King James Version
Isaiah 14:22 in the King James Version says “For I will rise up against them, saith the LORD of hosts, and cut off from Babylon the name, and remnant, and son, and n...” — study this verse from Isaiah chapter 14 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“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.”
Isaiah 14:22 · 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.
Prepare slaughter for his children for the iniquity of their fathers; that they do not rise, nor possess the land, nor fill the face of the world with cities .
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.
I will also make it a possession for the bittern, and pools of water: and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the LORD of hosts.
The LORD of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand:
KJV Study — Public Domain
“For I will rise up”
H6965to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“of hosts”
H6635a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (speci
“and cut off”
H3772to cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant (i.e., make an alliance or bargain, originally by cutt
“from Babylon”
H894babel (i.e., babylon), including babylonia and the babylonian empire
“the name”
H8034an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
“the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
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