Isaiah 14:1

Mercy and compassion Israel and the nations

For the LORD will have compassion on Jacob; once again He will choose Israel and settle them in their own land. The foreigner will join them and unite with the house of Jacob.

² The nations will escort Israel and bring it to its homeland. Then the house of Israel will possess the nations as menservants and maidservants in the LORD’s land. They will make captives of their captors and rule over their oppressors.

³ On the day that the LORD gives you rest from your pain and torment, and from the hard labor into which you were forced,

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: For the LORD will have compassion on Jacob; once again He will choose Israel and settle them in their own land. The foreigner will join them and unite with the house of Jacob.
KJV: For the LORD will have mercy on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them in their own land: and the strangers shall be joined with them, and they shall cleave to the house of Jacob.
WEB: For the LORD will have compassion on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them in their own land. The foreigner will join himself with them, and they will unite with the house of Jacob.
ASV: For Jehovah will have compassion on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them in their own land: and the sojourner shall join himself with them, and they shall cleave to the house of Jacob.
DARBY: For Jehovah will have mercy on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them in rest in their own land; and the stranger shall be united to them, and they shall be joined to the house of Jacob.
BLB: For YHWH will have compassion on Jacob, and again He will choose Israel, and He will settle them in their own land, and the sojourner will join them with them, and attach themselves to the house of Jacob.

ÅB: For Herren skal forbarme seg over Jakob og igjen utvelge Israel og bosette dem i deres land, og fremmede skal slå seg sammen med dem og holde seg til Jakobs hus.
OTB: Herren vil vise barmhjertighet mot Jakob og igjen velge Israel, og bosette dem i deres eget land. Fremmede vil slutte seg til dem og knytte seg til Jakobs hus.
B1930: For Herren skal forbarme sig over Jakob og igjen utvelge Israel og bosette dem i deres land, og fremmede skal slå sig sammen med dem og holde sig til Jakobs hus.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Psalms 102:13
You will rise up and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to show her favor— the appointed time has come.
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Zechariah 1:17
Proclaim further that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘My cities will again overflow with prosperity; the LORD will again comfort Zion and choose Jerusalem.’”
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Ephesians 2:12–19
remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world.
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Isaiah 54:7–8
“For a brief moment I forsook you, but with great compassion I will bring you back.
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Zechariah 8:22–23
And many peoples and strong nations will come to seek the LORD of Hosts in Jerusalem and to plead before the LORD.”
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Malachi 1:11
For My name will be great among the nations, from where the sun rises to where it sets. In every place, incense and pure offerings will be presented in My name, because My name will be great among the nations,” says the LORD of Hosts.
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Jeremiah 50:4–6
“In those days and at that time, declares the LORD, the children of Israel and the children of Judah will come together, weeping as they come, and will seek the LORD their God.
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Jeremiah 32:37–41
I will surely gather My people from all the lands to which I have banished them in My furious anger and great wrath, and I will return them to this place and make them dwell in safety.
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