a14:1-2
c14:3-23
d14:1
e49:15
f66:13
g41:8
hGen 12:1-3
iEzra 1:1-11
jIsa 2:3-4
k11:11-12
l19:18-25
m60:1-14

‏ Isaiah 14:1

Summary for Isa 14:1-2: 14:1-2  a This message for Israel separates two prophecies of judgment against Babylon (ch 13  b; 14:3-23  c). 14:1  d The Hebrew word here translated mercy draws from the imagery of a woman’s maternal care for her child to illustrate God’s merciful love for his people (see also 49:15  e; 66:13  f).

• God had initially chosen Israel as his special people when he called Abraham (see 41:8  g; Gen 12:1-3  h). Although their status did not change during the Exile, they faced God’s wrath like any other wicked nation because they had rejected him.

• settle once again in their own land: This promise began to be fulfilled in 538 BC (see Ezra 1:1-11  i).

• People from many different nations would join Israel as the people of God (see also Isa 2:3-4  j; 11:11-12  k; 19:18-25  l; 60:1-14  m).
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