Isaiah 17:14

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 Living Translation (NLT)In the evening Israel waits in terror, but by dawn its enemies are dead. This is the just reward of those who plunder us, a fitting end for those who destroy us.

Context of Isaiah 17:14

12Woe to the multitude of many people Who make a noise like the roar of the seas, And to the rushing of nations That make a rushing like the rushing of mighty waters! 13The nations will rush like the rushing of many waters; But God will rebuke them and they will flee far away, And be chased like the chaff of the mountains before the wind, Like a rolling thing before the whirlwind. 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.

Isaiah 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 10:28He has come to Aiath, He has passed Migron; At Michmash he has attended to his equipment.
• 2 Kings 19:3And they said to him, “Thus says Hezekiah: ‘This day is a day of trouble, and rebuke, and blasphemy; for the children have come to birth, but there is no strength to bring them forth.
• Psalms 37:36Yet he passed away, and behold, he was no more; Indeed I sought him, but he could not be found.
• Isaiah 33:1Woe to you who plunder, though you have not been plundered; And you who deal treacherously, though they have not dealt treacherously with you! When you cease plundering, You will be plundered; When you make an end of dealing treacherously, They will deal treacherously with you.
• Judges 5:31“Thus let all Your enemies perish, O Lord! But let those who love Him be like the sun When it comes out in full strength.” So the land had rest for forty years.
• Job 20:29This is the portion from God for a wicked man, The heritage appointed to him by God.”
• Proverbs 22:23For the Lord will plead their cause, And plunder the soul of those who plunder them.
• Jeremiah 2:3Israel was holiness to the Lord, The firstfruits of His increase. All that devour him will offend; Disaster will come upon them,” says the Lord.’ ”
• Jeremiah 13:25This is your lot, The portion of your measures from Me,” says the Lord, “Because you have forgotten Me And trusted in falsehood.
• Ezekiel 39:10They will not take wood from the field nor cut down any from the forests, because they will make fires with the weapons; and they will plunder those who plundered them, and pillage those who pillaged them,” says the Lord God.
• Habakkuk 2:16You are filled with shame instead of glory. You also—drink! And be exposed as uncircumcised! The cup of the Lord’s right hand will be turned against you, And utter shame will be on your glory.
• Zephaniah 2:9Therefore, as I live,” Says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, “Surely Moab shall be like Sodom, And the people of Ammon like Gomorrah— Overrun with weeds and saltpits, And a perpetual desolation. The residue of My people shall plunder them, And the remnant of My people shall possess 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

Topics related to Isaiah 17:14

• Death

In the dictionaries

• Lot
• Rebuke
• Ruinous
• Rushing
• Crime; Crimes
• Even; Evening; Eventide
• Evil
• Ezekiel
• Isaiah

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