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Right behind you a voice will say, “This is the way you should go,” whether to the right or to the left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/30.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, “This is the way, walk in it,” when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/30.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/30.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This <i>is</i> the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/30.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, “This <i>is</i> the way, walk in it,” Whenever you turn to the right hand Or whenever you turn to the left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/30.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your ears will hear a word behind you, saying, “This is the way, walk in it,” whenever you turn to the right or to the left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/30.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Your ears will hear a word behind you, &#8220This is the way, walk in it,&#8221 whenever you turn to the right or to the left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/30.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And your ears will hear a word behind you, “This is the way, walk in it,” whenever you turn to the right or to the left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/30.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And your ears will hear a word behind you, “This is the way, walk in it,” whenever you turn to the right or to the left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/30.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Your ears will hear a word behind you, “This is the way, walk in it,” whenever you turn to the right or to the left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/30.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />and whenever 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="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/30.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />and whenever you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear this command behind you: &#8220This is the way. Walk in it.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/30.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />and thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it; when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/30.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Whether you turn to the right or to the left, you will hear a voice saying, "This is the road! Now follow it." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/30.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />and thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it; when ye turn to the right hand and when e turn to the left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/30.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You will hear a voice behind you saying, "This is the way. Follow it, whether it turns to the right or to the left."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/30.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />If you wander off the road to the right or the left, you will hear his voice behind you saying, "Here is the road. Follow it." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/30.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />And whether you turn to the right or turn to the left, your ears will hear a message behind you: "This is the way, walk in it." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/30.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/30.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You will hear a word spoken behind you, saying, "This is the correct way, walk in it," whether you are heading to the right or the left. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/30.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />and when you turn to the right hand, and when you turn to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, "This is the way. Walk in it."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/30.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And thy ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/30.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />and when you turn to the right hand, and when you turn to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, “This is the way. Walk in it.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/30.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And your ear hears a word behind you, saying, “This [is] the way, go in it,” "" When you turn to the right, "" And when you turn to the left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/30.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And thine ear heareth a word behind thee, Saying, 'This is the way, go ye in it,' When ye turn to the right, And when ye turn to the left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/30.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And thine ears shall hear the word from after thee, saying, This the way, go ye in it when ye shall turn to the right, and when ye shall turn to the left.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/30.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And thy ears shall hear the word of one admonishing thee behind thy back: This is the way, walk ye in it: and go not aside neither to the right hand, nor to the left. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/30.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And your ears will listen to the word of one admonishing you behind your back: “This is the way! Walk in it! And do not turn aside, neither to the right, nor to the left.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/30.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />And your ears shall hear a word behind you: “This is the way; walk in it,” when you would turn to the right or the left. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/30.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left, your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, “This is the way; walk in it.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/30.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, This is the way, walk in it, and do not turn aside, either to the right hand or to the left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/30.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And your ears shall hear The Word from behind you saying: "This is the way! Go in it, and do not turn away to the right or to the left!<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/30.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying: 'This is the way, walk ye in it, When ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/30.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />and thine ears shall hear the words of them that went after thee to lead thee astray, who say, This <i>is</i> the way, let us walk in it, whether to the right or to the left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/30-21.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=6373" 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">20</span>The Lord will give you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, but your Teacher will no longer hide Himself—with your own eyes you will see Him. <span class="reftext">21</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">And whether</a> <a href="/hebrew/541.htm" title="541: ṯa·’ă·mî·nū (V-Hifil-Imperf-2mp) -- To take the right hand road. Denominative from yamiyn; to take the right hand road.">you turn to the right</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: wə·ḵî (Conj) -- That, for, when. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/8041.htm" title="8041: ṯaś·mə·’î·lū (V-Hifil-Imperf-2mp) -- To take the left. A primitive root; to use the left hand or pass in that direction).">or to the left,</a> <a href="/hebrew/241.htm" title="241: wə·’ā·zə·ne·ḵā (Conj-w:: N-fdc:: 2ms) -- An ear. From 'azan; broadness. I.e. the ear.">your ears</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: tiš·ma‘·nāh (V-Qal-Imperf-3fp) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">will hear</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: ḏā·ḇār (N-ms) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">this command</a> <a href="/hebrew/310.htm" title="310: mê·’a·ḥă·re·ḵā (Prep-m:: 2ms) -- The hind or following part. From 'achar; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after.">behind you:</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: zeh (Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">“This</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: had·de·reḵ (Art:: N-cs) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb.">is the way.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: lə·ḵū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">Walk</a> <a href="/hebrew/ḇōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">in it.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">22</span>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!”…<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="/proverbs/3-6.htm">Proverbs 3:6</a></span><br />in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/32-8.htm">Psalm 32:8</a></span><br />I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I will give you counsel and watch over you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/10-27.htm">John 10:27</a></span><br />My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/6-16.htm">Jeremiah 6:16</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “Stand at the crossroads and look. Ask for the ancient paths: ‘Where is the good way?’ Then walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But they said, ‘We will not walk in it!’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/25-9.htm">Psalm 25:9</a></span><br />He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them His way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/14-26.htm">John 14:26</a></span><br />But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have told you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/5-32.htm">Deuteronomy 5:32-33</a></span><br />So be careful to do as the LORD your God has commanded you; you are not to turn aside to the right or to the left. / You must walk in all the ways that the LORD your God has commanded you, so that you may live and prosper and prolong your days in the land that you will possess.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/4-11.htm">Proverbs 4:11-12</a></span><br />I will guide you in the way of wisdom; I will lead you on straight paths. / When you walk, your steps will not be impeded; when you run, you will not stumble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/16-13.htm">John 16:13</a></span><br />However, when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. For He will not speak on His own, but He will speak what He hears, and He will declare to you what is to come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-105.htm">Psalm 119:105</a></span><br />Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/12-13.htm">Hebrews 12:13</a></span><br />Make straight paths for your feet, so that the lame may not be disabled, but rather healed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/19-12.htm">1 Kings 19:12</a></span><br />After the earthquake there was a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire came a still, small voice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/48-17.htm">Isaiah 48:17</a></span><br />Thus says the LORD your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “I am the LORD your God, who teaches you for your benefit, who directs you in the way you should go.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-13.htm">Matthew 7:13-14</a></span><br />Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. / But small is the gate and narrow the way that leads to life, and only a few find it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/37-23.htm">Psalm 37:23</a></span><br />The steps of a man are ordered by the LORD who takes delight in his journey.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, This is the way, walk you in it, when you turn to the right hand, and when you turn to the left.</p><p class="hdg">thine ears</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/35-8.htm">Isaiah 35:8,9</a></b></br> And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it <i>shall be</i> for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err <i>therein</i>… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/42-16.htm">Isaiah 42:16</a></b></br> And I will bring the blind by a way <i>that</i> they knew not; I will lead them in paths <i>that</i> they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/48-17.htm">Isaiah 48:17</a></b></br> Thus saith the LORD, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I <i>am</i> the LORD thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the way <i>that</i> thou shouldest go.</p><p class="hdg">when ye turn to the right</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/5-32.htm">Deuteronomy 5:32</a></b></br> Ye shall observe to do therefore as the LORD your God hath commanded you: ye shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/1-7.htm">Joshua 1:7</a></b></br> Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it <i>to</i> the right hand or <i>to</i> the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/23-6.htm">Joshua 23:6</a></b></br> Be ye therefore very courageous to keep and to do all that is written in the book of the law of Moses, that ye turn not aside therefrom <i>to</i> the right hand or <i>to</i> the left;</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/30-19.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-18.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-23.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-19.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-19.htm">Heareth</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-11.htm">Right</a> <a href="/isaiah/18-1.htm">Sounding</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-11.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-11.htm">Turning</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-19.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-2.htm">Walk</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-11.htm">Way</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-19.htm">Whenever</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-21.htm">Whether</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-12.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/30-24.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-3.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/isaiah/31-3.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-30.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-9.htm">Heareth</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-1.htm">Right</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-12.htm">Sounding</a> <a href="/isaiah/31-6.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-28.htm">Turning</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-30.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/isaiah/35-8.htm">Walk</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-28.htm">Way</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-7.htm">Whenever</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-23.htm">Whether</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-3.htm">Word</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>And whether you turn to the right or to the left</b><br>This phrase suggests the omnipresence and guidance of God in the believer's life. In the historical context of Isaiah, the Israelites often strayed from God's path, seeking alliances with foreign nations like Egypt (<a href="/isaiah/30.htm">Isaiah 30:1-2</a>). The imagery of turning to the right or left symbolizes the potential for deviation from God's will. Biblically, the right and left can represent choices or paths, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/5-32.htm">Deuteronomy 5:32</a>, where God commands not to turn aside from His commandments. This phrase reassures believers that God’s guidance is available regardless of the direction they might be tempted to take.<p><b>your ears will hear this command behind you</b><br>The mention of hearing a command "behind you" indicates a personal and direct communication from God, akin to a shepherd guiding his sheep (<a href="/john/10-27.htm">John 10:27</a>). In ancient Near Eastern culture, a voice from behind could symbolize authority and protection, as a shepherd would lead from behind to ensure none of the flock strayed. This reflects the intimate relationship between God and His people, where He actively guides and corrects them. The auditory aspect emphasizes the importance of spiritual discernment and attentiveness to God's voice, as seen in <a href="/1_kings/19-12.htm">1 Kings 19:12</a>, where Elijah hears God in a gentle whisper.<p><b>“This is the way. Walk in it.”</b><br>This command underscores the clarity and certainty of God's direction. "The way" is a recurring biblical metaphor for the path of righteousness and obedience to God (<a href="/psalms/1-6.htm">Psalm 1:6</a>, <a href="/proverbs/3-6.htm">Proverbs 3:6</a>). In the New Testament, Jesus identifies Himself as "the way" (<a href="/john/14-6.htm">John 14:6</a>), making this phrase a type of Christ, pointing to the ultimate path of salvation through Him. The imperative "Walk in it" calls for active obedience and faith, reminiscent of the call to walk in the Spirit (<a href="/galatians/5-16.htm">Galatians 5:16</a>). This directive assures believers that God provides a clear path and expects them to follow it with trust and commitment.<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 political turmoil and spiritual decline.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, which was often tempted to rely on political alliances rather than trusting in God. Isaiah's message was directed to the people of Judah, urging them to return to God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_guidance.htm">God's Guidance</a></b><br>The event described is a metaphorical representation of God's guidance to His people, promising them direction and clarity in their journey.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_guidance.htm">Divine Guidance</a></b><br>God promises to guide His people, providing direction in times of uncertainty. This assurance is a reminder to seek His voice in our daily decisions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/listening_to_god.htm">Listening to God</a></b><br>The ability to hear God's command requires a heart attuned to His voice. Regular prayer and meditation on Scripture help cultivate this sensitivity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_path.htm">Obedience to God's Path</a></b><br>Once we hear God's direction, it is crucial to walk in it. Obedience is a demonstration of our trust in His wisdom and love.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/avoiding_distractions.htm">Avoiding Distractions</a></b><br>The mention of turning to the right or left suggests potential distractions. Staying focused on God's path requires vigilance and discernment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_holy_spirit.htm">The Role of the Holy Spirit</a></b><br>In the New Testament context, the Holy Spirit plays a crucial role in guiding believers, echoing the promise of guidance in Isaiah.<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/what_foods_are_mentioned_in_the_bible.htm">What foods are mentioned in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_ecclesiastes_10_2_culturally_biased.htm">Does the association of the wise with the “right” and fools with the “left” (Ecclesiastes 10:2) reflect outdated cultural biases, and how does it align with modern moral or ethical views? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_god's_prediction_negate_free_will.htm">Does God's prediction of Israel's rebellion (Deut. 31:16) conflict with the principle of free will, implying a predetermined outcome?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_allow_prolonged_suffering.htm">If God's 'arm is not too short' (Isaiah 59:1), why do we see prolonged suffering and injustice without divine intervention in this narrative?</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>(21) <span class= "bld">Thine ears shall hear a word behind thee.</span>--The voice of the human teacher on whom the people looked as they listened would find an echo in that inner voice telling them which was the true way, when they were tempted to turn to the right hand or the left.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/30.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 21.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Thine ears shall hear a word behind thee.</span> Kay says, "The teacher will go <span class="accented">before</span> his flock, marking out the way before them." But in that case, the flock would hear the word <span class="accented">before</span> them. Delitzsch explains better, "They (the teachers), as the shepherds of the flock, would <span class="accented">follow</span> the people with friendly words of admonition." Even in the East, shepherds sometimes follow their flocks (see <a href="/genesis/32-17.htm">Genesis 32:17</a>). <span class="cmt_word">When ye turn</span>, <span class="accented">i.e.</span> when ye are about to turn. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/30-21.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">And whether</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you turn to the right</span><br /><span class="heb">תַאֲמִ֖ינוּ</span> <span class="translit">(ṯa·’ă·mî·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_541.htm">Strong's 541: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take the right hand road</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or to the left,</span><br /><span class="heb">תַשְׂמְאִֽילוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(ṯaś·mə·’î·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8041.htm">Strong's 8041: </a> </span><span class="str2">To use the left hand, pass in that direction)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your ears</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאָזְנֶ֙יךָ֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ā·zə·ne·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - fdc | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_241.htm">Strong's 241: </a> </span><span class="str2">Broadness, the ear</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will hear</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּשְׁמַ֣עְנָה</span> <span class="translit">(tiš·ma‘·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><br /><span class="word">this command</span><br /><span class="heb">דָבָ֔ר</span> <span class="translit">(ḏā·ḇār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> </span><span class="str2">A word, a matter, thing, a cause</span><br /><br /><span class="word">behind you:</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵֽאַחֲרֶ֖יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(mê·’a·ḥă·re·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_310.htm">Strong's 310: </a> </span><span class="str2">The hind or following part</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“This</span><br /><span class="heb">זֶ֤ה</span> <span class="translit">(zeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> </span><span class="str2">This, that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is the way.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙</span> <span class="translit">(had·de·reḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1870.htm">Strong's 1870: </a> </span><span class="str2">A road, a course of life, mode of action</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Walk in it.”</span><br /><span class="heb">לְכ֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḵū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/30-21.htm">Isaiah 30:21 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/30-21.htm">Isaiah 30:21 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/30-21.htm">Isaiah 30:21 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/30-21.htm">Isaiah 30:21 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/30-21.htm">Isaiah 30:21 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/30-21.htm">Isaiah 30:21 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/30-21.htm">Isaiah 30:21 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/30-21.htm">Isaiah 30:21 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/30-21.htm">Isaiah 30:21 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/30-21.htm">Isaiah 30:21 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/30-21.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 30:21 And when you turn to the right (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/30-20.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 30:20"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 30:20" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/30-22.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 30:22"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 30:22" /></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>