New Living Translation
Isaiah 14:3
3In that wonderful day when the Lord gives his people rest from sorrow and fear, from slavery and chains,
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
1But the Lord will have mercy on the descendants of Jacob. He will choose Israel as his special people once again. He will bring them back to settle once again in their own land. And people from many different nations will come and join them there and unite with the people of Israel. 2The nations of the world will help the people of Israel to return, and those who come to live in the Lord’s land will serve them. Those who captured Israel will themselves be captured, and Israel will rule over its enemies. In that wonderful day when the Lord gives his people rest from sorrow and fear, from slavery and chains, 4you will taunt the king of Babylon. You will say, “The mighty man has been destroyed. Yes, your insolence is ended. 5For the Lord has crushed your wicked power and broken your evil rule.
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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 12:1In that day you will sing: “I will praise you, O Lord! You were angry with me, but not anymore. Now you comfort me.
- Isaiah 32:18My people will live in safety, quietly at home. They will be at rest.
- Deuteronomy 28:48you will serve your enemies whom the Lord will send against you. You will be left hungry, thirsty, naked, and lacking in everything. The Lord will put an iron yoke on your neck, oppressing you harshly until he has destroyed you.
- Ezra 9:8“But now we have been given a brief moment of grace, for the Lord our God has allowed a few of us to survive as a remnant. He has given us security in this holy place. Our God has brightened our eyes and granted us some relief from our slavery.
- Jeremiah 30:10“So do not be afraid, Jacob, my servant; do not be dismayed, Israel,” says the Lord. “For I will bring you home again from distant lands, and your children will return from their exile. Israel will return to a life of peace and quiet, and no one will terrorize them.
- Jeremiah 46:27“But do not be afraid, Jacob, my servant; do not be dismayed, Israel. For I will bring you home again from distant lands, and your children will return from their exile. Israel will return to a life of peace and quiet, and no one will terrorize them.
- Jeremiah 50:34But the one who redeems them is strong. His name is the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. He will defend them and give them rest again in Israel. But for the people of Babylon there will be no rest!
- Ezekiel 28:24No longer will Israel’s scornful neighbors prick and tear at her like briers and thorns. For then they will know that I am the Sovereign Lord.
- Zechariah 8:2“This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: My love for Mount Zion is passionate and strong; I am consumed with passion for Jerusalem!
- Revelation 18:20Rejoice over her fate, O heaven and people of God and apostles and prophets! For at last God has judged her for your sakes.
- Revelation 19:1After this, I heard what sounded like a vast crowd in heaven shouting, “Praise the Lord! Salvation and 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
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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
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