Isaiah 30:9

Isaiah 30:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)That this is a rebellious people, lying children, children that will not hear the law of the Lord:
• New International Version (NIV)For these are rebellious people, deceitful children, children unwilling to listen to the Lord’s instruction.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For they are a rebellious people, lying children, children unwilling to hear the instruction of the Lord;
• New King James Version (NKJV)That this is a rebellious people, Lying children, Children who will not hear the law of the Lord;

Context of Isaiah 30:9

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. For this is a rebellious people, false sons, Sons who refuse to listen To the instruction of the Lord; 10Who say to the seers, “You must not see visions”; And to the prophets, “You must not prophesy the truth to us. Speak to us pleasant words, Prophesy illusions. 11Get out of the way, turn aside from the path, Stop speaking before us about the Holy One of Israel!”

Isaiah 30:9 word by word

כִּ֣י עַ֤ם מְרִי֙ ה֔וּא בָּנִ֖ים כֶּחָשִׁ֑ים בָּנִ֕ים לֹֽא־אָב֥וּ שְׁמ֖וֹעַ תּוֹרַ֥ת יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

• For thisהוּאhû' hîy' · he/she/itH1931
• rebelliousמְרִיmerîy · rebellionH4805
• peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• falseכֶּחָשׁkechâsh · deceptiveH3586
• sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• refuseלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• refuseאָבָה'âbâh · be willingH14
• listenשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• instructionתּוֹרָהtôrâh tôrâh · instructionH8451
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for Isaiah 30:9

• Isaiah 30:1“Woe to the rebellious children,” declares the Lord, “Who execute a plan, but not Mine, And make an alliance, but not of My Spirit, In order to add sin to sin;
• Isaiah 1:4Oh, sinful nation, People weighed down with guilt, Offspring of evildoers, Sons who act corruptly! They have abandoned the Lord, They have despised the Holy One of Israel, They have turned away from Him.
• Deuteronomy 31:27For I know your rebellion and your stubbornness; behold, as long as I have been alive with you until today, you have been rebellious against the Lord; how much more, then, after my death?
• Deuteronomy 32:20Then He said, ‘I will hide My face from them, I will see what their end will be; For they are a perverse generation, Sons in whom there is no faithfulness.
• Jeremiah 44:2“This is what the Lord of armies, the God of Israel says: ‘You yourselves have seen all the disaster that I have brought on Jerusalem and all the cities of Judah; and behold, this day they are in ruins and no one lives in them,
• Zephaniah 3:2She obeyed no voice, She accepted no discipline. She did not trust in the Lord, She did not approach her God.
• Matthew 23:31So you testify against yourselves, that you are sons of those who murdered the prophets.
• Acts 7:51“You men who are stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears are always resisting the Holy Spirit; you are doing just as your fathers did.
• Isaiah 59:3For your hands are defiled with blood, And your fingers with wrongdoing; Your lips have spoken deceit, Your tongue mutters wickedness.
• Isaiah 63:8For He said, “Certainly they are My people, Sons who will not deal falsely.” So He became their Savior.
• Jeremiah 9:3“They bend their tongues like their bows; Lies and not truth prevail in the land; For they proceed from evil to evil, And they do not know Me,” declares the Lord.
• Hosea 4:2There is oath-taking, denial, murder, stealing, and adultery. They employ violence, so that bloodshed follows bloodshed.
• Revelation 21:8But for the cowardly, and unbelieving, and abominable, and murderers, and sexually immoral persons, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, their part will be in the lake that burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.”
• Revelation 22:15Outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral persons, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices lying.
• 2 Chronicles 33:10So the Lord spoke to Manasseh and his people, but they paid no attention.
• 2 Chronicles 36:15Yet the Lord, the God of their fathers, sent word to them again and again by His messengers, because He had compassion on His people and on His dwelling place;

Commentaries on Isaiah 30:9

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9That this is a rebellious people - (see the note at Isaiah 1:2). Lying children - They had promised in solemn covenant to take Yahweh as their God, but they had been unfaithful to their vows.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. 8-11God instructed the prophet to write down the vision for future generations. The present generation was rebellious. They chose false prophets' fantasies over God's word (see Isaiah 8:16–17).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. lying--unfaithful to Jehovah, whose covenant they had taken on them as His adopted children (Is 59:13; Pr 30:9).Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 30:9

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• Wicked (People)
• 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