An Oracle Concerning Philistia

Isaiah 14

28 In the year that v King Ahaz died came this w oracle:

29 Rejoice not, x O Philistia, all of you,
that y the rod that struck you is broken,
for from the serpent's root will come forth an adder,
and its fruit will be a z flying fiery serpent.
 30 And the firstborn of a the poor will graze,
and a the needy lie down in safety;
but I will kill your root with famine,
and your remnant it will slay.
 31 b Wail, O c gate; cry out, O city;
melt in fear, x O Philistia, all of you!
d For smoke comes out of the north,
and there is no straggler in his ranks.

32 What will one answer the messengers of the nation?
e "The Lord has founded Zion,
and in her the afflicted of his people find refuge."

  1. Cross References
    2 Kings 16:20
    And Ahaz slept with his fathers and was buried with his fathers in the city of David, and Hezekiah his son reigned in his place.
  2. Cross References
    Isaiah 13:1
    The oracle concerning Babylon which Isaiah the son of Amoz saw.
  3. Cross References
    Exodus 15:14
    The peoples have heard; they tremble; pangs have seized the inhabitants of Philistia.
    Psalms 60:8
    Moab is my washbasin; upon Edom I cast my shoe; over Philistia I shout in triumph.
    Psalms 87:4
    Among those who know me I mention Rahab and Babylon; behold, Philistia and Tyre, with Cush - "This one was born there," they say.
    Psalms 108:9
    Moab is my washbasin; upon Edom I cast my shoe; over Philistia I shout in triumph.
  4. Cross References
    Isaiah 10:24
    Therefore thus says the Lord God of hosts: "O my people, who dwell in Zion, be not afraid of the Assyrians when they strike with the rod and lift up their staff against you as the Egyptians did.
  5. Cross References
    Isaiah 30:6
    An oracle on the beasts of the Negeb. Through a land of trouble and anguish, from where come the lioness and the lion, the adder and the flying fiery serpent, they carry their riches on the backs of donkeys, and their treasures on the humps of camels, to a people that cannot profit them.
    Numbers 21:6
    Then the Lord sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people, so that many people of Israel died.
    Jeremiah 46:22
    She makes a sound like a serpent gliding away; for her enemies march in force and come against her with axes like those who fell trees.
  6. Cross References
    Isaiah 29:19
    The meek shall obtain fresh joy in the Lord, and the poor among mankind shall exult in the Holy One of Israel.
    Zephaniah 3:12
    But I will leave in your midst a people humble and lowly. They shall seek refuge in the name of the Lord.
  7. Cross References
    Isaiah 29:19
    The meek shall obtain fresh joy in the Lord, and the poor among mankind shall exult in the Holy One of Israel.
    Zephaniah 3:12
    But I will leave in your midst a people humble and lowly. They shall seek refuge in the name of the Lord.
  8. Cross References
    Isaiah 13:6
    Wail, for the day of the Lord is near; as destruction from the Almighty it will come!
  9. Cross References
    Isaiah 24:12
    Desolation is left in the city; the gates are battered into ruins.
  10. Cross References
    Isaiah 14:29
    Rejoice not, O Philistia, all of you, that the rod that struck you is broken, for from the serpent's root will come forth an adder, and its fruit will be a flying fiery serpent.
  11. Cross References
    Isaiah 20:1
    In the year that the commander in chief, who was sent by Sargon the king of Assyria, came to Ashdod and fought against it and captured it -
  12. Cross References
    Psalms 87:1
    On the holy mount stands the city he founded.
    Psalms 87:5
    And of Zion it shall be said, "This one and that one were born in her"; for the Most High himself will establish her.
    Psalms 102:16
    For the Lord builds up Zion; he appears in his glory.
    Psalms 132:13
    For the Lord has chosen Zion; he has desired it for his dwelling place:
    Isaiah 28:16
    Therefore thus says the Lord God, "Behold, I am the one who has laid as a foundation in Zion, a stone, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, of a sure foundation: 'Whoever believes will not be in haste.
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