Isa 30 | NASB2020 | STEP | “Woe to the rebellious children ,” declares the Lord , “Who execute a plan , but not Mine , And make an alliance , but not of My Spirit , In order to add sin to sin ;

Isaiah 30

Judah Warned against Egyptian Alliance

1 “Woe to the ^arebellious children,” declares the Lord,
“Who ^bexecute a plan, but not Mine,
And ^{▼▼Lit pour out a drink offering
,} ^dmake an alliance, but not of My Spirit,
In order to add sin to sin;
2 Who ^eproceed down to Egypt
Without ^fconsulting ^{▼▼Lit My mouth}Me,
^hTo take refuge in the safety of Pharaoh,
And to seek shelter in the shadow of Egypt!
3 “Therefore the safety of Pharaoh will be ⁱyour shame,
And the shelter in the shadow of Egypt, your humiliation.
4 “For ^jtheir officials are at Zoan
And their ambassadors arrive at Hanes.
5 “Everyone will be ^kashamed because of a people who do not benefit them,
Who are ^lnot a help or benefit, but a source of shame and also disgrace.”
6 The pronouncement concerning the ^manimals of the ⁿNegev:

Through a land of ^odistress and anguish,
From ^{▼▼Lit them}where come lioness and lion, viper and ^qflying serpent,
They ^rcarry their riches on the ^{▼▼Lit shoulders}backs of young donkeys,
And their treasures on ^tcamels’ humps,
To a people who will not benefit them;
7 Even Egypt, whose ^uhelp is vain and empty.
Therefore, I have called ^{▼▼Lit this one}her
“ ^{▼▼MT They are Rahab or arrogance, to remain; i.e., Egypt, as a sea monster; see note Job 26:12
,} ^xRahab who has been exterminated.”
8 Now go, ^ywrite it on a tablet in their presence
And inscribe it on a scroll,
That it may ^{▼▼Lit be}serve in the time to come
^{▼▼As in most ancient versions; MT Forever and ever}As a witness forever.
9 For this is a ^abrebellious people, ^acfalse sons,
Sons who ^{▼▼Lit are not willing}refuse to ^aelisten
To the ^{▼▼Or Law}instruction of the Lord;
10 Who say to the ^agseers, “You must not see visions”;
And to the prophets, “You must not ^ahprophesy the truth to us.
^aiSpeak to us ^{▼▼Lit smooth things}pleasant words,
Prophesy illusions.
11 “Get out of the way, ^akturn aside from the path,
^alStop speaking before us about the Holy One of Israel!”
12 Therefore this is what the Holy One of Israel says:

“ ^amSince you have rejected this word
And have put your trust in ^anoppression and crookedness, and have relied on them,
13 Therefore this ^aowrongdoing will be to you
Like a ^apbreach about to fall,
A bulge in a high wall,
Whose collapse comes ^aqsuddenly in an instant,
14 Whose collapse is like the smashing of a ^arpotter’s jar,
^{▼▼Lit Crushed, it will not be spared}So ruthlessly shattered
That a shard will not be found among its pieces
To ^{▼▼Lit snatch up}take fire from a hearth
Or to scoop water from a cistern.”
15 For this is what the Lord ^{▼▼Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord}God, the Holy One of Israel, has said:

“In ^{▼▼Lit returning}repentance and ^awrest you will be saved,
In ^axquietness and trust is your strength.”
But you were not willing,
16 And you said, “No, for we will flee on ^ayhorses!”
Therefore you shall flee!
“And we will ride on swift horses!”
Therefore those who pursue you shall be swift.
17 ^azOne thousand will flee at the threat of one man;
You will flee at the threat of five,
Until you are left like a signal post on a mountain top,
And like a flag on a hill.

God Is Gracious and Just

18 Therefore the Lord ^{▼▼Lit waits
,} ^bblongs to be gracious to you,
And therefore He ^{▼▼Lit is on high}waits on ^bdhigh to have compassion on you.
For the Lord is a ^beGod of justice;
How blessed are all those who ^{▼▼Lit wait
,} ^bglong for Him.
19 ^{▼▼MT For a people will inhabit Zion, Jerusalem}For, you people in Zion, ^biinhabitant in Jerusalem, you will ^bjweep no longer. He will certainly be gracious to you at the sound of your cry; when He hears it, He will ^bkanswer you. 20 Although the Lord has given you ^blbread of deprivation and water of oppression, He, your Teacher, will no longer ^bmhide Himself, but your eyes will see your Teacher. 21 Your ears will hear a word behind you, saying, “This is the ^bnway, walk in it,” whenever you ^boturn to the right or to the left. 22 And you will desecrate your carved ^bpimages plated with silver, and your cast metal ^bqimages plated with gold. You will scatter them as a filthy thing, and say to ^{▼▼Lit it “Go out”}them, “ ^bsBe gone!”

23 Then He will ^btgive you rain for your seed which you will sow in the ground, and bread from the yield of the ground, and it will be ^{▼▼Lit fatness}rich and ^{▼▼Lit fat}plentiful; on that day ^bwyour livestock will graze in a wide pasture. 24 Also the oxen and the donkeys that work the ground will eat ^{▼▼Lit sorrel-seasoned}seasoned feed, which ^{▼▼Lit one winnows}has been ^bzwinnowed with shovel and pitchfork. 25 And on every lofty mountain and ^caevery high hill there will be ^{▼▼Lit canals, streams of water}streams running with water on the day of the great ^ccslaughter, when the towers fall. 26 ^cdAnd the light of the full 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, on the day ^cethe Lord binds up the ^cffracture of His people and ^cgheals the wound ^{▼▼Lit of His blow}He has inflicted.

27 Behold, ^cithe name of the Lord comes from a ^{▼▼Lit distance}remote place;
^ckHis anger is burning and ^{▼▼Lit heaviness}dense with ^{▼▼Lit uplifting}smoke;
His lips are filled with ^cnindignation,
And His tongue is like a ^coconsuming fire;
28 His ^cpbreath is like an overflowing river,
Which ^cqreaches to the neck,
To ^crshake the nations back and forth in a ^{▼▼Lit sifting of the worthless}sieve,
And to put in the jaws of the peoples ^ctthe bridle which leads astray.
29 You will have ^{▼▼Lit the song}songs as 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 mountain of the Lord, to the Rock of Israel.
30 And the Lord will cause ^{▼▼Lit the majesty of His voice}His voice of authority to be heard,
And the ^{▼▼Lit descent}descending of His arm to be seen in fierce anger,
And in the flame of a consuming fire
In cloudburst, downpour, and hailstones.
31 For ^cxat the voice of the Lord ^cyAssyria will be terrified,
When He strikes with the ^czrod.
32 And every ^{▼▼Lit passing}blow of the ^{▼▼Lit staff of foundation
,} ^dcrod of punishment,
Which the Lord will lay on him,
Will be with the music of ^ddtambourines and lyres;
And in battles, ^debrandishing weapons, He will fight them.
33 For ^{▼▼I.e., the place of human sacrifice to Molech
,} ^dgTopheth has long been ready,
Indeed, it has been prepared for the king.
He has made it deep and large,
^{▼▼Lit Its pile}A pyre of fire with plenty of wood;
The ^dibreath of the Lord, like a torrent of ^djbrimstone, sets it afire.