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 King Ahaz died, this message was revealed: 29Don’t be so happy, all you Philistines, just because the club that beat you has been broken! For a viper will grow out of the serpent’s root, and its fruit will be a darting adder. The poor will graze in my pastures; the needy will rest securely. But I will kill your root by famine; it will put to death all your survivors. 31Wail, O city gate! Cry out, O city! Melt with fear, all you Philistines! For out of the north comes a cloud of smoke, and there are no stragglers in its ranks. 32How will they respond to the messengers of this nation? Indeed, the Lord has made Zion secure; the oppressed among his people will find safety 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 18:13It eats away parts of his skin; the most terrible death devours his limbs.
• Isaiah 5:17Lambs will graze as if in their pastures, amid the ruins the rich sojourners will graze.
• Isaiah 7:21At that time a man will keep alive a young cow from the herd and a couple of goats.
• Isaiah 30:23He will water the seed you plant in the ground, and the ground will produce crops in abundance. At that time your cattle will graze in wide pastures.
• Isaiah 38:16O sovereign master, your decrees can give men life; may years of life be restored to me. Restore my health and preserve my life.’
• Isaiah 37:30“This will be your reminder that I have spoken the truth: This year you will eat what grows wild, and next year what grows on its own. But the year after that you will plant seed and harvest crops; you will plant vines and consume their produce.
• Isaiah 65:13So this is what the sovereign Lord 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 humiliated!
• Jeremiah 47:1The Lord spoke to the prophet Jeremiah about the Philistines before Pharaoh attacked Gaza.
• Ezekiel 25:15“This is what the sovereign Lord says: ‘The Philistines have exacted merciless revenge, showing intense scorn in their effort to destroy Judah with unrelenting hostility.
• Joel 3:4Why are you doing these things to me, Tyre and Sidon? Are you trying to get even with me, land of Philistia? I will very quickly repay you for what you have done!
• Amos 1:6This is what the Lord says: “Because Gaza has committed three crimes – make that four! – I will not revoke my decree of judgment. They deported a whole community and sold them to Edom.
• Zephaniah 2:4Indeed, Gaza will be deserted and Ashkelon will become a heap of ruins. Invaders will drive away the people of Ashdod by noon, and Ekron will be overthrown.
• Zechariah 9:5Ashkelon will see and be afraid; Gaza will be in great anguish, as will Ekron, for her hope will have been dried up. Gaza will lose her king, and Ashkelon will no longer be inhabited.

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
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• 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