Isaiah 14:30
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Those who are mostבְּכֹורֵ֣י
(be·cho·v·rei)
1060: first-bornfrom bakar
helplessדַלִּ֔ים
(dal·lim,)
1800b: low, weak, poor, thinfrom dalal
will eat,וְרָעוּ֙
(ve·ra·'u)
7462a: to pasture, tend, grazea prim. root
And the needyוְאֶבְיֹונִ֖ים
(ve·'ev·yo·v·nim)
34: in want, needy, poorfrom abah
will lie downיִרְבָּ֑צוּ
(yir·ba·tzu;)
7257: stretch oneself out, lie down, lie stretched outa prim. root
in security;לָבֶ֣טַח
(la·ve·tach)
983: securityfrom batach
I will destroyוְהֵמַתִּ֤י
(ve·he·mat·ti)
4191: to diea prim. root
your rootשָׁרְשֵׁ֔ךְ
(sha·re·shech,)
8328: a rootfrom an unused word
with famine,בָֽרָעָב֙
(va·ra·'av)
7458: famine, hungerfrom raeb
And it will killיַהֲרֹֽג׃
(ya·ha·rog.)
2026: to kill, slaya prim. root
off your survivors.וּשְׁאֵרִיתֵ֖ךְ
(u·she·'e·ri·tech)
7611: rest, residue, remnant, remainderfrom shaar


















KJV Lexicon
And the firstborn
bkowr  (bek-ore')
firstborn; hence, chief -- eldest (son), firstborn(-ling).
of the poor
dal  (dal)
dangling, i.e. (by implication) weak or thin -- lean, needy, poor (man), weaker.
shall feed
ra`ah  (raw-aw')
to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze; generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend)
and the needy
'ebyown  (eb-yone')
destitute -- beggar, needy, poor (man).
shall lie down
rabats  (raw-bats')
to crouch (on all four legs folded, like a recumbent animal); be implication, to recline, repose, brood, lurk, imbed
in safety
betach  (beh'takh)
a place of refuge; abstract, safety, both the fact (security) and the feeling (trust); often (adverb with or without preposition) safely
and I will kill
muwth  (mooth)
causatively, to kill
thy root
sheresh  (sheh'-resh)
a root -- bottom, deep, heel, root.
with famine
ra`ab  (raw-awb')
hunger (more or less extensive) -- dearth, famine, + famished, hunger.
and he shall slay
harag  (haw-rag')
to smite with deadly intent -- destroy, out of hand, kill, murder(-er), put to (death), make (slaughter), slay(-er), surely.
thy remnant
sh'eriyth  (sheh-ay-reeth')
a remainder or residual (surviving, final) portion -- that had escaped, be left, posterity, remain(-der), remnant, residue, rest.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Those who are most helpless will eat, And the needy will lie down in security; I will destroy your root with famine, And it will kill off your survivors.

King James Bible
And the firstborn of the poor shall feed, and the needy shall lie down in safety: and I will kill thy root with famine, and he shall slay thy remnant.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then the firstborn of the poor will be well fed, and the impoverished will lie down in safety, but I will kill your root with hunger, and your remnant will be slain.

International Standard Version
The firstborn of the poor will find pasture, and the needy will lie down in safety; but I'll kill your root by famine, and I'll execute your survivors.

NET Bible
The poor will graze in my pastures; the needy will rest securely. But I will kill your root by famine; it will put to death all your survivors.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The poorest of the poor will eat, and the needy will lie down in safety. But I will put your root to death with famine and kill off your survivors.

King James 2000 Bible
And the firstborn of the poor shall feed, and the needy shall lie down in safety: and I will kill your root with famine, and he shall slay your remnant.
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