Isaiah 14:30

Poverty and the vulnerable Protection and safety

²⁸ In the year that king Ahaz died was this burden.

²⁹ Rejoice not thou, whole Palestina, because the rod of him that smote thee is broken: for out of the serpent’s root shall come forth a cockatrice, and his fruit shall be a fiery flying serpent.

And the firstborn of the poor shall feed, and the needy shall lie down in safety: and I will kill thy root with famine, and he shall slay thy remnant.

³¹ Howl, O gate; cry, O city; thou, whole Palestina, art dissolved: for there shall come from the north a smoke, and none shall be alone in his appointed times.

³² What shall one then answer the messengers of the nation? That the LORD hath founded Zion, and the poor of his people shall trust in it.

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: Then the firstborn of the poor will find pasture, and the needy will lie down in safety, but I will kill your root by famine, and your remnant will be slain.
KJV: And the firstborn of the poor shall feed, and the needy shall lie down in safety: and I will kill thy root with famine, and he shall slay thy remnant.
WEB: The firstborn of the poor will eat, and the needy will lie down in safety; and I will kill your root with famine, and your remnant will be killed.
ASV: And the first-born of the poor shall feed, and the needy shall lie down in safety; and I will kill thy root with famine, and thy remnant shall be slain.
DARBY: And the firstborn of the poor shall feed, and the needy shall lie down in safety; but I will kill thy root with famine, and thy remnant shall be slain.
BLB: And the firstborn of the poor will find pasture, and the needy will stretch out in safety; and I will kill your root with famine and it will slay your remnant.

ÅB: Og de ringeste blant de ringe skal finne rikelig føde, og de fattige hvile i trygghet, og jeg vil drepe din rot ved hunger, og din levning skal han[^2] slå ihjel.
OTB: De fattigste vil finne beite, og de trengende vil legge seg ned i sikkerhet. Men jeg vil ødelegge din rot ved hungersnød; den vil drepe dine overlevende.
B1930: Og de ringeste blandt de ringe skal finne rikelig føde, og de fattige hvile i trygghet, og jeg vil drepe din rot ved hunger, og din levning skal han slå ihjel. / < fienden; JES 14, 29.>

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Isaiah 7:21–22
And it shall come to pass in that day, that a man shall nourish a young cow, and two sheep;
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Zephaniah 2:4–7
For Gaza shall be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation: they shall drive out Ashdod at the noon day, and Ekron shall be rooted up.
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Isaiah 8:21
And they shall pass through it, hardly bestead and hungry: and it shall come to pass, that when they shall be hungry, they shall fret themselves, and curse their king and their God, and look upward.
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Zechariah 9:5–7
Ashkelon shall see it, and fear; Gaza also shall see it, and be very sorrowful, and Ekron; for her expectation shall be ashamed; and the king shall perish from Gaza, and Ashkelon shall not be inhabited.
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Isaiah 30:23–24
Then shall he give the rain of thy seed, that thou shalt sow the ground withal; and bread of the increase of the earth, and it shall be fat and plenteous: in that day shall thy cattle feed in large pastures.
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Isaiah 37:30
And this shall be a sign unto thee, Ye shall eat this year such as groweth of itself; and the second year that which springeth of the same: and in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruit thereof.
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Joel 3:4–8
Yea, and what have ye to do with me, O Tyre, and Zidon, and all the coasts of Palestine? will ye render me a recompence? and if ye recompense me, swiftly and speedily will I return your recompence upon your own head;
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Jeremiah 47:1–7
The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Philistines, before that Pharaoh smote Gaza.
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