Revised Version 1895

Isaiah 30

1Woeה֣וֹיHoH1945to therebelliousסֽוֹרְרִים֙so.RimH5637childrenבָּנִ֤יםba.NimH1121, saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, that takecounselעֵצָה֙'e.TzahH6098, butnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808ofmeעַל־'al-H5921; and that cover with acoveringמַסֵּכָ֖הma.se.KhahH4541, butnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808of myspiritרוּחִ֑יru.ChiH7307, that they mayaddסְפ֥וֹתse.FotH5595sinחַטָּ֖אתcha.TatH2403tosinחַטָּֽאת׃cha.TatH2403:

2thatwalkH1980togoהַהֹלְכִים֙ha.ho.le.KhimH1980downלָרֶ֣דֶתla.Re.detH3381intoH1980Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, and havenotלֹ֣אlo'H3808askedשָׁאָ֑לוּsha.'A.luH7592at mymouthוּפִ֖יu.FiH6310; to strengthen themselves in thestrengthבְּמָע֣וֹזbe.ma.'ozH4581ofPharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547, and to trust in theshadowבְּצֵ֥לbe.TzelH6738ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714!

3Therefore shall thestrengthמָע֥וֹזma.'ozH4581ofPharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547be yourshameלְבֹ֑שֶׁתle.Vo.shetH1322, and the trust in theshadowבְּצֵל־be.tzel-H6738ofEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714your confusion.

4For hisprincesשָׂרָ֑יוsa.RavH8269are atZoanבְצֹ֖עַןve.Tzo.'anH6814, and hisambassadorsוּמַלְאָכָ֖יוu.mal.'a.KhavH4397arecomeהָי֥וּha.YuH1961toHanesחָנֵ֥סcha.NesH2609.

5They shallallכֹּ֣לkolH3605be ashamed of apeopleעַ֖ם'amH5971thatcannotלֹא־lo'-H3808profitיוֹעִ֣ילוּyo.'I.luH3276them, that arenotלֹ֤אlo'H3808anhelpלְעֵ֙זֶר֙le.'E.zerH5828norוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808profitלְהוֹעִ֔ילle.ho.'IlH3276, but ashameלְבֹ֖שֶׁתle.Vo.shetH1322, and also areproachלְחֶרְפָּֽה׃ סle.cher.PahH2781.

6Theburdenמַשָּׂ֖אma.Sa'H4853of thebeastsבַּהֲמ֣וֹתba.ha.MotH929of theSouthנֶ֑גֶבNe.gevH5045.Throughעַל־'al-H5921thelandבְּאֶרֶץ֩be.'e.RetzH776oftroubleצָרָ֨הtza.RahH6869andanguishH6869, from whence come thelionessלָבִ֧יאla.Vi'H3833and thelionוָלַ֣יִשׁva.La.yishH3918, theviperאֶפְעֶה֙'ef.'EhH660and fiery flying serpent, theycarryיִשְׂאוּ֩yis.'UH5375theirrichesחֵֽילֵהֶ֗םchei.le.HemH2428uponוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921theshouldersכֶּ֨תֶףKe.tefH3802ofyoungעֲיָרִ֜ים'a.ya.RimH5895asses, and theirtreasuresאֽוֹצְרֹתָ֔ם'otz.ro.TamH214uponעַל־'al-H5921the bunches ofcamelsגְּמַלִּים֙ge.ma.LimH1581, to apeopleעַ֖ם'amH5971that shallnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808profitיוֹעִֽילוּ׃yo.'I.luH3276them.

7ForEgyptוּמִצְרַ֕יִםu.mitz.Ra.yimH4714helpeth invainהֶ֥בֶלHe.velH1892, and to no purpose: therefore have Icalledקָרָ֣אתִיka.Ra.tiH7121herH7121Rahabרַ֥הַבRa.havH7293that sitteth still.

8Nowעַתָּ֗ה'a.TahH6258goבּ֣וֹאBo'H935,writeכָתְבָ֥הּkha.te.VahH3789itbeforeעַד־'ad-H5704them on atabletל֛וּחַLu.achH3871, andinscribeחֻקָּ֑הּchu.KahH2710it in abookסֵ֣פֶרSe.ferH5612, that it may be for the time tocomeH935foreverH5769andeverH5769.

9For it is arebelliousמְרִי֙me.RiH4805peopleעַ֤ם'amH5971, lyingchildrenבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121,childrenבָּנִ֕יםba.NimH1121that willnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808hearשְׁמ֖וֹעַshe.Mo.a'H8085thelawתּוֹרַ֥תto.RatH8451of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068:

10whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834sayאָמְר֤וּ'a.me.RuH559to theseersוְלַ֣חֹזִ֔יםve.La.cho.ZimH2374,Seeתִרְא֔וּtir.'UH7200notלֹ֣אlo'H3808; and to theprophetsH2374,Prophesyתֶחֱזוּ־te.che.zu-H2372notלֹ֥אlo'H3808untousH7200right things,speakדַּבְּרוּ־da.be.ru-H1696untousH7200smooth things,prophesyחֲז֖וּcha.ZuH2372deceits:

11getH5493youH6440outמִנֵּי־mi.nei-H4480of thewayדֶ֔רֶךְDe.rekhH1870,turnס֚וּרוּSu.ruH5493asideH5493outמִנֵּי־mi.nei-H4480of thepathאֹ֑רַח'O.rachH734, cause theHolyקְד֥וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918One ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478toceaseהַשְׁבִּ֥יתוּhash.Bi.tuH7673frombeforeH6440usH6440.

12Whereforethusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saith theHolyקְד֣וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918One ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,BecauseH5921yedespiseמָֽאָסְכֶ֖םma.'a.se.KhemH3988thiswordבַּדָּבָ֣רba.da.VarH1697, andtrustוַֽתִּבְטְחוּ֙va.tiv.te.ChuH982inoppressionבְּעֹ֣שֶׁקbe.'O.shekH6233and perverseness, and staythereonH5921;

13therefore thisiniquityהֶעָוֹ֣ןhe.'a.VonH5771shall be toyouH834as abreachכְּפֶ֣רֶץke.Fe.retzH6556ready tofallנֹפֵ֔לno.FelH5307, swellingoutיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935in ahighנִשְׂגָּבָ֑הnis.ga.VahH7682wallבְּחוֹמָ֣הbe.cho.MahH2346,whoseH834breaking comethsuddenlyפִּתְאֹ֥םpit.'OmH6597at aninstantלְפֶ֖תַעle.Fe.ta'H6621.

14And he shallbreakוּ֠שְׁבָרָהּU.she.va.rahH7665it as apotter’sיוֹצְרִ֛יםyotz.RimH3335vesselH2789isbrokenH7665,breakingH7665it inpiecesH7665withoutH3808sparingיַחְמֹ֑לyach.MolH2550;soH3808that there shallnotH3808befoundH4672among thepiecesH7665thereof asherdH2789totakeH2846fireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784from thehearthמִיָּק֔וּדmi.ya.KudH3344, or totakeH2846waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325withaloutH4672of thecisternמִגֶּֽבֶא׃ פmi.Ge.ve'H1360.

15Forthusכֹֽה־khoh-H3541saidאָמַר֩'a.MarH559theLordאֲדֹנָ֨י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136, theHolyקְד֣וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918One ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, In returning andrestH8252shall ye besavedתִּוָּ֣שֵׁע֔וּןti.Va.she.'UnH3467; inquietnessH8252and in confidence shall be yourstrengthגְּבֽוּרַתְכֶ֑םge.vu.rat.KhemH1369: and ye wouldnotוְלֹ֖אve.Lo'H3808.

16but yesaidוַתֹּ֨אמְר֥וּva.To.me.RuH559,Noלֹא־lo'-H3808, forweH3588willfleeנָנ֖וּסna.NusH5127uponH5921horsesס֥וּסsusH5483; therefore shall yefleeתְּנוּס֑וּןte.nu.SunH5127: and,WeH3588willrideנִרְכָּ֔בnir.KavH7392uponH5921theswiftקַ֣לkalH7031; therefore shall they thatpursueרֹדְפֵיכֶֽם׃ro.de.fei.KhemH7291youH3588beswiftH7031.

17Onethousandאֶ֣לֶף'E.lefH505shallfleeתָּנֻ֑סוּta.Nu.suH5127at therebukeגַּעֲרַ֣תga.'a.RatH1606of one; at therebukeגַּעֲרַ֥תga.'a.RatH1606offiveחֲמִשָּׁ֖הcha.mi.ShahH2568shall yefleeH5127:tillעַ֣ד'adH5704ye beleftנוֹתַרְתֶּ֗םno.tar.TemH3498as a beaconuponH5921thetopרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of amountainהָהָ֔רha.HarH2022, and as an ensign on anhillH2022.

18And therefore will theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068waitיְחַכֶּ֤הye.cha.KehH2442, that he may be gracious untoyouH3588, and therefore will he beexaltedיָר֖וּםya.RumH7311, that he may havemercyלְרַֽחֶמְכֶ֑םle.ra.chem.KhemH7355uponH4941youH3588: for theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068is aGodאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430ofjudgmentH4941;blessedאַשְׁרֵ֖י'ash.ReiH835areallכָּל־kol-H3605they thatwaitח֥וֹכֵיCho.kheiH2442for him.

19For thepeopleעַ֛ם'amH5971shalldwellיֵשֵׁ֖בye.ShevH3427inZionבְּצִיּ֥וֹןbe.tzi.YonH6726atJerusalemבִּירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389: thou shaltweepH1058noH3808moreH3808; he willsurelyכִּי־ki-H3588be gracious unto thee at thevoiceלְק֣וֹלle.KolH6963of thycryH2201; when he shallhearכְּשָׁמְעָת֖וֹke.sha.me.'a.ToH8085, he willanswerעָנָֽךְ׃'a.NakhH6030thee.

20And though theLordאֲדֹנָ֛י'a.do.NaiH136giveוְנָתַ֨ןve.na.TanH5414youH5414thebreadלֶ֥חֶםLe.chemH3899of adversity and thewaterוּמַ֣יִםu.Ma.yimH4325of affliction, yet shallnotוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808thy teachers be hiddenanyH5750moreH5750, but thineeyesעֵינֶ֖יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869shallseeרֹא֥וֹתro.'otH7200thy teachers:

21and thineearsוְאָזְנֶ֙יךָ֙ve.'a.ze.Nei.khaH241shallhearתִּשְׁמַ֣עְנָהtish.Ma'.nahH8085awordדָבָ֔רda.VarH1697behindמֵֽאַחֲרֶ֖יךָme.'a.cha.Rei.khaH310thee,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, This is thewayהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ha.De.rekhH1870,walkH1870ye in it; when ye turn to the right hand and when e turn to theleftתַשְׂמְאִֽילוּ׃tas.me.'I.luH8041.

22And ye shalldefileH2930theoverlayingH6826of thygravenH6456imagesH6456ofsilverכַסְפֶּ֔ךָkhas.Pe.khaH3701, and theplatingH6826of thy moltenimagesH6456ofgoldזְהָבֶ֑ךָze.ha.Ve.khaH2091: thou shalt cast themawayH3318as anuncleanוְטִמֵּאתֶ֗םve.ti.me.TemH2930thingדָוָ֔הda.VahH1739; thou shaltsayתֹּ֥אמַרTo.marH559unto it,GetH3318thee hence.

23And he shallgiveוְנָתַן֩ve.na.TanH5414therainמְטַ֨רme.TarH4306of thyseedזַרְעֲךָ֜zar.'a.KhaH2233, that thou shaltsowתִּזְרַ֣עtiz.Ra'H2232thegroundהָאֲדָמָ֗הha.'a.da.MahH127withal; andbreadוְלֶ֙חֶם֙ve.Le.chemH3899of theincreaseתְּבוּאַ֣תte.vu.'AtH8393of thegroundהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127, and it shall be fat and plenteous: in thatdayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117shall thycattleמִקְנֶ֛יךָmik.Nei.chaH4735feedיִרְעֶ֥הyir.'EhH7462inlargeנִרְחָֽב׃nir.ChavH7337pasturesכַּ֥רkarH3733.

24theoxenוְהָאֲלָפִ֣יםve.ha.'a.la.FimH504likewise and theyoungוְהָעֲיָרִ֗יםve.ha.'a.ya.RimH5895asses thattillעֹֽבְדֵי֙'oe.DeiH5647thegroundהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127shalleatיֹאכֵ֑לוּyo.Khe.luH398savoury provender,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834hath beenwinnowedזֹרֶ֥הzo.RehH2219with theshovelבָרַ֖חַתva.Ra.chatH7371and with the fan.

25And there shall beuponעַל־'al-H5921everyכָּל־kol-H3605loftyH1364mountainהַ֣רharH2022, anduponוְעַל֙ve.'AlH5921everyכָּל־kol-H3605highגָּבֹ֗הַga.Vo.haH1364hillH2022, rivers andstreamsפְּלָגִ֖יםpe.la.GimH6388ofwatersמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325, in thedayבְּיוֹם֙be.yOmH3117of thegreatרָ֔בRavH7227slaughterהֶ֣רֶגHe.regH2027, when thetowersמִגְדָּלִֽים׃mig.da.LimH4026fallבִּנְפֹ֖לbin.FolH5307.

26MoreoverH1961thelightאֽוֹר־'or-H216of themoonהַלְּבָנָה֙ha.le.va.NahH3842shall be as thelightכְּא֣וֹרke.'orH216of thesunהַֽחַמָּ֔הha.cha.MahH2535, and thelightוְא֤וֹרve.'orH216of thesunהַֽחַמָּה֙ha.cha.MahH2535shall besevenfoldשִׁבְעָתַ֔יִםshiv.'a.Ta.yimH7659, as thelightכְּא֖וֹרke.'orH216ofsevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysהַיָּמִ֑יםhai.ya.MimH3117, in thedayבְּי֗וֹםbe.YomH3117that theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068bindethupאֶת־'et-H853the hurt of hispeopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971, and healeth the stroke of theirwoundמַכָּת֖וֹma.ka.ToH4347.

27Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009, thenameשֵׁם־shem-H8034of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068cometh fromfarמִמֶּרְחָ֔קmi.mer.ChakH4801,burningH784with hisangerאַפּ֔וֹ'a.PoH639, and in thick risingsmokeמַשָּׂאָ֑הma.sa.'AhH4858: hislipsשְׂפָתָיו֙se.fa.TavH8193arefullמָ֣לְאוּMal.'uH4390ofindignationזַ֔עַםZa.'amH2195, and histongueוּלְשׁוֹנ֖וֹu.le.sho.NoH3956is as adevouringאֹכָֽלֶת׃'o.Kha.letH398fireכְּאֵ֥שׁke.'EshH784:

28and hisbreathוְרוּח֞וֹve.ru.ChoH7307is as anoverflowingשׁוֹטֵף֙sho.TefH7857streamכְּנַ֤חַלke.Na.chalH5158, that reachethevenעַד־'ad-H5704unto theneckצַוָּ֣ארtza.VarH6677, to sift thenationsגוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471with the sieve ofvanityשָׁ֑וְאShav'H7723: and abridleוְרֶ֣סֶןve.Re.senH7448that causeth toerrמַתְעֶ֔הmat.'EhH8582shall be in thejawsלְחָיֵ֥יle.cha.YeiH3895of thepeoplesעַמִּֽים׃'a.MimH5971.

29Ye shall have asongהַשִּׁיר֙ha.ShirH7892as in thenightכְּלֵ֖ילke.LeilH3915when aholyהִתְקַדֶּשׁ־hit.ka.desh-H6942feastחָ֑גChagH2282is kept; andgladnessוְשִׂמְחַ֣תve.sim.ChatH8057ofheartלֵבָ֗בle.VavH3824, as when one goeth with a pipe tocomeלָב֥וֹאla.Vo'H935intoאֶל־'el-H413themountainבְהַר־ve.har-H2022of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, to theRockצ֥וּרtzurH6697ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

30And theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068shall cause hisgloriousה֣וֹדHodH1935voiceקוֹל֗וֹko.LoH6963to beheardוְהִשְׁמִ֨יעַve.hish.Mi.a'H8085, and shall shew the lightingdownH639of hisarmזְרוֹעוֹ֙ze.ro.'OH2220, with theindignationבְּזַ֣עַףbe.Za.'afH2197of hisangerאַ֔ף'AfH639, and theflameוְלַ֖הַבve.La.havH3851of adevouringאוֹכֵלָ֑ה'o.khe.LahH398fireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784, with a blast, and tempest, andhailstonesבָּרָֽד׃ba.RadH1259.

31Forthroughכִּֽי־ki-H3588thevoiceמִקּ֥וֹלmi.KolH6963of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068shall the Assyrian be broken in pieces,whichH7626smoteיַכֶּֽה׃ya.KehH5221with arodבַּשֵּׁ֖בֶטba.She.vetH7626.

32Andeveryכֹּ֤לkolH3605stroke of the appointedstaffמַטֵּ֣הma.TehH4294,whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068shalllayיָנִ֤יחַya.Ni.achH5117uponעָלָ֔יו'a.LavH5921him, shall be with tabrets andharpsוּבְכִנֹּר֑וֹתu.ve.khi.no.RotH3658: and inbattlesוּבְמִלְחֲמ֥וֹתu.ve.mil.cha.MotH4421of shaking will hefightנִלְחַם־nil.cham-H3898with them.

33For aTophethתָּפְתֶּ֔הta.fe.TehH8613ispreparedH3559of old;yeaכִּֽי־ki-H3588, for thekingלַמֶּ֥לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428it ismadeH3559readyH3559; he hathmadeH3559itdeepהֶעְמִ֣יקhe'.MikH6009andlargeהִרְחִ֑בhir.ChivH7337: thepileמְדֻרָתָ֗הּme.du.ra.TahH4071thereof isfireאֵ֤שׁ'eshH784andmuchהַרְבֵּ֔הhar.BehH7235woodוְעֵצִים֙ve.'e.TzimH6086; thebreathנִשְׁמַ֤תnish.MatH5397of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, like astreamכְּנַ֣חַלke.Na.chalH5158ofbrimstoneגָּפְרִ֔יתga.fe.RitH1614, dothkindleבֹּעֲרָ֖הbo.'a.RahH1197it.

Commentaries on Isaiah 30

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