Berean Standard Bible

Isaiah 30:1-17

1“WoeH1945 to the rebelliousH5637 childrenH1121,” declaresH5002 the LORDH3068, “to those who carry outH6213 a planH6098 that is notH3808 MineH4480, who formH5258 an allianceH4541, but againstH3808 My willH7307 H4616, heaping upH5595 sinH2403 uponH5921 sinH2403.2They set outH1980 to go downH3381 to EgyptH4714 withoutH3808 askingH7592 My adviceH6310, to seek shelterH5756 under Pharaoh’sH6547 protectionH4581 and take refugeH2620 in Egypt’sH4714 shadeH6738.

3But Pharaoh’sH6547 protectionH4581 will becomeH1961 your shameH1322,and the refugeH2622 of Egypt’sH4714 shadeH6738 your disgraceH3639.4For thoughH3588 their princesH8269 areH1961 at ZoanH6814and their envoysH4397 have arrivedH5060 in HanesH2609,5everyoneH3605 will be put to shameH887because ofH5921 a peopleH5971 uselessH3808 H3276 to them.They bring neitherH3808 helpH5828 norH3808 benefitH3276,butH3588 only shameH1322 andH1571 disgraceH2781.”

6This is the burdenH4853 against the beastsH929 of the NegevH5045:

Through a landH776 of hardshipH6869 and distressH6695,of lionessH3833 and lionH3918,of viperH660 and flyingH5774 serpentH8314,they carryH5375 their wealthH2428 onH5921 the backsH3802 of donkeysH5895and their treasuresH214 onH5921 the humpsH1707 of camelsH1581,toH5921 a peopleH5971 of noH3808 profit to themH3276.7Egypt’sH4714 helpH5826 is futileH1892 and emptyH7385;thereforeH3651 I have calledH7121 herH2063RahabH7293 WhoH1992 Sits StillH7674.1

8GoH935 nowH6258, writeH3789 it onH5921 a tabletH3871 in their presenceH854and inscribeH2710 it onH5921 a scrollH5612;it will beH1961 for the daysH3117 to comeH314,a witnessH5703 foreverH5704 and everH5769.9 TheseH1931 are rebelliousH4805 peopleH5971, deceitfulH3586 childrenH1121,childrenH1121 unwillingH3808 H14 to obeyH8085 the LORD’sH3068 instructionH8451.10TheyH834 sayH559 to the seersH7203,“StopH3808 seeing visionsH7200!”and to the prophetsH2374,“Do notH3808 prophesyH2372 to us the truthH5229!SpeakH1696 to us pleasant wordsH2513;prophesyH2372 illusionsH4123.11Get outH5493 ofH4480 the wayH1870; turn offH5186 H4480 the roadH734.Rid usH7673 ofH6440 the HolyH6918 One of IsraelH3478!”

12ThereforeH3651 this is whatH3541 the HolyH6918 One of IsraelH3478 saysH559:

“BecauseH3282 you have rejectedH3988 thisH2088 messageH1697,trustingH982 in oppressionH6233 and relyingH8172 on deceitH3868 ,13 thisH2088 iniquityH5771 of yoursH1961 is like a breachH6556 about to failH5307,a bulgeH1158 in a highH7682 wallH2346,whose collapseH7667 will comeH935 suddenlyH6597—in an instantH6621!14It will breakH7665 in piecesH7667 like a potter’sH3335 jarH5035,shatteredH3807 so that no fragmentH3808 H2550 can be foundH3808.Not a shardH2789 will be foundH4672 in the dustH4386large enough to scoopH2846 the coalsH784 from a hearthH3344or to skimH2834 the waterH4325 from a cisternH1360.”

15ForH3588 H3541 the LordH136 GODH3069, the HolyH6918 One of IsraelH3478, has saidH559:

“By repentanceH7729 and restH5183you would be savedH3467;your strengthH1369 would lieH1961 in quietH8252 confidenceH985—but you were notH3808 willingH14.”

16“NoH3808,” you sayH559 H3588, “we will fleeH5127 onH5921 horsesH5483.”ThereforeH5921 H3651 you will fleeH5127!“We will rideH7392 H5921 H3651 swift horsesH7031,”but your pursuersH7291 will be fasterH7043.17AH259 thousandH505 will flee atH6440 the threatH1606 of oneH259;atH6440 the threatH1606 of fiveH2568 you will all fleeH5127,untilH5704 H518 you are left aloneH3498 like a poleH8650 onH5921 a mountaintopH7218 H2022,like a bannerH5251 onH5921 a hillH1389.

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