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.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
exile	צֹעֶ֖ה tzo.'Eh	H6808	to tip over (for the purpose of spilling or pouring out) · verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
hasteneth	מִהַ֥ר mi.Har	H4116	properly · verb, piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
loosed	לְהִפָּתֵ֑חַ le.hi.pa.Te.ach	H6605	to open wide (literally or figuratively) · preposition + verb, niphal infinitive construct
die	יָמ֣וּת ya.Mut	H4191	to die (literally or figuratively) · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
pit	לַשַּׁ֔חַת la.Sha.chat	H7845	a pit (especially as a trap) · preposition with the article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
bread	לַחְמֽוֹ lach.Mo	H3899	food (for man or beast) · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
fail	יֶחְסַ֖ר yech.Sar	H2637	to lack · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

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; sa…
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, sayin…
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 spr…
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…
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 d…
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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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 51:9-16

In these verses we have, I. A prayer that God would, in his providence, appear and act for the deliverance of his people and the mortification of his and their enemies. Awake, awake! put on strength, O arm of the Lord! Isa 51:9. The arm of the Lord is Christ, or it is put for God himself, as Psa 44:23. Awake! why sleepest thou? He that keeps Israel neither slumbers nor sleeps; but, when we pray that he would awake, we mean that he would make it to appear that he watches over his people and is always awake to do them good. The arm of the Lord is said to awake when the power of God exerts itself with more than ordinary vigour on his people's behalf. When a hand or arm is benumbed we say, It is…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 51:14

captive exile--literally, one bowed down as a captive (Isa 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 Jer 38:6, Jer 38:11, Jer 38:13; Gen 37:20). nor . . . bread . . . fail-- (Isa 33:16; Jer 37:21).

John Gill on Isaiah 51:14

The captive exile hasteneth that he may be loosed,.... The time hastens on, or God will hasten the time, for the release either of the captive Jews in literal Babylon, or of his people in mystical Babylon; or they that are in exile and captivity, as soon as ever opportunity offers for their release, will take it, and make no delay: though some understand the words by way of complaint, as if the persons spoken of were impatient, and could not wait the proper time of their deliverance: and that he should not die in the pit; in captivity, which was like a pit or grave: nor that his bread should fail: while in the pit or prison, or on his way home. Musculus interprets all this of Pharaoh, whom…

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John Calvin

The Church Fathers

"And his bread will not fail because I am the Lord your God, who stirs up the sea and its waves, the Lord of hosts is my name." The phrase "and his bread will not fail" appears in the Septuagint with an asterisk. The text means that in very captivity they will enjoy the divine concern since God provides generously for their need.
— Theodoret of Cyrus, COMMENTARY ON ISAIAH 16:51.15

My son will come quickly, treading on and trampling your adversaries, to open for you the way of victory: whether to open the abyss, which he will not destroy until complete annihilation; but he desires to save the converted. Finally, the bread of him, who is interpreted by the Gospel, the teaching proving, will never fail, but will always be open to those willing to partake.… Symmachus, in that place where we said, "He will come quickly, walking to open," and he will not kill until extermination, he interpreted it thus: Hell will open quickly, and he will not die into corruption. Christ is understood, who speaks in the fifteenth psalm: You will not abandon my soul to hell, nor will you allow your Holy One to see corruption.
— Jerome, Commentary on Isaiah

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Dictionary and topics

Cave — There are numerous natural caves among the limestone rocks of Syria, many of which have been artificially enlarged for various purposes. The first notice of a cave occurs in the history of Lot (Gen.…
Isaiah, Book Of — I. Chapters 1-5 contain Isaiah’s prophecies in the reigns of Uzziah and Jotham, foretelling that the present prosperity of Judah should be destroyed, and that Israel should be brought to desolation.…
Captive · .Confined in pits — .Confined in pits
Forgetting God · Power to — Power to

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Isaiah 51:14

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 51:9-16

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 51:14

John Gill on Isaiah 51:14

John Calvin

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Isaiah 51:14

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 51:9-16

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 51:14

John Gill on Isaiah 51:14

John Calvin

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Isaiah 51:12-15

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Isaiah 51:14

Rashi on Isaiah 51:14