Isaiah 51:14 “The captive will soon be freed; he will not die in the dungeon, and hi…”

Isaiah 51:14

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

The captive exile will speedily be freed. He will not die and go down into the pit. His bread won’t fail.

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

The captiue hasteneth to be loosed, and that hee should not die in the pitte, nor that his bread should faile.

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

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

Bible in Basic English

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.

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Cross references

“captive”

Isaiah 48:20 Isaiah 52:2 Ezra 1:5 Acts 12:7 Acts 12:8

Isaiah 48:20 · BSB

Leave Babylon! Flee from the Chaldeans! Declare it with a shout of joy, proclaim it, let it go out to the ends of the earth, saying, “The LORD has redeemed His servant Jacob!”

Isaiah 52:2 · BSB

Shake off your dust! Rise up and sit on your throne, O Jerusalem. Remove the chains from your neck, O captive Daughter of Zion.

Ezra 1:5 · BSB

So the family heads of Judah and Benjamin, along with the priests and Levites—everyone whose spirit God had stirred—prepared to go up and rebuild the house of the LORD in Jerusalem.

Acts 12:7 · BSB

Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He tapped Peter on the side and woke him up, saying, “Get up quickly.” And the chains fell off his wrists.

Acts 12:8 · BSB

“Get dressed and put on your sandals,” said the angel. Peter did so, and the angel told him, “Wrap your cloak around you and follow me.”

“die”

Zechariah 9:11 Jeremiah 38:6–13 Jeremiah 37:16 Lamentations 3:53 Lamentations 3:54

Zechariah 9:11 · BSB

As for you, because of the blood of My covenant, I will release your prisoners from the waterless pit.

Jeremiah 38:6–13 · BSB

So they took Jeremiah and dropped him into the cistern of Malchiah, the king’s son, which was in the courtyard of the guard. They lowered Jeremiah with ropes into the cistern, which had no water but only mud, and Jeremia…

Jeremiah 37:16 · BSB

So Jeremiah went into a cell in the dungeon and remained there a long time.

Lamentations 3:53 · BSB

They dropped me alive into a pit and cast stones upon me.

Lamentations 3:54 · BSB

The waters flowed over my head, and I thought I was going to die.

Also

Isaiah 49:10

Isaiah 49:10 · BSB

They will not hunger or thirst, nor will scorching heat or sun beat down on them. For He who has compassion on them will guide them and lead them beside springs of water.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

13But you have forgotten the LORD, your Maker, who stretched out the heavens and laid the foundations of the earth. You live in terror all day long because of the fury of the oppressor who is bent on destruction. But where is the fury of the oppressor?

15For I am the LORD your God who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar— the LORD of Hosts is His name.

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