Isaiah 14:19

Isaiah 14:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But thou art cast out of thy grave like an abominable branch, and as the raiment of those that are slain, thrust through with a sword, that go down to the stones of the pit; as a carcase trodden under feet.
• New International Version (NIV)But you are cast out of your tomb like a rejected branch; you are covered with the slain, with those pierced by the sword, those who descend to the stones of the pit. Like a corpse trampled underfoot,
• English Standard Version (ESV)but you are cast out, away from your grave, like a loathed branch, clothed with the slain, those pierced by the sword, who go down to the stones of the pit, like a dead body trampled underfoot.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But you are cast out of your grave Like an abominable branch, Like the garment of those who are slain, Thrust through with a sword, Who go down to the stones of the pit, Like a corpse trodden underfoot.

Context of Isaiah 14:19

17who made the world like a desert and tore down its cities, who didn’t let his prisoners go home?” 18All the kings of the nations, all of them, have been buried with honor, each in his own tomb. But you are thrown out of your tomb like a rejected branch. You are covered with those who were killed in battle. You go down to the stones of the pit like a trampled corpse. 20You won’t be joined by the kings in the tomb, because you have destroyed your land and killed your people. The descendants of the wicked will never be mentioned again. 21Prepare a place to slaughter their sons because of their ancestors’ guilt. They won’t be able to rise, possess the earth, and rebuild cities all over it.

Isaiah 14:19 word by word

וְאַתָּ֞ה הָשְׁלַ֤כְתָּ מִֽקִּבְרְךָ֙ כְּנֵ֣צֶר נִתְעָ֔ב לְב֥וּשׁ הֲרֻגִ֖ים מְטֹ֣עֲנֵי חָ֑רֶב יוֹרְדֵ֥י אֶל־אַבְנֵי־ב֖וֹר כְּפֶ֥גֶר מוּבָֽס׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• But thou art cast outשָׁלַךְshâlak · to throwH7993
• of thy graveקֶ֫בֶרqeber qibrâh · graveH6913
• like an abominableתַּעָבtâ‛ab · to abhorH8581
• branchנֵ֫צֶרnêtser · branchH5342
• the raimentלְבוּשׁlebûsh lebûsh · clothingH3830
• of those that are slainהָרַגhârag · to killH2026
• thrust throughטָעַןţâ‛an · to pierceH2944
• with a swordחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719
• that go downיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381
• to the stonesאֶ֫בֶן'eben · stoneH68
• of the pitבּוֹרbôr · pitH953
• as a carcaseפֶּ֫גֶרpeger · corpseH6297
• trodden under feetבּוּסbûs · to trampleH947

Cross-references for Isaiah 14:19

• 1 Kings 21:19Tell him, ‘This is what the Lord asks: Have you murdered someone just to confiscate ⌞a vineyard⌟?’ Then tell him, ‘This is what the Lord says: At the place where the dogs licked up Naboth’s blood, the dogs will lick up your blood.’ ”
• 2 Kings 9:25Then Jehu said to his attendant Bidkar, “Take him away, and throw him into the field that belonged to Naboth from Jezreel. Remember when you and I were driving our chariots behind his father Ahab? The Lord revealed this prophecy about him:
• Jeremiah 8:1The Lord declares, “At that time the bones of the kings and the leaders of Judah, the bones of the priests and the prophets, and the bones of the others who lived in Jerusalem will be taken out of their graves.
• Jeremiah 16:6“Old and young alike will die in this land. No one will mourn for them or bury them. No one will cut his own body or shave his own head for them.
• Jeremiah 22:19He will receive a donkey’s burial. He will be dragged off and thrown outside the gates of Jerusalem.
• Jeremiah 41:7When they came into the city, Ishmael, son of Nethaniah, and his men slaughtered them and threw them into a cistern.
• Ezekiel 32:23Their graves are in the deepest parts of the pit. Assyria’s army lies around its grave. All of its soldiers are dead. They have been killed in battle. They once terrified people in the land of the living.

Commentaries on Isaiah 14:19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19Like an abominable branch "Like the tree abominated" - That is, as an object of abomination and detestation; such as the tree is on which a malefactor has been hanged. "It is written," saith St. Paul, Galatians 3:13, "Cursed is every man that hangeth on a tree," from Deuteronomy 21:23. The Jews therefore held also as accursed and polluted the tree itself on which a malefactor had been executed, or on which he had been hanged after having been put to death…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19But thou art cast out of thy grave - Thou art not buried like other kings in a magnificent sepulchre, but art cast out like the common dead. This was a mark of the highest infamy (see Isaiah 34:3; Ezekiel 29:5; Jeremiah 22:19). Nothing was considered more disgraceful than to be denied the privileges of an honorable burial (see the note at Isaiah 53:9). On the fulfillment of this prophecy, see the note at Isaiah 14:20. As an abominable branch - (נתעב כנצר…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. 1919. cast out of--not that he had lain in the grave and was then cast out of it, but "cast out without a grave," such as might have been expected by thee ("thy"). branch--a useless sucker starting up from the root of a tree, and cut away by the husbandman. raiment of those ... slain--covered with gore, and regarded with abhorrence as unclean by the Jews. Rather, "clothed (that is, covered) with the slain"; as in Job 7:5, "My flesh is clothed with worms and…Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 14:19

• Babylon
• Isaiah
• Rulers
• War
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Besom
• Branch
• Fall
• Fashion
• Feller
• Hard
• Lie
• Rule
• Serve
• Branch ;bough

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