Isaiah 30:1

“Woe to the rebellious children,” this is Yahweh's declaration. 1 “They make plans, but not from me; they make alliances with other nations, 1 but they were not directed by my Spirit, so they add sin to sin. 1

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Woe to the rebellious children, saith the LORD, that take counsel, but not of me; and that cover with a covering, but not of my spirit, that they may add sin to sin:

In Context

2They set out to go down into Egypt, but have not asked for my direction. 1 They seek protection from Pharaoh and take refuge in the shadow of Egypt. 1

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Cross References

Numbers 32:14Look, you have risen up in your fathers' place, like just more sinful men, to add to Yahweh's burning anger toward Israel.

Deuteronomy 9:24You have been rebellious against Yahweh from the day that I knew you.

Joshua 9:14So the Israelites took some of their provisions, but they did not consult with Yahweh for guidance.

2 Kings 18:24How could you resist even one captain of the least of my master's servants? You have put your trust in Egypt for chariots and horsemen!

Psalms 61:4Let me live in your tabernacle forever! 1 Let me take refuge under the shelter of your wings. Selah 1

Isaiah 1:2Hear, heavens, and give ear, earth; for Yahweh has spoken: 1 “I have nourished and brought up children, but they have rebelled against me. 1

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 30:1

The prophecy of this chapter seems to relate (as that in the foregoing chapter) to the approaching danger of Jerusalem and desolations of Judah by Sennacherib's invasion. Here is, I. A just reproof to those who, in that distress, trusted to the Egyptians for help, and were all in a hurry to fetch succours from Egypt, ver. 1-7 . II. A terrible threatening against those who slighted the good advice which God by his prophets gave them for the repose of their minds in that distress, assuring them that whatever became… Read the whole commentary →

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