New American Standard Bible 2020
Isaiah 30
Judah Warned against Egyptian Alliance
1“Woeה֣וֹיHoH1945to therebelliousסֽוֹרְרִים֙so.RimH5637childrenבָּנִ֤יםba.NimH1121,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, “Whoexecuteלַעֲשׂ֤וֹתla.'a.SotH6213a planעֵצָה֙'e.TzahH6098,but not Mineמִנִּ֔יmi.NiH4480, AndmakeH5259an allianceמַסֵּכָ֖הma.se.KhahH4541,but not of My Spiritרוּחִ֑יru.ChiH7307,InH4616orderH4616toH4616addH3254sinחַטָּ֖אתcha.TatH2403to sinחַטָּֽאת׃cha.TatH2403;
2Whoproceedהַהֹלְכִים֙ha.ho.le.KhimH1980downלָרֶ֣דֶתla.Re.detH3381to Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714Withoutלֹ֣אlo'H3808consultingשָׁאָ֑לוּsha.'A.luH7592Me,To takeלָעוֹז֙la.'OzH5756refugeH5756in the safetyבְּמָע֣וֹזbe.ma.'ozH4581of Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547,And to seekוְלַחְס֖וֹתve.lach.SotH2620shelterH2620in the shadowבְּצֵ֥לbe.TzelH6738of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714!
5Everyoneכֹּ֣לkolH3605will beH954ashamedהֹבִ֔ישׁhiv.'ishH954becauseעַל־'al-H5921of a peopleעַ֖ם'amH5971who doH3808not benefitיוֹעִ֣ילוּyo.'I.luH3276them, Who arenot a helpלְעֵ֙זֶר֙le.'E.zerH5828or benefitלְהוֹעִ֔ילle.ho.'IlH3276, but a source ofshameלְבֹ֖שֶׁתle.Vo.shetH1322and alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571disgraceלְחֶרְפָּֽה׃ סle.cher.PahH2781.”
6The pronouncementמַשָּׂ֖אma.Sa'H4853concerning theanimalsבַּהֲמ֣וֹתba.ha.MotH929of theNegevנֶ֑גֶבNe.gevH5045:Through a landבְּאֶרֶץ֩be.'e.RetzH776ofdistressצָרָ֨הtza.RahH6869and anguishוְצוּקָ֜הve.tzu.KahH6695, FromwhereH1992comelionessלָבִ֧יאla.Vi'H3833and lionוָלַ֣יִשׁva.La.yishH3918,viperאֶפְעֶה֙'ef.'EhH660andflyingמְעוֹפֵ֔ףme.'o.FefH5774serpentוְשָׂרָ֣ףve.sa.RafH8314, Theycarryיִשְׂאוּ֩yis.'UH5375their richesחֵֽילֵהֶ֗םchei.le.HemH2428on thebacksכֶּ֨תֶףKe.tefH3802of youngH5895donkeysעֲיָרִ֜ים'a.ya.RimH5895,And their treasuresאֽוֹצְרֹתָ֔ם'otz.ro.TamH214oncamels’גְּמַלִּים֙ge.ma.LimH1581humpsדַּבֶּ֤שֶׁתda.Be.shetH1707,To a peopleעַ֖ם'amH5971who willלֹ֥אlo'H3808not benefitיוֹעִֽילוּ׃yo.'I.luH3276them;
8Nowעַתָּ֗ה'a.TahH6258goבּ֣וֹאBo'H935,writeכָתְבָ֥הּkha.te.VahH3789it on a tabletל֛וּחַLu.achH3871in their presenceאִתָּ֖ם'i.TamH854And inscribeחֻקָּ֑הּchu.KahH2710it on a scrollסֵ֣פֶרSe.ferH5612, That it mayserveוּתְהִי֙u.te.HiH1961in the timeלְי֣וֹםle.YomH3117to comeאַחֲר֔וֹן'a.cha.RonH314As a witness foreverעַד־ עוֹלָֽם׃'ad- o.LamH5704H5769.
10Whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834sayאָמְר֤וּ'a.me.RuH559to theseersלָֽרֹאִים֙la.ro.'ImH7203, “You must not seeתִרְא֔וּtir.'UH7200visions”;And to the prophetsוְלַ֣חֹזִ֔יםve.La.cho.ZimH2374, “You must notprophesyתֶחֱזוּ־te.che.zu-H2372the truthH5228to us.Speakדַּבְּרוּ־da.be.ru-H1696to uspleasantH2513wordsH2513,Prophesyחֲז֖וּcha.ZuH2372illusionsמַהֲתַלּֽוֹת׃ma.ha.ta.LotH4123.
12Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651thisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Holyקְד֣וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918OneH6918of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559: “Sinceיַ֥עַןYa.'anH3282you have rejectedמָֽאָסְכֶ֖םma.'a.se.KhemH3988thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088wordבַּדָּבָ֣רba.da.VarH1697And have putH982your trustוַֽתִּבְטְחוּ֙va.tiv.te.ChuH982inoppressionבְּעֹ֣שֶׁקbe.'O.shekH6233and crookednessוְנָל֔וֹזve.na.LozH3868,and have reliedוַתִּֽשָּׁעֲנ֖וּva.ti.sha.'a.NuH8172on them,
13Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088wrongdoingהֶעָוֹ֣ןhe.'a.VonH5771will be to you Like abreachכְּפֶ֣רֶץke.Fe.retzH6556about to fallנֹפֵ֔לno.FelH5307,A bulgeנִבְעֶ֖הniv.'EhH1158in a highנִשְׂגָּבָ֑הnis.ga.VahH7682wallבְּחוֹמָ֣הbe.cho.MahH2346,Whoseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834collapseשִׁבְרָֽהּ׃shiv.RahH7667comesיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935suddenlyפִּתְאֹ֥םpit.'OmH6597in an instantלְפֶ֖תַעle.Fe.ta'H6621,
14Whose collapseוּ֠שְׁבָרָהּU.she.va.rahH7665is like the smashingכְּשֵׁ֨בֶרke.She.verH7667of apotter’sיוֹצְרִ֛יםyotz.RimH3335jarנֵ֧בֶלNe.velH5035,So ruthlesslyיַחְמֹ֑לyach.MolH3808H2550shatteredכָּת֖וּתka.TutH3807That a shardחֶ֔רֶשׂChe.resH2789will not be foundיִמָּצֵ֤אyi.ma.Tze'H4672among its piecesבִמְכִתָּתוֹ֙vim.khi.ta.ToH4386Totakeלַחְתּ֥וֹתlach.TotH2846fireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784from a hearthמִיָּק֔וּדmi.ya.KudH3344Or to scoopוְלַחְשֹׂ֥ףve.lach.SofH2834waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325from a cisternמִגֶּֽבֶא׃ פmi.Ge.ve'H1360.”
15For thisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֨י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068,the Holyקְד֣וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918OneH6918of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,has saidאָמַר֩'a.MarH559: “Inrepentanceבְּשׁוּבָ֤הbe.shu.VahH7729andrestוָנַ֙חַת֙va.Na.chatH5183you will be savedתִּוָּ֣שֵׁע֔וּןti.Va.she.'UnH3467, Inquietnessבְּהַשְׁקֵט֙be.hash.KetH8252and trustוּבְבִטְחָ֔הu.ve.vit.ChahH985is your strengthגְּבֽוּרַתְכֶ֑םge.vu.rat.KhemH1369.”But you wereH14not willingאֲבִיתֶֽם׃'a.vi.TemH14,
16And you saidוַתֹּ֨אמְר֥וּva.To.me.RuH559, “Noלֹא־lo'-H3808,for we will fleeנָנ֖וּסna.NusH5127onhorsesס֥וּסsusH5483!”Thereforeכֵּ֣ןkenH5921H3651you shall fleeתְּנוּס֑וּןte.nu.SunH5127! “And we will rideנִרְכָּ֔בnir.KavH7392on swiftקַ֣לkalH7031horses!”Thereforeכֵּ֖ןkenH5921H3651those who pursueרֹדְפֵיכֶֽם׃ro.de.fei.KhemH7291you shall beH7043swiftיִקַּ֥לּוּyi.Ka.luH7043.
17Oneאֶחָ֗ד'e.ChadH259thousandאֶ֣לֶף'E.lefH505will fleeat the threatגַּעֲרַ֣תga.'a.RatH1606of oneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259man;You will fleeתָּנֻ֑סוּta.Nu.suH5127at the threatגַּעֲרַ֥תga.'a.RatH1606of fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֖הcha.mi.ShahH2568,Untilעַ֣ד אִם־'ad 'im-H5704H518you are leftנוֹתַרְתֶּ֗םno.tar.TemH3498like a signalH8650postH8650on a mountainהָהָ֔רha.HarH2022topרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218,And like a flagוְכַנֵּ֖סve.kha.NesH5251on a hillהַגִּבְעָֽה׃ha.giv.'AhH1389.
God Is Gracious and Just
18Thereforeוְלָכֵ֞ןve.la.KhenH3651the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068longsיְחַכֶּ֤הye.cha.KehH2442to beH2603graciousH2603to you,And thereforeוְלָכֵ֥ןve.la.KhenH3651HewaitsH7311onH7311highH7311to haveH7355compassionלְרַֽחֶמְכֶ֑םle.ra.chem.KhemH7355onH7355you.For the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068is aGodאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of justiceמִשְׁפָּט֙mish.PatH4941;How blessedאַשְׁרֵ֖י'ash.ReiH835are allכָּל־kol-H3605those wholongח֥וֹכֵיCho.kheiH2442for Him.
19For, you peopleעַ֛ם'amH5971in Zionבְּצִיּ֥וֹןbe.tzi.YonH6726,inhabitantיֵשֵׁ֖בye.ShevH3427in Jerusalemבִּירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389, you willweepבָּכ֣וֹba.KhoH1058noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808longerתִבְכֶּ֗הtiv.KehH1058.He will certainlyH2603beH2603graciousH2603to you at the soundלְק֣וֹלle.KolH6963of your cryזַעֲקֶ֔ךָza.'a.Ke.chaH2199;when He hearsכְּשָׁמְעָת֖וֹke.sha.me.'a.ToH8085it, He willanswerעָנָֽךְ׃'a.NakhH6030you.
20Although the Lordאֲדֹנָ֛י'a.do.NaiH136has givenוְנָתַ֨ןve.na.TanH5414youbreadלֶ֥חֶםLe.chemH3899of deprivationצָ֖רtzarH6862and waterוּמַ֣יִםu.Ma.yimH4325of oppressionלָ֑חַץLa.chatzH3906, He,your Teacherמוֹרֶ֔יךָmo.Rei.khaH4175,will noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808longerעוֹד֙'OdH5750hideיִכָּנֵ֥ףyi.ka.NefH3670Himself, but your eyesעֵינֶ֖יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869will seeרֹא֥וֹתro.'otH7200your Teacherמוֹרֶֽיךָ׃mo.Rei.khaH4175.
21Your earsוְאָזְנֶ֙יךָ֙ve.'a.ze.Nei.khaH241will hearתִּשְׁמַ֣עְנָהtish.Ma'.nahH8085a wordדָבָ֔רda.VarH1697behindמֵֽאַחֲרֶ֖יךָme.'a.cha.Rei.khaH4480H310you, saying, “Thisזֶ֤הzehH2088is thewayהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ha.De.rekhH1870,walkלְכ֣וּle.KhuH1980in it,” wheneverH3588youturnH3231to the rightH3231or to the leftתַשְׂמְאִֽילוּ׃tas.me.'I.luH8041.
22And you will desecrateוְטִמֵּאתֶ֗םve.ti.me.TemH2930your carvedH6456imagesH6456platedצִפּוּי֙tzi.PuiH6826with silverכַסְפֶּ֔ךָkhas.Pe.khaH3701,and your castH4541metalH4541imagesמַסֵּכַ֣תma.se.KhatH4541platedאֲפֻדַּ֖ת'a.fu.DatH642with goldזְהָבֶ֑ךָze.ha.Ve.khaH2091.You will scatterתִּזְרֵם֙tiz.RemH2219them as a filthyH1739thingH1739, andsayתֹּ֥אמַרTo.marH559to them, “Be goneH3318!”
23Then He willgiveוְנָתַן֩ve.na.TanH5414yourainמְטַ֨רme.TarH4306for your seedזַרְעֲךָ֜zar.'a.KhaH2233whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you will sowתִּזְרַ֣עtiz.Ra'H2232in the groundהָאֲדָמָ֗הha.'a.da.MahH127,and breadוְלֶ֙חֶם֙ve.Le.chemH3899fromthe yieldתְּבוּאַ֣תte.vu.'AtH8393of the groundהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127, and it will berichדָשֵׁ֖ןda.ShenH1879andplentifulוְשָׁמֵ֑ןve.sha.MenH8082;on that dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117your livestockמִקְנֶ֛יךָmik.Nei.chaH4735will grazeיִרְעֶ֥הyir.'EhH7462in a wideנִרְחָֽב׃nir.ChavH7337pastureכַּ֥רkarH3733.
24Also the oxenוְהָאֲלָפִ֣יםve.ha.'a.la.FimH504and the donkeysוְהָעֲיָרִ֗יםve.ha.'a.ya.RimH5895that workעֹֽבְדֵי֙'oe.DeiH5647the groundהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127will eatיֹאכֵ֑לוּyo.Khe.luH398seasonedחָמִ֖יץcha.MitzH2548feedבְּלִ֥ילbe.LilH1098,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834has beenwinnowedזֹרֶ֥הzo.RehH2219with shovelבָרַ֖חַתva.Ra.chatH7371and pitchforkוּבַמִּזְרֶֽה׃u.va.miz.RehH4214.
25And on everyכָּל־kol-H3605loftyגָּבֹ֗הַga.Vo.haH1364mountainהַ֣רharH2022andeveryכָּל־kol-H3605highנִשָּׂאָ֔הni.sa.'AhH5375hillגִּבְעָ֣הgiv.'AhH1389there will bestreamsפְּלָגִ֖יםpe.la.GimH6388runningיִבְלֵי־yiv.lei-H2988with waterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325on the dayבְּיוֹם֙be.yOmH3117of the greatרָ֔בRavH7227slaughterהֶ֣רֶגHe.regH2027,when the towersמִגְדָּלִֽים׃mig.da.LimH4026fallבִּנְפֹ֖לbin.FolH5307.
26And the lightאֽוֹר־'or-H216of the fullH3842moonהַלְּבָנָה֙ha.le.va.NahH3842will be like the lightכְּא֣וֹרke.'orH216of the sunהַֽחַמָּ֔הha.cha.MahH2535,and the lightוְא֤וֹרve.'orH216of the sunהַֽחַמָּה֙ha.cha.MahH2535will be sevenH7659timesH7659brighter,like the lightכְּא֖וֹרke.'orH216of sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysהַיָּמִ֑יםhai.ya.MimH3117,on the dayבְּי֗וֹםbe.YomH3117the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068bindsH2280upH2280thefractureשֶׁ֣בֶרShe.verH7667of His peopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971andhealsיִרְפָּֽא׃ סyir.Pa'H7495the woundוּמַ֥חַץu.Ma.chatzH4273He has inflictedמַכָּת֖וֹma.ka.ToH4347.
27Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009,the nameשֵׁם־shem-H8034of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068comesבָּ֣אba'H935from aremoteH4801placeH4801;His angerאַפּ֔וֹ'a.PoH639is burningבֹּעֵ֣רbo.'ErH1197anddenseוְכֹ֖בֶדve.KhoedH3514withsmokeמַשָּׂאָ֑הma.sa.'AhH4858;His lipsשְׂפָתָיו֙se.fa.TavH8193are filledמָ֣לְאוּMal.'uH4390withindignationזַ֔עַםZa.'amH2195,And His tongueוּלְשׁוֹנ֖וֹu.le.sho.NoH3956is like aconsumingאֹכָֽלֶת׃'o.Kha.letH398fireכְּאֵ֥שׁke.'EshH784;
28Hisbreathוְרוּח֞וֹve.ru.ChoH7307is like an overflowingשׁוֹטֵף֙sho.TefH7857riverכְּנַ֤חַלke.Na.chalH5158, Whichreachesיֶֽחֱצֶ֔הye.che.TzehH2673to the neckצַוָּ֣ארtza.VarH6677, ToshakeH5130the nationsגוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471backH5130andH5130forthH5130in asieveבְּנָ֣פַתbe.Na.fatH5299, And to putin the jawsלְחָיֵ֥יle.cha.YeiH3895of the peoplesעַמִּֽים׃'a.MimH5971the bridleוְרֶ֣סֶןve.Re.senH7448which leadsH8582astrayמַתְעֶ֔הmat.'EhH8582.
29You will haveיִֽהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961songsהַשִּׁיר֙ha.ShirH7892as in the nightכְּלֵ֖ילke.LeilH3915when you keepהִתְקַדֶּשׁ־hit.ka.desh-H6942the festivalחָ֑גChagH2282,And gladnessוְשִׂמְחַ֣תve.sim.ChatH8057of heartלֵבָ֗בle.VavH3824as when one marchesכַּֽהוֹלֵךְ֙ka.ho.leKhH1980to the sound ofthe fluteבֶּֽחָלִ֔ילbe.cha.LilH2485,To goלָב֥וֹאla.Vo'H935to the mountainבְהַר־ve.har-H2022of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,to the Rockצ֥וּרtzurH6697of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
30And the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068will causeHis voiceקוֹל֗וֹko.LoH6963of authorityה֣וֹדHodH1935to be heardוְהִשְׁמִ֨יעַve.hish.Mi.a'H8085, And thedescendingוְנַ֤חַתve.Na.chatH5183of His armזְרוֹעוֹ֙ze.ro.'OH2220to be seenיַרְאֶ֔הyar.'EhH7200in fierceבְּזַ֣עַףbe.Za.'afH2197angerאַ֔ף'AfH639, And inthe flameוְלַ֖הַבve.La.havH3851of a consumingאוֹכֵלָ֑ה'o.khe.LahH398fireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784In cloudburstנֶ֥פֶץNe.fetzH5311,downpourוָזֶ֖רֶםva.Ze.remH2230, and hailstones.
32And everyכֹּ֤לkolH3605blowמַֽעֲבַר֙ma.'a.VarH4569of therodמַטֵּ֣הma.TehH4294of punishmentמֽוּסָדָ֔הmu.sa.DahH4145,Whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068will layיָנִ֤יחַya.Ni.achH5117on him, Will be with the music oftambourinesבְּתֻפִּ֖יםbe.tu.PimH8596and lyresוּבְכִנֹּר֑וֹתu.ve.khi.no.RotH3658;And in battlesוּבְמִלְחֲמ֥וֹתu.ve.mil.cha.MotH4421,brandishingתְּנוּפָ֖הte.nu.FahH8573weaponsH8573,He will fightנִלְחַם־nil.cham-H3898them.
33ForTophethתָּפְתֶּ֔הta.fe.TehH8613has longמֵֽאֶתְמוּל֙me.'et.MulH865been readyעָר֤וּךְ'a.RukhH6186,Indeedגַּם־gam-H1571,it has been preparedהוּכָ֖ןhu.KhanH3559for the kingלַמֶּ֥לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428.He has madeH6009it deepהֶעְמִ֣יקhe'.MikH6009and largeהִרְחִ֑בhir.ChivH7337,A pyreמְדֻרָתָ֗הּme.du.ra.TahH4071of fireאֵ֤שׁ'eshH784with plentyהַרְבֵּ֔הhar.BehH7235of woodוְעֵצִים֙ve.'e.TzimH6086; Thebreathנִשְׁמַ֤תnish.MatH5397of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,like a torrentכְּנַ֣חַלke.Na.chalH5158ofbrimstoneגָּפְרִ֔יתga.fe.RitH1614,setsH1197it afireH1197.
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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