Isaiah 14:22
in Isaiah 14“I will rise up against them,” declares the LORD of Hosts. “I will cut off from Babylon her name and her remnant, her offspring and her posterity,” declares the LORD.
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ASV
And I will rise up against them, saith Jehovah of hosts, and cut off from Babylon name and remnant, and son and son’s son, saith Jehovah.
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.
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This verse in Isaiah 14
Commentary
10 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
For 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; Isa 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.
This site's exposition
not join them in burial
on Isaiah 14:20-23
"The offspring of the wicked will never again be mentioned" closes the reason for the king's denied burial. The slaughter prepared for his sons carries "the iniquities of their forefathers" onto them. Babylon swept "with the broom of destruction" returns to the desolation of the chapter before.
This site's exposition
I will rise up against them
Barnes reads the name cut off from Babylon as the male line of its king, the sense of Ruth 4:5. Offspring and posterity together leave the king no heir. Henry pictures Babylon proud of its royal house.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers2 voices
(Verse 22, 23.) And I will rise up against them, says the Lord of hosts: and I will destroy the name of Babylon, and the remnants, and the seed, and the offspring, says the Lord. And I will make it a possession for the hedgehog, and pools of water: and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, says the Lord of hosts.
(Verse 21, 22.) The seed of the wicked, prepare your sons for the slaughter of the sins of their fathers: they will not rise nor inherit the land, nor fill the face of the cities of the world. And I will rise up against them, says the Lord of hosts: and I will destroy the name and remnants of Babylon, and its seed, and its offspring, says the Lord of hosts.
The Medieval Church1 voice
And I will rise up. Here the divine purpose to fulfill the prophecy is set out. And first, to destroy Babylon, as to the destruction of its men: against them, namely, the sons of Nabuchodonosor, I will destroy the name of Babylon, that is, the …
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
For I will rise up against them, saith the Lord of hosts,....
Babylon perhaps was proud of the numbers of her royal family, but God had determined to cut off the name and remnant of it, so that none should be left, to have both the sons and grandsons of the king slain; and yet we are sure he never did, nor ever will do, any wrong to any of his creatures. The royal city is to be demolished and deserted,
2 more voices on this verse
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
A confirmation of the prophecy of the destruction of Babylon, which was a thing at a distance, is here given in the prophecy of the destruction of the Assyrian army that invaded the land, which happened not long after,
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
against them--the family of the king of Babylon. name--all the male representatives, so that the name shall become extinct (Isa 56:5; Ru 4:5). remnant--all that is left of them.
quarantine:debris (2026-07-29) — starts-lowercase
The words behind it
13 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְקַמְתִּ֣י | vekamti | and I will rise up | H6965 → | 628 times |
| עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם | ʾaleihem | on them | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| נְאֻ֖ם | neum | [the] utterance of | H5002 → | 376 times |
| יְהוָ֣ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| צְבָא֑וֹת | tzevaot | of hosts | H6635 → | 485 times |
| וְהִכְרַתִּ֨י | vehikhrati | and I will cut off | H3772 → | 288 times |
| לְבָבֶ֜ל | levavel | to Babylon | H894 → | 262 times |
| שֵׁ֥ם | shem | name | H8034 → | 864 times |
| וּשְׁאָ֛ר | ushear | and remnant | H7605 → | 26 times |
| וְנִ֥ין | venin | and posterity | H5209 → | |
| וָנֶ֖כֶד | vanekhed | and progeny | H5220 → | |
| נְאֻם־ | neum- | [the] utterance of | H5002 → | 376 times |
| יְהוָֽה׃ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
וְקַמְתִּ֣יand I will rise up
vekamtiH6965 →628 times
עֲלֵיהֶ֔םon them
ʾaleihemH5921 →5755 times
נְאֻ֖ם[the] utterance of
neumH5002 →376 times
יְהוָ֣הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
צְבָא֑וֹתof hosts
tzevaotH6635 →485 times
וְהִכְרַתִּ֨יand I will cut off
vehikhratiH3772 →288 times
לְבָבֶ֜לto Babylon
levavelH894 →262 times
שֵׁ֥םname
shemH8034 →864 times
וּשְׁאָ֛רand remnant
ushearH7605 →26 times
וְנִ֥יןand posterity
veninH5209 →
וָנֶ֖כֶדand progeny
vanekhedH5220 →
נְאֻם־[the] utterance of
neum-H5002 →376 times
יְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Proverbs 10:7The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot.
it leads to
- Psalms 112:6
Surely he will never be shaken; the righteous man will be remembered forever.
- Luke 1:48
For He has looked with favor on the humble state of His servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed.
- Mark 14:9
And truly I tell you, wherever the gospel is preached in all the world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.”
- Psalms 109:13
May his descendants be cut off; may their name be blotted out from the next generation.
- 2 Chronicles 24:16
And Jehoiada was buried with the kings in the City of David, because he had done what was good in Israel for God and His temple.
- Psalms 112:6
Through
1 Kings 14:10Because of all this, behold, I am bringing disaster on the house of Jeroboam: I will cut off from Jeroboam every male, both slave and free, in Israel; I will burn up the house…
it leads to
- 1 Kings 21:21
This is what the LORD says: ‘I will bring calamity on you and consume your descendants; I will cut off from Ahab every male in Israel, both slave and free.
- 2 Kings 14:26
For the LORD saw that the affliction of the Israelites, both slave and free, was very bitter. There was no one to help Israel,
- Deuteronomy 32:36
For the LORD will vindicate His people and have compassion on His servants when He sees that their strength is gone and no one remains, slave or free.
- 1 Kings 21:21
Where this verse is studied
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This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Franz Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Prophecies of Isaiah; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Isaiah; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on Isaiah.