Isaiah 14:21

הָכִינוּ לְבָנָיו מַטְבֵּחַ בַּעֲוֺן אֲבוֹתָם בַּל ־ יָקֻמוּ וְיָרְשׁוּ אָרֶץ וּמָלְאוּ פְנֵֽי ־ תֵבֵל עָרִֽים ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

20לֹֽא ־ תֵחַד אִתָּם בִּקְבוּרָה כִּֽי ־ אַרְצְךָ שִׁחַתָּ עַמְּךָ הָרָגְתָּ לֹֽא ־ יִקָּרֵא לְעוֹלָם זֶרַע מְרֵעִֽים ׃

22וְקַמְתִּי עֲלֵיהֶם נְאֻם יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת וְהִכְרַתִּי לְבָבֶל שֵׁם וּשְׁאָר וְנִין וָנֶכֶד נְאֻם ־ יְהוָֽה ׃

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Cross References

Leviticus 26:39וְהַנִּשְׁאָרִים בָּכֶם יִמַּקּוּ בַּֽעֲוֺנָם בְּאַרְצֹת אֹיְבֵיכֶם וְאַף בַּעֲוֺנֹת אֲבֹתָם אִתָּם יִמָּֽקּוּ ׃

Habakkuk 2:8כִּֽי אַתָּה שַׁלּוֹתָ גּוֹיִם רַבִּים יְשָׁלּוּךָ כָּל ־ יֶתֶר עַמִּים מִדְּמֵי אָדָם וַחֲמַס ־ אֶרֶץ קִרְיָה וְכָל ־ יֹשְׁבֵי בָֽהּ ׃ פ

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 14:5-24

The Doom of the King of Babylon. ( b. c. 739.) 4 That thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased! 5 The Lord hath broken the staff of the wicked, and the sceptre of the rulers. 6 He who smote the people in wrath with a continual stroke, he that ruled the nations in anger, is persecuted, and none hindereth. 7 The whole earth is at rest, and is quiet: they break forth into singing. 8 Yea, the fir trees rejoice at thee, and the cedars of… Read the whole commentary →

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