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Isaiah 14:3 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 3. 3And it shall come to pass in the day that the LORD shall give thee rest from thy sorrow, and from thy fear, and from the hard bondage wherein thou wast made to serve,
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Quick Meaning
The prophetic poem or speech in Isaiah carries the next action, claim, image, or measurement through “And it shall come to pass in the day that the LORD shall give thee rest from thy…” at Isaiah 14:3 as part of “Jacob Receives Rest and Resident Peoples Join.”
Mercy to Jacob is rest, return, and strangers joining the house
This verse is one part of that explanation in Isaiah 14:1–3. The complete section carries the connected meaning and how it should shape life.
Read It With
- Isaiah 14:1–3
Read Isaiah 14:3 with 14:1–3. By itself, “And it shall come to pass in the day that the LORD shall give thee rest from thy…” can be detached from the speaker, addressee, historical horizon, poetic movement, or outcome that gives it force. The complete unit establishes: Mercy, return, resident attachment, reversed captivity, and relief from hard bondage introduce the taunt against imperial power.
Why This Verse Appears Here
This received unit develops “Jacob Receives Rest and Resident Peoples Join” through its own speaker, addressee, scene, poem, oracle, sign, or historical episode. Its non-interchangeable movement is: Mercy, return, resident attachment, reversed captivity, and relief from hard bondage introduce the taunt against imperial power. This verse's placement is specific: The prophetic poem or speech in Isaiah carries the next action, claim, image, or measurement through “And it shall come to pass in the day that the LORD shall give thee rest from thy…” at Isaiah 14:3 as part of “Jacob Receives Rest and Resident Peoples Join.”
What Remains True
Hope for a community must hold justice, belonging, safety, worship, grief, and repair together. In Isaiah 14:3, that bounded truth is carried through this verse's role: The prophetic poem or speech in Isaiah carries the next action, claim, image, or measurement through “And it shall come to pass in the day that the LORD shall give thee rest from thy…” at Isaiah 14:3 as part of “Jacob Receives Rest and Resident Peoples Join.”
Continue in Context
Read the complete section for the connected explanation and how it should shape life. This verse is a doorway into that passage, not a saying that stands alone.
Read Isaiah 14:1–3 — Jacob Receives Rest and Resident Peoples JoinSources used for this Verse Lens
How certain is this explanation? strong
These are the sources used directly for this lens. Language, grammar, disagreements, and the complete source shelf remain attached to the full thought-unit research record.
Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact displayed KJV wording, verse order, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete thought-unit coverage.
Exact location: Isaiah 14:1–3, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Isaiah
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
Supports: Masoretic Hebrew wording and morphology at the exact unit, without treating morphology as apparatus, lexicon, composition history, or interpretation.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Isa.xml, OSIS 14:1–3 with Hebrew/KJV versification difference checked
Open the fixed Hebrew Isaiah file ↗translation and translator notes
NET Bible Notes: Isaiah
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press, 2016; current official PDF
Supports: Verse-level controls for Hebrew, syntax, poetry, older KJV language, chronology, names, textual issues, and material translation alternatives.
Exact location: Official NET Isaiah PDF, translator, study, and textual notes attached to Isaiah 14:1–3 in the complete 205-page book PDF
Open the official NET Isaiah PDF ↗