Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The cowering prisoners will soon be set free; they will not die in their dungeon, nor will they lack bread. New Living Translation Soon all you captives will be released! Imprisonment, starvation, and death will not be your fate! English Standard Version He who is bowed down shall speedily be released; he shall not die and go down to the pit, neither shall his bread be lacking. Berean Standard Bible The captive will soon be freed; he will not die in the dungeon, and his bread will not be lacking. King James Bible The captive exile hasteneth that he may be loosed, and that he should not die in the pit, nor that his bread should fail. New King James Version The captive exile hastens, that he may be loosed, That he should not die in the pit, And that his bread should not fail. New American Standard Bible The exile will soon be set free, and will not die in the dungeon, nor will his bread be lacking. NASB 1995 “The exile will soon be set free, and will not die in the dungeon, nor will his bread be lacking. NASB 1977 “The exile will soon be set free, and will not die in the dungeon, nor will his bread be lacking. Legacy Standard Bible The one in chains will soon be set free and will not die in the pit, nor will his bread be lacking. Amplified Bible The [captive] exile will soon be set free, and will not die in the dungeon, nor will his food be lacking. Christian Standard Bible The prisoner is soon to be set free; he will not die and go to the Pit, and his food will not be lacking. Holman Christian Standard Bible The prisoner is soon to be set free; he will not die and go to the Pit, and his food will not be lacking. 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. Contemporary English Version Everyone crying out in pain will be quickly set free; they will be rescued from the power of death and never go hungry. English Revised Version The captive exile shall speedily be loosed; and he shall not die and go down into the pit, neither shall his bread fail. GOD'S WORD® Translation Chained prisoners will be set free. They will not die in prison. They will not go without food. Good News Translation Those who are prisoners will soon be set free; they will live a long life and have all the food they need. International Standard Version Distress will quickly be set free. He won't die in the Pit, nor will he lack food." Majority Standard Bible The captive will soon be freed; he will not die in the dungeon, and his bread will not be lacking. NET Bible The one who suffers will soon be released; he will not die in prison, he will not go hungry. New Heart English Bible The captive exile shall speedily be freed; and he shall not die and go down into the pit, neither shall his bread fail. Webster's Bible Translation 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. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionA wanderer has hurried to be loosed, "" And he does not die in the pit, "" And his bread is not lacking. 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. Smith's Literal Translation He being bowed down hastened to be loosed, and he will not die in the pit, and his bread shall not fail. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleHe shall quickly come that is going to open unto you, and he shall not kill unto utter destruction, neither shall his bread fail. Catholic Public Domain Version Advancing quickly, he will arrive to be revealed, and he will not kill unto utter destruction, nor will his bread fail. New American Bible The captives shall soon be released; they shall not die and go down into the pit, nor shall they want for bread. New Revised Standard Version The oppressed shall speedily be released; they shall not die and go down to the Pit, nor shall they lack bread. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThe oppressor hastened to destroy the mighty ones, but they shall not die or be destroyed, neither shall their bread fail. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated They will not die to destruction, and one shall not lack his bread OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917He that is bent down shall speedily be loosed; And he shall not go down dying into the pit, Neither shall his bread fail. Brenton Septuagint Translation For in thy deliverance he shall not halt, nor tarry; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Salvation for Zion…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? 14The captive will soon be freed; he will not die in the dungeon, and his bread will not be lacking. 15For I am the LORD your God who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar—the LORD of Hosts is His name.… Cross References Psalm 102:20 to hear a prisoner’s groaning, to release those condemned to death, Zechariah 9:11-12 As for you, because of the blood of My covenant, I will release your prisoners from the waterless pit. / Return to your stronghold, O prisoners of hope; even today I declare that I will restore to you double. Isaiah 49:9 to say to the prisoners, ‘Come out,’ and to those in darkness, ‘Show yourselves.’ They will feed along the pathways, and find pasture on every barren hill. Isaiah 42:7 to open the eyes of the blind, to bring prisoners out of the dungeon and those sitting in darkness out from the prison house. Jeremiah 31:11 For the LORD has ransomed Jacob and redeemed him from the hand that had overpowered him. Exodus 6:6 Therefore tell the Israelites: ‘I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians and deliver you from their bondage. I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment. Psalm 107:10-16 Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, prisoners in affliction and chains, / because they rebelled against the words of God and despised the counsel of the Most High. / He humbled their hearts with hard labor; they stumbled, and there was no one to help. ... Isaiah 61:1 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners, Jeremiah 30:8 On that day, declares the LORD of Hosts, I will break the yoke off their necks and tear off their bonds, and no longer will strangers enslave them. Isaiah 35:10 So the redeemed of the LORD will return and enter Zion with singing, crowned with everlasting joy. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee. Romans 8:21 that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God. Luke 4:18 “The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed, John 8:36 So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed. Galatians 5:1 It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not be encumbered once more by a yoke of slavery. Hebrews 2:15 and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death. Treasury of Scripture The captive exile hastens that he may be loosed, and that he should not die in the pit, nor that his bread should fail. captive Isaiah 48:20 Go ye forth of Babylon, flee ye from the Chaldeans, with a voice of singing declare ye, tell this, utter it even to the end of the earth; say ye, The LORD hath redeemed his servant Jacob. Isaiah 52:2 Shake thyself from the dust; arise, and sit down, O Jerusalem: loose thyself from the bands of thy neck, O captive daughter of Zion. Ezra 1:5 Then rose up the chief of the fathers of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests, and the Levites, with all them whose spirit God had raised, to go up to build the house of the LORD which is in Jerusalem. die Jeremiah 37:16 When Jeremiah was entered into the dungeon, and into the cabins, and Jeremiah had remained there many days; Jeremiah 38:6-13 Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that was in the court of the prison: and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire: so Jeremiah sunk in the mire… Lamentations 3:53,54 They have cut off my life in the dungeon, and cast a stone upon me… Jump to Previous Bent Bowed Bread Captive Chain Die Dungeon Dying End Exile Fail Free Freed Hasteneth Loosed Pit Prisoner Prisoners Quickly Soon Speedily UnderworldJump to Next Bent Bowed Bread Captive Chain Die Dungeon Dying End Exile Fail Free Freed Hasteneth Loosed Pit Prisoner Prisoners Quickly Soon Speedily UnderworldIsaiah 51 1. An exhortation after the pattern of Abraham, to trust in Christ3. By reason of his comfortable promises, 4. Of his righteous salvation 7. And man's mortality 9. Christ by his sanctified arm defends his from the fear of man 17. He bewails the afflictions of Jerusalem 21. And promises deliverance The captive will soon be freed This phrase speaks to the promise of liberation and deliverance. The Hebrew word for "captive" (אָסִיר, asir) refers to one who is bound or imprisoned, often used metaphorically for those in spiritual or physical bondage. Historically, this would resonate with the Israelites who experienced captivity in Babylon. The promise of being "freed" (פָּתַח, pathach) implies an opening or release, suggesting not only physical liberation but also spiritual renewal. This reflects God's faithfulness in delivering His people, a theme consistent throughout Scripture. will not die in the dungeon nor will he lack his bread Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew The captiveצֹעֶ֖ה (ṣō·‘eh) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 6808: To tip over, depopulate, to imprison, conquer, to lie down will soon מִהַ֥ר (mi·har) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 4116: To be liquid, flow easily, to hurry, promptly be freed; לְהִפָּתֵ֑חַ (lə·hip·pā·ṯê·aḥ) Preposition-l | Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct Strong's 6605: To open wide, to loosen, begin, plough, carve he will not וְלֹא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no die יָמ֣וּת (yā·mūṯ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 4191: To die, to kill in the dungeon, לַשַּׁ֔חַת (laš·ša·ḥaṯ) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 7845: A pit, destruction and his bread לַחְמֽוֹ׃ (laḥ·mōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 3899: Food, bread, grain will not וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no be lacking. יֶחְסַ֖ר (yeḥ·sar) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2637: To lack, need, be lacking, decrease Links Isaiah 51:14 NIVIsaiah 51:14 NLT Isaiah 51:14 ESV Isaiah 51:14 NASB Isaiah 51:14 KJV Isaiah 51:14 BibleApps.com Isaiah 51:14 Biblia Paralela Isaiah 51:14 Chinese Bible Isaiah 51:14 French Bible Isaiah 51:14 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Isaiah 51:14 The captive exile shall speedily be freed (Isa Isi Is) |