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Isaiah 30:8-22
English Standard Version
Isaiah 30:8-22
English Standard Version
A Rebellious People
8 And now, go, (A)write it before them on a tablet
and inscribe it in a book,
that it may be for the time to come
as a witness forever.[a]
9 (B)For they are a rebellious people,
lying children,
children unwilling to hear
the instruction of the Lord;
10 (C)who say to (D)the seers, “Do not see,”
and to the prophets, “Do not prophesy to us what is right;
speak to us (E)smooth things,
prophesy illusions,
11 leave the way, turn aside from the path,
let us hear no more about the Holy One of Israel.”
12 Therefore thus says the Holy One of Israel,
“Because you despise this word
and trust in (F)oppression and perverseness
and rely on them,
13 therefore this iniquity shall be to you
(G)like a breach in a high wall, bulging out and about to collapse,
whose breaking comes suddenly, in an instant;
14 and its breaking is (H)like that of a potter's vessel
that is smashed so ruthlessly
that among its fragments not a shard is found
with which to take fire from the hearth,
or to dip up water out of the cistern.”
15 For thus said the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel,
“In (I)returning[b] and (J)rest you shall be saved;
in quietness and in trust shall be your strength.”
But you were unwilling, 16 and you said,
“No! We will flee upon (K)horses”;
therefore you shall flee away;
and, “We will ride upon swift steeds”;
therefore your pursuers shall be swift.
17 (L)A thousand shall flee at the threat of one;
at the threat of five you shall flee,
till you are left
like a flagstaff on the top of a mountain,
like a signal on a hill.
The Lord Will Be Gracious
18 Therefore the Lord (M)waits to be gracious to you,
and therefore he (N)exalts himself to show mercy to you.
For the Lord is a God of justice;
(O)blessed are all those who wait for him.
19 For a people shall dwell (P)in Zion, in Jerusalem; you shall weep no more. He will surely be gracious to you at the sound of your cry. As soon as he hears it, he answers you. 20 And though the Lord give you the (Q)bread of adversity and the (R)water of affliction, (S)yet your Teacher will not hide himself anymore, but your eyes shall see your Teacher. 21 (T)And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, “This is (U)the way, walk in it,” when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left. 22 Then you will defile your carved idols overlaid with silver and your gold-plated metal images. (V)You will scatter them as unclean things. You will say to them, “Be gone!”
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- Isaiah 30:8 Some Hebrew manuscripts, Syriac, Targum, Vulgate, and Greek versions; Masoretic Text forever and ever
- Isaiah 30:15 Or repentance
Isaiah 30:8-22
New International Version
Isaiah 30:8-22
New International Version
8 Go now, write it on a tablet(A) for them,
inscribe it on a scroll,(B)
that for the days to come
it may be an everlasting witness.(C)
9 For these are rebellious(D) people, deceitful(E) children,
children unwilling to listen to the Lord’s instruction.(F)
10 They say to the seers,(G)
“See no more visions(H)!”
and to the prophets,
“Give us no more visions of what is right!
Tell us pleasant things,(I)
prophesy illusions.(J)
11 Leave this way,(K)
get off this path,
and stop confronting(L) us
with the Holy One(M) of Israel!”
12 Therefore this is what the Holy One(N) of Israel says:
“Because you have rejected this message,(O)
relied on oppression(P)
and depended on deceit,
13 this sin will become for you
like a high wall,(Q) cracked and bulging,
that collapses(R) suddenly,(S) in an instant.
14 It will break in pieces like pottery,(T)
shattered so mercilessly
that among its pieces not a fragment will be found
for taking coals from a hearth
or scooping water out of a cistern.”
15 This is what the Sovereign(U) Lord, the Holy One(V) of Israel, says:
“In repentance and rest(W) is your salvation,
in quietness and trust(X) is your strength,
but you would have none of it.(Y)
16 You said, ‘No, we will flee(Z) on horses.’(AA)
Therefore you will flee!
You said, ‘We will ride off on swift horses.’
Therefore your pursuers will be swift!
17 A thousand will flee
at the threat of one;
at the threat of five(AB)
you will all flee(AC) away,
till you are left(AD)
like a flagstaff on a mountaintop,
like a banner(AE) on a hill.”
18 Yet the Lord longs(AF) to be gracious to you;
therefore he will rise up to show you compassion.(AG)
For the Lord is a God of justice.(AH)
Blessed are all who wait for him!(AI)
19 People of Zion, who live in Jerusalem, you will weep no more.(AJ) How gracious he will be when you cry for help!(AK) As soon as he hears, he will answer(AL) you. 20 Although the Lord gives you the bread(AM) of adversity and the water of affliction, your teachers(AN) will be hidden(AO) no more; with your own eyes you will see them. 21 Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice(AP) behind you, saying, “This is the way;(AQ) walk in it.” 22 Then you will desecrate your idols(AR) overlaid with silver and your images covered with gold;(AS) you will throw them away like a menstrual(AT) cloth and say to them, “Away with you!(AU)”
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