Focused Passage

Isaiah 30:27-33

Woe to the Rebellious Children: False Help from Egypt and the LORD’s Gracious Waiting

Isaiah 30 moves from a woe against Judah’s rebellious alliance with Egypt, to the people’s refusal to hear the LORD’s instruction, to the collapse of their false confidence, to the LORD’s gracious promise of mercy, guidance, restoration, and final judgment against Assyria.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

27 Behold, 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.

28 His 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.

29 You 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.

30 And 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.

31 For Assyria will be shattered at the voice of the LORD; He will strike them with His scepter.

32 And 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.

33 For 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.

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References and Original Words

Verse 27

Original words

Behold הִנֵּ֤ה H2009 Interjection the Name שֵׁם־ H8034 Noun - masculine singular construct of the LORD יְהוָה֙ H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular comes בָּ֣א H935 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular from afar מִמֶּרְחָ֔ק H4801 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular with burning בֹּעֵ֣ר H1197 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular anger אַפּ֔וֹ H639 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular and dense וְכֹ֖בֶד H3514 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct smoke מַשָּׂאָ֑ה H4858 Noun - feminine singular His lips שְׂפָתָיו֙ H8193 Noun - feminine dual construct | third person masculine singular are full of מָ֣לְאוּ H4390 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural fury זַ֔עַם H2195 Noun - masculine singular and His tongue וּלְשׁוֹנ֖וֹ H3956 Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine singular is like a consuming אֹכָֽלֶת׃ H398 Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular fire כְּאֵ֥שׁ H784 Preposition-k | Noun - common singular
Verse 28

Original words

His breath וְרוּח֞וֹ H7307 Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine singular is like a rushing שׁוֹטֵף֙ H7857 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular torrent כְּנַ֤חַל H5158 Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular that rises יֶֽחֱצֶ֔ה H2673 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular to עַד־ H5704 Preposition the neck צַוָּ֣אר H6677 Noun - masculine singular He comes to sift לַהֲנָפָ֥ה H5130 Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singular the nations גוֹיִ֖ם H1471 Noun - masculine plural in a sieve בְּנָ֣פַת H5299 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct of destruction שָׁ֑וְא H7723 Noun - masculine singular He bridles וְרֶ֣סֶן H7448 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular - עַ֖ל H5921 Preposition the jaws לְחָיֵ֥י H3895 Noun - feminine plural construct of the peoples עַמִּֽים׃ H5971 Noun - masculine plural to lead them astray מַתְעֶ֔ה H8582 Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular
Verse 29

Original words

You will sing הַשִּׁיר֙ H7892 Article | Noun - masculine singular . . . יִֽהְיֶ֣ה H1961 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular as on the night כְּלֵ֖יל H3915 Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct of a holy הִתְקַדֶּשׁ־ H6942 Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct festival חָ֑ג H2282 Noun - masculine singular and your heart לֵבָ֗ב H3824 Noun - masculine singular will rejoice וְשִׂמְחַ֣ת H8057 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct like one who walks כַּֽהוֹלֵךְ֙ H1980 Preposition-k, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular to the music of a flute בֶּֽחָלִ֔יל H2485 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular going up לָב֥וֹא H935 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct to the mountain בְהַר־ H2022 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct of the LORD יְהוָ֖ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular to אֶל־ H413 Preposition the Rock צ֥וּר H6697 Noun - masculine singular construct of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ H3478 Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 30

Original words

And the LORD [will cause] יְהוָ֜ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker His majestic ה֣וֹד H1935 Noun - masculine singular construct voice קוֹל֗וֹ H6963 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular to be heard וְהִשְׁמִ֨יעַ H8085 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular and His mighty arm זְרוֹעוֹ֙ H2220 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular to be revealed יַרְאֶ֔ה H7200 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular striking וְנַ֤חַת H5183 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct in angry אַ֔ף H639 Noun - masculine singular wrath בְּזַ֣עַף H2197 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct with a flame וְלַ֖הַב H3851 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct of consuming אוֹכֵלָ֑ה H398 Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular fire אֵ֣שׁ H784 Noun - common singular and with cloudburst נֶ֥פֶץ H5311 Noun - masculine singular storm וָזֶ֖רֶם H2230 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular and hailstones וְאֶ֥בֶן H68 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct . . . בָּרָֽד׃ H1259 Noun - masculine singular
Verse 31

Original words

For כִּֽי־ H3588 Conjunction Assyria אַשּׁ֑וּר H804 Noun - proper - feminine singular will be shattered יֵחַ֣ת H2865 Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular at the voice מִקּ֥וֹל H6963 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct of the LORD יְהוָ֖ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular He will strike them יַכֶּֽה׃ H5221 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular with His scepter בַּשֵּׁ֖בֶט H7626 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 32

Original words

And with וְהָיָ֗ה H1961 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular every כֹּ֤ל H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct stroke מַֽעֲבַר֙ H4569 Noun - masculine singular construct of the rod מַטֵּ֣ה H4294 Noun - masculine singular construct of punishment מֽוּסָדָ֔ה H4145 Noun - feminine singular that אֲשֶׁ֨ר H834 Pronoun - relative the LORD יְהוָה֙ H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular brings down יָנִ֤יחַ H5117 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular on them עָלָ֔יו H5921 Preposition | third person masculine singular the tambourines בְּתֻפִּ֖ים H8596 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural and lyres [will sound] וּבְכִנֹּר֑וֹת H3658 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural as He battles נִלְחַם־ H3898 Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular with weapons וּבְמִלְחֲמ֥וֹת H4421 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct brandished תְּנוּפָ֖ה H8573 Noun - feminine singular

BSB notes

  • Some Hebrew manuscripts, Syriac; MT the rod of foundation; DSS the rod of His foundation
Verse 33

Original words

For כִּֽי־ H3588 Conjunction Topheth תָּפְתֶּ֔ה H8613 Noun - proper - feminine singular has long מֵֽאֶתְמוּל֙ H865 Preposition-m | Adverb been prepared עָר֤וּךְ H6186 Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular גַּם־ גַּם־ H1571 Conjunction it הוּא H1931 Pronoun - third person feminine singular has been made ready הוּכָ֖ן H3559 Verb - Hofal - Perfect - third person masculine singular for the king לַמֶּ֥לֶךְ H4428 Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Its funeral pyre מְדֻרָתָ֗הּ H4071 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular is deep הֶעְמִ֣יק H6009 Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular and wide הִרְחִ֑ב H7337 Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular with plenty of הַרְבֵּ֔ה H7235 Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute fire אֵ֤שׁ H784 Noun - common singular and wood וְעֵצִים֙ H6086 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural The breath נִשְׁמַ֤ת H5397 Noun - feminine singular construct of the LORD יְהוָה֙ H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular like a torrent כְּנַ֣חַל H5158 Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct of burning sulfur גָּפְרִ֔ית H1614 Noun - feminine singular sets it ablaze בֹּעֲרָ֖ה H1197 Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular

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