Isaiah 51:14

King James Version

The captive exile hasteneth that he may be loosed, and that he should not die in the pit, nor that his bread should fail.

Parallel Translations

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.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"The exile will soon be set free, and will not die in the dungeon, nor will his bread be lacking.

Bible in Basic English
The prisoner, bent under his chain, will quickly be made free, and will not go down into the underworld, and his bread will not come to an end.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
The exile maketh haste to be loosed, that he dye not in prison, and that his bread fayle hym not.

Darby Translation
He that is bowed down shall speedily be loosed, and he shall not die in the pit, nor shall his bread 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.

Literal Translation
Bowed down, he hurries to be freed, that he not die in the pit, nor that he lack his bread.

Easy-to-Read Version
"People in prison will soon be made free. They will not die and rot in prison. They will have plenty of food.

World English Bible
The captive exile shall speedily be loosed; and he shall not die [and go down] into the pit, neither shall his bread fail.

King James Version (1611)
The captiue exile hasteneth that he may be loosed, and that hee should not die in the pit, nor that his bread should faile.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
It cometh on fast, it maketh haist to apeare: It shal not perish, yt it shulde not be able to destroye, nether shal it fayle for faute of norishinge.

Amplified Bible
The [captive] exile will soon be set free, and will not die in the dungeon, nor will his food 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.

Update Bible Version
The captive exile shall speedily be loosed; 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.

New Century Version
People in prison will soon be set free; they will not die in prison, and they will have enough food.

New English Translation
The one who suffers will soon be released; he will not die in prison, he will not go hungry.

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.

Complete Jewish Bible
The captive will soon be set free; he will not die and go down to Sh'ol; on the contrary, his food supply will be secure.

Geneva Bible (1587)
The captiue hasteneth to be loosed, and that hee should not die in the pitte, nor that his bread should faile.

George Lamsa Translation
The oppressor hastened to destroy the mighty ones, but they shall not die or be destroyed, neither shall their bread fail.

Hebrew Names Version
The captive exile shall speedily be loosed; and he shall not die [and go down] into the pit, neither shall his bread fail.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
He that is bent down shall speedily be loosed; and he shall not go down dying into the pit, neither shall his bread fail.

New Living Translation
Soon all you captives will be released! Imprisonment, starvation, and death will not be your fate!

New Life Bible
The one in chains will soon be set free, and will not die in prison. And he will always have enough bread.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
For in thy deliverance he shall not halt, nor tarry;

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.

Berean Standard Bible
The captive will soon be freed; he will not die in the dungeon, and his bread will not be lacking.

New Revised Standard
The oppressed shall speedily be released; they shall not die and go down to the Pit, nor shall they lack bread.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
The captive hath hastened to be loosed, - That be might not die in the pit. Neither should, his bread, be cut off.

Douay-Rheims Bible
He shall quickly come that is going to open unto you, and he shall not kill unto utter destruction, neither shall his bread fail.

Lexham English Bible
The fettered one shall make haste to be freed. And he shall not die in the pit, and he shall not lack his bread.

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.

New American Standard Bible
"The exile will soon be set free, and will not die in the dungeon, nor will his bread be lacking.

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.

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.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Soone he schal come, goynge for to opene; and he schal not sle til to deth, nether his breed schal faile.

Revised 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 fail.

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.

Contextual Overview

⁹ Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the Lord ; awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. Art thou not it that hath cut Rahab, and wounded the dragon? ¹⁰ Art thou not it which hath dried the sea, the waters of the great deep; that hath made the depths of the sea a way for the ransomed to pass over? ¹¹ Therefore the redeemed of the Lord shall return, and come with singing unto Zion; and everlasting joy shall be upon their head: they shall obtain gladness and joy; and sorrow and mourning shall flee away. ¹² 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; ¹³ 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? ¹⁴ The captive exile hasteneth that he may be loosed, and that he should not die in the pit, nor that his bread should fail. ¹⁵ But I am the Lord thy God, that divided the sea, whose waves roared: The Lord of hosts is his name. ¹⁶ 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.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

captive: Isaiah 48:20, Isaiah 52:2, Ezra 1:5, Acts 12:7, Acts 12:8

die: Jeremiah 37:16, Jeremiah 38:6-13, Lamentations 3:53, Lamentations 3:54, Zechariah 9:11

Reciprocal: Exodus 12:29 - dungeon Isaiah 52:12 - ye shall

Gill's Notes on the Bible

The captive exile hasteneth that he may be loosed,.... The time hastens on, or God will hasten the time, for the release either of the captive Jews in literal Babylon, or of his people in mystical Babylon; or they that are in exile and captivity, as soon as ever opportunity offers for their release, will take it, and make no delay: though some understand the words by way of complaint, as if the persons spoken of were impatient, and could not wait the proper time of their deliverance:

and that he should not die in the pit; in captivity, which was like a pit or grave:

nor that his bread should fail: while in the pit or prison, or on his way home. Musculus interprets all this of Pharaoh, whom he supposes to be the oppressor in the preceding verse, and renders the words,

who hastened going to open, lest he should die in the destruction; who, when he saw the firstborn slain, hastened to open and let Israel go, and was urgent upon them to be gone immediately, lest he and all his people should perish in that calamity:

nor did his bread fail; the bread of the people delivered out of Egypt, so he understands it, but were provided with bread from heaven, all the while they were in the wilderness; and yet this instance of divine power and goodness was greatly forgotten in later times. Jerome applies the whole to Christ, who should quickly come; going and treading down his enemies; opening the way of victory; saving those that are converted, and giving the bread of doctrine to them: but the words are a promise to exiles and prisoners for the sake of Christ and his Gospel, that they should be quickly loosed and set free, and not die in prison, nor want bread, neither corporeal nor spiritual.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The captive exile - Lowth renders this, evidently very improperly, ‘He marcheth on with speed who cometh to set the captive free;’ and supposes that it refers to Cyrus, if understood of the temporal redemption from the captivity at Babylon; in the spiritual sense, to the Messiah. But the meaning evidently is, that the exile who had been so long as it were enchained in Babylon, was about to be set free, and that the time was very near when the captivity was to end. The prisoner should not die there, but should be conducted again to his own land. The word used here, and rendered ‘captive exile’ (צעה tso‛eh from צעה tsâ‛âh), means properly ‘that which is turned on one side,’ or inclined, as, e. g., a vessel for pouring Jeremiah 48:12. Then it means that which is inclined, bent, or bowed down as a captive in bonds. The Chaldee renders this, ‘Vengeance shall be quickly revealed, and the just shall not die in corruption, and their food shall not fail.’ Aben Ezra renders it, ‘Bound.’ The idea is, that they who were bowed down under bondage and oppression in Babylon, should very soon be released. This is one of the numerous passages which show that the scene of the prophetic vision is Babylon, and the time near the close of the captivity, and that the design of the prophet is to comfort them there, and to afford them the assurance that they would soon be released.

And that he should not die in the pit - That is, in Babylon, represented as a prison, or a pit. The nation would be restored to their own land. Prisoners were often confined in a deep pit or cavern, and hence, the word is synonymous with prison. The following extract from Pax. ton will illustrate this. ‘The Athenians, and particularly the tribe of Hippothoontis, frequently condemned offenders to the pit. It was a dark, noisome hole, and had sharp spikes at the top, that no criminal might escape; and others at the bottom, to pierce and torment those unhappy persons who were thrown in. Similar to this place was the Lacedemonian Καιαδας Kaiadas, into which Aristomenes the Messenian being cast, made his escape in a very surprising manner.’ Compare also Genesis 37:20; Numbers 16:30; Psalms 9:15; Psalms 28:1; Psalms 30:3, Psalms 30:9; Psalms 40:2; Psalms 55:23; Psalms 119:85; Psalms 140:10; Jeremiah 37:21; Zechariah 9:11.

Nor that his bread should fail - His needs shall be supplied until he is released.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Isaiah 51:14. The captive exile hasteneth that he may be loosed - "He marcheth on with speed, who cometh to set free the captive"] Cyrus, if understood of the temporal redemption from the captivity of Babylon; in the spiritual sense, the Messiah, who comes to open the prison to them that are bound.