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Isaiah 30 (WEBP)

[1] “Woe to the rebellious children”, says Yahweh, “who take counsel, but not from me; and who make an alliance, but not with my Spirit, that they may add sin to sin;
[2] who set out to go down into Egypt without asking for my advice, to strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh, and to take refuge in the shadow of Egypt!
[3] Therefore the strength of Pharaoh will be your shame, and the refuge in the shadow of Egypt your confusion.
[4] For their princes are at Zoan, and their ambassadors have come to Hanes.
[5] They shall all be ashamed because of a people that can’t profit them, that are not a help nor profit, but a shame, and also a reproach.”
[6] The burden of the animals of the South. Through the land of trouble and anguish, of the lioness and the lion, the viper and fiery flying serpent, they carry their riches on the shoulders of young donkeys, and their treasures on the humps of camels, to an unprofitable people.
[7] For Egypt helps in vain, and to no purpose; therefore I have called her Rahab who sits still.
[8] Now go, write it before them on a tablet, and inscribe it in a book, that it may be for the time to come forever and ever.
[9] For it is a rebellious people, lying children, children who will not hear Yahweh’s law;
[10] who tell the seers, “Don’t see!” and the prophets, “Don’t prophesy to us right things. Tell us pleasant things. Prophesy deceits.
[11] Get out of the way. Turn away from the path. Cause the Holy One of Israel to cease from before us.”
[12] Therefore the Holy One of Israel says, “Because you despise this word, and trust in oppression and perverseness, and rely on it,
[13] therefore this iniquity shall be to you like a breach ready to fall, swelling out in a high wall, whose breaking comes suddenly in an instant.
[14] He will break it as a potter’s vessel is broken, breaking it in pieces without sparing, so that there won’t be found among the broken pieces a piece good enough to take fire from the hearth, or to dip up water out of the cistern.”
[15] For thus said the Lord Yahweh, the Holy One of Israel, “You will be saved in returning and rest. Your strength will be in quietness and in confidence.” You refused,
[16] but you said, “No, for we will flee on horses;” therefore you will flee; and, “We will ride on the swift;” therefore those who pursue you will be swift.
[17] One thousand will flee at the threat of one. At the threat of five, you will flee until you are left like a beacon on the top of a mountain, and like a banner on a hill.
[18] Therefore Yahweh will wait, that he may be gracious to you; and therefore he will be exalted, that he may have mercy on you, for Yahweh is a God of justice. Blessed are all those who wait for him.
[19] For the people will dwell in Zion at Jerusalem. You will weep no more. He will surely be gracious to you at the voice of your cry. When he hears you, he will answer you.
[20] Though the Lord may give you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, yet your teachers won’t be hidden any more, but your eyes will see your teachers;
[21] and when you turn to the right hand, and when you turn to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, “This is the way. Walk in it.”
[22] You shall defile the overlaying of your engraved images of silver, and the plating of your molten images of gold. You shall cast them away as an unclean thing. You shall tell it, “Go away!”
[23] He will give the rain for your seed, with which you will sow the ground; and bread of the increase of the ground will be rich and plentiful. In that day, your livestock will feed in large pastures.
[24] The oxen likewise and the young donkeys that till the ground will eat savory feed, which has been winnowed with the shovel and with the fork.
[25] There will be brooks and streams of water on every lofty mountain and on every high hill in the day of the great slaughter, when the towers fall.
[26] Moreover the light of the moon will be like the light of the sun, and the light of the sun will be seven times brighter, like the light of seven days, in the day that Yahweh binds up the fracture of his people, and heals the wound they were struck with.
[27] Behold, Yahweh’s name comes from far away, burning with his anger, and in thick rising smoke. His lips are full of indignation. His tongue is as a devouring fire.
[28] His breath is as an overflowing stream that reaches even to the neck, to sift the nations with the sieve of destruction. A bridle that leads to ruin will be in the jaws of the peoples.
[29] You will have a song, as in the night when a holy feast is kept, and gladness of heart, as when one goes with a flute to come to Yahweh’s mountain, to Israel’s Rock.
[30] Yahweh will cause his glorious voice to be heard, and will show the descent of his arm, with the indignation of his anger and the flame of a devouring fire, with a blast, storm, and hailstones.
[31] For through Yahweh’s voice the Assyrian will be dismayed. He will strike him with his rod.
[32] Every stroke of the rod of punishment, which Yahweh will lay on him, will be with the sound of tambourines and harps. He will fight with them in battles, brandishing weapons.
[33] For his burning place has long been ready. Yes, it is prepared for the king. He has made its pyre deep and large with fire and much wood. Yahweh’s breath, like a stream of sulfur, kindles it.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Isaiah 30 (KJVS)

[1] 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:
[2] 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!
[3] Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame, and the trust in the shadow of Egypt your confusion.
[4] For his princes were at Zoan, and his ambassadors came () to Hanes.
[5] They were all ashamed () of a people that could not profit () them, nor be an help nor profit, () but a shame, and also a reproach.
[6] 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 treasures upon the bunches of camels, to a people that shall not profit () them.
[7] For the Egyptians shall help () in vain, and to no purpose: therefore have I cried () concerning this, Their strength is to sit still.
[8] Now go, () write () it before them in a table, and note () it in a book, that it may be for the time to come for ever and ever:
[9] that this is a rebellious people, lying children, children that will () not hear () the law of the Lord:
[10] which say () to the seers, () See () not; and to the prophets, Prophesy () not unto us right things, speak () unto us smooth things, prophesy () deceits:
[11] get you out () of the way, turn aside () out of the path, cause the Holy One of Israel to cease () from before us.
[12] Wherefore thus saith () the Holy One of Israel, Because ye despise () this word, and trust () in oppression and perverseness, () and stay () thereon:
[13] therefore this iniquity shall be to you as a breach ready to fall, () swelling out () in an high () wall, whose breaking cometh () suddenly at an instant.
[14] And he shall break () it as the breaking of the potters’ () 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 the pit.
[15] For thus saith () the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; () in quietness () and in confidence shall be your strength: and ye would () not.
[16] But ye said, () No; for we will flee () upon horses; therefore shall ye flee: () and, We will ride () upon the swift; therefore shall they that pursue () you be swift. ()
[17] 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 an hill.
[18] 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.
[19] 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 he shall hear () it, he will answer () thee.
[20] 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: ()
[21] 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. ()
[22] Ye 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 menstruous cloth; thou shalt say () unto it, Get thee hence. ()
[23] Then shall he give () the rain of thy seed, that thou shalt sow () the ground withal; 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.
[24] The oxen likewise and the young asses that ear () the ground shall eat () clean provender, which hath been winnowed () with the shovel and with the fan.
[25] 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. ()
[26] 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 wound.
[27] Behold, the name of the Lord cometh () 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:
[28] 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 err. ()
[29] Ye shall have a song, as in the night when a holy solemnity is kept; () and gladness of heart, as when one goeth () with a pipe to come () into the mountain of the Lord, to the mighty One of Israel.
[30] And the Lord shall cause his glorious voice to be heard, () and shall shew () the lighting down of his arm, with the indignation of his anger, and with the flame of a devouring () fire, with scattering, and tempest, and hailstones.
[31] For through the voice of the Lord shall the Assyrian be beaten down, () which smote () with a rod.
[32] 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.
[33] 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.

Isaiah 30:7 Or, to her
Isaiah 30:8 Heb. the latter day
Isaiah 30:12 Or, fraud
Isaiah 30:14 Heb. the bottle of potters
Isaiah 30:17 Or, a tree bereft of branches, or boughs, or a mast
Isaiah 30:20 Or, oppression
Isaiah 30:22a Heb. the graven images of thy silver
Isaiah 30:22b Heb. scatter
Isaiah 30:24 Or, savoury. Heb. leavened
Isaiah 30:25 Heb. lifted up
Isaiah 30:27a Or, and the grievousness of flame
Isaiah 30:27b Heb. heaviness
Isaiah 30:29 Heb. rock
Isaiah 30:30 Heb. the glory of his voice
Isaiah 30:32a Heb. every passing of the rod founded
Isaiah 30:32b Heb. cause to rest upon him
Isaiah 30:32c Or, against them
Isaiah 30:33 Heb. from yesterday

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Isaiah 30 (BYZ)

[1] ουαι τεκνα αποσταται ταδε λεγει κυριος εποιησατε βουλην ου δι εμου και συνθηκας ου δια του πνευματος μου προσθειναι αμαρτιας εφ αμαρτιαις
[2] οι πορευομενοι καταβηναι εις αιγυπτον εμε δε ουκ επηρωτησαν του βοηθηθηναι υπο φαραω και σκεπασθηναι υπο αιγυπτιων
[3] εσται γαρ υμιν η σκεπη φαραω εις αισχυνην και τοις πεποιθοσιν επ αιγυπτον ονειδος
[4] οτι εισιν εν τανει αρχηγοι αγγελοι πονηροι ματην κοπιασουσιν
[5] προς λαον ος ουκ ωφελησει αυτους ουτε εις βοηθειαν ουτε εις ωφελειαν αλλα εις αισχυνην και ονειδος
[6] η ορασις των τετραποδων των εν τη ερημω εν τη θλιψει και τη στενοχωρια λεων και σκυμνος λεοντος εκειθεν και ασπιδες και εκγονα ασπιδων πετομενων οι εφερον επ ονων και καμηλων τον πλουτον αυτων προς εθνος ο ουκ ωφελησει αυτους εις βοηθειαν αλλα εις αισχυνην και ονειδος
[7] αιγυπτιοι ματαια και κενα ωφελησουσιν υμας απαγγειλον αυτοις οτι ματαια η παρακλησις υμων αυτη
[8] νυν ουν καθισας γραψον επι πυξιου ταυτα και εις βιβλιον οτι εσται εις ημερας καιρων ταυτα και εως εις τον αιωνα
[9] οτι λαος απειθης εστιν υιοι ψευδεις οι ουκ ηβουλοντο ακουειν τον νομον του θεου
[10] οι λεγοντες τοις προφηταις μη αναγγελλετε ημιν και τοις τα οραματα ορωσιν μη λαλειτε ημιν αλλα ημιν λαλειτε και αναγγελλετε ημιν ετεραν πλανησιν
[11] και αποστρεψατε ημας απο της οδου ταυτης αφελετε αφ ημων τον τριβον τουτον και αφελετε αφ ημων τον αγιον του ισραηλ
[12] δια τουτο ουτως λεγει κυριος ο αγιος του ισραηλ οτι ηπειθησατε τοις λογοις τουτοις και ηλπισατε επι ψευδει και οτι εγογγυσας και πεποιθως εγενου επι τω λογω τουτω
[13] δια τουτο εσται υμιν η αμαρτια αυτη ως τειχος πιπτον παραχρημα πολεως οχυρας εαλωκυιας ης παραχρημα παρεστιν το πτωμα
[14] και το πτωμα αυτης εσται ως συντριμμα αγγειου οστρακινου εκ κεραμιου λεπτα ωστε μη ευρειν εν αυτοις οστρακον εν ω πυρ αρεις και εν ω αποσυριεις υδωρ μικρον
[15] ουτω λεγει κυριος ο αγιος του ισραηλ οταν αποστραφεις στεναξης τοτε σωθηση και γνωση που ησθα οτε επεποιθεις επι τοις ματαιοις ματαια η ισχυς υμων εγενηθη και ουκ ηβουλεσθε ακουειν
[16] αλλ ειπατε εφ ιππων φευξομεθα δια τουτο φευξεσθε και ειπατε επι κουφοις αναβαται εσομεθα δια τουτο κουφοι εσονται οι διωκοντες υμας
[17] δια φωνην ενος φευξονται χιλιοι και δια φωνην πεντε φευξονται πολλοι εως αν καταλειφθητε ως ιστος επ ορους και ως σημαιαν φερων επι βουνου
[18] και παλιν μενει ο θεος του οικτιρησαι υμας και δια τουτο υψωθησεται του ελεησαι υμας διοτι κριτης κυριος ο θεος ημων εστιν και που καταλειψετε την δοξαν υμων μακαριοι οι εμμενοντες εν αυτω
[19] διοτι λαος αγιος εν σιων οικησει και ιερουσαλημ κλαυθμω εκλαυσεν ελεησον με ελεησει σε την φωνην της κραυγης σου ηνικα ειδεν επηκουσεν σου
[20] και δωσει κυριος υμιν αρτον θλιψεως και υδωρ στενον και ουκετι μη εγγισωσιν σοι οι πλανωντες σε οτι οι οφθαλμοι σου οψονται τους πλανωντας σε
[21] και τα ωτα σου ακουσονται τους λογους των οπισω σε πλανησαντων οι λεγοντες αυτη η οδος πορευθωμεν εν αυτη ειτε δεξια ειτε αριστερα
[22] και εξαρεις τα ειδωλα τα περιηργυρωμενα και τα περικεχρυσωμενα λεπτα ποιησεις και λικμησεις ως υδωρ αποκαθημενης και ως κοπρον ωσεις αυτα
[23] τοτε εσται ο υετος τω σπερματι της γης σου και ο αρτος του γενηματος της γης σου εσται πλησμονη και λιπαρος και βοσκηθησεται σου τα κτηνη τη ημερα εκεινη τοπον πιονα και ευρυχωρον
[24] οι ταυροι υμων και οι βοες οι εργαζομενοι την γην φαγονται αχυρα αναπεποιημενα εν κριθη λελικμημενα
[25] και εσται επι παντος ορους υψηλου και επι παντος βουνου μετεωρου υδωρ διαπορευομενον εν τη ημερα εκεινη οταν απολωνται πολλοι και οταν πεσωσιν πυργοι
[26] και εσται το φως της σεληνης ως το φως του ηλιου και το φως του ηλιου εσται επταπλασιον εν τη ημερα οταν ιασηται κυριος το συντριμμα του λαου αυτου και την οδυνην της πληγης σου ιασεται
[27] ιδου το ονομα κυριου δια χρονου ερχεται πολλου καιομενος ο θυμος μετα δοξης το λογιον των χειλεων αυτου το λογιον οργης πληρες και η οργη του θυμου ως πυρ εδεται
[28] και το πνευμα αυτου ως υδωρ εν φαραγγι συρον ηξει εως του τραχηλου και διαιρεθησεται του εθνη ταραξαι επι πλανησει ματαια και διωξεται αυτους πλανησις και λημψεται αυτους κατα προσωπον αυτων
[29] μη δια παντος δει υμας ευφραινεσθαι και εισπορευεσθαι εις τα αγια μου δια παντος ωσει εορταζοντας και ωσει ευφραινομενους εισελθειν μετα αυλου εις το ορος του κυριου προς τον θεον του ισραηλ
[30] και ακουστην ποιησει ο θεος την δοξαν της φωνης αυτου και τον θυμον του βραχιονος αυτου δειξει μετα θυμου και οργης και φλογος κατεσθιουσης κεραυνωσει βιαιως και ως υδωρ και χαλαζα συγκαταφερομενη βια
[31] δια γαρ φωνην κυριου ηττηθησονται ασσυριοι τη πληγη η αν παταξη αυτους
[32] και εσται αυτω κυκλοθεν οθεν ην αυτω η ελπις της βοηθειας εφ η αυτος επεποιθει αυτοι μετα αυλων και κιθαρας πολεμησουσιν αυτον εκ μεταβολης
[33] συ γαρ προ ημερων απαιτηθηση μη και σοι ητοιμασθη βασιλευειν φαραγγα βαθειαν ξυλα κειμενα πυρ και ξυλα πολλα ο θυμος κυριου ως φαραγξ υπο θειου καιομενη

The Greek New Testament According to the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Dedicated to the public domain by Guardian Press, Inc. and J. Jeffrey Dodson.