Isaiah 14:30
And the firstborn of the poor shall feed, and the needy shall lie down in safety: and I will kill thy root with famine, and he shall slay thy remnant.
posted by Becca @ 3:00 PM
Monday, January 23, 2006
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1 Comments:
Note on this verse in Pilgrim's Edition:
"Firstborn of the poor: The extremely poor."
Context: Ahaz, king of Judah, has just died. Isaiah is warning Palestinians (of whom Ahaz was a foe) not to rejoice because it did not mean they were home free. Why exactly the first part of this verse is meant as a threat is unclear to me, except generally such an upset in social strata means other bad things happen. Anyone have any insight on this one?
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