Albert Barnes Commentary


Albert Barnes Commentary
"And it shall come to pass in the day that Jehovah shall give thee rest from thy sorrow, and from thy trouble, and from the hard service wherein thou wast made to serve," — Isaiah 14:3 (ASV)
And it shall come to pass - That is, then you shall take up a taunting song against the king of Babylon (Isaiah 14:4).
That the Lord shall give you rest - . The nature of this predicted rest is more fully described in (Ezekiel 28:25–26).
From your sorrow - The long pain of your captivity in Babylon.
And from your fear - Hebrew, ‘Trembling.’ That is, the apprehension of the ills to which they were continually exposed. Trembling is usually one effect of fear.
And from your hard bondage - The severe and galling servitude of seventy years.