Isaiah 14:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Isaiah 14:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Isaiah 14:17 is a verse from the book of Isaiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "That made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof; that opened not the house of his prisoners? opene..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Isaiah 14:17 — KJV
“That made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof; that opened not the house of his prisoners? opened...: or, did not let his prisoners loose homeward?”
— Isaiah 14:17 (KJV)
Isaiah 14:17 in Context — About the Book of Isaiah
Isaiah is the prince of prophets — soaring visions of God's holiness, searing warnings, and the Old Testament's clearest portraits of the coming Messiah: born of a virgin, wounded for our transgressions, a man of sorrows. Comfort and strength for the weary run through every chapter.
Cross-References for Isaiah 14:17
“In the first year of Cyrus the king the same Cyrus the king made a decree concerning the house of God at Jerusalem, Let the house be builded, the place where they offered sacrifices, and let the foundations thereof be strongly laid; the height thereof threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof threescore cubits;”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 14:17: made, thereof, house
“Also I have made a decree, that whosoever shall alter this word, let timber be pulled down from his house, and being set up, let him be hanged thereon; and let his house be made a dunghill for this. let him...: Chaldee, let him be destroyed”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 14:17: made, destroyed, house
“Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up their voice, the villages that Kedar doth inhabit: let the inhabitants of the rock sing, let them shout from the top of the mountains.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 14:17: wilderness, cities, thereof
“And the house of Israel called the name thereof Manna: and it was like coriander seed, white; and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 14:17: made, thereof, house
“And what man is he that hath planted a vineyard, and hath not yet eaten of it? let him also go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man eat of it. eaten...: Heb. made it common”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 14:17: made, house, let
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