Isa 14:22 | KingComments | STEP | The king of Babylon and his descendants rose up against the LORD. But the moment will come when “the LORD of hosts”, that is He Who is far beyond all earthly and also heavenly powers, will rise up against them ( ). Those who are “them” are specified. They are “name and survivors [or: remnant]” of Babylon. All those who bear the royal name are exterminated. No one remains of the entire royal family. To underline its radical character it is said that this concerns both “offspring and posterity”, or son and grandson, as it also can be translated. Anyone who could lay claim to the throne will perish. The dynasty simply ceases to exist. He will make their abode uninhabitable for people, where no one will want to live except the unclean hedgehog ( ). He will wipe away the city itself “with the broom of destruction”. This indicates that the city has turned to dust that can be wiped away. Everything finds its final fulfillment in the end time ( ).

‏ Isaiah 14:22

The Final Judgment on Babylon

The king of Babylon and his descendants rose up against the LORD. But the moment will come when “the LORD of hosts”, that is He Who is far beyond all earthly and also heavenly powers, will rise up against them (Isa 14:22). Those who are “them” are specified. They are “name and survivors [or: remnant]” of Babylon. All those who bear the royal name are exterminated. No one remains of the entire royal family. To underline its radical character it is said that this concerns both “offspring and posterity”, or son and grandson, as it also can be translated. Anyone who could lay claim to the throne will perish. The dynasty simply ceases to exist.

He will make their abode uninhabitable for people, where no one will want to live except the unclean hedgehog (Isa 14:23). He will wipe away the city itself “with the broom of destruction”. This indicates that the city has turned to dust that can be wiped away. Everything finds its final fulfillment in the end time (Rev 18:21).