King James Version
Isaiah 51:14 in the King James Version says “The captive exile hasteneth that he may be loosed, and that he should not die in the pit, nor that his bread should fail...” — study this verse from Isaiah chapter 51 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“The captive exile hasteneth that he may be loosed, and that he should not die in the pit, nor that his bread should fail.”
Isaiah 51:14 · KJV
I, even I, am he that comforteth you: who art thou, that thou shouldest be afraid of a man that shall die, and of the son of man which shall be made as grass;
And forgettest the LORD thy maker, that hath stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and hast feared continually every day because of the fury of the oppressor, as if he were ready to destroy? and where is the fury of the oppressor? were: or, made himself ready
The captive exile hasteneth that he may be loosed, and that he should not die in the pit, nor that his bread should fail.
But I am the LORD thy God, that divided the sea, whose waves roared: The LORD of hosts is his name.
And I have put my words in thy mouth, and I have covered thee in the shadow of mine hand, that I may plant the heavens, and lay the foundations of the earth, and say unto Zion, Thou art my people.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“The captive exile”
H6808to tip over (for the purpose of spilling or pouring out), i.e., (figuratively) depopulate; by implication, to imprison or conquer; (reflexive) to lie
“that he may be loosed”
H6605to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“and that he should not die”
H4191to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“nor that his bread”
H3899food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
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