Isaiah 30:8
6 The burden of the beasts of the south: into the land of trouble and anguish, from whence come the young and old lion, the viper and fiery flying serpent, they will carry their riches upon the shoulders of young asses, and their treasures upon the bunches of camels, to a people that shall not profit them.
7 For the Egyptians shall help in vain, and to no purpose: therefore have I cried concerning this, Their strength is to sit still.
Now go, write it before them in a table, and note it in a book, that it may be for the time to come for ever and ever:
9 That this is a rebellious people, lying children, children that will not hear the law of the LORD:
10 Which say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits:
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
- Go now, write it on a tablet in their presence and inscribe it on a scroll; it will be for the days to come, a witness forever and ever.
- KJV
- Now go, write it before them in a table, and note it in a book, that it may be for the time to come for ever and ever:
- WEB
- Now go, write it before them on a tablet, and inscribe it in a book, that it may be for the time to come forever and ever.
- ASV
- Now go, write it before them on a tablet, and inscribe it in a book, that it may be for the time to come for ever and ever.
- DARBY
- Now go, write it before them on a tablet, and record it in a book, that it may be for the time to come, as a witness for ever,
- BLB
- Now go write it on a tablet before them and inscribe it on a scroll, that it may be for a day to come for a witness even to forever;
- ÅB
- Gå nå inn, skriv det på en tavle i deres påsyn og tegn det opp i en bok, så det kan være for kommende dager, for alltid, til evig tid!
- OTB
- Gå nå, skriv det på en tavle foran dem, skriv det inn på en rull, så det kan tjene som et evig vitne i de kommende dager.
- B1930
- Gå nu inn, skriv det på en tavle i deres påsyn og tegn det op i en bok, så det kan være for kommende dager, for alltid, til evig tid!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Deuteronomy 31:22
Moses therefore wrote this song the same day, and taught it the children of Israel.
Read in contextHabakkuk 2:2
And the LORD answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it.
Read in contextIsaiah 8:1
Moreover the LORD said unto me, Take thee a great roll, and write in it with a man’s pen concerning Maher-shalal-hash-baz.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 31:19
Now therefore write ye this song for you, and teach it the children of Israel: put it in their mouths, that this song may be a witness for me against the children of Israel.
Read in contextJeremiah 51:60
So Jeremiah wrote in a book all the evil that should come upon Babylon, even all these words that are written against Babylon.
Read in contextJeremiah 36:28–32
Take thee again another roll, and write in it all the former words that were in the first roll, which Jehoiakim the king of Judah hath burned.
Read in contextJeremiah 36:2
Take thee a roll of a book, and write therein all the words that I have spoken unto thee against Israel, and against Judah, and against all the nations, from the day I spake unto thee, from the days of Josiah, even unto this day.
Read in contextJob 19:23–25
Oh that my words were now written! oh that they were printed in a book!
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