Isaiah 14:30 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Isaiah 14:30 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Isaiah 14:30 in 6 Bible Translations

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Isaiah 14:30 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“The firstborn of the poor will eat, and the needy will lie down in safety; and I will kill your root with famine, and your remnant will be killed.”

Isaiah 14:30 — World English Bible

Isaiah 14:30 ASV — 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. ”

Isaiah 14:30 — American Standard Version

Isaiah 14:30 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And delighted have the first-born of the poor, And the needy in confidence lie down, And I have put to death with famine thy root, And thy remnant it slayeth.”

Isaiah 14:30 — Young's Literal Translation

Isaiah 14:30 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And the firstborn of the poor shall feed, and the needy shall lie down in safety; but I will kill thy root with famine, and thy remnant shall be slain. ”

Isaiah 14:30 — Darby Translation

Isaiah 14:30 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“For the first borne of the poore shall be fed, and the needie shall lie downe in safetie: and I will kill thy roote with famine, and it shall slay thy remnant.”

Isaiah 14:30 — Geneva Bible

Isaiah 14:30 in Context — Isaiah 14

28 In the year that king Ahaz died was this burden.

29 Rejoice not thou, whole Palestina, because the rod of him that smote thee is broken: for out of the serpent’s root shall come forth a cockatrice, and his fruit shall be a fiery flying serpent.

30 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.

31 Howl, O gate; cry, O city; thou, whole Palestina, art dissolved: for there shall come from the north a smoke, and none shall be alone in his appointed times.

32 What shall one then answer the messengers of the nation? That the Lord hath founded Zion, and the poor of his people shall trust in it.

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What Does Isaiah 14:30 Mean?

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