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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)You will not be given a proper burial, for you have destroyed your nation and slaughtered your people. The descendants of such an evil person will never again receive honor.

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 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, 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. 21Prepare a place to slaughter his children for the sins of their ancestors; they are not to rise to inherit the land and cover the earth with their cities. 22“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.

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 captured will be thrust through; all who are caught will fall by the sword.
• Job 18:16His roots dry up below and his branches wither above.
• Psalms 21:10You will destroy their descendants from the earth, their posterity from mankind.
• Psalms 37:28For the Lord loves the just and will not forsake his faithful ones. Wrongdoers will be completely destroyed; the offspring of the wicked will perish.
• Psalms 109:13May his descendants be cut off, their names blotted out from the next generation.
• Psalms 137:8Daughter Babylon, doomed to destruction, happy is the one who repays you according to 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