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Isaiah 51:14

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

In other versions

  • The captive exile shall speedily be loosed; and he shall not die `and go down' into the pit, neither shall his bread fail.

    ASV

  • The prisoner, bent under his chain, will quickly be made free, and will not go down into the underworld, and his bread will not come to an end.

    BBE

  • He that is bowed down shall speedily be loosed, and he shall not die in the pit, nor shall his bread fail.

    DBY

  • The captive exile shall speedily be freed; and he shall not die [and go down] into the pit, neither shall his bread fail.

    WEB

  • Hastened hath a wanderer to be loosed, And he doth not die at the pit, And his bread is not lacking.

    YLT

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

    ENG

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

    WBT

  • The captive will soon be freed; he will not die in the dungeon, and his bread will not be lacking.

    BSB

In context

12I, even I, am he that comforteth you: who art thou, that thou shouldest be afraid of a man that shall die, and of the son of man which shall be made as grass;

13And 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?

14The captive exile hasteneth that he may be loosed, and that he should not die in the pit, nor that his bread should fail.

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

16And I have put my words in thy mouth, and I have covered thee in the shadow of mine hand, that I may plant the heavens, and lay the foundations of the earth, and say unto Zion, Thou art my people.

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