Isaiah 14 · Verse 32

Isaiah 14:32

What shall one then answer the messengers of the nation? That the Lord hath founded Zion, and the poor of his people shall trust in it.
Isaiah 14:32, King James Version

Isaiah 14:32 in other translations

BSBWhat answer will be given to the envoys of that nation? “The LORD has founded Zion, where His afflicted people will find refuge.”
WEBWhat will they answer the messengers of the nation? That the LORD has founded Zion, and in her the afflicted of his people will take refuge.
ASVWhat then shall one answer the messengers of the nation? That Jehovah hath founded Zion, and in her shall the afflicted of his people take refuge.
YLTAnd what doth one answer the messengers of a nation? ‘That Jehovah hath founded Zion, And in it do the poor of His people trust!'
DARBYAnd what shall be answered to the messengers of the nation? That Jehovah hath founded Zion, and the afflicted of his people find refuge in it.
BBEWhat answer, then, will my people give to the representatives of the nation? That the Lord is the builder of Zion, and she will be a safe place for the poor of his people.
WebsterWhat shall one then answer the messengers of the nation? That the LORD hath founded Zion, and the poor of his people shall trust in it.

What does Isaiah 14:32 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
32. messengers of the nation--When messengers come from Philistia to enquire as to the state of Judea, the reply shall be, that the Lord ... (Psa 87:1, 5; 102:16). poor--(Zep 3:12).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 32 The messengers of the nation "The ambassadors of the nations" - The Septuagint read גוים goyim, εθνων, plural; and so the Chaldee, and one MS. The ambassadors of the neighboring nations, that send to congratulate Hezekiah on his success, which in his answer he will ascribe to the protection of God. See 2Chr 32:23. Or, if גוי goi singular, the reading of the text, be preferred, the ambassadors sent by the Philistines to demand peace. - L. The Lord hath founded Zion - Kimchi refers this to the state of Zion under Hezekiah, when the rest of the cities of Judea had been taken, and this only was left for a hope to the poor of God's people: and God so defended it that Rabshakeh could not prevail against it. The true Church of God is a place of safety; for as all its members are devoted to God, and walk in his testimonies, so they are continually defended and supported by him. In the congregations of his people, God dispenses his light and salvation; hence his poor or humble ones expect in his ordinances the blessings they need.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 14:28-32

Assurance is given of the destruction of the Philistines and their power, by famine and war. Hezekiah would be more terrible to them than Uzziah had been. Instead of rejoicing, there would be lamentation, for the whole land would be ruined. Such destruction will come upon the proud and rebellious, but the Lord founded Zion for a refuge to poor sinners, who flee from the wrath to come, and trust in his mercy through…

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Isaiah 14:32 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וּמַֽה\־u.mah-and what?H4100
יַּעֲנֶ֖הya.'a.Nehwill anyone answerH6030
מַלְאֲכֵי\־mal.'a.khei-[the] messengers ofH4397
ג֑וֹיGoya nationH1471
כִּ֤יkithatH3588
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068
יִסַּ֣דyi.Sadhe has foundedH3245
צִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonZionH6726
וּבָ֥הּu.Vahand in it
יֶחֱס֖וּye.che.Suthey will take refugeH2620
עֲנִיֵּ֥י'a.ni.Yei[the] afflicted [people] ofH6041
עַמּֽוֹ\׃\ \סa.Mopeople hisH5971

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Isaiah 14:32

  • Psalms 87:5

    And of Zion it shall be said, This and that man was born in her: and the highest himself shall establish her.

  • Psalms 102:16

    When the Lord shall build up Zion, he shall appear in his glory.

  • Psalms 87:1

    A Psalm or Song for the sons of Korah. His foundation is in the holy mountains.

  • James 2:5

    Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?

  • Zephaniah 3:12

    I will also leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor people, and they shall trust in the name of the Lord.

  • Isaiah 25:4

    For thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall.

  • Isaiah 28:16

    Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.

  • Isaiah 39:1

    At that time Merodach–baladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah: for he had heard that he had been sick, and was recovered.

  • Zechariah 11:11

    And it was broken in that day: and so the poor of the flock that waited upon me knew that it was the word of the Lord.

  • Psalms 102:28

    The children of thy servants shall continue, and their seed shall be established before thee.

  • Isaiah 44:28

    That saith of Cyrus, He is my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure: even saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built; and to the temple, Thy foundation shall be laid.

  • Isaiah 4:6

    And there shall be a tabernacle for a shadow in the daytime from the heat, and for a place of refuge, and for a covert from storm and from rain.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
shall one.
39:1; 2Sa 8:10; 2Ki 20:12-19
the Lord.
12:6; 37:32; Ps 87:1,5; 102:16,28; 132:13,14; Mt 16:18
and the.
11:4; 25:4; Zep 3:12; Zec 11:7,11; Jas 2:5
trust in it. or, betake themselves unto it.
Pr 18:10; Mt 24:15,16; Heb 12:22

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Context

  • Isaiah 14:31

    Howl, O gate; cry, O city; thou, whole Palestina, art dissolved: for there shall come from the north a smoke, and none shall be alone in his appointed times.

  • Isaiah 14:32

    What shall one then answer the messengers of the nation? That the Lord hath founded Zion, and the poor of his people shall trust in it.

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Isaiah 14:32 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		¿Y qué se responderá á los mensajeros de la gentilidad? Que Jehová fundó á Sión, y que á ella se acogerán los afligidos de su pueblo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et que répondra-t-on aux messagers des nations? Que l’ Éternel a fondé Sion, et que les pauvres de son peuple y trouvent un refuge.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und was antwortet man den Boten der Nationen? Daß Jehova Zion gegründet hat, und daß die Elenden seines Volkes darin Zuflucht finden.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et quid respondebitur nuntiis gentis? Quia Dominus fundavit Sion, et in ipso sperabunt pauperes populi ejus.