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Isaiah 30:12-18
New International Version
Isaiah 30:12-18
New International Version
12 Therefore this is what the Holy One(A) of Israel says:
“Because you have rejected this message,(B)
relied on oppression(C)
and depended on deceit,
13 this sin will become for you
like a high wall,(D) cracked and bulging,
that collapses(E) suddenly,(F) in an instant.
14 It will break in pieces like pottery,(G)
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(H) Lord, the Holy One(I) of Israel, says:
“In repentance and rest(J) is your salvation,
in quietness and trust(K) is your strength,
but you would have none of it.(L)
16 You said, ‘No, we will flee(M) on horses.’(N)
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(O)
you will all flee(P) away,
till you are left(Q)
like a flagstaff on a mountaintop,
like a banner(R) on a hill.”
Isaiah 30:12-18
King James Version
Isaiah 30:12-18
King James Version
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 a 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.
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Isaiah 30:12-18
New King James Version
Isaiah 30:12-18
New King James Version
12 Therefore thus says the Holy One of Israel:
“Because you (A)despise this word,
And trust in oppression and perversity,
And rely on them,
13 Therefore this iniquity shall be to you
(B)Like a breach ready to fall,
A bulge in a high wall,
Whose breaking (C)comes suddenly, in an instant.
14 And (D)He shall break it like the breaking of the potter’s vessel,
Which is broken in pieces;
He shall not spare.
So there shall not be found among its fragments
[a]A shard to take fire from the hearth,
Or to take water from the cistern.”
15 For thus says the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel:
(E)“In returning and rest you shall be saved;
In quietness and confidence shall be your strength.”
(F)But you would not,
16 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!
17 (G)One thousand shall flee at the threat of one,
At the threat of five you shall flee,
Till you are left as a [b]pole on top of a mountain
And as a banner on a hill.
God Will Be Gracious
18 Therefore the Lord will wait, that He may be (H)gracious to you;
And therefore He will be exalted, that He may have mercy on you.
For the Lord is a God of justice;
(I)Blessed are all those who (J)wait for Him.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 30:14 A piece of broken pottery
- Isaiah 30:17 A tree stripped of branches
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