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

1The Lord will certainly have compassion on Jacob; he will again choose Israel as his special people and restore them to their land. Resident foreigners will join them and unite with the family of Jacob. Nations will take them and bring them back to their own place. Then the family of Jacob will make foreigners their servants as they settle in the Lord’s land. They will make their captors captives and rule over the ones who oppressed them. 3When the Lord gives you relief from your suffering and anxiety, and from the hard labor which you were made to perform, 4you will taunt the king of Babylon with these words: “Look how the oppressor has met his end! Hostility has ceased!

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 tribute will be brought to the Lord who commands armies, by a people that are tall and smooth-skinned, a people that are feared far and wide, a nation strong and victorious, whose land rivers divide. The tribute will be brought to the place where the Lord who commands armies has chosen to reside, on Mount Zion.
• Isaiah 60:9Indeed, the coastlands look eagerly for me, the large ships are in the lead, bringing your sons from far away, along with their silver and gold, to honor the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, for he has bestowed honor on you.
• Isaiah 61:5“Foreigners will take care of your sheep; foreigners will work in your fields and vineyards.
• Ezra 2:65not counting their male and female servants, who numbered 7,337. They also had 200 male and female singers
• Romans 15:27For they were pleased to do this, and indeed they are indebted to the Jerusalem saints. For if the Gentiles have shared in their spiritual things, they are obligated also to minister to them in material things.
• 2 Corinthians 8:4begging us with great earnestness for the blessing and fellowship of helping the saints.
• Galatians 5:13For you were called to freedom, brothers and sisters; only do not use your freedom as an opportunity to indulge your flesh, but through love serve one another.
• Psalms 68:18You ascend on high, you have taken many captives. You receive tribute from men, including even sinful rebels. Indeed the Lord God lives there!
• 2 Corinthians 10:5and every arrogant obstacle that is raised up against the knowledge of God, and we take every thought captive to make it obey Christ.
• Ephesians 4:8Therefore it says, “When he ascended on high he captured captives; he gave gifts to men.”
• Isaiah 60:14The children of your oppressors will come bowing to you; all who treated you with disrespect will bow down at your feet. They will call you, ‘The City of the Lord, Zion of the Holy One of Israel.’
• Jeremiah 30:16But all who destroyed you will be destroyed. All your enemies will go into exile. Those who plundered you will be plundered. I will cause those who pillaged you to be pillaged.
• Daniel 7:18The holy ones of the Most High will receive the kingdom and will take possession of the kingdom forever and ever.’
• Zechariah 14:2For I will gather all the nations against Jerusalem to wage war; the city will be taken, its houses plundered, and the women raped. Then half of the city will go into exile, but the remainder of the people will not be taken away.
• Revelation 3:9Listen! I am going to make those people from the synagogue of Satan – who say they are Jews yet are not, but are lying – Look, I will make them come and bow down at your feet and acknowledge that I have loved you.
• Revelation 11:11But after three and a half days a breath of life from God entered them, and they stood on their feet, and tremendous fear seized those who were watching 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