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Write them in a book. They will stand until the end of time as a witness <a href="/esv/isaiah/30.htm">English Standard Version</a> And now, go, write it before them on a tablet and inscribe it in a book, that it may be for the time to come as a witness forever. <a href="/bsb/isaiah/30.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Go now, write it on a tablet in their presence and inscribe it on a scroll; it will be for the days to come, a witness forever and ever. <a href="/kjv/isaiah/30.htm">King James Bible</a> Now go, write it before them in a table, and note it in a book, that it may be for the time to come for ever and ever: <a href="/nkjv/isaiah/30.htm">New King James Version</a> Now go, write it before them on a tablet, And note it on a scroll, That it may be for time to come, Forever and ever: <a href="/nasb_/isaiah/30.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Now go, write it on a tablet in their presence And inscribe it on a scroll, That it may serve in the time to come As a witness forever. <a href="/nasb/isaiah/30.htm">NASB 1995</a> Now go, write it on a tablet before them And inscribe it on a scroll, That it may serve in the time to come As a witness forever. <a href="/nasb77/isaiah/30.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Now go, write it on a tablet before them And inscribe it on a scroll, That it may serve in the time to come As a witness forever. <a href="/lsb/isaiah/30.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Now go, write it on a tablet before them And inscribe it on a scroll, That it may be in the time to come As a witness forever. <a href="/amp/isaiah/30.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Now, go, write it on a tablet before them And inscribe it on a scroll, So that it may serve in the time to come As a witness [against them] forevermore. <a href="/csb/isaiah/30.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Go now, write it on a tablet in their presence and inscribe it on a scroll; it will be for the future, forever and ever. <a href="/hcsb/isaiah/30.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Go now, write it on a tablet in their presence and inscribe it on a scroll; it will be for the future, forever and ever. <a href="/asv/isaiah/30.htm">American Standard Version</a> Now go, write it before them on a tablet, and inscribe it in a book, that it may be for the time to come for ever and ever. <a href="/cev/isaiah/30.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The LORD told me to write down his message for his people, so that it would be there forever. <a href="/erv/isaiah/30.htm">English Revised Version</a> Now go, write it before them on a tablet, and inscribe it in a book, that it may be for the time to come for ever and ever. <a href="/gwt/isaiah/30.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Now, write this on a tablet for them, and inscribe it in a book so that it will be there in the future as a permanent witness. <a href="/gnt/isaiah/30.htm">Good News Translation</a> God told me to write down in a book what the people are like, so that there would be a permanent record of how evil they are. <a href="/isv/isaiah/30.htm">International Standard Version</a> "Go now, and write it down on a tablet in their presence, inscribing it in a book, so that for times to come it may be an everlasting witness. <a href="/msb/isaiah/30.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Go now, write it on a tablet in their presence and inscribe it on a scroll; it will be for the days to come, a witness forever and ever. <a href="/net/isaiah/30.htm">NET Bible</a> Now go, write it down on a tablet in their presence, inscribe it on a scroll, so that it might be preserved for a future time as an enduring witness. <a href="/nheb/isaiah/30.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Now go, write it before them on a tablet, and inscribe it in a book, that it may be for the time to come forever and ever. <a href="/wbt/isaiah/30.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Now go, write it before them in a table, and note it in a book, that it may be for the time to come for ever and ever: <a href="/web/isaiah/30.htm">World English Bible</a> Now go, write it before them on a tablet, and inscribe it in a book, that it may be for the time to come forever and ever. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/isaiah/30.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> No, go in, write it on a tablet with them, "" And inscribe it on a scroll, "" And it is for a latter day, for a witness for all time, <a href="/ylt/isaiah/30.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> No, go in, write it on a tablet with them, And on a book engrave it, And it is for a latter day, for a witness unto the age, <a href="/slt/isaiah/30.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Now go, write it to them upon a tablet, and engrave it upon a book, and it shall be for the latter day, forever even forever.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/isaiah/30.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Now therefore go in and write for them upon box, and note it diligently in a book, and it shall be in the latter days for a testimony for ever. <a href="/cpdv/isaiah/30.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Now, therefore, enter and write for them upon a tablet, and note it diligently in a book, and this shall be a testimony in the last days, and even unto eternity. <a href="/nabre/isaiah/30.htm">New American Bible</a> Now come, write it on a tablet they can keep, inscribe it on a scroll; That in time to come it may be an eternal witness. <a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/30.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Go now, write it before them on a tablet, and inscribe it in a book, so that it may be for the time to come as a witness forever.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/30.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Now come, write it on these tablets and on the book of their covenant, that it may be for the time to come, for a testimony for ever and ever; <a href="/hpbt/isaiah/30.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Therefore come, write on these tablets and upon the book of their covenant, that it will be to the last day for a testimony, to the eternity of eternities<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/isaiah/30.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Now go, write it before them on a tablet, And inscribe it in a book, That it may be for the time to come For ever and ever. <a href="/sep/isaiah/30.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Now then sit down and write these words on a tablet, and in a book; for these things shall be for many long days, and even for ever. <a href="/parallel/isaiah/30-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=6225" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/isaiah/30.htm">The Worthless Treaty with Egypt</a> …7Egypt’s help is futile and empty; therefore I have called her Rahab Who Sits Still. 8<a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: bō·w (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">Go</a> <a href="/hebrew/6258.htm" title="6258: ‘at·tāh (Adv) -- Now. From eth; at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive.">now,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3789.htm" title="3789: ḵā·ṯə·ḇāh (V-Qal-Imp-ms:: 3fs) -- To write. A primitive root; to grave, by implication, to write.">write</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">it on</a> <a href="/hebrew/3871.htm" title="3871: lū·aḥ (N-ms) -- A tablet, board or plank, a plate. Or luach; from a primitive root; probably meaning to glisten; a tablet, of stone, wood or metal.">a tablet</a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: ’it·tām (Prep:: 3mp) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.">in their presence</a> <a href="/hebrew/2710.htm" title="2710: ḥuq·qāh (V-Qal-Imp-ms:: 3fs) -- To cut in, inscribe, decree. A primitive root; properly, to hack, i.e. Engrave; by implication, to enact or Prescribe.">and inscribe</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: wə·‘al- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">it on</a> <a href="/hebrew/5612.htm" title="5612: sê·p̄er (N-ms) -- A missive, document, writing, book. Or ciphrah; from caphar; properly, writing; by implication, a book.">a scroll;</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: ū·ṯə·hî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf.Jus-3fs) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">it will be</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: lə·yō·wm (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">for the days</a> <a href="/hebrew/314.htm" title="314: ’a·ḥă·rō·wn (Adj-ms) -- Coming after or behind. Or;acharon; from 'achar; hinder; generally, late or last; specifically western.">to come,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5703.htm" title="5703: lā·‘aḏ (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Perpetuity. From adah; properly, a terminus, i.e. duration, in the sense of advance or perpetuity.">a witness</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">forever</a> <a href="/hebrew/5769.htm" title="5769: ‘ō·w·lām (N-ms) -- Long duration, antiquity, futurity. ">and ever.</a> 9These are rebellious people, deceitful children, children unwilling to obey the LORD’s instruction.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/jeremiah/30-2.htm">Jeremiah 30:2</a> “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Write in a book all the words that I have spoken to you. <a href="/habakkuk/2-2.htm">Habakkuk 2:2</a> Then the LORD answered me: “Write down this vision and clearly inscribe it on tablets, so that a herald may run with it. <a href="/deuteronomy/31-19.htm">Deuteronomy 31:19</a> Now therefore, write down for yourselves this song and teach it to the Israelites; have them recite it, so that it may be a witness for Me against them. <a href="/exodus/17-14.htm">Exodus 17:14</a> Then the LORD said to Moses, “Write this on a scroll as a reminder and recite it to Joshua, because I will utterly blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven.” <a href="/jeremiah/36-2.htm">Jeremiah 36:2</a> “Take a scroll and write on it all the words I have spoken to you concerning Israel, Judah, and all the nations, from the day I first spoke to you during the reign of Josiah until today. <a href="/revelation/1-19.htm">Revelation 1:19</a> Therefore write down the things you have seen, the things that are, and the things that will happen after this. <a href="/2_peter/1-12.htm">2 Peter 1:12-15</a> Therefore I will always remind you of these things, even though you know them and are established in the truth you now have. / I think it is right to refresh your memory as long as I live in the tent of my body, / because I know that this tent will soon be laid aside, as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me. ... <a href="/psalms/102-18.htm">Psalm 102:18</a> Let this be written for the generation to come, so that a people not yet created may praise the LORD. <a href="/jeremiah/51-60.htm">Jeremiah 51:60</a> Jeremiah had written on a single scroll about all the disaster that would come upon Babylon—all these words that had been written concerning Babylon. <a href="/daniel/12-4.htm">Daniel 12:4</a> But you, Daniel, shut up these words and seal the book until the time of the end. Many will roam to and fro, and knowledge will increase.” <a href="/revelation/10-4.htm">Revelation 10:4</a> When the seven thunders had spoken, I was about to put it in writing. But I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Seal up what the seven thunders have said, and do not write it down.” <a href="/2_timothy/3-16.htm">2 Timothy 3:16</a> All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for instruction, for conviction, for correction, and for training in righteousness, <a href="/romans/15-4.htm">Romans 15:4</a> For everything that was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures, we might have hope. <a href="/john/20-30.htm">John 20:30-31</a> Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book. / But these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in His name. <a href="/luke/1-3.htm">Luke 1:3-4</a> Therefore, having carefully investigated everything from the beginning, it seemed good also to me to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus, / so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Now go, write it before them in a table, and note it in a book, that it may be for the time to come for ever and ever:write<a href="/isaiah/8-1.htm">Isaiah 8:1</a> Moreover the LORD said unto me, Take thee a great roll, and write in it with a man's pen concerning Mahershalalhashbaz.<a href="/deuteronomy/31-19.htm">Deuteronomy 31:19,22</a> Now therefore write ye this song for you, and teach it the children of Israel: put it in their mouths, that this song may be a witness for me against the children of Israel… <a href="/job/19-23.htm">Job 19:23,24</a> Oh that my words were now written! oh that they were printed in a book! … the time to come.<a href="/isaiah/2-2.htm">Isaiah 2:2</a> And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD'S house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it.<a href="/numbers/24-14.htm">Numbers 24:14</a> And now, behold, I go unto my people: come therefore, and I will advertise thee what this people shall do to thy people in the latter days.<a href="/deuteronomy/4-30.htm">Deuteronomy 4:30</a> When thou art in tribulation, and all these things are come upon thee, even in the latter days, if thou turn to the LORD thy God, and shalt be obedient unto his voice;<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/25-2.htm">Age</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-5.htm">Board</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-18.htm">Book</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/2-14.htm">Engrave</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-4.htm">Everlasting</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-4.htm">Forever</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/8-7.htm">Future</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-2.htm">Inscribe</a> <a href="/isaiah/9-1.htm">Latter</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/12-12.htm">Note</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-1.htm">Record</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-18.htm">Scroll</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-23.htm">Serve</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-5.htm">Table</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-1.htm">Tablet</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-17.htm">Time</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-20.htm">Witness</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-19.htm">Write</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-12.htm">Writing</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/32-17.htm">Age</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-9.htm">Board</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-16.htm">Book</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-2.htm">Engrave</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-14.htm">Everlasting</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-14.htm">Forever</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-22.htm">Future</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-1.htm">Inscribe</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-22.htm">Latter</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-1.htm">Note</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-18.htm">Record</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-4.htm">Scroll</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-23.htm">Serve</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-11.htm">Table</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-1.htm">Tablet</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-2.htm">Time</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-6.htm">Witness</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-5.htm">Write</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-9.htm">Writing</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 30</div>1. <a href="/isaiah/30-1.htm">The prophet threatens the people for their confidence in Egypt</a> 8. <a href="/isaiah/30-8.htm">And contempt of God's word</a> 18. <a href="/isaiah/30-18.htm">God's mercies toward his church</a> 27. <a href="/isaiah/30-27.htm">God's wrath and the people's joy, in the destruction of Assyria</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/30.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/isaiah/30.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Go now This command from God to the prophet Isaiah emphasizes urgency and immediacy. The directive to "go" suggests that the message is of critical importance and must be delivered without delay. This reflects the prophetic role of Isaiah, who is often called to deliver God's messages to the people of Judah and Jerusalem. The urgency also underscores the seriousness of the people's rebellion and the need for them to hear God's warning.Write it on a tablet in their presence Writing on a tablet signifies the permanence and public nature of the message. In ancient Near Eastern cultures, tablets were used for official records and important documents. By writing it "in their presence," it ensures that the message is witnessed and cannot be denied or ignored by the people. This act of recording serves as a legal and binding testimony against the people of Judah, highlighting their accountability before God.And inscribe it on a scroll The use of a scroll indicates the message's importance and its intended preservation for future generations. Scrolls were the primary medium for recording texts in the ancient world, and inscribing the message on a scroll suggests that it is meant to be read and remembered. This dual recording on both a tablet and a scroll emphasizes the gravity and enduring nature of the prophecy.It will be for the days to come This phrase points to the prophetic nature of the message, indicating that its relevance extends beyond the immediate context. It suggests that the consequences of the people's actions and God's response will unfold over time. This forward-looking aspect of prophecy is common in Isaiah, where immediate events often foreshadow future fulfillments, including messianic prophecies.A witness forever and ever The message serves as an eternal testimony against the people, highlighting the unchanging nature of God's word. This concept of a lasting witness is echoed in other parts of Scripture, such as <a href="/deuteronomy/31-26.htm">Deuteronomy 31:26</a>, where the law is placed beside the Ark of the Covenant as a witness against Israel. The eternal aspect of the witness underscores the seriousness of the people's rebellion and the enduring truth of God's judgments. It also points to the ultimate fulfillment of God's promises and warnings, which find their culmination in the person and work of Jesus Christ, who is the ultimate revelation and fulfillment of God's word.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a> A major prophet in the Old Testament, Isaiah is the author of the book bearing his name. He served as a prophet during the reigns of several kings of Judah and is known for his messages of both judgment and hope. 2. <a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a> The southern kingdom of Israel, which was often warned by prophets like Isaiah to turn back to God and away from idolatry and alliances with foreign nations. 3. <a href="/topical/a/assyria.htm">Assyria</a> A powerful empire during Isaiah's time, often a threat to Judah. The context of <a href="/bsb/isaiah/30.htm">Isaiah 30</a> involves Judah's temptation to seek help from Egypt against Assyria, rather than relying on God. 4. <a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a> A nation to which Judah was tempted to turn for military assistance, representing a reliance on human strength rather than divine support. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_scroll.htm">The Scroll</a> Represents the written record of God's message through Isaiah, intended to serve as a lasting testimony to the people's disobedience and God's faithfulness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_written_testimony.htm">The Importance of Written Testimony</a> God's command to Isaiah to write His message underscores the importance of preserving His word for future generations. Written records serve as a lasting witness to God's truth and the people's response. <a href="/topical/r/reliance_on_god_vs._human_alliances.htm">Reliance on God vs. Human Alliances</a> Judah's temptation to rely on Egypt instead of God serves as a warning against placing our trust in human solutions rather than divine guidance. We are called to seek God's wisdom and strength in times of trouble. <a href="/topical/t/the_eternal_nature_of_god's_word.htm">The Eternal Nature of God's Word</a> The phrase "a witness forever and ever" highlights the enduring nature of God's word. It remains relevant and authoritative across all generations, reminding us of His unchanging truth. <a href="/topical/a/accountability_and_remembrance.htm">Accountability and Remembrance</a> The written word serves as a tool for accountability, reminding us of God's expectations and our commitments. It also helps us remember His faithfulness and past deliverances.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_30.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 30</a> <a href="/q/is_isaiah_38_8's_shadow_reversal_possible.htm">How is the reversal of the sun's shadow in Isaiah 38:8 scientifically plausible?</a> <a href="/q/verify_historical_basis_of_jesus's_'true_vine'.htm">John 15:1-2: How can we verify, historically or otherwise, that Jesus's 'true vine' metaphor reflects anything beyond cultural symbolism and legend?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_jer._30_11_fit_israel's_exiles.htm">How does Jeremiah 30:11 align with Israel's ongoing foreign domination and exiles throughout history?</a> <a href="/q/is_god_a_deity_of_order.htm">Is God flawless?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/30.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(8) Now go, write it before them in a table.--We have before seen this in one of Isaiah's methods for giving special emphasis to his teaching (<a href="/isaiah/8-1.htm" title="Moreover the LORD said to me, Take you a great roll, and write in it with a man's pen concerning Mahershalalhashbaz.">Isaiah 8:1</a>). The word, we may believe, passed into the act in the presence of his astonished hearers. In some way or other he feels sure that what he is about to utter goes beyond the immediate occasion, and has a lesson for all time which the world would not willingly let die. Others, following the Vulg., take the verb as an imperative: "They are boasters; cease from them." (Superbia tantum est; quiesce.)<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/30.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 8-17. - A RENEWAL OF THREATENING. The denunciation of the Egyptian alliance had been made viva voce, in the courts of the temple or in some other place of public resort. As he ended, Isaiah received a Divine intimation that the prophecy was to be put on record, doubly, upon a tablet and in a book. At the same time, the "rebelliousness" of the people was further pointed out, and fresh threats (vers. 13, 14, and 17) were uttered against them. Verse 8. - Write it before them in a tablet; i.e." write the prophecy before them" (equivalent to "to be set up before them") "on a tablet," in the briefest possible form (comp. <a href="/isaiah/8-1.htm">Isaiah 8:1</a>). And note it in a book; i.e. "and also make a full notation of it in a book," or parchment roll. The "tablet" was to be for the admonition of the living generation of men; the "book" was for future generations, to be a record of God's omniscience and faithfulness "forever and ever." That it may be for the time to come; rather, for an after-day - not for the immediate present only. For ever and ever. Modern critics observe that the phrase, la'ad 'ad 'olam, never occurs elsewhere, and suggest a change of the pointing, which would give the sense of "for a testimony forever." Whether we accept the change or not, the meaning undoubtedly is that consigning the prophecy to a "book" would make an appeal to it possible in perpetuum. The perpetuity of the written Word is assumed as certain. <a href="/commentaries/isaiah/30-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Go בּ֣וֹא (bō·w) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go now, עַתָּ֗ה (‘at·tāh) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6258.htm">Strong's 6258: </a> At this time write כָתְבָ֥הּ (ḵā·ṯə·ḇāh) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3789.htm">Strong's 3789: </a> To grave, to write it on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against a tablet ל֛וּחַ (lū·aḥ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3871.htm">Strong's 3871: </a> To glisten, a tablet, of stone, wood, metal in their presence אִתָּ֖ם (’it·tām) Preposition | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_854.htm">Strong's 854: </a> Nearness, near, with, by, at, among and inscribe חֻקָּ֑הּ (ḥuq·qāh) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2710.htm">Strong's 2710: </a> To hack, engrave, to enact, prescribe it on וְעַל־ (wə·‘al-) Conjunctive waw | Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against a scroll; סֵ֣פֶר (sê·p̄er) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5612.htm">Strong's 5612: </a> A missive, document, writing, book it will be וּתְהִי֙ (ū·ṯə·hî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be for the days לְי֣וֹם (lə·yō·wm) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day to come, אַחֲר֔וֹן (’a·ḥă·rō·wn) Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_314.htm">Strong's 314: </a> Hinder, late, last, western a witness לָעַ֖ד (lā·‘aḏ) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5707.htm">Strong's 5707: </a> A witness, testimony, a recorder, prince forever עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> As far as, even to, up to, until, while and ever. עוֹלָֽם׃ (‘ō·w·lām) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5769.htm">Strong's 5769: </a> Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, always <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/30-8.htm">Isaiah 30:8 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/isaiah/30-8.htm">Isaiah 30:8 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/isaiah/30-8.htm">Isaiah 30:8 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/isaiah/30-8.htm">Isaiah 30:8 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/isaiah/30-8.htm">Isaiah 30:8 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/30-8.htm">Isaiah 30:8 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/30-8.htm">Isaiah 30:8 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/30-8.htm">Isaiah 30:8 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/30-8.htm">Isaiah 30:8 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/isaiah/30-8.htm">Isaiah 30:8 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-8.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 30:8 Now go write it before them (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/30-7.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 30:7"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 30:7" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/30-9.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 30:9"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 30:9" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>