Philistia Destroyed
aBecause the rod that struck you is broken;
For out of the serpent’s roots will come forth a viper,
bAnd its offspring will be a fiery flying serpent.
And the needy will lie down in safety;
I will kill your roots with famine,
And it will slay your remnant.
All you of Philistia are dissolved;
For smoke will come from the north,
And no one will be alone in his1 appointed times.”
That athe Lord has founded Zion,
And bthe poor of His people shall take refuge in it.
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Isaiah 14:30
first-born of . . . poor—Hebraism, for the most abject poor; the first-born being the foremost of the family. Compare "first-born of death" (Job 18:13), for the most fatal death. The Jews, heretofore exposed to Philistine invasions and alarms, shall be in safety. Compare Psalms 72:4, "Children of the needy," expressing those "needy in condition."
feed—image from a flock feeding in safety.
root—radical destruction.
He shall slay—Jehovah shall. The change of person, "He" after "I," is a common Hebraism.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Isaiah 14:30:
Job 11:19
Job 18:13
Isaiah 14:28
Micah 5:4
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