Isaiah 51:14

Isaiah 51:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The captive exile hasteneth that he may be loosed, and that he should not die in the pit, nor that his bread should fail.
• New International Version (NIV)The cowering prisoners will soon be set free; they will not die in their dungeon, nor will they lack bread.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He who is bowed down shall speedily be released; he shall not die and go down to the pit, neither shall his bread be lacking.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The captive exile hastens, that he may be loosed, That he should not die in the pit, And that his bread should not fail.

Context of Isaiah 51:14

12“I, even I, am He who comforts you. Who are you that you are afraid of man who dies And of a son of man who is made [as destructible] as grass, 13That you have forgotten the Lord your Maker, Who stretched out the heavens And laid the foundations of the earth, That you continually tremble with fear all day long because of the rage of the oppressor, As he takes aim to destroy? And where is the rage of the oppressor? The [captive] exile will soon be set free, and will not die in the dungeon, nor will his food be lacking. 15For I am the Lord your God, who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar—the Lord of hosts is His name. 16I have put My words in your mouth and have covered you with the shadow of My hand, to establish the [renewed] heavens and lay the foundations of the [renewed] earth, and to say to Zion (Jerusalem), ‘You are My people.’ ”

Isaiah 51:14 word by word

מִהַ֥ר צֹעֶ֖ה לְהִפָּתֵ֑חַ וְלֹא־יָמ֣וּת לַשַּׁ֔חַת וְלֹ֥א יֶחְסַ֖ר לַחְמֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The captive exileצָעָהtsâ‛âh · stoopH6808
• hastenethמָהַרmâhar · to hastenH4116
• that he may be loosedפָּתַחpâthach · to openH6605
• and that he should not dieמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• in the pitשַׁ֫חַתshachath · Pit: hellH7845
• nor that his breadלֶ֫חֶםlechem · food: breadH3899
• should failחָסֵרchâsêr · to lackH2637

Cross-references for Isaiah 51:14

• Isaiah 48:20Get out of Babylon! Flee from the Chaldeans [who reign there]! Declare with a voice of jubilation, proclaim this, Send it out to the end of the earth; Say, “The Lord has redeemed His servant Jacob.”
• Isaiah 52:2Shake yourself from the dust, arise, O captive Jerusalem; Rid yourself of the chains around your neck, O captive Daughter of Zion.
• Ezra 1:5Then the heads of the fathers’ households of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests and Levites, all those whose spirits God had stirred up, arose to go up and rebuild the house of the Lord which is in Jerusalem.
• Acts 12:7Suddenly, an angel of the Lord appeared [beside him] and a light shone in the cell. The angel struck Peter’s side and awakened him, saying, “Get up quickly!” And the chains fell off his hands.
• Jeremiah 37:16When Jeremiah had come into the vaulted cell in the dungeon and had remained there many days,
• Jeremiah 38:6So they took Jeremiah and threw him into the cistern of Malchijah the king’s son, which was in the court of the guardhouse; and they let Jeremiah down [into the cistern] with ropes. Now there was no water in the cistern but only mud, and Jeremiah sank in the mud.
• Lamentations 3:53They silenced me in the pit And placed a stone over me.
• Zechariah 9:11As for you also, because of the blood of My covenant with you [My chosen people, the covenant that was sealed with blood] I have freed your prisoners from the waterless pit.

Commentaries on Isaiah 51:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14The captive exile hasteneth that he may be loosed "He marcheth on with speed, who cometh to set free the captive" - Cyrus, if understood of the temporal redemption from the captivity of Babylon; in the spiritual sense, the Messiah, who comes to open the prison to them that are bound.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14The captive exile - Lowth renders this, evidently very improperly, He marcheth on with speed who cometh to set the captive free;‘ and supposes that it refers to Cyrus, if understood of the temporal redemption from the captivity at Babylon; in the spiritual sense, to the Messiah. But the meaning evidently is, that the exile who had been so long as it were enchained in Babylon, was about to be set free, and that the time was very near when the captivity was…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-16Verses 9-16 The people whom Christ has redeemed with his blood, as well as by his power, will obtain joyful deliverance from every enemy. He that designs such joy for us at last, will he not work such deliverance in the mean time, as our cases require? In this world of changes, it is a short step from joy to sorrow, but in that world, sorrow shall never come in view. They prayed for the display of God's power; he answers them with consolations of his…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14The exile in Babylon brought harsh conditions like imprisonment, starvation, and death.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. captive exile--literally, one bowed down as a captive (Is 10:4) [Maurer]. The scene is primarily Babylon, and the time near the close of the captivity. Secondarily, and antitypically, the mystical Babylon, the last enemy of Israel and the Church, in which they have long suffered, but from which they are to be gloriously delivered. pit--such as were many of the ancient dungeons (compare Jr 38:6, 11, 13; Ge 37:20). nor ... bread ... fail--(Is 33:16; Jr…Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 51:14

• Captive
• Church
• Forgetting God

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Commentaries on Isaiah 51

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings