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You will throw them out like filthy rags, saying to them, “Good riddance!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/30.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then you will defile your carved idols overlaid with silver and your gold-plated metal images. You will scatter them as unclean things. You will say to them, “Be gone!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/30.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So you will desecrate your silver-plated idols and your gold-plated images. You will throw them away like menstrual cloths, saying to them, “Be gone!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/30.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Ye shall defile also the covering of thy graven images of silver, and the ornament of thy molten images of gold: thou shalt cast them away as a menstruous cloth; thou shalt say unto it, Get thee hence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/30.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />You will also defile the covering of your images of silver, And the ornament of your molded images of gold. You will throw them away as an unclean thing; You will say to them, “Get away!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/30.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And you will desecrate your carved images plated with silver, and your cast metal images plated with gold. You will scatter them as a filthy thing, <i>and</i> say to them, “Be gone!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/30.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />And you will defile your graven images overlaid with silver, and your molten images plated with gold. You will scatter them as an impure thing, and say to them, &#8220Be gone!&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/30.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And you will defile your graven images, overlaid with silver, and your molten images plated with gold. You will scatter them as an impure thing; <i>and</i> say to them, “Be gone!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/30.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And you will defile your graven images overlaid with your silver, and your molten images plated with your gold. You will scatter them as an impure thing <i>and</i> say to them, “Be gone!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/30.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And you will defile your carved images overlaid with silver, and your cast images plated with gold. You will scatter them like a bloodstained <i>cloth,</i> and will say to them, “Be gone!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/30.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then you will defile your silver-plated idols and your gold-plated images. You will throw them away like menstrual cloths, and call them filth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/30.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then you will defile your silver-plated idols and your gold-plated images. You will throw them away like menstrual cloths, and call them filth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/30.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And ye shall defile the overlaying of thy graven images of silver, and the plating of thy molten images of gold: thou shalt cast them away as an unclean thing; thou shalt say unto it, Get thee hence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/30.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Then you will treat your idols of silver and gold like garbage; you will throw them away like filthy rags. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/30.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And ye shall defile the overlaying of thy graven images of silver, and the plating of thy molten images of gold: thou shalt cast them away as an unclean thing; thou shalt say unto it, Get thee hence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/30.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then you will dishonor your silver-plated idols and your gold-covered statues. You will throw them away like clothing ruined by stains. You will say to them, "Get out!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/30.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You will take your idols plated with silver and your idols covered with gold, and will throw them away like filth, shouting, "Out of my sight!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/30.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then you will defile your carved idols that are overlaid with silver and your images plated with gold. You'll throw them away like disgusting objects and say to them, "Away with you!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/30.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So you will desecrate your silver-plated idols and your gold-plated images. You will throw them away like menstrual cloths, saying to them, ?Be gone!?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/30.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You will desecrate your silver-plated idols and your gold-plated images. You will throw them away as if they were a menstrual rag, saying to them, "Get out!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/30.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You shall defile the overlaying of your engraved images of silver, and the plating of your molten images of gold. You shall cast them away as an unclean thing. You shall tell it, "Go away."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/30.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Ye shall defile also the covering of thy graven images of silver, and the ornament of thy molten images of gold: thou shalt cast them away as a polluted cloth; thou shalt say to it, Be gone from me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/30.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You shall defile the overlaying of your engraved images of silver, and the plating of your molten images of gold. You shall cast them away as an unclean thing. You shall tell it, “Go away!” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/30.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And you have defiled the covering of Your carved images of silver, "" And the ephod of your molten image of gold, "" You scatter them as a sickening thing, “Go out,” you say to it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/30.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And ye have defiled the covering of Thy graven images of silver, And the ephod of thy molten image of gold, Thou scatterest them as a sickening thing, 'Go out,' thou sayest to it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/30.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And defile ye the thin covering of the carved images of thy silver, and the overlaying of the molten things of thy gold: thou shalt scatter them as a menstruous cloth, thou shalt say to it, Go forth.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/30.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And thou shalt defile the plates of thy graven things of silver, and the garment of thy molten things of gold, and shalt cast them away as the uncleanness of a menstruous woman. Thou shalt say to it: Get thee hence. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/30.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And you will defile the plates of your silver graven images and the vestment of your gold molten idols. And you will throw these things away like the uncleanness of a menstruating woman. You will say to it, “Go away!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/30.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />You shall defile your silver-plated idols and your gold-covered images; You shall throw them away like filthy rags, you shall say, “Get out!” <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/30.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then you will defile your silver-covered idols and your gold-plated images. You will scatter them like filthy rags; you will say to them, “Away with you!”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/30.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And you shall defile the silver which is overlaid on your idols, and the ornament of your molten images of gold; you shall cast them away like unclean water of a menstrous woman; and you shall take them outside like rubbish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/30.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And defile the silver that covers your idols and the ephod of the smelting of their gold, and you shall shed them as the water of a menstruous woman, and you shall take them out like trash<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/30.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And ye shall defile thy graven images overlaid with silver, And thy molten images covered with gold; Thou shalt put them far away as one unclean; Thou shalt say unto it: 'Get thee hence.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/30.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And thou shalt pollute the plated idols, and thou shalt grind to powder the gilt ones, and shalt scatter them as the water of a removed <i>woman</i>, and thou shalt thrust them forth as dung.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/30-22.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=6383" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/30.htm">God's Mercies</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">21</span>And whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear this command behind you: “This is the way. Walk in it.” <span class="reftext">22</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2930.htm" title="2930: wə·ṭim·mê·ṯem (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-2mp) -- To be or become unclean. A primitive root; to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense.">So you will desecrate</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6826.htm" title="6826: ṣip·pui (N-msc) -- (metal) plating. From tsaphah; encasement.">your silver-plated</a> <a href="/hebrew/3701.htm" title="3701: ḵas·pe·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Silver, money. From kacaph; silver; by implication, money."></a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6456.htm" title="6456: pə·sî·lê (N-mpc) -- An idol, image. From pacal; an idol.">idols</a> <a href="/hebrew/642.htm" title="642: ’ă·p̄ud·daṯ (N-fsc) -- An ephod. Feminine of 'ephowd; a girding on; hence, generally, a plating.">and your gold-plated</a> <a href="/hebrew/2091.htm" title="2091: zə·hā·ḇe·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Gold. From an unused root meaning to shimmer; gold, figuratively, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4541.htm" title="4541: mas·sê·ḵaṯ (N-fsc) -- From nacak; properly, a pouring over, i.e. Fusion of metal; by implication, a libation, i.e. League; concretely a coverlet.">images.</a> <a href="/hebrew/2219.htm" title="2219: tiz·rêm (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms:: 3mp) -- To scatter, fan, winnow. A primitive root; to toss about; by implication, to diffuse, winnow.">You will throw them away</a> <a href="/hebrew/3644.htm" title="3644: kə·mōw (Prep) -- Like, as, when. Or kamow; a form of the prefix k-, but used separately; as, thus, so.">like</a> <a href="/hebrew/1739.htm" title="1739: ḏā·wāh (Adj-fs) -- Faint, unwell. From davah; sick.">menstrual cloths,</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: tō·mar (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">saying</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">to them,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6627.htm" title="6627: ṣê (N-ms) -- Filth, human excrement. From yatsa'; issue, i.e. excrement.">“Be gone!”</a> </span><span class="reftext">23</span>Then He will send rain for the seed that you have sown in the ground, and the food that comes from your land will be rich and plentiful. On that day your cattle will graze in open pastures.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/32-20.htm">Exodus 32:20</a></span><br />Then he took the calf they had made, burned it in the fire, ground it to powder, and scattered the powder over the face of the water. Then he forced the Israelites to drink it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/23-4.htm">2 Kings 23:4-6</a></span><br />Then the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, the priests second in rank, and the doorkeepers to remove from the temple of the LORD all the articles made for Baal, Asherah, and all the host of heaven. And he burned them outside Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron and carried their ashes to Bethel. / Josiah also did away with the idolatrous priests ordained by the kings of Judah to burn incense on the high places of the cities of Judah and in the places all around Jerusalem—those who had burned incense to Baal, to the sun and moon, to the constellations, and to all the host of heaven. / He brought the Asherah pole from the house of the LORD to the Kidron Valley outside Jerusalem, and there he burned it, ground it to powder, and threw its dust on the graves of the common people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-25.htm">Deuteronomy 7:25-26</a></span><br />You must burn up the images of their gods; do not covet the silver and gold that is on them or take it for yourselves, or you will be ensnared by it; for it is detestable to the LORD your God. / And you must not bring any detestable thing into your house, or you, like it, will be set apart for destruction. You are to utterly detest and abhor it, because it is set apart for destruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/34-3.htm">2 Chronicles 34:3-7</a></span><br />In the eighth year of his reign, while he was still young, Josiah began to seek the God of his father David, and in the twelfth year he began to cleanse Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, the Asherah poles, the carved idols, and the cast images. / Then in his presence the altars of the Baals were torn down, and he cut to pieces the incense altars that were above them. He shattered the Asherah poles, the carved idols, and the cast images, crushed them to dust, and scattered them over the graves of those who had sacrificed to them. / Then he burned the bones of the priests on their altars. So he cleansed Judah and Jerusalem. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/14-8.htm">Hosea 14:8</a></span><br />O Ephraim, what have I to do anymore with idols? It is I who answer and watch over him. I am like a flourishing cypress; your fruit comes from Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/36-25.htm">Ezekiel 36:25</a></span><br />I will also sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your impurities and all your idols.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/10-8.htm">Jeremiah 10:8-11</a></span><br />But they are altogether senseless and foolish, instructed by worthless idols made of wood! / Hammered silver is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz—the work of a craftsman from the hands of a goldsmith. Their clothes are blue and purple, all fashioned by skilled workers. / But the LORD is the true God; He is the living God and eternal King. The earth quakes at His wrath, and the nations cannot endure His indignation. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/15-12.htm">1 Kings 15:12-13</a></span><br />He banished the male shrine prostitutes from the land and removed all the idols that his fathers had made. / He also removed his grandmother Maacah from her position as queen mother because she had made a detestable Asherah pole. Asa chopped down the pole and burned it in the Kidron Valley.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/18-4.htm">2 Kings 18:4</a></span><br />He removed the high places, shattered the sacred pillars, and cut down the Asherah poles. He also demolished the bronze snake called Nehushtan that Moses had made, for up to that time the Israelites had burned incense to it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/13-2.htm">Zechariah 13:2</a></span><br />And on that day, declares the LORD of Hosts, I will erase the names of the idols from the land, and they will no longer be remembered. I will also remove the prophets and the spirit of impurity from the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/19-18.htm">Acts 19:18-20</a></span><br />Many who had believed now came forward, confessing and disclosing their deeds. / And a number of those who had practiced magic arts brought their books and burned them in front of everyone. When the value of the books was calculated, the total came to fifty thousand drachmas. / So the word of the Lord powerfully continued to spread and prevail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-14.htm">1 Corinthians 10:14</a></span><br />Therefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/5-21.htm">1 John 5:21</a></span><br />Little children, keep yourselves from idols.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/2-14.htm">Revelation 2:14-16</a></span><br />But I have a few things against you, because some of you hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to place a stumbling block before the Israelites so they would eat food sacrificed to idols and commit sexual immorality. / In the same way, some of you also hold to the teaching of the Nicolaitans. / Therefore repent! Otherwise I will come to you shortly and wage war against them with the sword of My mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/9-20.htm">Revelation 9:20</a></span><br />Now the rest of mankind who were not killed by these plagues still did not repent of the works of their hands. They did not stop worshiping demons and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood, which cannot see or hear or walk.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">You shall defile also the covering of your graven images of silver, and the ornament of your molten images of gold: you shall cast them away as a menstruous cloth; you shall say to it, Get you hence.</p><p class="hdg">defile</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/2-20.htm">Isaiah 2:20,21</a></b></br> In that day a man shall cast his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which they made <i>each one</i> for himself to worship, to the moles and to the bats; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/17-7.htm">Isaiah 17:7,8</a></b></br> At that day shall a man look to his Maker, and his eyes shall have respect to the Holy One of Israel… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/27-9.htm">Isaiah 27:9</a></b></br> By this therefore shall the iniquity of Jacob be purged; and this <i>is</i> all the fruit to take away his sin; when he maketh all the stones of the altar as chalkstones that are beaten in sunder, the groves and images shall not stand up.</p><p class="hdg">thy graven images of silver.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/46-6.htm">Isaiah 46:6</a></b></br> They lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance, <i>and</i> hire a goldsmith; and he maketh it a god: they fall down, yea, they worship.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/32-2.htm">Exodus 32:2-4</a></b></br> And Aaron said unto them, Break off the golden earrings, which <i>are</i> in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring <i>them</i> unto me… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/17-3.htm">Judges 17:3,4</a></b></br> And when he had restored the eleven hundred <i>shekels</i> of silver to his mother, his mother said, I had wholly dedicated the silver unto the LORD from my hand for my son, to make a graven image and a molten image: now therefore I will restore it unto thee… </p><p class="hdg">cast.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/lamentations/1-17.htm">Lamentations 1:17</a></b></br> Zion spreadeth forth her hands, <i>and there is</i> none to comfort her: the LORD hath commanded concerning Jacob, <i>that</i> his adversaries <i>should be</i> round about him: Jerusalem is as a menstruous woman among them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/18-6.htm">Ezekiel 18:6</a></b></br> <i>And</i> hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, neither hath defiled his neighbour's wife, neither hath come near to a menstruous woman,</p><p class="hdg">get</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hosea/14-8.htm">Hosea 14:8</a></b></br> Ephraim <i>shall say</i>, What have I to do any more with idols? I have heard <i>him</i>, and observed him: I <i>am</i> like a green fir tree. From me is thy fruit found.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/28-25.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-5.htm">Cloth</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-10.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-1.htm">Covering</a> <a href="/isaiah/23-9.htm">Defile</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-9.htm">Engraved</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-15.htm">Far</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-4.htm">Gold</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-9.htm">Graven</a> <a href="/psalms/102-24.htm">Hence</a> <a href="/isaiah/27-9.htm">Images</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-18.htm">Menstruous</a> <a href="/psalms/106-19.htm">Molten</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-5.htm">Ornament</a> <a href="/songs/5-14.htm">Overlaid</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/29-4.htm">Overlaying</a> <a href="/proverbs/26-23.htm">Plated</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/4-9.htm">Plating</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-5.htm">Polluted</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-25.htm">Scatter</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-17.htm">Silver</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-5.htm">Unclean</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/31-7.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-12.htm">Cloth</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-6.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/isaiah/31-5.htm">Covering</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-30.htm">Defile</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-20.htm">Engraved</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-27.htm">Far</a> <a href="/isaiah/31-7.htm">Gold</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-19.htm">Graven</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-10.htm">Hence</a> <a href="/isaiah/31-7.htm">Images</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-17.htm">Menstruous</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-29.htm">Molten</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-18.htm">Ornament</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-19.htm">Overlaid</a> <a href="/exodus/38-17.htm">Overlaying</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-19.htm">Plated</a> <a href="/exodus/25-13.htm">Plating</a> <a href="/isaiah/47-6.htm">Polluted</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-3.htm">Scatter</a> <a href="/isaiah/31-7.htm">Silver</a> <a href="/isaiah/35-8.htm">Unclean</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 30</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/30-1.htm">The prophet threatens the people for their confidence in Egypt</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/30-8.htm">And contempt of God's word</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/30-18.htm">God's mercies toward his church</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/30-27.htm">God's wrath and the people's joy, in the destruction of Assyria</a></span><br></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><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <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> <br /><br /> </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><b>So you will desecrate your silver-plated idols and your gold-plated images.</b><br>This phrase indicates a turning point for the people of Israel, where they will reject their idolatrous practices. In the ancient Near East, idols were often crafted from precious metals, symbolizing wealth and power. The act of desecrating these idols signifies a profound repentance and a return to the worship of Yahweh. This is reminiscent of the commandment in <a href="/exodus/20-3.htm">Exodus 20:3-4</a>, which prohibits the making of idols. The use of silver and gold highlights the value placed on these idols, making their desecration a significant act of renunciation. Historically, Israel struggled with idolatry, often influenced by neighboring cultures such as the Canaanites and Egyptians, who had a pantheon of gods represented by physical idols.<p><b>You will throw them away like menstrual cloths,</b><br>The comparison to menstrual cloths underscores the impurity and disdain associated with the idols. In Levitical law, menstrual blood was considered ritually unclean (<a href="/leviticus/15-19.htm">Leviticus 15:19-24</a>), and anything associated with it was to be avoided. By likening idols to something unclean, the text emphasizes the need for purification and separation from sin. This imagery conveys a strong message of rejection and disgust towards idolatry, urging the people to cleanse themselves spiritually. The cultural context of the time viewed menstrual impurity as something to be isolated, reflecting the seriousness of turning away from false gods.<p><b>saying to them, “Be gone!”</b><br>This phrase captures the decisive action and verbal renunciation of idolatry. It reflects a complete and utter rejection, not just physically removing the idols but also verbally denouncing them. This echoes the call to repentance found throughout the prophetic books, where the prophets urge the people to return to God with their whole hearts (<a href="/joel/2-12.htm">Joel 2:12-13</a>). The command "Be gone!" signifies a break from past sins and a commitment to follow the Lord exclusively. This act of casting away idols can be seen as a type of spiritual renewal, akin to the cleansing and rededication seen in the reforms of kings like Hezekiah and Josiah, who sought to restore true worship in Israel.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, Isaiah is the author of the book bearing his name. He prophesied to the Kingdom of Judah during a time of moral and spiritual decline.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, which often struggled with idolatry and turning away from God, prompting Isaiah's prophecies.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/idols.htm">Idols</a></b><br>Objects of worship made from silver and gold, representing the false gods that the people of Judah were tempted to follow instead of the one true God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The one true God of Israel, who calls His people to repentance and faithfulness, rejecting idolatry and false worship.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/r/repentance.htm">Repentance</a></b><br>The act of turning away from sin and returning to God, which is a central theme in Isaiah's message to Judah.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_idolatry.htm">The Danger of Idolatry</a></b><br>Idolatry is not just a historical issue but a present danger. Anything that takes the place of God in our lives can become an idol, whether it be material possessions, relationships, or personal ambitions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a></b><br>True repentance involves a decisive break from sin. Just as the people of Judah were called to destroy their idols, we must be willing to cast aside anything that hinders our relationship with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_value_of_purity.htm">The Value of Purity</a></b><br>The imagery of throwing away idols like "menstrual cloths" emphasizes the need for purity. We are called to live lives that are holy and set apart for God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness.htm">God's Faithfulness</a></b><br>Despite Judah's unfaithfulness, God remains faithful and offers a path to restoration. This is a reminder of His grace and mercy towards us when we turn back to Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a></b><br>Obedience to God's commands is crucial. Isaiah's message challenges us to examine our lives and ensure that we are living in accordance with God's will.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_30.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 30</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_science_beliefs_predict_the_future.htm">Isaiah 41:22: Can modern science or other belief systems also predict future events, undermining the passage's challenge to idols to foretell what is to come?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_of_egypt's_idol_destruction.htm">According to Ezekiel 30:13, idols in Egypt would be destroyed and images removed; where is the evidence for this large-scale religious purging in Egyptian history?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_habakkuk's_view_on_idols_compare.htm">(Habakkuk 2:18-19) How does the critique of idols align with accounts elsewhere that depict different perspectives or tolerances toward idol worship?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_ezekiel_8's_view_on_idols_compare.htm">How does the severe condemnation of these idolatries in Ezekiel 8 align or conflict with other biblical accounts of tolerating foreign gods?</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>(22) <span class= "bld">Ye shall defile also . . .</span>--The first effect of the turning of the people was to be the putting away of what had been their besetting sin. The "graven" image possibly refers to the "carved" wooden figure which was afterwards overlaid with silver and gold. (Comp. <a href="/isaiah/40-19.htm" title="The workman melts a graven image, and the goldsmith spreads it over with gold, and casts silver chains.">Isaiah 40:19</a>.) These, which had been worshipped, were now to be cast aside, like that which was the very type of loathsomeness.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/30.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 22.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Ye shall defile also the covering of thy graven images of silver</span>. Idolatry, greatly encouraged by Ahaz, had been strictly forbidden by Hezekiah at the beginning of his reign (<a href="/2_kings/18-4.htm">2 Kings 18:4</a>); but the present passage, among others, shows how impossible it was for a king, with the best intentions, to effect the extirpation of idolatry, if his subjects were attached to it. Evidently the Jews had, in many cases, secretly maintained their idols and their idolatrous practices, despite the efforts of Hezekiah. But now, in their repentance, they would "defile" (<span class="accented">i.e.</span> destroy) both the outer "covering" of precious rectal, and the inner core of wood or stone, or base metallic substance. <span class="cmt_word">The ornament of thy molten images of gold</span>; rather, <span class="accented">the coating</span> or over<span class="accented">laying</span>. It was usual to overlay with gold or silver molten images of bronze or other inferior metal. <span class="cmt_word">Cast them away</span>; literally, <span class="accented">scatter</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> either grind them to powder (<a href="/2_kings/23-6.htm">2 Kings 23:6</a>), or at any rate break them to bits, and then disperse the fragments far and wide. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/30-22.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">So you will desecrate</span><br /><span class="heb">וְטִמֵּאתֶ֗ם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ṭim·mê·ṯem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2930.htm">Strong's 2930: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be or become unclean</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your silver-plated</span><br /><span class="heb">צִפּוּי֙</span> <span class="translit">(ṣip·pui)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6826.htm">Strong's 6826: </a> </span><span class="str2">(metal) plating</span><br /><br /><span class="word">idols</span><br /><span class="heb">פְּסִילֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(pə·sî·lê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6456.htm">Strong's 6456: </a> </span><span class="str2">An idol, image</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and your gold-plated</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲפֻדַּ֖ת</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·p̄ud·daṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_642.htm">Strong's 642: </a> </span><span class="str2">A girding on, a plating</span><br /><br /><span class="word">images.</span><br /><span class="heb">מַסֵּכַ֣ת</span> <span class="translit">(mas·sê·ḵaṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4541.htm">Strong's 4541: </a> </span><span class="str2">A pouring over, fusion of metal, a libation, league, a coverlet</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You will throw them away</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּזְרֵם֙</span> <span class="translit">(tiz·rêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2219.htm">Strong's 2219: </a> </span><span class="str2">To toss about, to diffuse, winnow</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּמ֣וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(kə·mōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3644.htm">Strong's 3644: </a> </span><span class="str2">Like, as, when</span><br /><br /><span class="word">menstrual cloths,</span><br /><span class="heb">דָוָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(ḏā·wāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1739.htm">Strong's 1739: </a> </span><span class="str2">Faint, unwell</span><br /><br /><span class="word">saying,</span><br /><span class="heb">תֹּ֥אמַר</span> <span class="translit">(tō·mar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Be gone!”</span><br /><span class="heb">צֵ֖א</span> <span class="translit">(ṣê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, bring, out, direct and proxim</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/30-22.htm">Isaiah 30:22 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/30-22.htm">Isaiah 30:22 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/30-22.htm">Isaiah 30:22 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/30-22.htm">Isaiah 30:22 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/30-22.htm">Isaiah 30:22 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/30-22.htm">Isaiah 30:22 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/30-22.htm">Isaiah 30:22 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/30-22.htm">Isaiah 30:22 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/30-22.htm">Isaiah 30:22 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/30-22.htm">Isaiah 30:22 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/30-22.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 30:22 You shall defile the overlaying of your (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/30-21.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 30:21"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 30:21" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/30-23.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 30:23"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 30:23" /></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>