Isaiah 30:21

Isaiah 30:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.
• New International Version (NIV)Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, “This is the way; walk in it.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, "This is the way, walk in it," when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Your own ears will hear him. Right behind you a voice will say, “This is the way you should go,” whether to the right or to the left.

Context of Isaiah 30:21

19For the people shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem; You shall weep no more. He will be very gracious to you at the sound of your cry; When He hears it, He will answer you. 20And though the Lord gives you The bread of adversity and the water of affliction, Yet your teachers will not be moved into a corner anymore, But your eyes shall see your teachers. Your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, “This is the way, walk in it,” Whenever you turn to the right hand Or whenever you turn to the left. 22You will also defile the covering of your images of silver, And the ornament of your molded images of gold. You will throw them away as an unclean thing; You will say to them, “Get away!” 23Then He will give the rain for your seed With which you sow the ground, And bread of the increase of the earth; It will be fat and plentiful. In that day your cattle will feed In large pastures.

Isaiah 30:21 word by word

וְאָזְנֶ֙יךָ֙ תִּשְׁמַ֣עְנָה דָבָ֔ר מֵֽאַחֲרֶ֖יךָ לֵאמֹ֑ר זֶ֤ה הַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ לְכ֣וּ ב֔וֹ כִּ֥י תַאֲמִ֖ינוּ וְכִ֥י תַשְׂמְאִֽילוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And thine earsאֹ֫זֶן'ôzen · earH241
• shall hearשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• a wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• behindאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• thee, sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• the wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: roadH1870
• walk ye in itיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• when ye turn to the right handאָמַן'âman · to turn rightH541
• and when ye turn to the leftשִׂמְאֵלώâma'l · to go leftH8041

Cross-references for Isaiah 30:21

• Isaiah 35:8A highway shall be there, and a road, And it shall be called the Highway of Holiness. The unclean shall not pass over it, But it shall be for others. Whoever walks the road, although a fool, Shall not go astray.
• Isaiah 42:16I will bring the blind by a way they did not know; I will lead them in paths they have not known. I will make darkness light before them, And crooked places straight. These things I will do for them, And not forsake them.
• Isaiah 48:17Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, The Holy One of Israel: “I am the Lord your God, Who teaches you to profit, Who leads you by the way you should go.
• Isaiah 58:11The Lord will guide you continually, And satisfy your soul in drought, And strengthen your bones; You shall be like a watered garden, And like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail.
• Psalms 25:8Good and upright is the Lord; Therefore He teaches sinners in the way.
• Psalms 143:8Cause me to hear Your lovingkindness in the morning, For in You do I trust; Cause me to know the way in which I should walk, For I lift up my soul to You.
• Proverbs 3:5Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding;
• Jeremiah 6:16Thus says the Lord: “Stand in the ways and see, And ask for the old paths, where the good way is, And walk in it; Then you will find rest for your souls. But they said, ‘We will not walk in it.’
• 1 John 2:20But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you know all things.
• Deuteronomy 5:32“Therefore you shall be careful to do as the Lord your God has commanded you; you shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.
• Joshua 1:7Only be strong and very courageous, that you may observe to do according to all the law which Moses My servant commanded you; do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may prosper wherever you go.
• Joshua 23:6Therefore be very courageous to keep and to do all that is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, lest you turn aside from it to the right hand or to the left,
• 2 Kings 22:2And he did what was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in all the ways of his father David; he did not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.
• Psalms 32:8I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will guide you with My eye.
• Proverbs 4:27Do not turn to the right or the left; Remove your foot from evil.

Commentaries on Isaiah 30:21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21When ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left "Turn not aside, to the right or to the left" - The Syriac Chaldee, and Vulgate, translate as if, instead of כי־וכי ki -vechi, they read לא־ולא lo -velo .Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21And thine ears shall hear a word - A command or admonition. You shall not be left without spiritual guides and directors. Behind thee - That is, says Vitringa, the voice of conscience, as an “invisible” guide, shall admonish you. The idea, however, seems to be that if they were ignorant of the way, or if they were inclined to err, they should be admonished of the true path which they ought to pursue. The idea is taken either from the practice of teachers…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 19-26Verses 19-26 God's people will soon arrive at the Zion above, and then they will weep no more for ever. Even now they would have more comfort, as well as holiness, if they were more constant in prayer. A famine of bread is not so great a judgment as a famine of the word of God. There are right-hand and left-hand errors; the tempter is busy courting us into by-paths. It is happy if, by the counsels of a faithful minister or friend, or the checks of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21The people’s own ears will hear and follow God’s instructions (see Isaiah 6:9–10; 29:18; 35:5).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. word--conscience, guided by the Holy Spirit (Joh 16:13).Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 30:21

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Isaiah
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Symbols and Similitudes
• Walking
• Wisdom
• 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