New American Standard Bible 1995
Isaiah 14:22
22“I will rise up against them,” declares the Lord of hosts, “and will cut off from Babylon 1name and survivors, 2offspring and posterity,” declares the Lord.
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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"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.
- 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.
Context of Isaiah 14:22
20You will not be united with them in burial, Because you have ruined your country, You have slain your people. May the offspring of evildoers not be mentioned forever. 21Prepare for his sons a place of slaughter Because of the iniquity of their fathers. They must not arise and take possession of 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 survivors, offspring and posterity,” declares the Lord. 23“I will also make it a possession for the hedgehog and swamps of water, and I will sweep it with the broom of destruction,” declares the Lord of hosts. 24The Lord of hosts has sworn saying, “Surely, just as I have intended so it has happened, and just as I have planned so it will stand,
Read all of Isaiah 14Isaiah 14:22 word by word
וְקַמְתִּ֣י עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם נְאֻ֖ם יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֑וֹת וְהִכְרַתִּ֨י לְבָבֶ֜ל שֵׁ֥ם וּשְׁאָ֛ר וְנִ֥ין וָנֶ֖כֶד נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear
- I will riseקוּםqûm · to arise: riseH6965
- up againstעַל‛al · uponH5921
- them,” declaresנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002
- the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- of hostsצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · HostsH6635
- and will cutכָּרַתkârath · to cut: eliminateH3772
- offכָּרַתkârath · to cut: eliminateH3772
- from Babylonבָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶלbâbel · BabylonH894
- nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
- and survivorsשְׁאָרshe'âr · remnantH7605
- offspringנִיןnîyn · offspringH5209
- and posterityנֶ֫כֶדneked · progenyH5220
Cross-references for Isaiah 14:22
- Isaiah 13:5They are coming from a far country, From the farthest horizons, The Lord and His instruments of indignation, To destroy the whole land.
- Isaiah 21:9Now behold, here comes a troop of riders, horsemen in pairs.” And one said, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon; And all the images of her gods are shattered on the ground.”
- Isaiah 43:14Thus says the Lord your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel, “For your sake I have sent to Babylon, And will bring them all down as fugitives, Even the Chaldeans, into the ships in which they rejoice.
- Isaiah 47:9But these two things will come on you suddenly in one day: Loss of children and widowhood. They will come on you in full measure In spite of your many sorceries, In spite of the great power of your spells.
- Jeremiah 50:26Come to her from the farthest border; Open up her barns, Pile her up like heaps And utterly destroy her, Let nothing be left to her.
- Jeremiah 51:3Let not him who bends his bow bend it, Nor let him rise up in his scale-armor; So do not spare her young men; Devote all her army to destruction.
- Job 18:16His roots are dried below, And his branch is cut off above.
- Proverbs 10:7The memory of the righteous is blessed, But the name of the wicked will rot.
- Jeremiah 51:62and say, ‘You, O Lord, have promised concerning this place to cut it off, so that there will be nothing dwelling in it, whether man or beast, but it will be a perpetual desolation.’
- 1 Kings 14:10therefore behold, I am bringing calamity on the house of Jeroboam, and will cut off from Jeroboam every male person, both bond and free in Israel, and I will make a clean sweep of the house of Jeroboam, as one sweeps away 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
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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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