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Isaiah 14:28-32

Isaiah · ~715 BC · Status: Fulfilled · Confidence: 65%
“In the year that king Ahaz died was this burden. Rejoice not thou, whole Palestina, because the rod of him that smote thee is broken: for out of the serpent's root shall come forth a cockatrice, and his fruit shall be a fiery flying serpent.”
King James Version · the opening — all 5 verses are below
More of Isaiah 14 on this siteIsaiah 14:1-3 · Isaiah 14:4-23 · Isaiah 14:24-27

Warning to Philistia not to celebrate Assyrian setbacks, since a worse power (Babylon) would follow.

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14:28In the year that king Ahaz died was this burden.

14:29Rejoice not thou, whole Palestina, because the rod of him that smote thee is broken: for out of the serpent’s root shall come forth a cockatrice, and his fruit shall be a fiery flying serpent.

14:30And 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.

14:31Howl, O gate; cry, O city; thou, whole Palestina, art dissolved: for there shall come from the north a smoke, and none shall be alone in his appointed times.

14:32What shall one then answer the messengers of the nation? That the LORD hath founded Zion, and the poor of his people shall trust in it.

Fulfillment References

Jeremiah 47:1 Zephaniah 2:4-7

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