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.

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27Behold, 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.

28His 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.

29You 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.

30And 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.

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

32And 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.

33For 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

Beholdהִנֵּ֤הH2009Interjectionthe Nameשֵׁם־H8034Noun - masculine singular constructof the LORDיְהוָה֙H3068Noun - proper - masculine singularcomesבָּ֣אH935Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularfrom afarמִמֶּרְחָ֔קH4801Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singularwith burningבֹּעֵ֣רH1197Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularangerאַפּ֔וֹH639Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularand denseוְכֹ֖בֶדH3514Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructsmokeמַשָּׂאָ֑הH4858Noun - feminine singularHis lipsשְׂפָתָיו֙H8193Noun - feminine dual construct | third person masculine singularare full ofמָ֣לְאוּH4390Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralfuryזַ֔עַםH2195Noun - masculine singularand His tongueוּלְשׁוֹנ֖וֹH3956Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine singularis like a consumingאֹכָֽלֶת׃H398Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singularfireכְּאֵ֥שׁH784Preposition-k | Noun - common singular
Verse 28

Original words

His breathוְרוּח֞וֹH7307Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine singularis like a rushingשׁוֹטֵף֙H7857Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singulartorrentכְּנַ֤חַלH5158Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singularthat risesיֶֽחֱצֶ֔הH2673Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singulartoעַד־H5704Prepositionthe neckצַוָּ֣ארH6677Noun - masculine singularHe comes to siftלַהֲנָפָ֥הH5130Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singularthe nationsגוֹיִ֖םH1471Noun - masculine pluralin a sieveבְּנָ֣פַתH5299Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular constructof destructionשָׁ֑וְאH7723Noun - masculine singularHe bridlesוְרֶ֣סֶןH7448Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular-עַ֖לH5921Prepositionthe jawsלְחָיֵ֥יH3895Noun - feminine plural constructof the peoplesעַמִּֽים׃H5971Noun - masculine pluralto lead them astrayמַתְעֶ֔הH8582Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular
Verse 29

Original words

You will singהַשִּׁיר֙H7892Article | Noun - masculine singular. . .יִֽהְיֶ֣הH1961Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularas on the nightכְּלֵ֖ילH3915Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular constructof a holyהִתְקַדֶּשׁ־H6942Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive constructfestivalחָ֑גH2282Noun - masculine singularand your heartלֵבָ֗בH3824Noun - masculine singularwill rejoiceוְשִׂמְחַ֣תH8057Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular constructlike one who walksכַּֽהוֹלֵךְ֙H1980Preposition-k, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularto the music of a fluteבֶּֽחָלִ֔ילH2485Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singulargoing upלָב֥וֹאH935Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructto the mountainבְהַר־H2022Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructof the LORDיְהוָ֖הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singulartoאֶל־H413Prepositionthe Rockצ֥וּרH6697Noun - masculine singular constructof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃H3478Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 30

Original words

And the LORD [will cause]יְהוָ֜הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerHis majesticה֣וֹדH1935Noun - masculine singular constructvoiceקוֹל֗וֹH6963Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularto be heardוְהִשְׁמִ֨יעַH8085Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularand His mighty armזְרוֹעוֹ֙H2220Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularto be revealedיַרְאֶ֔הH7200Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singularstrikingוְנַ֤חַתH5183Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular constructin angryאַ֔ףH639Noun - masculine singularwrathבְּזַ֣עַףH2197Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructwith a flameוְלַ֖הַבH3851Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructof consumingאוֹכֵלָ֑הH398Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singularfireאֵ֣שׁH784Noun - common singularand with cloudburstנֶ֥פֶץH5311Noun - masculine singularstormוָזֶ֖רֶםH2230Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularand hailstonesוְאֶ֥בֶןH68Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct. . .בָּרָֽד׃H1259Noun - masculine singular
Verse 31

Original words

Forכִּֽי־H3588ConjunctionAssyriaאַשּׁ֑וּרH804Noun - proper - feminine singularwill be shatteredיֵחַ֣תH2865Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularat the voiceמִקּ֥וֹלH6963Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructof the LORDיְהוָ֖הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularHe will strike themיַכֶּֽה׃H5221Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singularwith His scepterבַּשֵּׁ֖בֶטH7626Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 32

Original words

And withוְהָיָ֗הH1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singulareveryכֹּ֤לH3605Noun - masculine singular constructstrokeמַֽעֲבַר֙H4569Noun - masculine singular constructof the rodמַטֵּ֣הH4294Noun - masculine singular constructof punishmentמֽוּסָדָ֔הH4145Noun - feminine singularthatאֲשֶׁ֨רH834Pronoun - relativethe LORDיְהוָה֙H3068Noun - proper - masculine singularbrings downיָנִ֤יחַH5117Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singularon themעָלָ֔יוH5921Preposition | third person masculine singularthe tambourinesבְּתֻפִּ֖יםH8596Preposition-b | Noun - masculine pluraland lyres [will sound]וּבְכִנֹּר֑וֹתH3658Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine pluralas He battlesנִלְחַם־H3898Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singularwith weaponsוּבְמִלְחֲמ֥וֹתH4421Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural constructbrandishedתְּנוּפָ֖הH8573Noun - feminine singular

BSB notes

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

Original words

Forכִּֽי־H3588ConjunctionTophethתָּפְתֶּ֔הH8613Noun - proper - feminine singularhas longמֵֽאֶתְמוּל֙H865Preposition-m | Adverbbeen preparedעָר֤וּךְH6186Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singularגַּם־גַּם־H1571ConjunctionitהוּאH1931Pronoun - third person feminine singularhas been made readyהוּכָ֖ןH3559Verb - Hofal - Perfect - third person masculine singularfor the kingלַמֶּ֥לֶךְH4428Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singularIts funeral pyreמְדֻרָתָ֗הּH4071Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singularis deepהֶעְמִ֣יקH6009Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularand wideהִרְחִ֑בH7337Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularwith plenty ofהַרְבֵּ֔הH7235Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolutefireאֵ֤שׁH784Noun - common singularand woodוְעֵצִים֙H6086Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine pluralThe breathנִשְׁמַ֤תH5397Noun - feminine singular constructof the LORDיְהוָה֙H3068Noun - proper - masculine singularlike a torrentכְּנַ֣חַלH5158Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular constructof burning sulfurגָּפְרִ֔יתH1614Noun - feminine singularsets it ablazeבֹּעֲרָ֖הH1197Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular

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