Isaiah 30:20

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

LXX2012 (US English)

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 Sion: and whereas Jerusalem has + 30:19 Gr. with weeping wept bitterly, saying, Pity me; he shall pity you: when he perceived the voice of your cry, he listened to you.

21and your ears shall hear the words of them that went after you to lead you 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 Joas 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 30:5Into your hands I will commit my spirit: you have redeemed me, O Lord God of truth. 1

Psalms 80:5He made + 80:5 Gr. him, sc. Israel. it to be a testimony in Joseph, when he came forth out of the land of Egypt: he heard a language which he understood not. 1

Psalms 127:2You shall eat the + 127:2 Alex. fruits of your labors. labors of your hands: blessed are you, and it shall be well with you. 1

Isaiah 51:14For in your deliverance he shall not halt, nor wait;

Ezekiel 24:22And you⌃ shall do as I have done: you⌃ shall not be comforted at their mouth, and you⌃ 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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