Isaiah 30:21

Isaiah 30:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.
• New International Version (NIV)Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, “This is the way; walk in it.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, "This is the way, walk in it," when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, “This is the way, walk in it,” Whenever you turn to the right hand Or whenever you turn to the left.

Context of Isaiah 30:21

19O people in Zion, inhabitant in Jerusalem, you will weep no longer. He will most certainly be gracious to you at the sound of your cry for help; when He hears it, He will answer you. 20Though the Lord gives you the bread of adversity and the water of oppression, yet your Teacher will no longer hide Himself, but your eyes will [constantly] see your Teacher. Your ears will hear a word behind you, “This is the way, walk in it,” whenever you turn to the right or to the left. 22And you will defile your carved images overlaid with silver, and your cast images plated with gold. You will scatter them like a bloodstained cloth, and will say to them, “Be gone!” 23Then He will give you rain for the seed with which you sow the ground, and bread [grain] from the produce of the ground, and it will be rich and plentiful. In that day your livestock will graze in large and roomy pastures.

Isaiah 30:21 word by word

וְאָזְנֶ֙יךָ֙ תִּשְׁמַ֣עְנָה דָבָ֔ר מֵֽאַחֲרֶ֖יךָ לֵאמֹ֑ר זֶ֤ה הַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ לְכ֣וּ ב֔וֹ כִּ֥י תַאֲמִ֖ינוּ וְכִ֥י תַשְׂמְאִֽילוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And thine earsאֹ֫זֶן'ôzen · earH241
• shall hearשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• a wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• behindאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• thee, sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• the wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: roadH1870
• walk ye in itיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• when ye turn to the right handאָמַן'âman · to turn rightH541
• and when ye turn to the leftשִׂמְאֵלώâma'l · to go leftH8041

Cross-references for Isaiah 30:21

• Isaiah 35:8A highway will be there, and a roadway; And it will be called the Holy Way. The unclean will not travel on it, But it will be for those who walk on the way [the redeemed]; And fools will not wander on it.
• Isaiah 42:16I will lead the blind by a way they do not know; I will guide them in paths that they do not know. I will make darkness into light before them And rugged places into plains. These things I will do [for them], And I will not leave them abandoned or undone.”
• Isaiah 48:17This is what the Lord, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel says, “I am the Lord your God, who teaches you to profit (benefit), Who leads you in the way that you should go.
• Isaiah 58:11And the Lord will continually guide you, And satisfy your soul in scorched and dry places, And give strength to your bones; And you will be like a watered garden, And like a spring of water whose waters do not fail.
• Psalms 25:8Good and upright is the Lord; Therefore He instructs sinners in the way.
• Psalms 143:8Let me hear Your lovingkindness in the morning, For I trust in You. Teach me the way in which I should walk, For I lift up my soul to You.
• Proverbs 3:5Trust in and rely confidently on the Lord with all your heart And do not rely on your own insight or understanding.
• Jeremiah 6:16Thus says the Lord, “Stand by the roads and look; ask for the ancient paths, Where the good way is; then walk in it, And you will find rest for your souls. But they said, ‘We will not walk in it!’
• 1 John 2:20But you have an anointing from the Holy One [you have been set apart, specially gifted and prepared by the Holy Spirit], and all of you know [the truth because He teaches us, illuminates our minds, and guards us from error].
• Deuteronomy 5:32Therefore you shall pay attention and be careful to do just as the Lord your God has commanded you; you shall not turn aside to the right or to the left [deviating from My commandments].
• Joshua 1:7Only be strong and very courageous; be careful to do [everything] in accordance with the entire law which Moses My servant commanded you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, so that you may prosper and be successful wherever you go.
• Joshua 23:6Be steadfast and very determined to keep and to do everything that is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, so that you do not turn aside from it to the right or the left,
• 2 Kings 22:2He did what was right in the sight of the Lord and walked in all the ways of his father (ancestor) David, and did not turn aside to the right or to the left.
• Psalms 32:8I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you [who are willing to learn] with My eye upon you.
• Proverbs 4:27Do not turn away to the right nor to the left [where evil may lurk]; Turn your foot from [the path of] evil.

Commentaries on Isaiah 30:21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21When ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left "Turn not aside, to the right or to the left" - The Syriac Chaldee, and Vulgate, translate as if, instead of כי־וכי ki -vechi, they read לא־ולא lo -velo .Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21And thine ears shall hear a word - A command or admonition. You shall not be left without spiritual guides and directors. Behind thee - That is, says Vitringa, the voice of conscience, as an “invisible” guide, shall admonish you. The idea, however, seems to be that if they were ignorant of the way, or if they were inclined to err, they should be admonished of the true path which they ought to pursue. The idea is taken either from the practice of teachers…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 19-26Verses 19-26 God's people will soon arrive at the Zion above, and then they will weep no more for ever. Even now they would have more comfort, as well as holiness, if they were more constant in prayer. A famine of bread is not so great a judgment as a famine of the word of God. There are right-hand and left-hand errors; the tempter is busy courting us into by-paths. It is happy if, by the counsels of a faithful minister or friend, or the checks of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21The people’s own ears will hear and follow God’s instructions (see Isaiah 6:9–10; 29:18; 35:5).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. word--conscience, guided by the Holy Spirit (Joh 16:13).Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 30:21

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Isaiah
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Symbols and Similitudes
• Walking
• Wisdom
• Word of God

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Commentaries on Isaiah 30

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings