworn: "As I have planned, so shall it be, and as I have purposed, so shall it stand,

Isaiah 14:22 word by word

וְקַמְתִּ֣י עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם נְאֻ֖ם יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֑וֹת וְהִכְרַתִּ֨י לְבָבֶ֜ל שֵׁ֥ם וּשְׁאָ֛ר וְנִ֥ין וָנֶ֖כֶד נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For I will rise upקוּםqûm · to arise: riseH6965
• against them, saithנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• of hostsצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · HostsH6635
• and cut offכָּרַתkârath · to cut: eliminateH3772
• from Babylonבָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶלbâbel · BabylonH894
• the nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• and remnantשְׁאָרshe'âr · remnantH7605
• and sonנִיןnîyn · offspringH5209
• and nephewנֶ֫כֶדneked · progenyH5220

Cross-references for Isaiah 14:22

• Isaiah 13:5They come from a distant land, from the end of the heavens, the Lord and the weapons of his indignation, to destroy the whole land.
• Isaiah 21:9And behold, here come riders, horsemen in pairs!" And he answered, "Fallen, fallen is Babylon; and all the carved images of her gods he has shattered to the ground."
• Isaiah 43:14Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: "For your sake I send to Babylon and bring them all down as fugitives, even the Chaldeans, in the ships in which they rejoice.
• Isaiah 47:9These two things shall come to you in a moment, in one day; the loss of children and widowhood shall come upon you in full measure, in spite of your many sorceries and the great power of your enchantments.
• Jeremiah 50:26Come against her from every quarter; open her granaries; pile her up like heaps of grain, and devote her to destruction; let nothing be left of her.
• Jeremiah 51:3Let not the archer bend his bow, and let him not stand up in his armor. Spare not her young men; devote to destruction all her army.
• Job 18:16His roots dry up beneath, and his branches wither above.
• Proverbs 10:7The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot.
• Jeremiah 51:62and say, 'O Lord, you have said concerning this place that you will cut it off, so that nothing shall dwell in it, neither man nor beast, and it shall be desolate forever.'
• 1 Kings 14:10therefore behold, I will bring harm upon the house of Jeroboam and will cut off from Jeroboam every male, both bond and free in Israel, and will burn up the house of Jeroboam, as a man burns up dung until it is all gone.

Commentaries on Isaiah 14:22

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22For I will rise up against them, saith the Lord of hosts - That is, against the family of, the king of Babylon. And cut off from Babylon the name - That is, all the “males” of the royal family, so that the name of the monarch shall become extinct (compare Rth 4:5 ; Isaiah 56:5). And remnant - All that is left of them; so that the family shall cease to exist. The son and nephew - Everyone of the family who could claim to be an heir of the throne. The…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 22-23Isaiah summarized the earlier taunt (Isaiah 14:3–21) with this prophecy, spoken in the first person. God declares that Babylon will be destroyed and left in ruins.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2222. against them--the family of the king of Babylon. name--all the male representatives, so that the name shall become extinct (Is 56:5; Ru 4:5). remnant--all that is left of them. The dynasty shall cease (Da 5:28-31). Compare as to Babylon in general, Jr 51:62.Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 14:22

• Babylon
• Isaiah
• Sin

In the dictionaries

• Babylon
• Babylon, Babylonia, Babylonian
• Lord of Hosts
• Besom
• Fall
• Fashion
• Feller
• Hard
• Lie
• Rule

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