Isaiah 51 · Verse 14

Isaiah 51:14

The captive exile hasteneth that he may be loosed, and that he should not die in the pit, nor that his bread should fail.
Isaiah 51:14, King James Version

Isaiah 51:14 in other translations

BSBThe captive will soon be freed; he will not die in the dungeon, and his bread will not be lacking.
WEBThe captive exile will speedily be freed. He will not die and go down into the pit. His bread won’t fail.
ASVThe captive exile shall speedily be loosed; and he shall not die and go down into the pit, neither shall his bread fail.
YLTHastened hath a wanderer to be loosed, And he doth not die at the pit, And his bread is not lacking.
DARBYHe that is bowed down shall speedily be loosed, and he shall not die in the pit, nor shall his bread fail.
BBEThe prisoner, bent under his chain, will quickly be made free, and will not go down into the underworld, and his bread will not come to an end.
WebsterThe captive exile hasteneth that he may be loosed, and that he should not die in the pit, nor that his bread should fail.

What does Isaiah 51:14 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
14. captive exile--literally, one bowed down as a captive (Is 10:4) [Maurer]. The scene is primarily Babylon, and the time near the close of the captivity. Secondarily, and antitypically, the mystical Babylon, the last enemy of Israel and the Church, in which they have long suffered, but from which they are to be gloriously delivered. pit--such as were many of the ancient dungeons (compare Jr 38:6, 11, 13; Ge 37:20). nor ... bread ... fail--(Is 33:16; Jr 37:21).

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 14 The captive exile hasteneth that he may be loosed "He marcheth on with speed, who cometh to set free the captive" - Cyrus, if understood of the temporal redemption from the captivity of Babylon; in the spiritual sense, the Messiah, who comes to open the prison to them that are bound.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 51:9-16

The people whom Christ has redeemed with his blood, as well as by his power, will obtain joyful deliverance from every enemy. He that designs such joy for us at last, will he not work such deliverance in the mean time, as our cases require? In this world of changes, it is a short step from joy to sorrow, but in that world, sorrow shall never come in view. They prayed for the display of God's power; he answers them…

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Isaiah 51:14 in the original Hebrew

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מִהַ֥רmi.Harhe will hastenH4116
צֹעֶ֖הtzo.'Eh[one who] stoopsH6808
לְהִפָּתֵ֑חַle.hi.pa.Te.achto be let looseH6605
וְלֹא\־ve.lo'-and notH3808
יָמ֣וּתya.Muthe will dieH4191
לַשַּׁ֔חַתla.Sha.chatto the pitH7845
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and notH3808
יֶחְסַ֖רyech.Sarhe will lackH2637
לַחְמֽוֹ\׃lach.Mofood hisH3899

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Cross references for Isaiah 51:14

  • Isaiah 48:20

    Go ye forth of Babylon, flee ye from the Chaldeans, with a voice of singing declare ye, tell this, utter it even to the end of the earth; say ye, The Lord hath redeemed his servant Jacob.

  • Zechariah 9:11

    As for thee also, by the blood of thy covenant I have sent forth thy prisoners out of the pit wherein is no water.

  • Isaiah 52:2

    Shake thyself from the dust; arise, and sit down, O Jerusalem: loose thyself from the bands of thy neck, O captive daughter of Zion.

  • Acts 12:7-8

    And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands. And the angel said unto him, Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals. And so he did. And he saith unto him, Cast thy garment about thee, and follow me.

  • Isaiah 49:10

    They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them.

  • Ezra 1:5

    Then rose up the chief of the fathers of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests, and the Levites, with all them whose spirit God had raised, to go up to build the house of the Lord which is in Jerusalem.

  • Jeremiah 38:6-13

    Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that was in the court of the prison: and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire: so Jeremiah sunk in the mire. Now when Ebed–melech the Ethiopian, one of the eunuchs which was in the king’s house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon; the king then sitting in the gate of Benjamin; Ebed–melech went forth out of the king’s house, and spake to the king, saying, My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet, whom they have cast into the dungeon; and he is like to die for hunger in the place where he is: for there is no more bread in the city. …

  • Lamentations 3:53-54

    They have cut off my life in the dungeon, and cast a stone upon me. Waters flowed over mine head; then I said, I am cut off.

  • Jeremiah 37:16

    When Jeremiah was entered into the dungeon, and into the cabins, and Jeremiah had remained there many days;

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
captive.
48:20; 52:2; Ezr 1:5; Ac 12:7,8
die.
Jer 37:16; 38:6-13; La 3:53,54; Zec 9:11

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Context

  • Isaiah 51:13

    And forgettest the Lord thy maker, that hath stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and hast feared continually every day because of the fury of the oppressor, as if he were ready to destroy? and where is the fury of the oppressor?

  • Isaiah 51:14

    The captive exile hasteneth that he may be loosed, and that he should not die in the pit, nor that his bread should fail.

  • Isaiah 51:15

    But I am the Lord thy God, that divided the sea, whose waves roared: The Lord of hosts is his name.

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Isaiah 51:14 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
El preso se da prisa para ser suelto, por no morir en la mazmorra, ni que le falte su pan.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Celui qui est courbé sous les chaînes sera bientôt mis en liberté, et il ne mourra pas dans la fosse et ne sera pas privé de son pain.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Der in Fesseln Gekrümmte wird alsbald losgelassen werden und wird nicht hinsterben in die Grube, und sein Brot wird ihm nicht mangeln.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Cito veniet gradiens ad aperiendum; et non interficiet usque ad internecionem, nec deficiet panis ejus.