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 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

12Oy ! The uproar of many peoples who roar like the roaring of the seas. The rumbling of nations, who rush in like the rumbling of mighty waters! 13The nations will rush in like the rumbling of many waters, but He will rebuke them so they will flee far away, chased like chaff on the hills before the wind, like whirling dust before the storm. At evening time—sudden terror! Before morning, they are no more. This is the reward of those who plunder us and the lot of those who pillage 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, and passed through Migron. At Michmas he deposited his supplies.
• 2 Kings 19:3Then they said to him, “Thus says Hezekiah: This day is a day of distress, rebuke and contempt. For children have come to the point of birth, and there is no strength for giving birth.
• Psalms 37:36But once he passed by, he was no more. Though I looked for him, he could not be found.
• Isaiah 33:1Oy , you destroyer, never destroyed, you traitor, never betrayed! When you have stopped destroying, you will be destroyed; and when you finish betraying, they will betray you.
• Judges 5:31So let all Your enemies perish, Adonai! But may those who love Him be like the rising of the sun in its might.” Then the land had peace for 40 years.
• Job 20:29Such is the wicked man’s lot from God, the heritage appointed to him by God.”
• Proverbs 22:23for Adonai will plead their case, and rob life from those who plunder them.
• Jeremiah 2:3Israel was kadosh to Adonai, the firstfruits of the harvest. All who devoured him were held guilty. Catastrophe overtook them.” It is a declaration of Adonai.
• Jeremiah 13:25This is your lot, the portion measured for you from Me.” It is a declaration of Adonai. “For you have forgotten Me and trusted in falsehood.
• Ezekiel 39:10They will not take wood out of the field or cut anything from the forests, for they will make fire from the weapons. They will plunder those who plundered them and loot those who looted them.” It is a declaration of Adonai.
• Habakkuk 2:16You are filled with disgrace rather than glory. Drink—you too—and be uncircumcised. The cup of Adonai’s right hand will surround you, and disgrace will come upon your glory.
• Zephaniah 2:9Therefore, as I live, declares Adonai-Tzva’ot God of Israel, Moab will be like Sodom and Ammon like Gomorrah— a possession of weeds and a salt pit, a perpetual wasteland. The remainder of My people will plunder them. The remnant of My nation will dispossess 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