Isaiah 14:30

Isaiah 14:30 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)The poorest of the poor will find pasture, and the needy will lie down in safety. But your root I will destroy by famine; it will slay your survivors.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the firstborn of the poor will graze, and the needy lie down in safety; but I will kill your root with famine, and your remnant it will slay.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The firstborn of the poor will feed, And the needy will lie down in safety; I will kill your roots with famine, And it will slay your remnant.

Context of Isaiah 14:30

28In the year that King Ahaz died, this pronouncement came: 29Don’t rejoice, all of you in Philistia, because the rod of the one who struck you is broken. For a viper will come from the root of a snake, and from its egg comes a flying serpent. Then the firstborn of the poor will be well fed, and the impoverished will lie down in safety, but I will kill your root with hunger, and your remnant will be slain. 31Wail, you gates! Cry out, city! Tremble with fear, all Philistia! For a cloud of dust is coming from the north, and there is no one missing from the invader’s ranks. 32What answer will be given to the messengers from that nation? The Lord has founded Zion, and his oppressed people find refuge in her.

Isaiah 14:30 word by word

וְרָעוּ֙ בְּכוֹרֵ֣י דַלִּ֔ים וְאֶבְיוֹנִ֖ים לָבֶ֣טַח יִרְבָּ֑צוּ וְהֵמַתִּ֤י בָֽרָעָב֙ שָׁרְשֵׁ֔ךְ וּשְׁאֵרִיתֵ֖ךְ יַהֲרֹֽג׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the firstbornבְּכוֹרbekôr · firstbornH1060
• of the poorדַּלdal · poorH1800
• shall feedרָעָהrâ‛âh · to pastureH7462
• and the needyאֶבְיוֹן'ebyôn · needyH34
• shall lie downרָבַץrâbats · to stretchH7257
• in safetyבֶּ֫טַחbeţach · securityH983
• and I will killמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• thy rootשֹׁ֫רֶשׁsheresh · rootH8328
• with famineרָעָבrâ‛âb · famineH7458
• and he shall slayהָרַגhârag · to killH2026
• thy remnantשְׁאֵרִיתshe'êrîyth · remnantH7611

Cross-references for Isaiah 14:30

• Job 18:13Parts of his skin are eaten away; death’s firstborn consumes his limbs.
• Isaiah 5:17Lambs will graze as if in their own pastures, and resident aliens will eat among the ruins of the rich.
• Isaiah 7:21On that day a man will raise a young cow and two sheep,
• Isaiah 30:23Then he will send rain for your seed that you have sown in the ground, and the food, the produce of the ground, will be rich and plentiful. On that day your cattle will graze in open pastures.
• Isaiah 38:16Lord, by such things people live, and in every one of them my spirit finds life; you have restored me to health and let me live.
• Isaiah 37:30“‘This will be the sign for you: This year you will eat what grows on its own, and in the second year what grows from that. But in the third year sow and reap, plant vineyards and eat their fruit.
• Isaiah 65:13Therefore, this is what the Lord God says: “Look! My servants will eat, but you will be hungry. Look! My servants will drink, but you will be thirsty. Look! My servants will rejoice, but you will be put to shame.
• Jeremiah 47:1This is the word of the Lord that came to the prophet Jeremiah about the Philistines before Pharaoh defeated Gaza.
• Ezekiel 25:15“‘This is what the Lord God says: Because the Philistines acted in vengeance and took revenge with deep contempt, destroying because of their perpetual hatred,
• Joel 3:4And also: Tyre, Sidon, and all the territories of Philistia — what are you to me? Are you paying me back or trying to get even with me? I will quickly bring retribution on your heads.
• Amos 1:6The Lord says: I will not relent from punishing Gaza for three crimes, even four, because they exiled a whole community, handing them over to Edom.
• Zephaniah 2:4For Gaza will be abandoned, and Ashkelon will become a ruin. Ashdod will be driven out at noon, and Ekron will be uprooted.
• Zechariah 9:5Ashkelon will see it and be afraid; Gaza too, and will writhe in great pain, as will Ekron, for her hope will fail. There will cease to be a king in Gaza, and Ashkelon will become uninhabited.

Commentaries on Isaiah 14:30

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 30And the first-born of the poor, etc. - The Targum goes on applying all to the Messiah. "And the poor of the people shall he feed, and the humble shall dwell securely in his days: and he shall kill thy children with famine, and the remnant of thy people shall he slay." I will kill "He will slay" - The Septuagint reads המית hemith, to the third person, ; and so the Chaldee. The Vulgate remedies the confusion of persons in the present text, by reading both…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 30And the first-born of the poor shall feed - That is, there shall be safety to those parts of Judah which have long been exposed to the invasions of the Philistines. Philistia bordered on Judea, and was constantly making wars upon it, so that there was no safety felt. Isaiah now says, that Hezekiah would so effectually and completely subdue them that there should be no danger from their invasion. The phrase the first-born of the poor‘ is an Hebraism, a…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 28-32Verses 28-32 Assurance is given of the destruction of the Philistines and their power, by famine and war. Hezekiah would be more terrible to them than Uzziah had been. Instead of rejoicing, there would be lamentation, for the whole land would be ruined. Such destruction will come upon the proud and rebellious, but the Lord founded Zion for a refuge to poor sinners, who flee from the wrath to come, and trust in his mercy through Christ Jesus. Let us tell…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3030. first-born of ... poor--Hebraism, for the most abject poor; the first-born being the foremost of the family. Compare "first-born of death" (Job 18:13), for the most fatal death. The Jews, heretofore exposed to Philistine invasions and alarms, shall be in safety. Compare Psa 72:4, "Children of the needy," expressing those "needy in condition." feed--image from a flock feeding in safety. root--radical destruction. He shall slay--Jehovah shall. The…Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 14:30

• Famine
• Isaiah
• Philistines
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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