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Isaiah 30:14
14That wall will break into pieces, like the pieces of a pot. It will be completely broken so that it is all useless. There will be no piece that is big enough to carry coal from a fire, or water from a well.’
Isaiah 30:14 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And he shall break it as the breaking of the potters’ vessel that is broken in pieces; he shall not spare: so that there shall not be found in the bursting of it a sherd to take fire from the hearth, or to take water withal out of the pit.
- New International Version (NIV)It will break in pieces like pottery, shattered so mercilessly that among its pieces not a fragment will be found for taking coals from a hearth or scooping water out of a cistern.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)and its breaking is like that of a potter's vessel that is smashed so ruthlessly that among its fragments not a shard is found with which to take fire from the hearth, or to dip up water out of the cistern."
- New King James Version (NKJV)And He shall break it like the breaking of the potter’s vessel, Which is broken in pieces; He shall not spare. So there shall not be found among its fragments A shard to take fire from the hearth, Or to take water from the cistern.”
Context of Isaiah 30:14
12Because of that, this is what the Holy God of Israel says: ‘You have not accepted my message. Instead, you like to be cruel and to deceive people. You believe that it will help you. 13So your sin will cause you to fall down. You will be like a high wall that has a weak place. It is not safe and it will bend and fall down. Very suddenly it will fall with a great bang! That wall will break into pieces, like the pieces of a pot. It will be completely broken so that it is all useless. There will be no piece that is big enough to carry coal from a fire, or water from a well.’ 15The Almighty Lord, Israel's Holy God says this: ‘Turn back to me and wait for me to help you. Be quiet and trust in me. Then you will be safe and you will be strong again.’ But you do not want to trust in God. 16Instead, you say, ‘No! We will run away on horses and we will escape.’ Yes, you will run away! You say, ‘Our horses will run very fast!’ But your enemies who chase you will also be very fast!
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וּ֠שְׁבָרָהּ כְּשֵׁ֨בֶר נֵ֧בֶל יוֹצְרִ֛ים כָּת֖וּת לֹ֣א יַחְמֹ֑ל וְלֹֽא־יִמָּצֵ֤א בִמְכִתָּתוֹ֙ חֶ֔רֶשׂ לַחְתּ֥וֹת אֵשׁ֙ מִיָּק֔וּד וְלַחְשֹׂ֥ף מַ֖יִם מִגֶּֽבֶא׃ פRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And he shall breakשָׁבַרshâbar · to breakH7665
- it as the breakingשֶׁ֫בֶרsheber shêber · breakingH7667
- of the potters’יָצַרyâtsar · to form: potterH3335
- vesselנֵ֫בֶלnebel nêbel · bagH5035
- that is broken in piecesכָּתַתkâthath · to crushH3807
- he shall not spareחָמַלchâmal · to spareH2550
- so that there shall not be foundמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672
- in the burstingמְכִתָּהmekittâh · fragmentH4386
- of it a sherdחֶ֫רֶשׂchereώ · earthenwareH2789
- to takeחָתָהchâthâh · to snatch upH2846
- fireאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784
- from the hearthיָקַדyâqad · to burnH3344
- or to takeחָשַׂףchâώaph · to stripH2834
- waterמַיmayim · waterH4325
- out of the pitגֶּ֫בֶאgebe' · cisternH1360
Cross-references for Isaiah 30:14
- Psalms 2:9You will break them with an iron sceptre, as if they are clay pots.’
- Jeremiah 19:10Then, Jeremiah, take the pot that you bought. Break it in front of all those people who are there with you.
- Revelation 2:27That person will rule the nations with strong authority. He will destroy them, like someone who breaks clay pots into many pieces.
- Isaiah 27:11When the branches become dry, they break off the tree. Women will take the sticks and they will make fires with them. That is what these people are like. They do not understand anything. So their Maker will not help them or be kind to them.
- Deuteronomy 29:20The Lord will never forgive that person. He will be very angry with him. The Lord will punish him in all the terrible ways that are written in this book. The Lord will destroy him completely so that his family name comes to an end.
- Job 27:22It is a strong wind that hits wicked people and it never stops. It continues to beat them as they try to escape.
- Jeremiah 13:14I will knock them against each other, so that they break like bottles. I will punish everyone, parents and their children. I will not be sorry for them and I will not be kind to them. I will destroy them, and nothing can stop me.” That is what the Lord says.’
- Ezekiel 5:11The Almighty Lord says this: I promise you as surely as I live that I will remove you. You have made my holy place unclean. You have put your disgusting idols in my house. You have done wicked things there. Because of that I will not be sorry for you. I will not save you.
- Ezekiel 7:4I will not be sorry for you. I will not be kind to you. I will punish you as you deserve. You have done disgusting things. So I will punish you and you will know that I am the Lord.
- Ezekiel 8:18So now I will punish them in my great anger. I will not be sorry for them. I will not be kind to them. They may shout at me for help, but I will not listen to them.’
- Ezekiel 9:10So I will not be sorry for them. I will not be kind to them. Now I will punish them as they deserve for the things that they have done.’
- Ezekiel 24:14I, the Lord have said what I will do. Now I will do it! The time for your punishment has come! I will not change my mind. I will not be kind to you. I will not be sorry for you. I will judge you as you deserve for the things that you have done. That is what the Almighty Lord says.” ’
- Romans 8:32God did not even keep his own Son safe. Instead, he gave his Son to die on behalf of all of us. So certainly, God will continue to be kind to us. As well as his Son, he will give to us all things that we need.
- Romans 11:21God broke off the proper branches and he did not let them stay in the tree. So, if you no longer trust him, he will not let you stay either.
- 2 Peter 2:4God even punished the angels who refused to obey him. He threw them down into the deep hole of hell. He tied them up and he kept them in that completely dark place. They will remain there until the day when God will judge them.
- Isaiah 47:14But they are as useless as straw that quickly burns in a fire. They cannot save themselves, because the fire is too hot! This is not a nice fire to sit beside and enjoy the heat.
Commentaries on Isaiah 30:14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14He shall not spare "And spareth it not" - Five MSS. add the conjunction ו vau to the negative; ולא velo .Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14And he shall break it as the breaking - That is, its breaking shall be like the breaking of a potter‘s vessel. The Septuagint reads it, And its fall ( ̀ ͂ to ptōma ) shall be like the breaking of an earthen vessel,‘ As the breaking of the potter‘s vessel - That is, as an earthen, fragile vessel, which is easily dashed to pieces. The image here is all drawn from the bursting forth, or the complete ruin of the swelling wall; but the sense is, that the…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-18Verses 8-18 The Jews were the only professing people God then had in the world, yet many among them were rebellious. They had the light, but they loved darkness rather. The prophets checked them in their sinful pursuits, so that they could not proceed without fear; this they took amiss. But faithful ministers will not be driven from seeking to awaken sinners. God is the Holy One of Israel, and so they shall find him. They did not like to hear of his holy…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12-17Judgment would suddenly overtake the people of Judah because they were content with their fantasy world, and they refused God’s path to rest and quietness.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. he--the enemy; or rather, God (Psa 2:9; Jr 19:11). It--the Jewish state. potter's vessel--earthen and fragile. sherd--a fragment of the vessel large enough to take up a live coal, &c. pit--cistern or pool. The swell of the wall is at first imperceptible and gradual, but at last it comes to the crisis; so the decay of the Jewish state.Read the comment
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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
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