Isaiah 17 · Verse 14

Isaiah 17:14

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.
Isaiah 17:14, King James Version

Isaiah 17:14 in other translations

BSBIn the evening, there is sudden terror! Before morning, they are no more! This is the portion of those who loot us and the lot of those who plunder us.
WEBAt evening, behold, terror! Before the morning, they are no more. This is the portion of those who plunder us, and the lot of those who rob us.
ASVAt eventide, behold, terror; and before the morning they are not. This is the portion of them that despoil us, and the lot of them that rob us.
YLTAt even-time, lo, terror, before morning it is not, This is the portion of our spoilers, And the lot of our plunderers!
DARBYbehold, at eventide, trouble; before the morning they are not. This is the portion of them that spoil us, and the lot of them that rob us.
BBEIn the evening there is fear, and in the morning they are gone. This is the fate of those who take our goods, and the reward of those who violently take our property for themselves.
WebsterAnd behold at the time of evening trouble; and before the morning he is not. This is the portion of them that ravage us, and the lot of them that rob us.

What does Isaiah 17:14 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
14. 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).

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 14 He 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 [behold] he is no more!" That spoil us - For שוסינו shoseynu, them that spoil us, fifteen MSS., one edition, and the Syriac have שוסנו shosenu, him that spoileth us. And for לבזזינו lebozezeynu, them that rob us, six MSS. and the Syriac have לבוזזנו lebozzeno, him that robbeth us: and these readings make the place answer better to Sennacherib, according to Lowth's conjecture. Though God may permit the wicked to prevail for a time against his people, yet in the end those shall be overthrown, and the glory of the Lord shall shine brightly on them that fear him; for the earth shall be subdued, and the universe filled with his glory. Amen, and Amen!

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 17:12-14

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…

Read the full comment on Isaiah 17:12-14 →

Isaiah 17:14 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.

לְעֵ֥תle.'Etto a time ofH6256
עֶ֙רֶב֙'e.reveveningH6153
וְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.Nehand there!H2009
בַלָּהָ֔הva.la.Hahsudden terrorH1091
בְּטֶ֥רֶםbe.Te.rem<in> beforeH2962
בֹּ֖קֶרBo.kermorningH1242
אֵינֶ֑נּוּ'ei.Ne.nuthere not [is] itH369
זֶ֚הzehthisH2088
חֵ֣לֶקChe.lek[will be] [the] portion ofH2506
שׁוֹסֵ֔ינוּsho.Sei.nu[those who] plunder usH8154
וְגוֹרָ֖לve.go.Raland [the] lotH1486
לְבֹזְזֵֽינוּ\׃\ \סle.vo.ze.Zei.nuof [those who] despoil usH962

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

Cross references for Isaiah 17:14

  • 2 Kings 19:35

    And it came to pass that night, that the angel of the Lord went out, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians an hundred fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses.

  • Proverbs 22:23

    For the Lord will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.

  • Ezekiel 39:10

    So that they shall take no wood out of the field, neither cut down any out of the forests; for they shall burn the weapons with fire: and they shall spoil those that spoiled them, and rob those that robbed them, saith the Lord God.

  • Isaiah 10:28-32

    He is come to Aiath, he is passed to Migron; at Michmash he hath laid up his carriages: They are gone over the passage: they have taken up their lodging at Geba; Ramah is afraid; Gibeah of Saul is fled. Lift up thy voice, O daughter of Gallim: cause it to be heard unto Laish, O poor Anathoth. Madmenah is removed; the inhabitants of Gebim gather themselves to flee. …

  • 2 Kings 19:3

    And they said unto him, Thus saith Hezekiah, This day is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and blasphemy: for the children are come to the birth, and there is not strength to bring forth.

  • Jeremiah 2:3

    Israel was holiness unto the Lord, and the firstfruits of his increase: all that devour him shall offend; evil shall come upon them, saith the Lord.

  • Judges 5:31

    So let all thine enemies perish, O Lord: but let them that love him be as the sun when he goeth forth in his might. And the land had rest forty years.

  • Job 20:29

    This is the portion of a wicked man from God, and the heritage appointed unto him by God.

  • Zephaniah 2:9-10

    Therefore as I live, saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, Surely Moab shall be as Sodom, and the children of Ammon as Gomorrah, even the breeding of nettles, and saltpits, and a perpetual desolation: the residue of my people shall spoil them, and the remnant of my people shall possess them. This shall they have for their pride, because they have reproached and magnified themselves against the people of the Lord of hosts.

  • Habakkuk 2:16-17

    Thou art filled with shame for glory: drink thou also, and let thy foreskin be uncovered: the cup of the Lord’s right hand shall be turned unto thee, and shameful spewing shall be on thy glory. For the violence of Lebanon shall cover thee, and the spoil of beasts, which made them afraid, because of men’s blood, and for the violence of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein.

  • Psalms 37:36

    Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.

  • Isaiah 33:1

    Woe to thee that spoilest, and thou wast not spoiled; and dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! when thou shalt cease to spoil, thou shalt be spoiled; and when thou shalt make an end to deal treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee.

Ranked by reader votes · OpenBible.info cross references (CC BY).

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
at evening-tide.
10:28-32; 2Ki 19:3,35; Ps 37:36
the portion.
33:1; Jud 5:31; Job 20:29; Pr 22:23; Jer 2:3; 13:25; Eze 39:10
Hab 2:16,17; Zep 2:9,10

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Isaiah 17:13

    The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: but God shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like a rolling thing before the whirlwind.

  • Isaiah 17:14

    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.

Read all of Isaiah 17

Isaiah 17:14 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Al tiempo de la tarde he aquí turbación; y antes de la mañana ya no es. Esta es la parte de los que nos huellan, y la suerte de los que nos saquean.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
au temps du soir, voici l’épouvante; avant le matin, elles ne sont plus. Tel est le partage de ceux qui nous dépouillent, et le sort de ceux qui nous pillent.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Zur Abendzeit, siehe da, Bestürzung! ehe es Morgen wird, sind sie nicht mehr. Das ist das Teil derer, die uns plündern, und das Los derer, die uns berauben.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
In tempore vespere, et ecce turbatio; in matutino, et non subsistet. Hæc est pars eorum qui vastaverunt nos, et sors diripientium nos.