“Woe to the rebellious children saith the Lord. That take counsel but not of me. And that cover with a covering. But not of my spirit. That they may add sin to sin.”
Isaiah 30
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1"Woe to the rebellious children," declares the LORD, "to those who carry out a plan that is not Mine, who form an alliance, but against My will, heaping up sin upon sin.
“Woe to the rebellious children, says the Lord, who take counsel but not of me, and who devise plans but not of my spirit that they may add sin to sin,”
“woe to the rebellious children, says the Lord, who take counsel, but not of me, and who devise plans, but not of my spirit, that they may add sin to sin,”
“Woe to the rebellious children, saith the Lord, that take counsel, but not of me, and that cover with a covering, but not of my spirit, that they may add sin to sin.”
“Woe to the rebellious children declares the Lord who Execute a plan but not mine and they make an alliance but not in my spirit in order to add sin to sin.”
“Woe to the rebellious children that take counsel but not of me and that cover with a covering but not of my spirit that they may add sin to sin.”
2They set out to go down to Egypt without asking My advice, to seek shelter under Pharaoh's protection and take refuge in Egypt's shade.
“who walk to go down to Egypt and have not asked my advice to strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh and to trust in the shadow of Egypt.”
“who walk to go down to Egypt, and have not asked my advice, to strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh, and to trust in the shadow of Egypt.”
“that walk to go down into Egypt, and have not asked at my mouth to strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh, and to trust in the shadow of Egypt.”
“walk, go down to Egypt and have not asked my advice to strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh and to trust in the shadow of Egypt.”
“That walk to go down in Egypt and have not asked at my mouth to strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh and to trust in the shadow. Of Egypt.”
“Who set out to go down to Egypt without asking for my counsel, to take refuge in the protection of Pharaoh, and to seek shelter in the shadow of Egypt?”
3But Pharaoh's protection will become your shame, and the refuge of Egypt's shade your disgrace.
“Therefore, the strength of Pharaoh shall be your shame and trust in the shadow of Egypt shall be your humiliation.”
“Therefore, the strength of Pharaoh shall be your shame and trust in the shadow of Egypt shall be your humiliation.”
“Therefore, the strength of Pharaoh shall be your shame, and trust in the shadow of Egypt shall be your humiliation.”
“Therefore shall the protection of Pharaoh turn to your shame, and the shelter in the shadow of Egypt to your humiliation.”
“Therefore, the safety of Pharaoh will be to your disgrace. And the shelter in the shadow of Egypt. Your humiliation.”
4For though their princes are at Zoan and their envoys have arrived in Hanes,
“For his princes were at Zoan and his ambassadors came to Haines.”
“For his princes were at Zon. And his ambassadors came to”
“For his princes were at Zohan and his ambassadors came to Hamas”
“For though his officials are at Ruan, and his envoys reach Hanes,”
5everyone will be put to shame because of a people useless to them. They cannot be of help; they are good for nothing but shame and reproach."
“everyone comes to shame through a people that cannot profit them, that bring neither help nor profit, but shame and disgrace.”
“they were all ashamed of a people who could not benefit them or help or benefit, but a shame and also a reproach.”
“They were all ashamed of a people that could not profit them, nor be a help, nor profit, but a shame and also a reproach.”
6This is the burden against the beasts of the Negev: Through a land of hardship and distress, of lioness and lion, of viper and flying serpent, they carry their wealth on the backs of donkeys and their treasures on the humps of camels, to a people of no profit to them.
“The burden of the beasts of the south. Into the land of trouble and anguish from whence come the young and old lion, the viper and fiery flying serpent. They will carry their riches upon the shoulders of young asses and their…”
“The burden against the beasts of the south through a land of trouble and anguish, from which came the lioness and the lion, the viper and the fiery fleeing serpent. They will carry their riches on the backs of young donkeys and…”
7Egypt's help is futile and empty; therefore I have called her Rahab Who Sits Still.
“For the Egyptians shall help in vain and to no purpose. Therefore, have I cried concerning this, their strength is to sit still.”
“For the Egyptian shall help in vain and to no purpose. Therefore, I have called her Rahab Ham”
“For the Egyptian shall help in vain and to no purpose. Therefore have I cried concerning this. Your strength is just to sit still”
8Go now, write it on a tablet in their presence and inscribe it on a scroll; it will be for the days to come, a witness forever and ever.
“Now go write it on a tablet before them and scribe it on a scroll that it may serve in the time to come as a witness forever”
“now, go write it before them on a tablet and note it on a scroll that it may be for a time to come forever and ever,”
“Now go, write it before them in a table and note it in a book, that it may be for the time to come forever and ever,”
“Now go write it before them in a table. And note it in a book. That it may be for the time to come forever and ever.”
9These are rebellious people, deceitful children, children unwilling to obey the LORD's instruction.
“that this is a rebellious people, lying children, children that will not hear the law of the Lord,”
“that this is a rebellious people, lying children, children who will not hear the law of the Lord,”
“That this is a rebellious people, lying children, children that will not hear the law of the Lord,”
“that this is a rebellious people, lying children, children that will not hear the law of the Lord”
“that this is a rebellious people, lying children, children that will not hear the law of the Lord,”
“That this is a rebellious people. Lying children. Children that will not hear the law of the Lord.”
10They say to the seers, "Stop seeing visions!" and to the prophets, "Do not prophesy to us the truth! Speak to us pleasant words; prophesy illusions.
“who say to the seers, do not see. And to the prophets, do not prophesy to us right things. Speak to us smooth things, prophesy deceits,”
“who say to the seers, do not see, and to the prophets, do not prophesy to us right things, speak to us smooth things and prophesy deceits.”
“which say to the seers, see not. And to the prophets, prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits.”
“which say to the seers, see not, and to the prophets, prophesy not unto us right things. Speak unto us smooth things. Prophesy deceit.”
“say to the seers, see not to the prophets, prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits,”
“which say to the seers, See not! And to the prophets, prophesy unto us right things. Speak unto us smooth things. Prophesy deceits!”
11Get out of the way; turn off the road. Rid us of the Holy One of Israel!"
“get you out of the way, turn aside out of the path, cause the Holy one of Israel to cease from before us.”
“get out of the way, turn aside from the path, cause the holy one of Israel to cease from before us.”
“get you out of the way turn aside out of the path and cause the holy one of israel to cease from before us.”
“Get you out of the way turn aside out of the path. Cause the Holy One of Israel to cease from before us.”
“Get out of the way. Turn aside from the path. Let us hear no more about the Holy One of Israel.”
“Get you out of the way, turn aside out of the path, cause the Holy One of Israel to cease from before us.”
12Therefore this is what the Holy One of Israel says: "Because you have rejected this message, trusting in oppression and relying on deceit,
“Therefore, thus says the holy one of Israel, because you despise this word and trust in oppression and perversity and rely on them,”
“Wherefore, thus saith the Holy One of Israel, because ye despise this word, and trust in oppression and perverseness, and stay thereupon,”
“Wherefore, thus saith the Holy One of Israel,. Because you despise this word and trust in oppression and perverseness and stay thereon.”
“Wherefore thus saith the Holy One of Israel. Because you despise this word. And trust in oppression and perverseness. And stay thereon.”
“Wherefore thus saith the Holy One of Israel because he despised this word and trust in oppression and perverseness and stay thereon.”
“Wherefore, thus saith the Holy One of Israel, because you despise this word and trust in oppression and perverseness and stay thereon.”
13this iniquity of yours is like a breach about to fail, a bulge in a high wall, whose collapse will come suddenly— in an instant!
“Therefore this iniquity shall be to you as a breach ready to fall swelling out in a high wall whose breaking cometh suddenly at an instant.”
“therefore, this iniquity shall be to you like a breach ready to fall, a bulge in a high wall whose breaking comes suddenly in an instant,”
“Therefore, this iniquity shall be to you as a breach ready to fall, swelling out in a high wall, whose breaking comes suddenly at an instant.”
“Therefore this iniquity shall be to you as a breach ready to fall swelling out in a high wall whose breaking cometh suddenly at an instant”
“Therefore this iniquity will be to you like a breach about to fall a bulge in a high wall. What whose collapse comes suddenly in an instant”
“therefore this iniquity shall be to you as a breach, ready to fall, swelling out in a high wall, whose breaking cometh suddenly at an instant.”
14It will break in pieces like a potter's jar, shattered so that no fragment can be found. Not a shard will be found in the dust large enough to scoop the coals from a hearth or to skim the water from a cistern."
“and he shall break it as the breaking of the potter's vessel that is broken in pieces. He shall not spare, so that there shall not be found in the bursting of it a sherd to take fire from the hearth or to take water withal out of…”
“And he shall break it as the breaking of the potter's vessel that is broken in pieces. He shall not spare. There shall not be found in the bursting of it a shard to take fire from the hearth or to take water out of the pit.”
“and he shall break it like the breaking of a potter's vessel which is broken in pieces. He shall not spare, so that shall not be found amongst its fragments a shard to take fire from the hearth or to take water from the cistern.”
15For the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel, has said: "By repentance and rest you would be saved; your strength would lie in quiet confidence— but you were not willing."
“For thus saith the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel, in returning and rest you shall be saved, in quietness and confidence shall be your strength. But you would not.”
“Thus, the Lord God, the holy one of Israel has said in repentance and rest, you will be saved in quietness and trust is your strength. But you were not willing.”
“For thus saith the Lord God the Holy One of Israel in returning and rest shall ye be saved in quietness in confidence shall be your strength and ye would not.”
“thus says the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel. In returning and rest, you shall be saved and quietness and confidence shall be your strength. But you would not.”
“For thus saith the Lord God, the holy one of Israel in returning and rest, shall you be saved in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength and you would not.”
“for thus saith the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel. What's this? In returning and rest shall ye be saved, in quietness and confidence shall be your strength, but you would not.”
16"No," you say, "we will flee on horses." Therefore you will flee! "We will ride swift horses," but your pursuers will be faster.
“And you said, no, for we will flee on horses. Therefore, you shall flee and we will ride on swift horses. Therefore, those who pursue you shall be swift.”
“And you said no. For we will flee on horses. He says therefore you shall flee. And we will ride on swift horses. He says therefore those who pursue you shall be swift.”
“But he said no, for we will flee upon horses. Therefore shall he flee and we will ride upon the swift. Therefore shall they that pursue you be swift.”
17A thousand will flee at the threat of one; at the threat of five you will all flee, until you are left alone like a pole on a mountaintop, like a banner on a hill.
“One thousand shall flee at the rebuke of one. At the rebuke of five shall ye flee till ye be left as a beacon upon the top of a mountain and as an ensign on a hill.”
“One thousand shall flee at the threat of one. And at the threat of five you shall flee. Till you are left as a pole on top of a mountain as a banner on a hill.”
“thousand shall flee at the threat of one and the threat of five you shall flee. Till you are left as a pole on top of a mountain and as a banner on a hill.”
“One thousand shall flee at the threat of one. And at the threat of five, you shall flee to your left as a pole on top of a mountain and as a banner on a hill.”
“One thousand will flee at the threat of one man. You will flee at the threat of five until you are left as a flag on a mountaintop and as a signal on a hill.”
18Therefore the LORD longs to be gracious to you; therefore He rises to show you compassion, for the LORD is a just God. Blessed are all who wait for Him.
“Therefore, the Lord will wait that he may be gracious to you. And therefore, he will be exalted that he may have mercy on you. For the Lord is a God of justice. Blessed are all those who wait for him.”
“and therefore Will the Lord wait that he may be gracious unto you and therefore will he be exalted. That he may have mercy upon you for the Lord is a God of judgment. Blessed are all they that wait for him.”
“And therefore will the Lord wait that he may be gracious unto you. And therefore will he be exalted. That he may have mercy upon you. For the Lord is a God of judgment. And blessed are all they that wait for him.”
“And therefore will the Lord wait that He may be gracious unto you. And therefore will He be exalted that He may have mercy upon you. For the Lord is a God of judgment. Blessed are all they that wait for Him.”
“and therefore will the Lord wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you. For the Lord is a God of judgment, blessed are all they that wait for him.”
“Therefore will the Lord wait that he may be gracious unto you. And therefore will he be exalted that he may have mercy upon you. For the Lord is a God of judgment. Blessed are all they that wait for him.”
19O people in Zion who dwell in Jerusalem, you will weep no more. He will surely be gracious when you cry for help; when He hears, He will answer you.
“For the people shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem. Thou shall weep no more. He will be very gracious unto thee at the voice of thy cry when he shall hear it and he will answer thee.”
“For 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.”
“The people shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem. Thou shalt weep no more. He will be very gracious unto thee. At the voice of thy cry. When he shall hear it. He will answer thee.”
“For the people shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem, thou shalt weep no more. He will be very gracious unto thee at the voice of thy cry. When ye shall hear it, he will answer thee.”
“For the people shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem. Thou shall weep no more. He will be very gracious unto thee at the voice of thy cry when he shall hear it. He will answer”
“people in Zion inhabitant in Jerusalem, you will weep no longer. He will surely be gracious to you at the sound of your cry. When he hears it, he will answer you.”
20The Lord will give you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, but your Teacher will no longer hide Himself—with your own eyes you will see Him.
“Although the Lord has given you bread of privation and water of oppression. He your teacher will no longer hide himself, but your eyes will behold your teacher.”
“And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, yet shall not thy teachers be removed into a corner any more. But thine eyes shall see thy teachers,”
“Though the Lord give you the bread of adversity and the waters of affliction, yet shall not thy teachers be removed into a corner any more, but thine eyes shall see thy teachers,”
“And though the Lord gives you the bread of adversity in the water of affliction, your teachers will not be moved into a corner anymore. But your eyes shall see your teachers.”
“And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction yet shall not thy teachers be removed into a corner anymore. But thine eyes shall see thy teachers.”
“And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, yet shall not that teachers be removed into a corner any more. But thine eyes shall see that teachers,”
21And whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear this command behind you: "This is the way. Walk in it."
“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.”
“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,”
“and thine ears shall hear a word behind thee saying, And this is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.”
“Your ears shall hear a word behind you saying, this is the way, walk in it. And wherever you turn to the right hand or whenever you turn to the left.”
“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.”
“Your ears will hear a word behind you. This is the way. Walk in it when you turn to the right or to the left.”
22So you will desecrate your silver-plated idols and your gold-plated images. You will throw them away like menstrual cloths, saying to them, "Be gone!"
“and you will defile your graven images. Overlaid with silver and your molten images plated with gold you will scatter them as an impure thing and say to them be gone.”
“You will also defile the covering of your graven images of silver and the ornaments of your molded images of gold. You will throw them away as an unclean thing. You will say to them, get away.”
“shall defile also the covering of thy graven images of silver, and the ornament of thy molten images of gold. Thou shalt cast them away as a monstrous cloth. Thou shalt say unto it, Get thee hence.”
23Then He will send rain for the seed that you have sown in the ground, and the food that comes from your land will be rich and plentiful. On that day your cattle will graze in open pastures.
“then he will give you rain for the seed which you sow in the ground that's the message you preaching. And Bread from the yield of the ground and it will be rich and plenteous on that day. Your livestock will graze in a roomy”
“Then shall he give the rain of thy seed and thou shalt sow the ground with all and bread of the increase of the earth and it shall be fat and plenteous. In that day shall thy cattle feed in large pastures.”
24The oxen and donkeys that work the ground will eat salted fodder, winnowed with shovel and pitchfork.
“Likewise, the oxen and the young donkeys that work the ground will eat cured fodder, which has been winnowed with the shovel and fan.”
“The oxen likewise and the young asses that eat the ground shall eat clean provender, which has been winnowed with the shovel and with the fan.”
“The oxen likewise and the young asses that err the ground shall eat clean provender. That is seeds which hath been winnowed with the shovel and with the fan”
25And from every high mountain and every raised hill, streams of water will flow in the day of great slaughter, when the towers fall.
“And there shall be upon every high mountain and upon every high hill rivers and streams of waters in the day of the great slaughter when the towers fall”
“There will be on every high mountain and on every high hill, rivers and streams of waters in the day of the great slaughter, when the towers fall.”
“And there shall be upon every high mountain and upon every high hill. Rivers and streams of water. In the day of the great slaughter, when the towers fall.”
“and 26. There shall be upon every high mountain and upon every high hill rivers and streams of waters in the day of the great slaughter when the towers fall.”
“on every lofty mountain on every high hill. There will be streams running with water on the day of the great slaughter when the towers fall.”
26The light of the moon will be as bright as the sun, and the light of the sun will be seven times brighter—like the light of seven days—on the day that the LORD binds up the brokenness of His people and heals the wounds He has inflicted.
“Moreover the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun. And the light of the sun shall be sevenfold as the light of seven days. In the day that the lord bindeth up the breach of his people and healeth the stroke of their…”
“Moreover, the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun. And the light of the sun shall be sevenfold as the light of seven days in the day that the Lord bindeth up the breach of his people and healeth the stroke of their…”
“The light of the moon will be as the light of the sun. And the light of the sun will be sevenfold as the light of seven days. When? When in the day that the Lord binds up the bruise of His people and heals the stroke of their…”
“Moreover, the light of the moon will be as the light of the sun and the light of the sun will be sevenfold as in the light of seven days in the day that the Lord binds up the bruise of his people and heals the stroke of his wound.”
“Moreover, the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun and the light of the sun shall be sevenfold. As the light of seven days. In the day that the Lord binds up the breach of his people and heals the stroke of their…”
“moreover the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun. The light of the sun shall be sevenfold as the light of seven days. In the day that the lord binds up the breach of his people and heals the stroke of their wounds.”
27Behold, the Name of the LORD comes from afar, with burning anger and dense smoke. His lips are full of fury, and His tongue is like a consuming fire.
“behold the name of the lord comes from far burning with his anger and the burden thereof is heavy. His lips are full of indignation and his tongue as a devouring fire.”
“Behold, the name of the Lord comes from afar, burning with his anger and his burden is heavy. His lips are full of indignation and his tongue like a devouring fire.”
“Behold, the name of the Lord comes from a remote place. Burning is His anger and dense is His smoke. His lips are filled with indignation and His tongue is like a consuming fire.”
“Behold, the name of the Lord comes from far burning with his anger and the burden thereof is heavy. His lips are full of indignation. His tongue is as a devouring fire”
28His breath is like a rushing torrent that rises to the neck. He comes to sift the nations in a sieve of destruction; He bridles the jaws of the peoples to lead them astray.
“And his breath as an overflowing stream shall reach to the midst of the neck to sift the nations with the sieve of vanity. And there shall be a bridle in the jaws of the people causing them to”
“His breath is like an overflowing stream, which reaches up to the neck to sift the nations with the sieve of futility. And there shall be a bridle in the jaws of the people, causing them to err.”
“and his breath as an overflowing stream shall reach to the midst of the neck to shift the nations with the sea of a vanity. There shall be a bridle in the jaws of the people, causing them to err.”
29You will sing as on the night of a holy festival, and your heart will rejoice like one who walks to the music of a flute, going up to the mountain of the LORD, to the Rock of Israel.
“you shall have a song as in the night when a holy solemnity is kept and gladness of heart as when one goes with a flute to come to the mountain of the lord to the mighty one of israel”
“shall have a song as in the night when a holy solemnity is kept and gladness of heart as when as when one goes with a pipe to come into the mountain of the Lord to the mighty one of Israel.”
“You shall have a song as in the night when a holy festival is kept and gladness of heart as when one goes with the flute to come to the mountain of the Lord, to the mighty one of Israel.”
“you will have songs in the night when you keep the festival and gladness of heart as when one marches to the sound of the flute to go to the mount of the Lord, to the rock of Israel.”
30And the LORD will cause His majestic voice to be heard and His mighty arm to be revealed, striking in angry wrath with a flame of consuming fire, and with cloudburst, storm, and hailstones.
“The Lord will cause his glorious voice to be heard and show the descent of his arm with the indignation of his anger and with the flame of a devouring fire, with scattering tempest and hailstones.”
“And the Lord shall cause his glorious voice to be heard and shall show the lightning down of his arm and the indignation of his anger. And with flame of a devouring fire with scattering and tempest and hailstones.”
“And the Lord will cause his glorious voice to be heard. Verse 30. And shall show the lightning down of his arm and the indignation of his anger. And with the flame of a devouring fire with scattering and tempest and hailstones.”
31For Assyria will be shattered at the voice of the LORD; He will strike them with His scepter.
“For through the voice of the Lord shall the Assyrian be beaten down which smoked with a rod.”
“For through the voice of the Lord shall the Assyrian be beaten down with smoke with a rod.”
32And with every stroke of the rod of punishment that the LORD brings down on them, the tambourines and lyres will sound as He battles with weapons brandished.
“And in every place where the grounded staff shall pass, which the Lord shall lay upon him, it shall be with tabrets and harps. And in battles of shaking will he fight with it.”
“and in every place where the staff of punishment passes, which the Lord lays on him, it will be with tambourines and harps. And in battles of brandishing, he will fight with it.”
“And in every place where the grounded staff shall pass which the lord shall lay upon him it shall be with tablets and harps. And in the battles of shaking will he fight with it.”
33For Topheth has long been prepared; it has been made ready for the king. Its funeral pyre is deep and wide, with plenty of fire and wood. The breath of the LORD, like a torrent of burning sulfur, sets it ablaze.
“Tophet is ordained of old. Yea for the king it is prepared. He hath made it deep and large. The pile thereof is fire and much wood. And the breath of the Lord like a stream of brimstone doth kindle it.”
“For Tophet is ordained of old, yea, for the king it is prepared, he hath made it deep and large. The pile thereof is fire and much wood. The breath of the Lord, like a stream of brimstone, doth kindle it.”
“For Tophet was established of old. Yes, for the king is prepared. He has made it deep and large. Its pyre is fire with much wood. The breath of the Lord, like a stream of brimstone, kindles it.”
“For Tophet is ordained of old, yea, for the king it is prepared. He hath made it deep and large, the pile thereof is fire and much wood, the breath of the Lord, like a stream of brimstone, doth kindle it.”