30 [a]Those who are most (A)helpless will eat,
And the needy will lie down in security;
I will [b]destroy your root with (B)famine,
And it will kill off your survivors.
31 “Wail, O (C)gate; cry, O city;
[c]Melt away, O (D)Philistia, all of you;
For smoke comes from the (E)north,
And (F)there is no straggler in his ranks.
32 “How then will one answer the (G)messengers of the nation?
That (H)the Lord has founded Zion,
And (I)the afflicted of His people will seek refuge in it.”

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 14:30 Lit The firstborn of the helpless
  2. Isaiah 14:30 Lit put to death
  3. Isaiah 14:31 Or Become demoralized

30 The poorest of the poor will find pasture,
    and the needy(A) will lie down in safety.(B)
But your root I will destroy by famine;(C)
    it will slay(D) your survivors.(E)

31 Wail,(F) you gate!(G) Howl, you city!
    Melt away, all you Philistines!(H)
A cloud of smoke comes from the north,(I)
    and there is not a straggler in its ranks.(J)
32 What answer shall be given
    to the envoys(K) of that nation?
“The Lord has established Zion,(L)
    and in her his afflicted people will find refuge.(M)

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