Isaiah 30:20

Though Yahweh gives you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, 1 even so, your teacher will not hide himself anymore, but you will see your teacher with your own eyes. 1

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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 will live in Zion, in Jerusalem, and you will weep no more. 1 He will surely be gracious to you at the sound of your cry. When he hears it, he will answer you. 1

21Your ears will hear a word behind you saying, 1 “This is the way, walk in it,” when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left. 1

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Cross References

1 Kings 22:27Say to him, 'The king says, Put this man in prison and feed him with only a little bread and only a little water, until I come safely.'”

Psalms 30:5For his anger is only for a moment; but his favor is for a lifetime. 1 Weeping comes for a night, but joy comes in the morning. 1

Psalms 80:5You have fed them with the bread of tears 1 and given them tears to drink in great quantities. 1

Psalms 127:2It is useless for you to rise up early, 1 to come home late, 1 or to eat the bread of hard work, 1 for Yahweh provides for his beloved as they sleep. 1

Isaiah 51:14The one who is bent down, Yahweh will hurry to release; he will not die and go down to the pit, nor will he lack bread. 1

Ezekiel 24:22Then you will do exactly as I have done: you will not veil your facial hair, nor eat the bread of mourning 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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