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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/isaiah/30.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/isaiah/30.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Therefore this is what the Holy One of Israel says: &#8220Because you have rejected this message, relied on oppression and depended on deceit,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/isaiah/30.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />This is the reply of the Holy One of Israel: “Because you despise what I tell you and trust instead in oppression and lies,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/30.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore thus says the Holy One of Israel, “Because you despise this word and trust in oppression and perverseness and rely on them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/30.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore this is what the Holy One of Israel says: “Because you have rejected this message, trusting in oppression and relying on deceit,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/30.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Wherefore thus saith the Holy One of Israel, Because ye despise this word, and trust in oppression and perverseness, and stay thereon:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/30.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Therefore thus says the Holy One of Israel: “Because you despise this word, And trust in oppression and perversity, And rely on them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/30.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore this is what the Holy One of Israel says: “Since you have rejected this word And have put your trust in oppression and crookedness, and have relied on them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/30.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Therefore thus says the Holy One of Israel, &#8220Since you have rejected this word And have put your trust in oppression and guile, and have relied on them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/30.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Therefore thus says the Holy One of Israel, “Since you have rejected this word, And have put your trust in oppression and guile, and have relied on them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/30.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Therefore thus says the Holy One of Israel, “Since you have rejected this word And have put your trust in oppression and deviousness and have relied on them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/30.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Therefore, the Holy One of Israel says this, “Because you have refused <i>and</i> rejected this word [of Mine] And have put your trust in oppression and guile, and have relied on them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/30.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore the Holy One of Israel says: “Because you have rejected this message and have trusted in oppression and deceit, and have depended on them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/30.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore the Holy One of Israel says:&#8221 Because you have rejected this message and have trusted in oppression and deceit, and have depended on them, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/30.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Wherefore thus saith the Holy One of Israel, Because ye despise this word, and trust in oppression and perverseness, and rely thereon;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/30.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Now this is the answer of the holy One of Israel: "You rejected my message, and you trust in violence and lies. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/30.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Wherefore thus saith the Holy One of Israel, Because ye despise this word, and trust in oppression and perverseness, and stay thereon;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/30.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />This is what the Holy One of Israel says: You have rejected this warning, trusted oppression and deceit, and leaned on them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/30.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />But this is what the holy God of Israel says: "You ignore what I tell you and rely on violence and deceit. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/30.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore, this is what the Holy One of Israel says: "Because you reject this message, and put your trust in oppression and enjoy it, and since you rely on it,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/30.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore this is what the Holy One of Israel says: ?Because you have rejected this message, trusting in oppression and relying on deceit,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/30.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />For this reason this is what the Holy One of Israel says: "You have rejected this message; you trust instead in your ability to oppress and trick, and rely on that kind of behavior. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/30.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Therefore thus says the Holy One of Israel, "Because you despise this word, and trust in oppression and perverseness, and rely on it;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/30.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Wherefore thus saith the Holy One of Israel, Because ye despise this word, and trust in oppression and perverseness, and lean upon it:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/30.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Therefore the Holy One of Israel says, “Because you despise this word, and trust in oppression and perverseness, and rely on it, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/30.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore, thus said the Holy One of Israel: “Because of your kicking against this word, "" And you trust in oppression, "" And perverseness, and rely on it,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/30.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Therefore, thus said the Holy One of Israel, Because of your kicking against this word, And ye trust in oppression, And perverseness, and rely on it,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/30.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Therefore thus said the Holy One of Israel, Because ye rejected in this word, and ye will trust in violence and perverseness, and ye will do upon it.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/30.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Therefore thus saith the Holy One of Israel: Because you have rejected this word, and have trusted in oppression and tumult, and have leaned upon it: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/30.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Because of this, thus says the Holy One of Israel: Since you have rejected this word, and you have hoped in calumny and rebellion, and since you have depended upon these things,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/30.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Therefore, thus says the Holy One of Israel: Because you reject this word, And put your trust in oppression and deceit, and depend on them, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/30.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore thus says the Holy One of Israel: Because you reject this word, and put your trust in oppression and deceit, and rely on them;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/30.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Therefore thus says the LORD, the Holy One of Israel: Because you have despised this word and trusted in oppression and have complained and yet trusted in it;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/30.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because of this, thus says The Holy One of Israel: ‘Because you rejected this word and you trusted in oppression, and you murmured and you trusted upon it<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/30.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Wherefore thus saith the Holy One of Israel: Because ye despise this word, And trust in oppression and perverseness, And stay thereon;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/30.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Therefore thus saith the Holy One of Israel, Because ye have refused to obey these words, and have trusted in falsehood; and because thou hast murmured, and been confident in this respect:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/30-12.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=6262" 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">The Worthless Treaty with Egypt</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">11</span>Get out of the way; turn off the road. Rid us of the Holy One of Israel!” <span class="reftext">12</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: lā·ḵên (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so.">Therefore</a> <a href="/hebrew/3541.htm" title="3541: kōh (Adv) -- Thus, here. From the prefix k and huw'; properly, like this, i.e. By implication, thus; also here; or now.">this is what</a> <a href="/hebrew/6918.htm" title="6918: qə·ḏō·wōš (Adj-msc) -- Sacred, holy. Or qadosh; from qadash; sacred; God, an angel, a saint, a sanctuary.">the Holy</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">One of Israel</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">says:</a> <a href="/hebrew/3282.htm" title="3282: ya·‘an (Adv) -- From an unused root meaning to pay attention; properly, heed; by implication, purpose; used adverbially to indicate the reason or cause.">“Because</a> <a href="/hebrew/3988.htm" title="3988: mā·’ā·sə·ḵem (V-Qal-Inf:: 2mp) -- To spurn, to disappear. A primitive root; to spurn; also to disappear.">you have rejected</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: haz·zeh (Art:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">this</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: bad·dā·ḇār (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">message,</a> <a href="/hebrew/982.htm" title="982: wat·tiḇ·ṭə·ḥū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-2mp) -- To trust. A primitive root; properly, to hie for refuge; figuratively, to trust, be confident or sure.">trusting</a> <a href="/hebrew/6233.htm" title="6233: bə·‘ō·šeq (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- Oppression, extortion. From ashaq; injury, fraud, distress, unjust gain.">in oppression</a> <a href="/hebrew/8172.htm" title="8172: wat·tiš·šā·‘ă·nū (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConsecImperf-2mp) -- To lean, support oneself. A primitive root; to support one's self.">and relying</a> <a href="/hebrew/3868.htm" title="3868: wə·nā·lō·wz (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To turn aside, depart. A primitive root; to turn aside, i.e. to depart, be perverse.">on deceit,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> </span><span class="reftext">13</span>this iniquity of yours is like a breach about to fail, a bulge in a high wall, whose collapse will come suddenly—in an instant!…<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="/jeremiah/6-16.htm">Jeremiah 6:16-19</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!’ / I appointed watchmen over you and said, ‘Listen for the sound of the ram’s horn.’ But they answered, ‘We will not listen!’ / Therefore hear, O nations, and learn, O congregations, what will happen to them. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/5-3.htm">Jeremiah 5:3-4</a></span><br />O LORD, do not Your eyes look for truth? You struck them, but they felt no pain. You finished them off, but they refused to accept discipline. They have made their faces harder than stone and refused to repent. / Then I said, “They are only the poor; they have played the fool, for they do not know the way of the LORD, the justice of their God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/12-2.htm">Ezekiel 12:2</a></span><br />“Son of man, you are living in a rebellious house. They have eyes to see but do not see, and ears to hear but do not hear, for they are a rebellious house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/2-4.htm">Amos 2:4</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Judah, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they reject the Law of the LORD and fail to keep His statutes; they are led astray by the lies in which their fathers walked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-14.htm">2 Kings 17:14-15</a></span><br />But they would not listen, and they stiffened their necks like their fathers, who did not believe the LORD their God. / They rejected His statutes and the covenant He had made with their fathers, as well as the decrees He had given them. They pursued worthless idols and became worthless themselves, going after the surrounding nations that the LORD had commanded them not to imitate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/1-24.htm">Proverbs 1:24-31</a></span><br />Because you refused my call, and no one took my outstretched hand, / because you neglected all my counsel, and wanted none of my correction, / in turn I will mock your calamity; I will sneer when terror strikes you, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/4-16.htm">Hosea 4:16</a></span><br />For Israel is as obstinate as a stubborn heifer. Can the LORD now shepherd them like lambs in an open meadow?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/7-11.htm">Zechariah 7:11-12</a></span><br />But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they stopped up their ears from hearing. / They made their hearts like flint and would not listen to the law or to the words that the LORD of Hosts had sent by His Spirit through the earlier prophets. Therefore great anger came from the LORD of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-15.htm">2 Chronicles 36:15-16</a></span><br />Again and again the LORD, the God of their fathers, sent word to His people through His messengers because He had compassion on them and on His dwelling place. / But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/81-11.htm">Psalm 81:11-12</a></span><br />But My people would not listen to Me, and Israel would not obey Me. / So I gave them up to their stubborn hearts to follow their own devices.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37</a></span><br />O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-51.htm">Acts 7:51-52</a></span><br />You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did. / Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/10-21.htm">Romans 10:21</a></span><br />But as for Israel he says: “All day long I have held out My hands to a disobedient and obstinate people.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/3-7.htm">Hebrews 3:7-11</a></span><br />Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear His voice, / do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness, / where your fathers tested and tried Me, and for forty years saw My works. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/4-3.htm">2 Timothy 4:3-4</a></span><br />For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires. / So they will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Why thus said the Holy One of Israel, Because you despise this word, and trust in oppression and perverseness, and stay thereon:</p><p class="hdg">because</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/30-1.htm">Isaiah 30:1,7,15-17</a></b></br> Woe to the rebellious children, saith the LORD, that take counsel, but not of me; and that cover with a covering, but not of my spirit, that they may add sin to sin: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/5-24.htm">Isaiah 5:24</a></b></br> Therefore as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff, <i>so</i> their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust: because they have cast away the law of the LORD of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/31-1.htm">Isaiah 31:1-3</a></b></br> Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because <i>they are</i> many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the LORD! … </p><p class="hdg">and trust</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/28-15.htm">Isaiah 28:15</a></b></br> Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/47-10.htm">Isaiah 47:10</a></b></br> For thou hast trusted in thy wickedness: thou hast said, None seeth me. Thy wisdom and thy knowledge, it hath perverted thee; and thou hast said in thine heart, I <i>am</i>, and none else beside me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/52-7.htm">Psalm 52:7</a></b></br> Lo, <i>this is</i> the man <i>that</i> made not God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, <i>and</i> strengthened himself in his wickedness.</p><p class="hdg">oppression.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/30-11.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-18.htm">Deceit</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-11.htm">Depend</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-8.htm">Depended</a> <a href="/isaiah/23-9.htm">Despise</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-9.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-20.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/proverbs/26-26.htm">Guile</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-7.htm">Help</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-11.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-3.htm">Hope</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-11.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-22.htm">Kicking</a> <a href="/isaiah/17-4.htm">Lean</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-19.htm">Message</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-1.htm">Oppression</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-16.htm">Perverseness</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-12.htm">Putting</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-16.htm">Reject</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-6.htm">Rejected</a> <a href="/isaiah/20-6.htm">Relied</a> <a href="/isaiah/27-5.htm">Rely</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-5.htm">Thereon</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-3.htm">Trust</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-2.htm">Ways</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-13.htm">Wherefore</a> <a href="/2_peter/3-5.htm">Wilfulness</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-10.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/30-30.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/isaiah/53-9.htm">Deceit</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-10.htm">Depend</a> <a href="/hosea/10-13.htm">Depended</a> <a href="/isaiah/31-7.htm">Despise</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-19.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/isaiah/31-2.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/isaiah/53-9.htm">Guile</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-19.htm">Help</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-15.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-15.htm">Hope</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-15.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-6.htm">Kicking</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-2.htm">Lean</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-21.htm">Message</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-20.htm">Oppression</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-3.htm">Perverseness</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-11.htm">Putting</a> <a href="/isaiah/31-7.htm">Reject</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-9.htm">Rejected</a> <a href="/luke/11-22.htm">Relied</a> <a href="/isaiah/31-1.htm">Rely</a> <a href="/isaiah/35-9.htm">Thereon</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-15.htm">Trust</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-7.htm">Ways</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-4.htm">Wherefore</a> <a href="/2_peter/3-5.htm">Wilfulness</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-21.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>Therefore this is what the Holy One of Israel says:</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the authority and holiness of God, who is speaking directly to His people. The title "Holy One of Israel" is used frequently in Isaiah, highlighting God's unique relationship with Israel and His moral purity. It underscores the seriousness of the message that follows, as it comes from the divine source. This title also connects to other parts of Isaiah where God is portrayed as both a judge and a redeemer (<a href="/isaiah/1-4.htm">Isaiah 1:4, 41</a>:14).<p><b>Because you have rejected this message,</b><br>The rejection of God's message by the people of Israel is a recurring theme in the prophetic books. This phrase indicates a deliberate choice to ignore divine instruction, which often leads to consequences. Historically, Israel's rejection of prophetic warnings led to national calamities, such as the Babylonian exile. This rejection is not just of words but of the covenant relationship with God, which is central to the Old Testament narrative (<a href="/jeremiah/6-19.htm">Jeremiah 6:19</a>).<p><b>trusting in oppression</b><br>This phrase suggests that the people of Israel were placing their confidence in unjust practices and alliances. In the historical context, this likely refers to political alliances with oppressive nations like Egypt, which were seen as a means of security against Assyrian threats. Biblically, trusting in oppression contrasts with the call to trust in God alone (<a href="/psalms/62-10.htm">Psalm 62:10</a>). It reflects a moral and spiritual failure, as oppression is contrary to God's justice and righteousness.<p><b>and relying on deceit,</b><br>Relying on deceit indicates a dependence on falsehoods and lies, whether in political strategies or personal conduct. This could refer to the deceptive practices of the leaders or false prophets who misled the people. In a broader biblical context, deceit is often associated with sin and separation from God (<a href="/psalms/101-7.htm">Psalm 101:7</a>). The reliance on deceit instead of truth is a rejection of God's character, as He is a God of truth (<a href="/john/14-6.htm">John 14:6</a>). This phrase highlights the moral decay and spiritual blindness of the people, setting the stage for the judgment that follows.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_holy_one_of_israel.htm">The Holy One of Israel</a></b><br>This title refers to God, emphasizing His holiness and His special relationship with Israel. It underscores His authority and the seriousness of His message.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation to whom the message is directed. At this time, Israel was often turning away from God, seeking alliances with other nations instead of relying on Him.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>The prophet through whom God delivers this message. Isaiah's role was to call Israel back to faithfulness and warn them of the consequences of their rebellion.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/o/oppression_and_deceit.htm">Oppression and Deceit</a></b><br>These are the false securities that Israel was relying on instead of trusting in God. They represent the moral and spiritual corruption prevalent in the society.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/r/rejection_of_the_message.htm">Rejection of the Message</a></b><br>This refers to Israel's refusal to heed God's warnings and instructions, choosing instead to follow their own misguided plans.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_rejecting_god's_message.htm">The Danger of Rejecting God's Message</a></b><br>Ignoring God's word leads to spiritual and moral decay. Israel's rejection of God's message resulted in reliance on false securities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trusting_in_the_wrong_things.htm">Trusting in the Wrong Things</a></b><br>Placing trust in oppression and deceit is futile. True security comes from trusting in God alone.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_misplaced_trust.htm">The Consequences of Misplaced Trust</a></b><br>Relying on human schemes and deceit leads to downfall. God's wisdom and guidance are the only reliable sources of security.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a></b><br>God’s message through Isaiah is a call to return to Him. Repentance and faithfulness are necessary for restoration.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_holiness_of_god.htm">The Holiness of God</a></b><br>Recognizing God as the "Holy One of Israel" reminds us of His purity and the standard to which He calls His people.<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_does_jesus_as_redeemer_mean.htm">What does 'Vengeance is Mine' mean biblically?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_isaiah_42_fit_its_own_era.htm">If Isaiah 42 is meant to describe a future figure, why do some details reflect the socio-political context of the time it was written?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_christ's_commission_fellowship.htm">What does 'worm of Jacob' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_would_god_command_death_for_false_prophets.htm">In Deuteronomy 13:1-5, why would a loving God command the death of false prophets and those who follow them?</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>(12) <span class= "bld">Because ye despise this word</span>--i.e., the message which Isaiah had delivered against the alliance with Egypt. We note how the prophet enforces it, as coming from that very Holy One of Israel of whom they were tired of hearing.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/30.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 12.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Because ye despise this word</span>; rather, <span class="accented">because ye reject this word</span> (see <a href="/1_samuel/8-7.htm">1 Samuel 8:7</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/15-23.htm">1 Samuel 15:23, 26</a>; <a href="/2_kings/17-15.htm">2 Kings 17:15</a>, etc.). The "word" intended is probably the prophecy against trusting in Egypt (vers. 1-7). <span class="cmt_word">And trust in oppression</span>; or, <span class="accented">extortion</span>. Oppressive measures employed to obtain the rich gifts which had to be sent into Egypt (ver. 6) are probably intended (setup. <a href="/2_kings/15-20.htm">2 Kings 15:20</a>). Gratz and Cheyne change the reading from '<span class="accented">oshek</span> to '<span class="accented">ikkesh</span> ("perverseness"); but without any necessity. <span class="cmt_word">And perverseness</span>; literally, <span class="accented">crookedness</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> "tortuous policy" (Kay). <span class="cmt_word">And stay thereon</span>; rather, <span class="accented">lean</span> or <span class="accented">stay yourselves thereon</span>. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/30-12.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">Therefore</span><br /><span class="heb">לָכֵ֗ן</span> <span class="translit">(lā·ḵên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3651.htm">Strong's 3651: </a> </span><span class="str2">So -- thus</span><br /><br /><span class="word">this is what</span><br /><span class="heb">כֹּ֤ה</span> <span class="translit">(kōh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3541.htm">Strong's 3541: </a> </span><span class="str2">Like this, thus, here, now</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Holy</span><br /><span class="heb">קְד֣וֹשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(qə·ḏō·wōš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6918.htm">Strong's 6918: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sacred, God, an angel, a saint, a sanctuary</span><br /><br /><span class="word">One of Israel</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">says:</span><br /><span class="heb">אָמַר֙</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·mar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third 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">“Because</span><br /><span class="heb">יַ֥עַן</span> <span class="translit">(ya·‘an)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3282.htm">Strong's 3282: </a> </span><span class="str2">Heed, purpose, to indicate the reason, cause</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you have rejected</span><br /><span class="heb">מָֽאָסְכֶ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(mā·’ā·sə·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3988.htm">Strong's 3988: </a> </span><span class="str2">To spurn, to disappear</span><br /><br /><span class="word">this</span><br /><span class="heb">הַזֶּ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(haz·zeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | 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">message,</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּדָּבָ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(bad·dā·ḇār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | 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">trusting</span><br /><span class="heb">וַֽתִּבְטְחוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tiḇ·ṭə·ḥū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_982.htm">Strong's 982: </a> </span><span class="str2">To trust, be confident, sure</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in oppression,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּעֹ֣שֶׁק</span> <span class="translit">(bə·‘ō·šeq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6233.htm">Strong's 6233: </a> </span><span class="str2">Injury, fraud, distress, unjust gain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and relying</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתִּֽשָּׁעֲנ֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tiš·šā·‘ă·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8172.htm">Strong's 8172: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lean, support oneself</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on deceit,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנָל֔וֹז</span> <span class="translit">(wə·nā·lō·wz)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3868.htm">Strong's 3868: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn aside, to depart, be perverse</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/30-12.htm">Isaiah 30:12 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/30-12.htm">Isaiah 30:12 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/30-12.htm">Isaiah 30:12 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/30-12.htm">Isaiah 30:12 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/30-12.htm">Isaiah 30:12 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/30-12.htm">Isaiah 30:12 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/30-12.htm">Isaiah 30:12 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/30-12.htm">Isaiah 30:12 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/30-12.htm">Isaiah 30:12 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/30-12.htm">Isaiah 30:12 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/30-12.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 30:12 Therefore thus says the Holy One (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/30-11.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 30:11"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 30:11" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/30-13.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 30:13"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 30:13" /></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>