Isaiah 14:22

New International Reader's Version

“I will rise up against them,” announces the Lord who rules over all. “I will destroy Babylon. It will not be remembered anymore. No one will be left alive there. I will destroy its people and their children after them,” announces the Lord.

Cross References

1 Kings 14:10

“ ‘Because of that, I am going to bring horrible trouble on your royal house. I will cut off from you every male in Israel. It does not matter whether they are slaves or free. I will burn up your royal house, just as someone burns up trash. I will burn it until it is all gone.

Psalm 12:6

The words of the Lord are perfect. They are like silver made pure in a clay furnace. They are like gold made pure seven times over.

Proverbs 10:7

The names of those who do right are used in blessings. But the names of those who do wrong will rot.

Isaiah 13:5

They come from lands far away. They come from the farthest places on earth. The Lord and those weapons of his anger are coming to destroy the whole country of Babylon.

Isaiah 21:9

Look! Here comes a man in a chariot! It’s being pulled by a team of horses. He’s calling out the news, ‘Babylon has fallen! It has fallen! All the statues of its gods lie broken in pieces on the ground!’ ”

Isaiah 43:14

The Lord sets his people free. He is the Holy One of Israel. He says, “People of Israel, I will send an army to Babylon to save you. I will cause all the Babylonians to run away. They will try to escape in the ships they were so proud of.

Jeremiah 50:3

A nation from the north will attack it. That nation will destroy Babylon. No one will live there. People and animals alike will run away.

Nahum 1:14

Nineveh, the Lord has given an order concerning you. He has said, “You will not have any children to carry on your name. I will destroy the wooden and metal statues that are in the temple of your gods. I will get your grave ready for you. You are worthless.”