Isaiah 14:2

Isaiah 14:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the people shall take them, and bring them to their place: and the house of Israel shall possess them in the land of the Lord for servants and handmaids: and they shall take them captives, whose captives they were; and they shall rule over their oppressors.
• New International Version (NIV)Nations will take them and bring them to their own place. And Israel will take possession of the nations and make them male and female servants in the Lord’s land. They will make captives of their captors and rule over their oppressors.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the peoples will take them and bring them to their place, and the house of Israel will possess them in the Lord's land as male and female slaves. They will take captive those who were their captors, and rule over those who oppressed them.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then people will take them and bring them to their place, and the house of Israel will possess them for servants and maids in the land of the Lord; they will take them captive whose captives they were, and rule over their oppressors.

Context of Isaiah 14:2

1For the Lord will have compassion on Jacob and will choose Israel again. He will settle them on their own land. The resident alien will join them and be united with the house of Jacob. The nations will escort Israel and bring it to its homeland. Then the house of Israel will possess them as male and female slaves in the Lord’s land. They will make captives of their captors and will rule over their oppressors. 3When the Lord gives you rest from your pain, torment, and the hard labor you were forced to do, 4you will sing this song of contempt about the king of Babylon and say: How the oppressor has quieted down, and how the raging has become quiet!

Isaiah 14:2 word by word

וּלְקָח֣וּם עַמִּים֮ וֶהֱבִיא֣וּם אֶל־מְקוֹמָם֒ וְהִֽתְנַחֲל֣וּם בֵּֽית־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל עַ֚ל אַדְמַ֣ת יְהוָ֔ה לַעֲבָדִ֖ים וְלִשְׁפָח֑וֹת וְהָיוּ֙ שֹׁבִ֣ים לְשֹֽׁבֵיהֶ֔ם וְרָד֖וּ בְּנֹגְשֵׂיהֶֽם׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• shall takeלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• them, and bringבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• them to their placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
• and the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• shall possessנָחַלnâchal · to inheritH5157
• them in the landאֲדָמָה'ădâmâh · land: soilH127
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• for servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• and handmaidsשִׁפְחָהshiphchâh · maidservantH8198
• and they shall take them captivesשָׁבָהshâbâh · to take captiveH7617
• they were; and they shall ruleרָדָהrâdâh · to ruleH7287
• over their oppressorsנָגַשׂnâgaώ · to oppressH5065

Cross-references for Isaiah 14:2

• Isaiah 18:7At that time a gift will be brought to the Lord of Armies from a people tall and smooth-skinned, a people feared far and near, a powerful nation with a strange language, whose land is divided by rivers — to Mount Zion, the place of the name of the Lord of Armies.
• Isaiah 60:9Yes, the coasts and islands will wait for me with the ships of Tarshish in the lead, to bring your children from far away, their silver and gold with them, for the honor of the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, who has glorified you.
• Isaiah 61:5Strangers will stand and feed your flocks, and foreigners will be your plowmen and vinedressers.
• Ezra 2:65not including their 7,337 male and female servants, and their 200 male and female singers.
• Romans 15:27Yes, they were pleased, and indeed are indebted to them. For if the Gentiles have shared in their spiritual benefits, then they are obligated to minister to them in material needs.
• 2 Corinthians 8:4they begged us earnestly for the privilege of sharing in the ministry to the saints,
• Galatians 5:13For you were called to be free, brothers and sisters; only don’t use this freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but serve one another through love.
• Psalms 68:18You ascended to the heights, taking away captives; you received gifts from people, even from the rebellious, so that the Lord God might dwell there.
• 2 Corinthians 10:5and every proud thing that is raised up against the knowledge of God, and we take every thought captive to obey Christ.
• Ephesians 4:8For it says: When he ascended on high, he took the captives captive; he gave gifts to people.
• Isaiah 60:14The sons of your oppressors will come and bow down to you; all who reviled you will fall facedown at your feet. They will call you the City of the Lord, Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
• Jeremiah 30:16Nevertheless, all who devoured you will be devoured, and all your adversaries — all of them — will go off into exile. Those who plunder you will be plundered, and all who raid you will be raided.
• Daniel 7:18But the holy ones of the Most High will receive the kingdom and possess it forever, yes, forever and ever.’
• Zechariah 14:2I will gather all the nations against Jerusalem for battle. The city will be captured, the houses looted, and the women raped. Half the city will go into exile, but the rest of the people will not be removed from the city.
• Revelation 3:9Note this: I will make those from the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews and are not, but are lying — I will make them come and bow down at your feet, and they will know that I have loved you.
• Revelation 11:11But after three and a half days, the breath of life from God entered them, and they stood on their feet. Great fear fell on those who saw them.

Commentaries on Isaiah 14:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2For servants and handmaids - For thrallis and thrallesses. - Old Bible. Male and female slaves.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2And the people shall take them - That is, the people in Babylon. And bring them to their place - That is, they shall attend them to the land of Judea, and aid in restoring them to their own country. There is reference here, doubtless, to the fact that Cyrus would assist them (compare Ezra 1:1-11), and that many of the inhabitants of Chaldea who would become proselytes, would be willing to accompany them to their own land. And the house of Israel shall…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2Just as Israel was subject to the Lord, the nations of the world would also submit to the Lord through Israel (Isaiah 45:14; 49:7, 23; 60:12, 14; 66:23). The oppressed nation of Israel will rule over its enemies and gain power and favor with God.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. the people--of Babylon, primarily. Of the whole Gentile world ultimately (Is 49:22; 66:20; 60:9). their place--Judea (Ezr 1:1-6). possess--receive in possession. captives--not by physical, but by moral might; the force of love, and regard to Israel's God (Is 60:14).Read the comment

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Commentaries on Isaiah 14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• 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