Isaiah 30:33

Isaiah 30:33 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For Tophet is ordained of old; yea, for the king it is prepared; he hath made it deep and large: the pile thereof is fire and much wood; the breath of the Lord, like a stream of brimstone, doth kindle it.
• New International Version (NIV)Topheth has long been prepared; it has been made ready for the king. Its fire pit has been made deep and wide, with an abundance of fire and wood; the breath of the Lord, like a stream of burning sulfur, sets it ablaze.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For a burning place has long been prepared; indeed, for the king it is made ready, its pyre made deep and wide, with fire and wood in abundance; the breath of the Lord, like a stream of sulfur, kindles it.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For Tophet was established of old, Yes, for the king it is prepared. He has made it deep and large; Its pyre is fire with much wood; The breath of the Lord, like a stream of brimstone, Kindles it.

Context of Isaiah 30:33

31Assyria will be shattered by the voice of the Lord. He will strike with a rod. 32And every stroke of the appointed staff that the Lord brings down on him will be to the sound of tambourines and lyres; he will fight against him with brandished weapons. Indeed! Topheth has been ready for the king for a long time. Its funeral pyre is deep and wide, with plenty of fire and wood. The breath of the Lord, like a torrent of burning sulfur, kindles it.

Isaiah 30:33 word by word

כִּֽי־עָר֤וּךְ מֵֽאֶתְמוּל֙ תָּפְתֶּ֔ה גַּם־הִ֛יא לַמֶּ֥לֶךְ הוּכָ֖ן הֶעְמִ֣יק הִרְחִ֑ב מְדֻרָתָ֗הּ אֵ֤שׁ וְעֵצִים֙ הַרְבֵּ֔ה נִשְׁמַ֤ת יְהוָה֙ כְּנַ֣חַל גָּפְרִ֔ית בֹּעֲרָ֖ה בָּֽהּ׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For Tophetתׇּפְתֶּהtophteh · burning-placeH8613
• ordainedעָרַךְ‛ârak · to arrangeH6186
• of oldאֶתְמוֹל'ethmôl 'ithmôl 'ethmûl · previouslyH865
• yea, for the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• it is preparedכּוּןkûn · to establish: prepareH3559
• deepעָמֹק‛âmaq · be deepH6009
• largeרָחַבrâchab · to enlargeH7337
• the pileמְדוּרָהmedûrâh medûrâh · pileH4071
• fireאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784
• and muchרָבָהrâbâh · to multiplyH7235
• woodעֵץ‛êts · tree: woodH6086
• the breathנְשָׁמָהneshâmâh · breathH5397
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• like a streamנַ֫חַלnachal nachlâh nachălâh · torrent: riverH5158
• of brimstoneגׇּפְרִיתgophrîyth · brimstoneH1614
• doth kindleבָּעַרbâ‛ar · to burn: burnH1197

Cross-references for Isaiah 30:33

• 2 Kings 23:10He defiled Topheth, which is in Ben Hinnom Valley, so that no one could sacrifice his son or daughter in the fire to Molech.
• Jeremiah 7:31They have built the high places of Topheth in Ben Hinnom Valley in order to burn their sons and daughters in the fire, a thing I did not command; I never entertained the thought.
• Jeremiah 19:6“‘Therefore, look, the days are coming — this is the Lord’s declaration — when this place will no longer be called Topheth and Ben Hinnom Valley, but Slaughter Valley.
• Matthew 4:22Immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him.
• Matthew 18:8If your hand or your foot causes you to fall away, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life maimed or lame than to have two hands or two feet and be thrown into the eternal fire.
• Matthew 25:41“Then he will also say to those on the left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels!
• 1 Peter 1:8Though you have not seen him, you love him; though not seeing him now, you believe in him, and you rejoice with inexpressible and glorious joy,
• Jude 1:4For some people, who were designated for this judgment long ago, have come in by stealth; they are ungodly, turning the grace of our God into sensuality and denying Jesus Christ, our only Master and Lord.
• Hebrews 13:8Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
• Isaiah 14:9Sheol below is eager to greet your coming, stirring up the spirits of the departed for you — all the rulers of the earth — making all the kings of the nations rise from their thrones.
• Isaiah 37:38One day, while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer struck him down with the sword and escaped to the land of Ararat. Then his son Esar-haddon became king in his place.
• Ezekiel 32:22“Assyria is there with her whole assembly; her graves are all around her. All of them are slain, fallen by the sword.
• Revelation 19:18so that you may eat the flesh of kings, the flesh of military commanders, the flesh of the mighty, the flesh of horses and of their riders, and the flesh of everyone, both free and slave, small and great.”
• Isaiah 30:27Look! The name of the Lord is coming from far away, his anger burning and heavy with smoke. His lips are full of fury, and his tongue is like a consuming fire.
• Genesis 19:24Then out of the sky the Lord rained on Sodom and Gomorrah burning sulfur from the Lord.
• Psalms 40:5Lord my God, you have done many things — your wondrous works and your plans for us; none can compare with you. If I were to report and speak of them, they are more than can be told.

Commentaries on Isaiah 30:33

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 33For Tophet is ordained - Tophet is a valley very near to Jerusalem, to the southeast, called also the valley of Hinnom or Gehenna; where the Canaanites, and afterwards the Israelites, sacrificed their children, by making them pass through the fire, that is, by burning them in the fire, to Molech, as some suppose. It is therefore used for a place of punishment by fire; and by our blessed Savior in the Gospel for hell-fire, as the Jews themselves had…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 33For Tophet - The same idea is conveyed in this verse as in the preceding, but under another form, and with a new illustration. The sense is, that the army of the Assyrians would be completely destroyed, as if it were a large pile of wood in the valley of Hinnom that should be fired by the breath of God. The word (תפתה tâpeteh ) with the ה (h ) paragogic), denotes properly what causes loathing or abhorrence; that which produces disgust and vomiting (from…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 27-33Verses 27-33 God curbs and restrains from doing mischief. With a word he guides his people into the right way, but with a bridle he turns his enemies upon their own ruin. Here, in threatening the ruin of Sennacherib's army, the prophet points at the final and everlasting destruction of all impenitent sinners. Tophet was a valley near Jerusalem, where fires were continually burning to destroy things that were hurtful and offensive, and there the idolatrous…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 33Topheth was a pagan altar in the Valley of Ben-hinnom, outside Jerusalem. At this place, some people burned their children as sacrifices to the Ammonite god Molech. This was part of false worship (2 Kings 23:9–10).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3333. Tophet--literally, "A place of abomination"; the valley of the sons of Hinnom, southeast of Jerusalem, where Israel offered human sacrifices to Moloch by fire; hence a place of burning (2Ki 23:10; Jr 7:31). Latterly Gehinnom or Gehenna, that is, valley of Hinnom, was the receptacle of the refuse of the city, to consume which fires were constantly burning. Hence it came to express hell, the place of torment. In the former sense it was a fit place to…Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 30:33

• Assyria
• Breath
• Brimstone
• Hell
• Rulers
• Tophet

In the dictionaries

• Brimstone
• Ensign
• Hezekiah
• Note
• Ordain
• Stay
• Tophet
• Fire
• Isaiah
• Molech; Moloch

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