Isaiah 14:21-22

Context

14:21 Prepare to execute¹ his sons

for the sins their ancestors have committed.²

They must not rise up and take possession of the earth,

or fill the surface of the world with cities.”³

14:22 “I will rise up against them,”

says the Lord who commands armies.

“I will blot out all remembrance of Babylon and destroy all her people,⁴

including the offspring she produces,”⁵

says the Lord.

[14:21] ¹tn Or “the place of slaughter for.”

[14:21] ²tn Heb “for the sin of their fathers.”

[14:21] ³sn J. N. Oswalt (Isaiah [NICOT], 1:320, n. 10) suggests that the garrison cities of the mighty empire are in view here.

[14:22] ⁴tn Heb “I will cut off from Babylon name and remnant” (ASV, NAB, and NRSV all similar).

[14:22] ⁵tn Heb “descendant and child.”