Isa 30 | ABEn | STEP | Woe, O children of defectors! Thus says the lord , You made counsel, but not through me; and treaties not by my spirit, to add sins upon sins.

Isaiah 30

CHAPTER 30 Woe on Relying upon Egypt

1 Woe, O children of defectors! Thus says the lord, You made counsel, but not through me; and treaties not by my spirit, to add sins upon sins. 2 The ones going went down into Egypt (but of me they did not ask) to be helped by Pharaoh, and sheltered by the Egyptians. 3 [⁵will be ¹For ⁶to you ²the ³protection ⁴by Pharaoh] for shame, and the ones relying upon Egypt for scorn. 4 For [⁴are ²in ³Tanis ¹chiefs ⁶messengers ⁵evil]. 5 In folly they labor over a people who shall not benefit them, neither for help, nor for benefit, but for shame, and scorn.

The Vision of the Four-footed

6 The vision of the four-footed, of the ones in the wilderness. In the affliction and in the straits are the lion and [²cub ¹lion's]; from there also asps and the progeny [²asps ¹of flying]; the ones who brought upon donkeys and camels of their riches to a nation who shall not benefit them for help, but for shame and scorn. 7 The Egyptians [³in vain ⁴and ⁵with emptiness ¹shall benefit ²you]. Report to them that, [⁴is vain ²comfort ³of yours ¹This]!

The Calamitous Downfall

8 Now then while sitting, write [²upon ³a writing-tablet ¹these things], and upon a scroll, for [²shall be ³for ⁴times ⁵of days ¹these things], and even into the eon. 9 For a people are resisting persuasion; [²sons ¹lying] who were not willing to hear the law of God. 10 The ones saying to the prophets, Do not announce to us! and to the ones [²the ³visions ¹that see], Do not speak to us, but speak to us, and announce to us another addicting delusion, 11 and turn us from this way! Remove from us this road, and remove from us the oracle of Israel! 12 On account of this, thus says the lord, the holy one of Israel, Because you resisted persuasion to these words, and hoped upon a lie, and that you grumbled, and [²relying ¹became] upon this word. 13 Therefore this will be to you -- this sin will be as a wall [³falling ⁴immediately ²city ¹of a fortified] being captured, of which immediately is at hand the calamitous downfall. 14 And the calamitous downfall of it will be as the breaking of a receptacle of earthenware of [²clay vessel ¹a thin], so that there should not be found among them even a potsherd in which [²coals of fire ¹to lift], and with which to whistle up [²water ¹a little]. 15 Thus says the Lord, the lord, the holy one of Israel, Whenever turning you should moan, then shall you be delivered. And you shall know where you were when you relied upon the vanities; [³vain ¹your strength ²became], and you did not want to hear. 16 But you said, Upon horses we shall flee. On account of this you shall flee and say, [²upon ³light ⁴riders ¹we will be]; on account of this [⁵nimble ⁴will be ¹the ones ²pursuing ³you]. 17 On account of [²voice ¹one ⁴shall flee ³thousands]; and because of the voice of five [²shall flee ¹many] until whenever you should be left behind as a mast upon a mountain, and as a flag borne upon a hill.

God is Merciful

18 And again [²will wait ¹God] so as to pity you. And on account of this he shall be raised up high to show mercy on you, because [⁴judge ¹the lord ²your God ³is]. Blessed are all the ones adhering in him. 19 For [²people ¹the holy ⁴in ⁵Zion ³shall live]. And Jerusalem in weeping wept, saying, Show mercy on me! He shall show mercy on you. [³the ⁴sound ⁵of your cry ¹When ²he perceived] he heeded you. 20 The lord shall give to you bread of affliction, and [²water ¹scant]. And [⁴no longer ⁵shall ⁶approach ⁷to you ¹the ones ²misleading ³you]. For your eyes shall discover the ones misleading you, 21 and your ears shall hearken to the words of the ones following after you, misleading you. The ones saying, This is the way, we should go by it, whether right or whether left. 22 And you shall remove the idols being silver plated; and the ones being gilded [²fine dust ¹you shall make into]; and you shall winnow as the water of a woman sitting apart, and [³as ⁴dung ¹you shall thrust ²them away]. 23 Then there will be rain for the seed of your land; and the bread from the produce of your land will be plenteous and lustrous; and [³shall graze ¹your ²cattle] in that day in a place fertile and broad-spaced. 24 Your bulls and oxen working the ground shall eat straw being prepared from barley being winnowed. 25 And there shall be upon every [²mountain ¹high], and upon every [²hill ¹elevated], water traveling over in that day, whenever [²should be destroyed ¹many], and whenever [²shall fall ¹towers]. 26 And [⁵shall be ¹the ²light ³of the ⁴moon] as the light of the sun; and the light of the sun will be seven-fold in the day whenever the lord should heal the breaking up of his people, and [²the ³grief ⁴of your calamity ¹shall heal].

Burning Rage

27 Behold, the name the lord comes after [²time ¹a long], burning rage with glory. The oracle of his lips is an oracle [²of anger ¹full], and the anger of his rage [²as ³fire ¹shall devour]. 28 And his breath, as water [²in ³a ravine ¹being dragged along], shall come unto the neck, and be divided. He shall disturb nations for [²addiction to a delusion ¹a vain], and [²shall pursue ³them ¹an addiction to a delusion], and it shall take them according to their face. 29 [³always ¹Must ²you] be glad and enter into my holy places always, as the ones solemnizing a holiday? and as ones being glad to enter with a pipe, into the mountain of the lord, to the God of Israel? 30 And [³audible ²will make ¹the lord] the glory of his voice; and the rage of his arm he will show with rage and anger. And as a flame devouring he shall strike with a thunderbolt violently; even as water and hail being carried together by force. 31 For by the voice of the lord the Assyrians shall be vanquished, even by the calamity in which he should strike them. 32 And it will be to him round about, from where was to him hope for help, upon whom he relied upon; they with tambourines and harps shall wage war on him from out of revolt. 33 For you [²before ³some days ¹shall be exacted]; not also for you was it prepared to reign? [²ravine ¹a deep], wood being situated near a fire, and [²wood ¹much]; the rage of the lord as a ravine [²under ³sulphur ¹burning].