Isaiah 14:22

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, 1 

including the offspring she produces,” 2 

says the Lord.

Isaiah 22:24

22:24 His father’s family will gain increasing prominence because of him, 3  including the offspring and the offshoots. 4  All the small containers, including the bowls and all the jars will hang from this peg.’ 5 

Isaiah 44:3

44:3 For I will pour water on the parched ground 6 

and cause streams to flow 7  on the dry land.

I will pour my spirit on your offspring

and my blessing on your children.

1 tn Heb “I will cut off from Babylon name and remnant” (ASV, NAB, and NRSV all similar).

2 tn Heb “descendant and child.”

3 tn Heb “and all the glory of the house of his father they will hang on him.” The Lord returns to the peg metaphor of v. 23a. Eliakim’s secure position of honor will bring benefits and jobs to many others in the family.

4 tn The precise meaning and derivation of this word are uncertain. Cf. KJV, ASV, NRSV “the issue”; CEV “relatives.”

5 tn Heb “all the small vessels, from the vessels that are bowls to all the vessels that are jars.” The picture is that of a single peg holding the weight of all kinds of containers hung from it.

6 tn Heb “the thirsty.” Parallelism suggests that dry ground is in view (see “dry land” in the next line.)

7 tn Heb “and streams”; KJV “floods.” The verb “cause…to flow” is supplied in the second line for clarity and for stylistic reasons.