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Isaiah 51:14

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? were: or, made himself ready
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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The captive exile will speedily be freed; and he will not die and go down into the pit, and his bread will not fail.

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

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

51:15 But I am the LORD thy God, that divided the sea, whose waves roared: The LORD of hosts is his name.

What does Isaiah 51:14 mean?

Isaiah 51:14 is a verse in the book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include צָעָה (tsâʻâh), מָהַר (mâhar), פָּתַח (pâthach).

Hebrew interlinear

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The
captive
exileצָעָהtsâʻâh/tsaw-aw'/H6808to tip over (for the purpose of spilling or pouring out), i.e. (figuratively) depopulate; by implication, to imprison or conquer; (reflexive) to lie down (for coitus)
hastenethמָהַרmâhar/maw-har'/H4116properly, to be liquid or flow easily, i.e. (by implication); to hurry (in a good or a bad sense); often used (with another verb) adverbially, promptly
that
he
may
be
loosed,פָּתַחpâthach/paw-thakh'/H6605to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve
and
that
he
should
not
dieמוּתmûwth/mooth/H4191to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
in
the
pit,שַׁחַתshachath/shakh'-ath/H7845a pit (especially as a trap); figuratively, destruction
nor
that
his
breadלֶחֶםlechem/lekh'-em/H3899food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
should
fail.חָסֵרchâçêr/khaw-sare'/H2637to lack; by implication, to fail, want, lessen

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Forgetting God

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Isaiah 51:14.

Deuteronomy 15:8

But thou shalt open thine hand wide unto him, and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need, in that which he wanteth.

Genesis 44:11

Then they speedily took down every man his sack to the ground, and opened every man his sack.

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What does Isaiah 51:14 say?

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

Is Isaiah 51:14 in the Old or New Testament?

Isaiah 51:14 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Isaiah.

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