King James Version
Isaiah 17:14 in the King James Version says “And behold at eveningtide trouble; and before the morning he is not. This is the portion of them that spoil us, and the ...” — study this verse from Isaiah chapter 17 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And behold at eveningtide trouble; and before the morning he is not. This is the portion of them that spoil us, and the lot of them that rob us.”
Isaiah 17:14 · KJV
Woe to the multitude of many people, which make a noise like the noise of the seas; and to the rushing of nations, that make a rushing like the rushing of mighty waters! multitude: or, noise mighty: or, many
The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: but God shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like a rolling thing before the whirlwind. a rolling: or, thistledown
And behold at eveningtide trouble; and before the morning he is not. This is the portion of them that spoil us, and the lot of them that rob us.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And behold at eveningtide”
H6256time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc
“us and the lot”
H1486properly, a pebble, i.e., a lot (small stones being used for that purpose); figuratively, a portion or destiny (as if determined by lot)
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