Isaiah:30

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* Woe to the (note :)Who contrary to their promise take not me for their protector and contrary to my commandment seek help from strangers .(:note ) rebellious children , saith the LORD , that take counsel , but not from me ; and that They seek shifts to cloak their doings and not godly means . cover with a covering , but not of my spirit , that they may add sin to sin : * Which walke forth to goe downe into Egypt (and haue not asked at my mouth ) to strengthen them selues with the strength of Pharaoh , and trust in the shadowe of Egypt . * But the strength of Pharaoh shalbe your shame , and the trust in the shadow of Egypt your confusion . * For his (note :)The chief of Israel went into Egypt as an ambassador to seek help and abode at these cities .(:note ) princes were at Zoan , and his ambassadors came to Hanes . * They shalbe all ashamed of the people that cannot profite them , nor helpe nor doe them good , but shalbe a shame and also a reproche . * The (note :)That is , a heavy sentence or prophecy against the beasts that carried their treasures into Egypt , by the wilderness , which was south from Judah , signifying that if the beasts would not be spared , the men would be punished much more grievously .(:note ) burden of the beasts of the south : into the land of trouble and anguish , from which [come ] the young and the old lion , the viper and flying serpent , they will carry their riches upon the shoulders of young donkeys , and their treasures upon the humps of camels , to a people [that ] shall not profit [them ]. * For the Egyptians shall help in vain , and to no purpose : therefore have I cried (note :)That is , to Jerusalem .(:note ) concerning this , Their strength And not to come to and fro to seek help . [is ] to sit still . * Now go , write (note :)That is , this prophecy .(:note ) it before them in a tablet , and note it in a book , that it may be for the That is may be a witness against them for all posterity . time to come for ever and ever : * That this [is ] a rebellious people , lying children , children [that ] will not (note :)He shows what was the cause of their destruction and brings also all misery to man : that is , because they would not hear the word of God , but delighted to be flattered and led in error .(:note ) hear the law of the LORD : * Who say to the seers , See not ; and to the prophets , Prophesy not to us right things , speak to us smooth things , prophesy (note :)Threaten us not by the word of God , neither be so rigorous , nor talk to us in the Name of the Lord , as in ( Jer_11:21 ).(:note ) deceits : * Depart out of the way : go aside out of the path : cause the holy one of Israel to cease fro vs . * Wherefore thus saith the Holy One of Israel , Because ye despise this word , and trust in (note :)Meaning , in their stubbornness against God and the admonitions of his prophets .(:note ) oppression and perverseness , and lean upon it : * Therefore this iniquitie shalbe vnto you as a breach that falleth , or a swelling in an hie wall , whose breaking commeth suddenly in a moment . * And he shall break it as the breaking of the potter 's vessel that is broken in pieces ; he shall not spare : so that there shall not be found in the bursting of it (note :)Signifying that the destruction of the wicked will be without recovery .(:note ) a piece to take fire from the hearth , or to take water out of the pit . * For thus saith the (note :)Often by his prophets he put you in remembrance of this , that you should only depend on him .(:note ) 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 . * But ye said , No ; for we will flee upon (note :)We will trust to escape by our horses .(:note ) horses ; therefore shall ye flee : and , We will ride upon the swift ; therefore shall they that pursue you be swift . * 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 (note :)Whereas all the trees are cut down save two or three to make masts .(:note ) top of a mountain , and as an ensign on an hill . * And therefore will the LORD wait , that he may be (note :)He commends the great mercies of God , who with patience waits to call sinners to repentance .(:note ) gracious to you , and therefore will he be exalted , that he may have mercy upon you : for the LORD [is ] a God of Not only in punishing but in using moderation in the same , as in ( Jer_10:24 , Jer_30:11 ). judgment : blessed [are ] all they that wait for him . * Surely a people shal dwell in Zion , and in Ierusalem : thou shalt weepe no more : he wil certainly haue mercy vpon thee at the voyce of thy crye : when he heareth thee , he wil answere thee . * And when the Lorde hath giuen you the bread of aduersitie , and the water of affliction , thy raine shalbe no more kept backe , but thine eyes shall see thy raine . * And thy ears shall hear a word behind thee , saying , This [is ] the way , (note :)God will direct all your ways and appoint you how to go either hither or thither .(:note ) walk ye in it , when ye turn to the right hand , and when ye turn to the left . * Ye shall (note :)You will cast away your idols which you have made of gold and silver with all that belongs to them , as a most filthy thing and polluted .(:note ) defile also the covering of thy graven images of silver , and the ornament of thy molten images of gold : thou shalt cast them away as a polluted cloth ; thou shalt say to it , Showing that there can be no true repentance , unless both in heart and deed we show ourselves enemies to idolatry . Be gone from me . * Then shall hee giue raine vnto thy seede , when thou shalt sowe the ground , and bread of the increase of the earth , and it shalbe fat and as oyle : in that day shall thy cattell be fed in large pastures . * The oxen also and the yong asses , that till the ground , shall eate cleane prouender , which is winowed with the shoouel and with the fanne . * And there shall be upon every high (note :)By these various manners of speech he shows that the happiness of the Church will be so great , that no one is able sufficiently to express it .(:note ) mountain , and upon every high hill , rivers [and ] streams of waters in the day of the great slaughter , when the towers fall . * Moreover the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun , and the light of the (note :)When the Church is restored , the glory of it will pass seven times the brightness of the sun : for by the sun and moon which are two excellent creations , he shows what will be the glory of the children of God in the kingdom of Christ .(:note ) sun shall be sevenfold , as the light of seven days , in the day that the LORD bindeth up the breach of his people , and healeth the stroke of their wound . * Behold , (note :)This threatening is against the Assyrians the chief enemies of the people of God .(:note ) the name of the LORD cometh from far , burning [with ] his anger , and the burden [of it is ] heavy : his lips are full of indignation , and his tongue as a devouring fire : * And his breath , as an overflowing stream , shall reach to the midst of the neck , to sift the nations with the sieve of (note :)To drive you to nothing : and thus God consumes the wicked by that means , by which he cleanses his .(:note ) vanity : and [there shall be ] a bridle in the jaws of the people , causing [them ] to err . * Ye shall have a song , as in the (note :)You will rejoice at the destruction of your enemies , as they who sang for joy at the solemn feast , which began in the evening .(:note ) night [when ] a holy solemnity is kept ; and gladness of heart , as when one goeth with a pipe to come upon the mountain of the LORD , to the mighty One of Israel . * And the Lorde shall cause his glorious voyce to be heard , and shall declare the lighting downe of his arme with the anger of his countenance , and flame of a deuouring fire , with scattering and tempest , and hailestones . * For through the voice of the LORD shall the Assyrian be beaten down , [who ] smote with a (note :)God 's plague .(:note ) rod . * And [in ] every place where the grounded staff shall pass , (note :)It will destroy .(:note ) which the LORD shall lay upon him , [it ] shall be with With joy and assurance of the victory . tabrets and harps : and in battles of shaking will he fight Against Babel , meaning the Assyrians and Babylonians . with it . * For (note :)Here it is taken for hell , where the wicked are tormented , read ( 2Ki_23:10 ).(:note ) Tophet [is ] ordained of old ; yea , for the So that their estate or degree cannot exempt the wicked . king it is prepared ; he hath made [it ] By these figurative speeches he declares the condition of he wicked after this life . deep [and ] large : the pile of it [is ] fire and much wood ; the breath of the LORD , like a stream of brimstone , doth kindle it .

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