Isaiah
Isaiah 14:22–23
22“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.
23“I will make her a place
for owls and for swamplands;
I will sweep her away
with the broom of destruction,”
declares the LORD of Hosts.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Isaiah 14:22
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I will rise up | וְקַמְתִּ֣י | wə·qam·tî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
| against them | עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם | ‘ă·lê·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H5921 height |
| declares | נְאֻ֖ם | nə·’um | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5002 utterance |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֣ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| of Hosts | צְבָא֑וֹת | ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ | Noun - common plural | H6635 army, war, warfare |
| I will cut off | וְהִכְרַתִּ֨י | wə·hiḵ·rat·tî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H3772 cut off, cut down |
| from Babylon | לְבָבֶ֜ל | lə·ḇā·ḇel | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H894 Babel, Babylon |
| her name | שֵׁ֥ם | šêm | Noun - masculine singular | H8034 name |
| and her remnant | וּשְׁאָ֛ר | ū·šə·’ār | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H7605 remain, be left over |
| her offspring | וְנִ֥ין | wə·nîn | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H5209 offspring, posterity |
| and her posterity | וָנֶ֖כֶד | wā·ne·ḵeḏ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H5220 progeny, posterity |
| declares | נְאֻם־ | nə·’um- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5002 utterance |
| the LORD | יְהוָֽה׃ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
Isaiah 14:23
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I will make her | וְשַׂמְתִּ֛יהָ | wə·śam·tî·hā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singular | H7760 put, place, set |
| a place | לְמוֹרַ֥שׁ | lə·mō·w·raš | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H4180 a possession |
| for owls | קִפֹּ֖ד | qip·pōḏ | Noun - masculine singular | H7090 porcupine |
| and for swamplands | וְאַגְמֵי־ | wə·’aḡ·mê- | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct | H98 troubled pool |
| I will sweep her away | וְטֵֽאטֵאתִ֙יהָ֙ | wə·ṭê·ṭê·ṯî·hā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singular | H2894 sweep away |
| with the broom | בְּמַטְאֲטֵ֣א | bə·maṭ·’ă·ṭê | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H4292 broom, besom |
| of destruction | הַשְׁמֵ֔ד | haš·mêḏ | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute | H8045 be exterminated, destroyed |
| declares | נְאֻ֖ם | nə·’um | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5002 utterance |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֥ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| of Hosts | צְבָאֽוֹת׃פ | ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ | Noun - common plural | H6635 army, war, warfare |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 14:22 Jeremiah 50:29–35 · 1 Kings 14:10 · Proverbs 10:7 · Job 18:16–19 · Isaiah 13:5 · Jeremiah 51:56–57 · Isaiah 21:9 · Jeremiah 51:62–64 · Jeremiah 50:26–27 · Isaiah 43:14 · Jeremiah 51:3–4 · Isaiah 47:9–14
Isaiah 14:23 Zephaniah 2:14 · Isaiah 13:21–22 · Revelation 14:8 · 1 Kings 14:10 · Isaiah 34:11–15 · Jeremiah 51:42–43 · Revelation 18:21–23 · Jeremiah 51:25–26 · 2 Kings 21:13 · Revelation 18:2 · Jeremiah 50:39–40
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.