Isaiah 14:32

Protection and safety Poverty and the vulnerable

³⁰ 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.

³¹ Wail, O gate! Cry out, O city! Melt away, all you Philistines! For a cloud of smoke comes from the north, and there are no stragglers in its ranks.

What answer will be given to the envoys of that nation? “The LORD has founded Zion, where His afflicted people will find refuge.”

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: What answer will be given to the envoys of that nation? “The LORD has founded Zion, where His afflicted people will find refuge.”
KJV: 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.
WEB: What will they answer the messengers of the nation? That the LORD has founded Zion, and in her the afflicted of his people will take refuge.
ASV: What then shall one answer the messengers of the nation? That Jehovah hath founded Zion, and in her shall the afflicted of his people take refuge.
DARBY: And what shall be answered to the messengers of the nation? That Jehovah hath founded Zion, and the afflicted of his people find refuge in it.
BLB: And what will he answer to the messengers of the nation? That YHWH has founded Zion, and in it the poor of His people will take refuge.

ÅB: Hva skal vi da svare hedningefolkets sendebud? - At Herren har grunnfestet Sion, og at der finner de ly de elendige i hans folk.
[^1]: 4MO 21, 6.
[^2]: fienden; JES 14, 29.
OTB: Hva svar vil bli gitt til sendebudene fra den nasjonen? "Herren har grunnlagt Sion, og i henne vil hans folks lidende finne tilflukt."
B1930: Hvad skal vi da svare hedningefolkets sendebud? - At Herren har grunnfestet Sion, og at der finner de ly de elendige i hans folk.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Psalms 87:5
And it will be said of Zion: “This one and that one were born in her, and the Most High Himself will establish her.”
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Psalms 102:16
For the LORD will rebuild Zion; He has appeared in His glory.
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Psalms 87:1
He has founded His city on the holy mountains.
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James 2:5
Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him?
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Zephaniah 3:12
But I will leave within you a meek and humble people, and they will trust in the name of the LORD.
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Isaiah 25:4
For You have been a refuge for the poor, a stronghold for the needy in distress, a refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat. For the breath of the ruthless is like rain against a wall,
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Isaiah 28:16
So this is what the Lord GOD says: “See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation; the one who believes will never be shaken.
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Isaiah 39:1
At that time Merodach-baladan son of Baladan king of Babylon sent letters and a gift to Hezekiah, for he had heard about Hezekiah’s illness and recovery.
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