New American Standard Bible 2020
Isaiah 30:6
6The pronouncement concerning the 1animals of the 2Negev: Through a land of 3distress and anguish, From 4where come lioness and lion, viper and 5flying serpent, They 6carry their riches on the 7backs of young donkeys, And their treasures on 8camels’ humps, To a people who will not benefit them;
Isaiah 30:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The burden of the beasts of the south: into the land of trouble and anguish, from whence come the young and old lion, the viper and fiery flying serpent, they will carry their riches upon the shoulders of young asses, and their treasures upon the bunches of camels, to a people that shall not profit them.
- New International Version (NIV)A prophecy concerning the animals of the Negev: Through a land of hardship and distress, of lions and lionesses, of adders and darting snakes, the envoys carry their riches on donkeys’ backs, their treasures on the humps of camels, to that unprofitable nation,
- English Standard Version (ESV)An oracle on the beasts of the Negeb. Through a land of trouble and anguish, from where come the lioness and the lion, the adder and the flying fiery serpent, they carry their riches on the backs of donkeys, and their treasures on the humps of camels, to a people that cannot profit them.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The burden against the beasts of the South. Through a land of trouble and anguish, From which came the lioness and lion, The viper and fiery flying serpent, They will carry their riches on the backs of young donkeys, And their treasures on the humps of camels, To a people who shall not profit;
Context of Isaiah 30:6
4For their officials are at Zoan And their ambassadors arrive at Hanes. 5Everyone will be ashamed because of a people who do not benefit them, Who are not a help or benefit, but a source of shame and also disgrace.” The pronouncement concerning the animals of the Negev: Through a land of distress and anguish, From where come lioness and lion, viper and flying serpent, They carry their riches on the backs of young donkeys, And their treasures on camels’ humps, To a people who will not benefit them; 7Even Egypt, whose help is vain and empty. Therefore, I have called her “Rahab who has been exterminated.” 8Now go, write it on a tablet in their presence And inscribe it on a scroll, That it may serve in the time to come As a witness forever.
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מַשָּׂ֖א בַּהֲמ֣וֹת נֶ֑גֶב בְּאֶרֶץ֩ צָרָ֨ה וְצוּקָ֜ה לָבִ֧יא וָלַ֣יִשׁ מֵהֶ֗ם אֶפְעֶה֙ וְשָׂרָ֣ף מְעוֹפֵ֔ף יִשְׂאוּ֩ עַל־כֶּ֨תֶף עֲיָרִ֜ים חֵֽילֵהֶ֗ם וְעַל־דַּבֶּ֤שֶׁת גְּמַלִּים֙ אֽוֹצְרֹתָ֔ם עַל־עַ֖ם לֹ֥א יוֹעִֽילוּ׃Read the interlinear
- The pronouncementמַשָּׂאmaώώâ' · oracleH4853
- animalsבְּהֵמָהbehêmâh · animalH929
- Negevנֶ֫גֶבnegeb · NegebH5045
- Through a landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- distressצָרָהtsârâh · distressH6869
- and anguishצוּקָהtsôq tsûqâh · anguishH6695
- lionessלָבִיאlâbîy' lebîyâ' lebâ'îym lebâ'ôth · lionH3833
- and lionלַ֫יִשׁlayish · lionH3918
- viperאֶפְעֶה'eph‛eh · viperH660
- flyingעוּף‛ûph · to flyH5774
- serpentשָׂרָףώârâph · serpentH8314
- carryנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: bearH5375
- their richesחַ֫יִלchayil · strength: richH2428
- backsכָּתֵףkâthêph · shoulderH3802
- of youngעַ֫יִר‛ayir · coltH5895
- And their treasuresאוֹצָר'ôtsâr · treasureH214
- camels’גָּמָלgâmâl · camelH1581
- humpsדַּבֶּ֫שֶׁתdabbesheth · humpH1707
- To a peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
- who willלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
- not benefitיָעַלya‛al · to gainH3276
Cross-references for Isaiah 30:6
- Isaiah 46:1Bel has bowed down, Nebo stoops over; Their idols have become loads for the animals and the cattle. The things that you carry are burdensome, A load for the weary animal.
- Isaiah 57:9You have journeyed to the king with oil And increased your perfumes; You have sent your messengers a great distance And made them go down to Sheol.
- Hosea 8:9For they have gone up to Assyria, Like a wild donkey all alone; Ephraim has paid fees for lovers.
- Hosea 12:1Ephraim feeds on wind, And pursues the east wind continually; He multiplies lies and violence. Moreover, he makes a covenant with Assyria, And oil is brought to Egypt.
- 1 Kings 10:2So she came to Jerusalem with a very large entourage, with camels carrying balsam oil and a very large quantity of gold and precious stones. When she came to Solomon, she spoke to him about everything that was in her heart.
- Matthew 12:42The Queen of the South will rise up with this generation at the judgment and will condemn it, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, something greater than Solomon is here.
- Isaiah 19:4Furthermore, I will hand the Egyptians over to a cruel master, And a mighty king will rule over them,” declares the Lord God of armies.
- Exodus 1:14and they made their lives bitter with hard labor in mortar and bricks and at all kinds of labor in the field, all their labors which they violently had them perform as slaves.
- Exodus 5:10So the taskmasters of the people and their foremen went out and spoke to the people, saying, “This is what Pharaoh says: ‘I am not going to give you any straw.
- Deuteronomy 4:20But the Lord has taken you and brought you out of the iron furnace, from Egypt, to be a people of His own possession, as today.
- Deuteronomy 8:15He who led you through the great and terrible wilderness, with its fiery serpents and scorpions, and its thirsty ground where there was no water; He who brought water for you out of the rock of flint.
- Deuteronomy 17:16In any case, he is not to acquire many horses for himself, nor shall he make the people return to Egypt in order to acquire many horses, since the Lord has said to you, ‘You shall never again return that way.’
- Jeremiah 11:4which I commanded your forefathers on the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, from the iron furnace, saying, ‘Listen to My voice, and do according to all that I command you; so you shall be My people, and I will be your God,’
- Numbers 21:6Then the Lord sent fiery serpents among the people and they bit the people, so that many people of Israel died.
- Jeremiah 2:6They did not say, ‘Where is the Lord Who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, Who led us through the wilderness, Through a land of deserts and of pits, Through a land of drought and of deep darkness, Through a land that no one crossed And where no person lived?’
- 2 Chronicles 9:1Now when the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon, she came to Jerusalem to test Solomon with riddles. She had a very large entourage, with camels carrying balsam oil and a large amount of gold and precious stones; and when she came to Solomon, she spoke with him about everything that was on her heart.
Commentaries on Isaiah 30:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6The burden - משא massa seems here to be taken in its proper sense; the load, not the oracle. The same subject is continued; and there seems to be no place here for a new title to a distinct prophecy. Does not burden of the beasts of the South in this place relate to the presents sent by Hoshea king of Israel to the South - to Egypt, which lay south of Judea, to engage the Egyptians to succor him against the king of Assyria? Into the land of trouble and…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6The burden of the beasts of the south - The word south‘ here refers doubtless to the country to the south of Judea; and particularly to Egypt. Thus it is used in Daniel 11:5-6. The phrase beasts of the south,‘ here refers to the animals that were traveling to Egypt. Isaiah, in vision, sees the caravan heavily laden with treasures pursuing a southern direction on its way to Egypt. The word burden‘ is used in two senses, to denote that which is borne, a…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6Caravans traveled from Judah through the Negev and the Sinai Peninsula to Egypt. They avoided the main road along the coast because Assyria controlled it. This desert region was dangerous. Lions and poisonous snakes lived there. The journey put people’s lives at risk. Yet they were willing to face this danger to form an alliance that would not help them. they carry their wealth … and their treasures: This may refer to money and valuable goods that Judah…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. burden--the prophecy as to, &c. [Maurer]; so the Septuagint, the fresh inscription here marks emphatically the prediction that follows. Or, rather, Isaiah sees in vision, the ambassador's beasts burdened with rich presents travelling southwards (namely, to Egypt, Da 11:5, 6), and exclaims, Oh, the burden of treasure on the beasts! &c. (Ho 8:9; 12:1). land of trouble--the desert between Palestine and Egypt, destitute of water and abounding in dangerous…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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