Isaiah 30:20

And though Adonoi give you the lechem tzar (bread of trouble), and the mayim lachatz (waters of affliction), yet shall not thy morim (teachers) hide themselves any more, but thine eynayim shall see thy morim;

Orthodox Jewish Bible

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 a people shall dwell in Tziyon at Yerushalayim; thou shalt weep no more; He will be very gracious unto thee at the sound of thy cry; when He shall hear it, He will answer thee.

21And thine oznayim shall hear a davar behind thee, saying, This is the derech (road), walk ye on it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.

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Cross References

1 Kings 22:27And say, Thus saith HaMelech, Put this fellow in the bais hakeleh, and feed him with lechem lachatz (bread of affliction) and with mayim lachatz (water of affliction), until I come in shalom.

Psalms 30:5Sing unto Hashem, O ye chasidim of His, 1 and give thanks to His Zekher Kodesh. 1

Psalms 80:5Hashem Elohim Tzva'os, 1 ad mosai (how long) wilt Thou be angry against the tefillat amecha (prayer of Thy people)? 1

Psalms 127:2It is vain for you to rise up early, 1 to sit up late, 1 to eat the lechem ha'atzavim (bread of toils); 1 for so He giveth his beloved sleep. 1

Isaiah 51:14The tzo'eh (the one stooped [in the Golus]) hasteneth that he may be set free, 1 and that he should not die in shachat, 1 nor that his lechem should fail. 1

Ezekiel 24:22And ye shall do just as I have done: ye shall not cover your safam (mustache), nor eat lechem anashim.

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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