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A Pronouncement against Philistia

28 In the year that King Ahaz died this message[a] came:

29 “Don’t rejoice, all of you Philistines,
    that the rod that struck you is broken,
because from the snake’s root a viper will spring up,
    and its offspring[b] will be a darting, poisonous serpent.
30 The firstborn of the poor will find pasture,
    and the needy will lie down in safety;
but I’ll kill your root[c] by famine,
    and I’ll[d] execute your survivors.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 14:28 Lit. oracle
  2. Isaiah 14:29 Lit. fruit
  3. Isaiah 14:30 I.e. the source of their strengths
  4. Isaiah 14:30 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX read he

A Prophecy Against the Philistines

28 This prophecy(A) came in the year(B) King Ahaz(C) died:

29 Do not rejoice, all you Philistines,(D)
    that the rod that struck you is broken;
from the root of that snake will spring up a viper,(E)
    its fruit will be a darting, venomous serpent.(F)
30 The poorest of the poor will find pasture,
    and the needy(G) will lie down in safety.(H)
But your root I will destroy by famine;(I)
    it will slay(J) your survivors.(K)

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