Isaiah 30:1

“Woe to the rebellious children,” declares the LORD, “to those who carry out a plan that is not Mine, who form an alliance, but against My will, heaping up sin upon sin.

2 They set out to go down to Egypt without asking My advice, to seek shelter under Pharaoh’s protection and take refuge in Egypt’s shade.

3 But Pharaoh’s protection will become your shame, and the refuge of Egypt’s shade your disgrace.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
“Woe to the rebellious children,” declares the LORD, “to those who carry out a plan that is not Mine, who form an alliance, but against My will, heaping up sin upon sin.
KJV
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:
WEB
“Woe to the rebellious children”, says the LORD, “who take counsel, but not from me; and who make an alliance, but not with my Spirit, that they may add sin to sin;
ASV
Woe to the rebellious children, saith Jehovah, that take counsel, but not of me; and that make a league, but not of my Spirit, that they may add sin to sin,
DARBY
Woe to the rebellious children, saith Jehovah, who take counsel, but not of me, and who make leagues, but not by my Spirit, that they may heap sin upon sin;
BLB
` Woe to the rebellious” sons, says YHWH, “Making counsels not from Me and weaving webs not of My Spirit, for the purpose of adding sin upon sin—
ÅB
Ve de gjenstridige barn, sier Herren, de som utfører råd som ikke er fra meg, og inngår avtale uten min Ånd, så de legger synd til synd,
OTB
"Ve de gjenstridige barn," erklærer Herren, "som gjennomfører planer som ikke er mine, og inngår allianser som ikke er av min Ånd, og legger synd til synd;
B1930
Ve de gjenstridige barn, sier Herren, de som utfører råd som ikke er fra mig, og inngår avtale uten min Ånd, så de legger synd til synd,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Isaiah 65:2

    All day long I have held out My hands to an obstinate people who walk in the wrong path, who follow their own imaginations,

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  • Isaiah 1:2

    Listen, O heavens, and give ear, O earth, for the LORD has spoken: “I have raised children and brought them up, but they have rebelled against Me.

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  • Hosea 7:13

    Woe to them, for they have strayed from Me! Destruction to them, for they have rebelled against Me! Though I would redeem them, they speak lies against Me.

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  • Isaiah 63:10

    But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit. So He turned and became their enemy, and He Himself fought against them.

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  • Hosea 4:10–12

    They will eat but not be satisfied; they will be promiscuous but not multiply. For they have stopped obeying the LORD.

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  • Isaiah 29:15

    Woe to those who dig deep to hide their plans from the LORD. In darkness they do their works and say, “Who sees us, and who will know?”

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  • Romans 2:5

    But because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.

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  • Acts 7:51–52

    You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did.

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