God’s Word Translation
Isaiah 14:3
3When that day comes, the Lord will give you relief from your pain and suffering, from the hard slavery you were forced to do.
Isaiah 14:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And it shall come to pass in the day that the Lord shall give thee rest from thy sorrow, and from thy fear, and from the hard bondage wherein thou wast made to serve,
- New International Version (NIV)On the day the Lord gives you relief from your suffering and turmoil and from the harsh labor forced on you,
- English Standard Version (ESV)When the Lord has given you rest from your pain and turmoil and the hard service with which you were made to serve,
- New King James Version (NKJV)It shall come to pass in the day the Lord gives you rest from your sorrow, and from your fear and the hard bondage in which you were made to serve,
Context of Isaiah 14:3
1The Lord will have compassion for Jacob and again choose Israel. He will resettle them in their own country. Foreigners will join them and unite with the descendants of Jacob. 2People will take them and bring them to their own place. The nation of Israel will possess nations as male and female slaves in the Lord’s land. They will take their captors captive and rule their oppressors. When that day comes, the Lord will give you relief from your pain and suffering, from the hard slavery you were forced to do. 4Then you will mock the king of Babylon with this saying, “How the tyrant has come to an end! How his attacks have come to an end!” 5The Lord has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of rulers.
Read all of Isaiah 14Isaiah 14:3 word by word
וְהָיָ֗ה בְּי֨וֹם הָנִ֤יחַ יְהוָה֙ לְךָ֔ מֵֽעָצְבְּךָ֖ וּמֵרָגְזֶ֑ךָ וּמִן־הָעֲבֹדָ֥ה הַקָּשָׁ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר עֻבַּד־בָּֽךְ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And it shall come to pass in the dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
- that the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- shall give thee restנוּחַnûach · to restH5117
- from thy sorrowעֹ֫צֶב‛ôtseb · painH6090
- and from thy fearרֹ֫גֶזrôgez · turmoilH7267
- and from the hardקָשֶׁהqâsheh · severeH7186
- bondageעֲבֹדָה‛ăbôdâh ‛ăbôdâh · serviceH5656
- wherein thou wast made to serveעָבַד‛âbad · to serveH5647
Cross-references for Isaiah 14:3
- Isaiah 12:1At that time you will say, “I will praise you, O Lord. Although you had been angry with me, you turned your anger away from me, and you comforted me.
- Isaiah 32:18My people will live in a peaceful place, in safe homes and quiet places of rest.
- Deuteronomy 28:48So you will serve your enemies, whom the Lord will send against you. You will serve them even though you are already hungry, thirsty, naked, and in need of everything. The Lord will put a heavy burden of hard work on you until he destroys you.
- Ezra 9:8And now, for a brief moment, the Lord our God has been kind enough to leave us a few survivors from Babylon and to give us a secure hold on his holy place. Our God has made our eyes light up and has given us new opportunities while we were slaves.
- Jeremiah 30:10“Don’t be afraid, my servant Jacob,” declares the Lord. “Don’t be terrified, Israel. I’m going to rescue you from a faraway place. I’m going to rescue your descendants from where they are captives. The descendants of Jacob will again have peace and security, and no one will frighten them.
- Jeremiah 46:27“Don’t be afraid, my servant Jacob. Don’t be terrified, Israel. I’m going to rescue you and your descendants from a faraway land, from the land where you are captives. Then Jacob’s descendants will again have undisturbed peace, and no one will make them afraid.
- Jeremiah 50:34Their defender is strong. His name is the Lord of Armies. He will certainly take up their cause in order to bring rest to the land of Israel and unrest to the people who live in Babylon.
- Ezekiel 28:24The nation of Israel will no longer be hurt by prickly thorns or sharp briars from everyone around them. Then they will know that I am the Almighty Lord.
- Zechariah 8:2This is what the Lord of Armies says: I am very jealous about Zion. I am fiercely possessive of it.
- Revelation 18:20“Gloat over it, heaven, God’s people, apostles, and prophets. God has condemned it for you.”
- Revelation 19:1After these things I heard what sounded like the loud noise from a large crowd in heaven, saying, “Hallelujah! Salvation, glory, and power belong to our God.
Commentaries on Isaiah 14:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3In the day "In that day" - ההוא ביום bayom hahu . The word ההוא hahu is added in two MSS. of Kennicott's, and was in the copies from which the Septuagint and Vulgate translated: ͅ ̔ͅ ͅ, in die illa, (̔ͅ , MS. Pachom. adding ה ), in that day. This is a matter of no great consequence: however, it restores the text to the common form, almost constantly used on such occasions; and is one among many instances of a word apparently lost out of the printed copies.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3And it shall come to pass - That is, then thou shalt take up a taunting song against the king of Babylon Isaiah 14:4. That the Lord shall give thee rest - (compare Isaiah 38:12). The nature of this predicted rest, is more fully described in Ezekiel 28:25-26. From thy sorrow - The long pain of thy captivity in Babylon. And from thy fear - Hebrew, Trembling.‘ That is, the apprehension of the ills to which they were continually exposed. Trembling is usually…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3The LORD gives … rest (repose; Isaiah 28:12; see Deuteronomy 25:19; 2 Samuel 7:11) from the sorrow, fear, slavery, and chains that Israel experienced under foreign oppressors (see Isaiah 9:4).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. rest--(Is 28:12; Eze 28:25, 26). The whole earth rejoices; the cedars of Lebanon taunt him.Read the comment
Topics related to Isaiah 14:3
In the dictionaries
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
God’s Word Translation — © 1995 God’s Word to the Nations Bible Society
Commentaries