Isaiah 30:20

And though the Lord shall give you the bread of affliction and scant water, yet they that cause thee to err shall no more at all draw nigh to thee; for thine eyes shall see those that cause thee to err,

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity, and the water of affliction, yet shall not thy teachers be removed into a corner any more, but thine eyes shall see thy teachers:

In Context

19For the holy people shall dwell in Zion: and whereas Jerusalem has wept bitterly, saying, Pity me; he shall pity thee: when he perceived the voice of thy cry, he hearkened to thee.

21and thine ears shall hear the words of them that went after thee to lead thee astray, who say, This is the way, let us walk in it, whether to the right or to the left.

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Cross References

1 Kings 22:27and tell Joash the king’s son to put this fellow in prison, and to feed him with bread of affliction and water of affliction until I return in peace.

Psalms 30:5Thou shalt bring me out of the snare which they have hidden for me; 1 For thou, O Lord, art my defender. 1

Psalms 80:5For this is an ordinance for Israel, 1 And a statute of the God of Jacob. 1

Psalms 127:2Thou shalt eat the labors of thy hands: 1 Blessed art thou, and it shall be well with thee. 1

Isaiah 51:14For in thy deliverance he shall not halt, nor tarry;

Ezekiel 24:22And ye shall do as I have done: ye shall not be comforted at their mouth, and ye shall not eat the bread of men.

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 30:19-27

Promises. ( b. c. 720.) 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. 19 For the people shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem: thou shalt weep no more: he will be very gracious unto thee at the voice of thy cry; when he shall hear it, he will answer thee. 20 And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity, and the water of affliction, yet shall not… Read the whole commentary →

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