Isaiah 14:2-4
Common English Bible
2 The peoples will take them and will bring them to their own place. The house of Israel will possess them as male and female slaves in the Lord’s land, making captives of their captors and ruling their oppressors.
Mockery of a tyrant
3 When the Lord has given you rest from pain and trouble and from the hard labor that you perform, 4 you will take up this taunt against the king of Babylon:
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- Isaiah 14:4 Heb uncertain
- Isaiah 14:4 DSS (1QIsaa), LXX, Syr, Tg; MT fury
Isaiah 14:2-4
New International Version
2 Nations will take them
and bring(A) them to their own place.
And Israel will take possession of the nations(B)
and make them male and female servants in the Lord’s land.
They will make captives(C) of their captors
and rule over their oppressors.(D)
3 On the day the Lord gives you relief(E) from your suffering and turmoil(F) and from the harsh labor forced on you,(G) 4 you will take up this taunt(H) against the king of Babylon:(I)
Footnotes
- Isaiah 14:4 Dead Sea Scrolls, Septuagint and Syriac; the meaning of the word in the Masoretic Text is uncertain.
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