God’s Word Translation
Isaiah 17:14
14In the evening there will be sudden terror. Before morning they will be gone. This will be the fate of those who looted us, the destiny of those who robbed us.
Isaiah 17:14 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And behold at eveningtide trouble; and before the morning he is not. This is the portion of them that spoil us, and the lot of them that rob us.
- New International Version (NIV)In the evening, sudden terror! Before the morning, they are gone! This is the portion of those who loot us, the lot of those who plunder us.
- English Standard Version (ESV)At evening time, behold, terror! Before morning, they are no more! This is the portion of those who loot us, and the lot of those who plunder us.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then behold, at eventide, trouble! And before the morning, he is no more. This is the portion of those who plunder us, And the lot of those who rob us.
Context of Isaiah 17:14
12How horrible it will be for many people! They will roar like the roaring sea. The noise that the people make will be like the noise from rushing water. 13The people will make noise like raging water. But the Lord will yell at them, and they will run far away. They will be chased away like husks on the mountains being blown by the wind, like whirling dust being blown by a storm. In the evening there will be sudden terror. Before morning they will be gone. This will be the fate of those who looted us, the destiny of those who robbed us.
Read all of Isaiah 17Isaiah 17:14 word by word
לְעֵ֥ת עֶ֙רֶב֙ וְהִנֵּ֣ה בַלָּהָ֔ה בְּטֶ֥רֶם בֹּ֖קֶר אֵינֶ֑נּוּ זֶ֚ה חֵ֣לֶק שׁוֹסֵ֔ינוּ וְגוֹרָ֖ל לְבֹזְזֵֽינוּ׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And behold at eveningtideעֶ֫רֶב‛ereb · eveningH6153
- And behold at eveningtideעֵת‛êth · timeH6256
- troubleבַּלָּהָהballâhâh · terrorH1091
- before the morningבֹּ֫קֶרbôqer · morningH1242
- the portionחֵ֫לֶקchêleq · portionH2506
- of them that spoilשָׁסָהshâsâh shâώâh · to plunderH8154
- us, and the lotגּוֹרָלgôrâl gôrâl · allottedH1486
- of them that robבָּזַזbâzaz · to plunderH962
Cross-references for Isaiah 17:14
- Isaiah 10:28They come to Aiath. They pass through Migron. They store their equipment at Michmash.
- 2 Kings 19:3They said to him, “This is what Hezekiah says: Today is a day filled with misery, punishment, and disgrace. We are like a woman who is about to give birth but doesn’t have the strength to do it.
- Psalms 37:36But he moved on, and now there is no trace of him. I searched for him, but he could not be found.
- Isaiah 33:1How horrible it will be for you, you destroyer, although you haven’t been destroyed. How horrible it will be for you, you traitor, although you haven’t been betrayed. When you’ve finished destroying, you will be destroyed. When you’ve finished being a traitor, you will be betrayed.
- Judges 5:31May all your enemies die like that, O Lord. But may those who love the Lord be like the sun when it rises in all its brightness. So the land had peace for 40 years.
- Job 20:29This is the reward God gives to the wicked person, the inheritance God has appointed for him.”
- Proverbs 22:23because the Lord will plead their case and will take the lives of those who rob them.
- Jeremiah 2:3Israel was set apart for the Lord. It was the best part of the harvest. All who devoured it became guilty, and disaster struck them,’ ” declares the Lord.
- Jeremiah 13:25This is your fate, the destiny I have planned for you,” declares the Lord. “You have forgotten me and trusted false gods.
- Ezekiel 39:10They will not need to get wood from the field or cut down trees in the woods. They will make fires with the weapons. They will loot those who looted them, and they will grab things back from those who grabbed their things, declares the Almighty Lord.
- Habakkuk 2:16You are filled with disgrace rather than glory. Drink! Yes you! And expose yourself as godless. The cup in the Lord’s right hand will come around to you, and disgrace will cover your glory.
- Zephaniah 2:9Therefore, I solemnly swear, as I live,” declares the Lord of Armies, the God of Israel, “Moab will become like Sodom, and Ammon will become like Gomorrah: a place of weeds, salt pits, and ruins forever. The faithful few of my people will loot them, and those who are left in my nation will take possession of them.”
Commentaries on Isaiah 17:14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14He is not "He is no more" - For איננו einennu ten MSS. of Dr. Kennicott's, (three ancient), ten of De Rossi's, and two editions, and the Septuagint, Syriac, Chaldee, Vulgate, and Arabic, have ואיננו veeinenno . This particle, authenticated by so many good vouchers, restores the sentence to its true poetical form, implying a repetition of some part of the parallel line preceding, thus: - "At the season of evening, behold terror! Before the morning, and…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14At evening-tide trouble - In the time of evening - that is, in the night. Before the morning he is not - That is, he is destroyed. This is strikingly descriptive of the destruction of the army of Sennacherib on that fatal night when the angel of the Lord killed 185,000 men (see the note at Isaiah 37:36). This is the portion of them that spoil us - Of those who would plunder us. This is a “general” declaration in regard to the enemies of the Jewish people…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-14Verses 12-14 The rage and force of the Assyrians resembled the mighty waters of the sea; but when the God of Israel should rebuke them, they would flee like chaff, or like a rolling thing, before the whirlwind. In the evening Jerusalem would be in trouble, because of the powerful invader, but before morning his army would be nearly cut off. Happy are those who remember God as their salvation, and rely on his power and grace. The trouble of the believers…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14In the evening … Before morning: Trouble may come at night, but it will not last long. Even in frightening situations, Israel can trust the Lord. He is able to rescue his people quickly (see Isaiah 37:36–38).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. eventide ... before morning--fulfilled to the letter in the destruction "before morning" of the vast host that "at eveningtide" was such a terror ("trouble") to Judah; on the phrase see Psa 90:6; 30:5. he is not--namely, the enemy. us--the Jews. A general declaration of the doom that awaits the foes of God's people (Is 54:17).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Isaiah 17
- 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
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