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Isaiah 14:28
In the year that King Ahaz died, this burden was received:
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Isaiah records this oracle against the precise historical backdrop of King Ahaz’s death and the subsequent royal transition to Hezekiah. The text positions the revelation at a moment of political vulnerability for Judah, directly preceding a warning to the Philistine nations.
The words — The phrase הַמַּשָּׂא הַזֶּה (ha.ma.Sa' ha.Zeh) renders literally as "this oracle" or "this burden." The verb הָיָה (ha.Yah) denotes that the message "came" or "was received" at that exact chronological marker.
The thread — The death of Ahaz aligns with the burial and succession accounts in 2 Kings 16:20 and 2 Chronicles 28:27. The structural formula "this burden was received" mirrors the introductory declaration in Isaiah 13:1.
Why it lands — The verse requires the reader to treat prophetic messages as historically situated responses to concrete political changes. It forces attention on how divine judgment and warning follow immediately upon the collapse of human power structures.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
In the year that king Ahaz died was this burden.
Cross-references
- 2 Kings 16:20 And Ahaz rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the City of David, and his son Hezekiah reigned in his place.
- 2 Chronicles 28:27 And Ahaz rested with his fathers and was buried in the city of Jerusalem, but he was not placed in the tombs of the kings of Israel. And his son Hezekiah reigned in his place.
- Isaiah 13:1 This is the burden against Babylon that Isaiah son of Amoz received:
- Isaiah 6:1 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a throne, high and exalted; and the train of His robe filled the temple.