Isaiah 14:2-4
Christian Standard Bible
2 The nations will escort Israel and bring it to its homeland. Then the house of Israel will possess them as male and female slaves in the Lord’s land.(A) They will make captives of their captors and will rule over their oppressors.
Downfall of the King of Babylon
3 When the Lord gives you rest from your pain,(B) torment, and the hard labor(C) you were forced to do, 4 you will sing this song of contempt about the king of Babylon(D) and say:
How the oppressor has quieted down,
and how the raging[a] has become quiet!
Footnotes
- 14:4 DSS; Hb uncertain
Isaiah 14:2-4
New International Version
2 Nations will take them
and bring(A) them to their own place.
And Israel will take possession of the nations(B)
and make them male and female servants in the Lord’s land.
They will make captives(C) of their captors
and rule over their oppressors.(D)
3 On the day the Lord gives you relief(E) from your suffering and turmoil(F) and from the harsh labor forced on you,(G) 4 you will take up this taunt(H) against the king of Babylon:(I)
Footnotes
- Isaiah 14:4 Dead Sea Scrolls, Septuagint and Syriac; the meaning of the word in the Masoretic Text is uncertain.
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