Parts of his skin are eaten away; death’s firstborn consumes his limbs.
Isaiah 14:30 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Then the firstborn of the poor will be well fed, and the impoverished will lie down in safety, but I will kill your root with hunger, and your remnant will be slain. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the firstborn of the poor shall feed, and the needy shall lie down in safety: and I will kill thy root with famine, and he shall slay thy remnant. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And the firstborn of the poor and the poorest of the poor [of Judah] shall feed on My meadows, and the needy will lie down in safety; but I will kill your root with famine, and your remnant shall be slain. American Standard Version (1901) And the first-born of the poor shall feed, and the needy shall lie down in safety; and I will kill thy root with famine, and thy remnant shall be slain. Common English Bible The oldest offspring of the poor will graze; their needy will lie down secure. But he will starve your offspring to death, and murder all who remain. Catholic Public Domain Version And the firstborn of the poor will be pastured, and the poor will rest in faithfulness. And I will cause your root to pass away by famine, and I will put to death your remnant. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the firstborn of the poor shall be fed, and the poor shall rest with confidence: and I will make thy root perish with famine, and I will kill thy remnant. |
Parts of his skin are eaten away; death’s firstborn consumes his limbs.
but he will judge the poor righteously and execute justice for the oppressed of the land. He will strike the land with a sceptre from his mouth, and he will kill the wicked with a command from his lips.
The humble will have joy after joy in the Lord, and the poor people will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
The Lord brings this charge against the elders and leaders of his people: ‘You have devastated the vineyard. The plunder from the poor is in your houses.
Why do you crush my people and grind the faces of the poor? ’ This is the declaration of the Lord God of Armies.
he will dwell on the heights; his refuge will be the rocky fortresses, his food provided, his water assured.
‘ “This will be the sign for you: This year you will eat what grows on its own, and in the second year what grows from that. But in the third year sow and reap, plant vineyards and eat their fruit.
Lambs will graze as if in their own pastures, and resident foreigners will eat among the ruins of the rich.
These two things have happened to you: devastation and destruction, famine and sword. Who will grieve for you? How can I comfort you?
They will wander through the land, dejected and hungry. When they are famished, they will become enraged, and, looking upwards, will curse their king and their God.
They carve meat on the right, but they are still hungry; they have eaten on the left, but they are still not satisfied. Each one eats the flesh of his arm.
I will leave a meek and humble people among you, and they will take refuge in the name of the Lord.