Isaiah 14:3

And it shall come to pass, in the day when Yahweh shall give thee rest from thy toil, and from thy disquiet,—and from the hard service which had been laid upon thee,

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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,

In Context

2And peoples shall take them, and bring them into their own place, And the house of Israel shall possess themselves of them upon the soil of Yahweh for servants and for handmaids,—Thus shall they be taking captive their captors, And shall tread down their oppressors.

4that thou shalt take up this taunt over the king of Babylon, and shalt say:—How hath ceased the oppressor! Ceased the exactress!

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 28:65And among those nations, shalt thou find no ease, neither shall there be a place of rest for the sole of thy foot,—but Yahweh will give unto thee there a trembling heart, and a failing of eyes and faintness of soul.

Isaiah 11:10And there shall come to be, in that day, A root of Jesse, which shall be standing as an ensign of peoples, Unto him, shall nations seek,—And, his resting-place, shall be, glorious.

Isaiah 32:18And my people shall dwell, In a borne of peace,—and In habitations of security, and In resting-places of comfort.

Jeremiah 30:8And it shall come to pass in that day, Declareth Yahweh of hosts, That I will break his yoke from off thy neck, And thy bonds, will I tear off,—And foreigners shall use him as a slave no more;

Jeremiah 46:27Thou, therefore, do not fear, O my Servant Jacob Nor be dismayed O Israel, For behold me! Saving thee from afar, And thy seed from the land of their captivity,—So shall Jacob return and be quiet and shall rest, With none to occasion alarm.

Ezekiel 28:24And the house of Israel shall no more have a stinging prickle or a wounding thorn, of any round about them who used to despise them,- So shall they know that, I, am The Lord Yahweh.

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 14:2-4

Promises to Israel. ( b. c. 739.) 1 For the Lord will have mercy on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them in their own land: and the strangers shall be joined with them, and they shall cleave to the house of Jacob. 2 And the people shall take them, and bring them to their place: and the house of Israel shall possess them in the land of the Lord for servants and handmaids: and they shall take them captives, whose captives they were; and they shall rule over their oppressors. 3 And it shall come to pass in… Read the whole commentary →

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