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Isaiah 30:1

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

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Confidence;   God Continued...;   Godlessness;   Holy Spirit;   Isaiah;   Israel, Prophecies Concerning;   Jealousy;   Nation;   Sin;   Wicked (People);   Thompson Chain Reference - Concealment of Sin;   Concealment-Exposure;   Denunciations;   Names;   Palliation-Denunciation;   Rebellion;   Sin;   Titles and Names;   The Topic Concordance - Children;   Counsel;   Hearing;   Rebellion;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Rebellion against God;   Sin;   Sins, National;   Titles and Names of the Wicked;   Trust;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Egypt;   Hezekiah;   Treaty;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Jeremiah;   King;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Isaiah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Holy Spirit;   Isaiah;   Isaiah, Book of;   Prophecy, Prophets;   Spinning and Weaving;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - God;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Rebels;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Hezekiah;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Child;   Children of God;   Lachish;   Salvation;   Sennacherib;   Treaty;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Apostasy and Apostates from Judaism;   Hoshea;   Inspiration;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Woe to the rebellious children!
Hebrew Names Version
Woe to the rebellious children, says the LORD, who take counsel, but not of me; and who make a league, but not of my Spirit, that they may add sin to sin,
King James Version
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:
English Standard Version
"Ah, stubborn children," declares the Lord , "who carry out a plan, but not mine, and who make an alliance, but not of my Spirit, that they may add sin to sin;
New American Standard Bible
"Woe to the rebellious children," declares the LORD, "Who execute a plan, but not Mine, And make an alliance, but not of My Spirit, In order to add sin to sin;
New Century Version
The Lord said, "How terrible it will be for these stubborn children. They make plans, but they don't ask me to help them. They make agreements with other nations, without asking my Spirit. They are adding more and more sins to themselves.
Amplified Bible
"Woe (judgment is coming) to the rebellious children," declares the LORD, "Who carry out a plan, but not Mine, And make an alliance [by pouring out a libation], but not of My Spirit, In order to add sin to sin;
World English Bible
Woe to the rebellious children, says Yahweh, who take counsel, but not of me; and who make a league, but not of my Spirit, that they may add sin to sin,
Geneva Bible (1587)
Wo to the rebellious children, sayth the Lord, that take counsell, but not of me, and couer with a couering, but not by my spirit, that they may lay sinne vpon sinne:
Legacy Standard Bible
"Woe to the rebellious children," declares Yahweh,"Who execute counsel, but not Mine,And make an alliance, but not of My Spirit,In order to add sin to sin,
Contemporary English Version
This is the Lord 's message for his rebellious people: "You follow your own plans instead of mine; you make treaties without asking me, and you keep on sinning.
Complete Jewish Bible
"Woe to the rebellious children," says Adonai . "They make plans, but the plans are not mine; they develop alliances, but not from my Spirit, in order to pile sin upon sin.
Darby Translation
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;
Easy-to-Read Version
The Lord said, "Look at these children. They don't obey me. They make plans, but they don't ask me to help them. They make agreements with other nations, but my Spirit does not want those agreements. These people are adding more and more sins to the ones they have already done.
George Lamsa Translation
WOE to the rebellious children, says the LORD, who take counsel, but not of me; and who offer wine offerings, but not of my spirit, that they may add sin to sin;
Good News Translation
The Lord has spoken: "Those who rule Judah are doomed because they rebel against me. They follow plans that I did not make, and sign treaties against my will, piling one sin on another.
Lexham English Bible
"Oh rebellious children!" declares Yahweh, "to make a plan, but not from me, and pour out a libation, but not from my Spirit, so as to add sin to sin.
Literal Translation
Woe to rebellious sons, declares Jehovah, to make counsel, but not from Me; and to weave a covering web, but not of My Spirit, in order to add sin on sin;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Wo be to those shrenkinge children (saieth the LORDE) which seke councel, but not at me: which take a webbe in honde, but not after my will: that they maye heape one synne vpon another.
American Standard Version
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,
Bible in Basic English
Ho! uncontrolled children, says the Lord, who give effect to a purpose which is not mine, and who make an agreement, but not by my spirit, increasing their sin:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Woe to the rebellious children, saith the LORD, that take counsel, but not of Me; and that form projects, but not of My spirit, that they may add sin to sin;
King James Version (1611)
Woe to the rebellious children, sayth the Lord, that take counsell, but not of mee; and that couer with a couering, but not of my Spirit, that they may adde sinne to sinne:
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Alas for those disobedient chyldren saith the Lorde, that they will take counsell and not of me, that they wyll take a secrete aduice and not out of my spirite, and therefore adde they sinne vnto sinne.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Woe to the apostate children, saith the Lord: ye have framed counsel, not by me, and covenants not by my Spirit, to add sins to sins:
English Revised Version
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:
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Wo! sones forsakeris, seith the Lord, that ye schulden make a councel, and not of me; and weue a web, and not bi my spirit, that ye schulden encreesse synne on synne.
Update Bible Version
Woe to the rebellious sons, says Yahweh, that take counsel, but not of me; and that make a league, but not of my Spirit, that they may add sin to sin,
Webster's Bible Translation
Woe to the rebellious children, saith the LORD, that take counsel, but not from me; and that cover with a covering, but not of my spirit, that they may add sin to sin:
New English Translation
"The rebellious children are as good as dead," says the Lord , "those who make plans without consulting me, who form alliances without consulting my Spirit, and thereby compound their sin.
New King James Version
"Woe to the rebellious children," says the LORD, "Who take counsel, but not of Me, And who devise plans, but not of My Spirit, That they may add sin to sin;
New Living Translation
"What sorrow awaits my rebellious children," says the Lord . "You make plans that are contrary to mine. You make alliances not directed by my Spirit, thus piling up your sins.
New Life Bible
"It is bad for the children who will not obey!" says the Lord, "They act on a plan that is not Mine, and make an agreement that is not of My Spirit, and so add sin to sin.
New Revised Standard
Oh, rebellious children, says the Lord , who carry out a plan, but not mine; who make an alliance, but against my will, adding sin to sin;
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Alas! for sons who are rebellious, Declareth Yahweh. Executing a purpose, but not from me, And pouring out a libation but not from my spirit, - That they may add sin to sin:
Douay-Rheims Bible
Woe to you, apostate children, saith the Lord, that you would take counsel, and not of me: and would begin a web, and not by my spirit, that you might add sin upon sin:
Revised Standard Version
"Woe to the rebellious children," says the LORD, "who carry out a plan, but not mine; and who make a league, but not of my spirit, that they may add sin to sin;
Young's Literal Translation
Wo [to] apostate sons, The affirmation of Jehovah! To do counsel, and not from Me, And to spread out a covering, and not of My spirit, So as to add sin to sin.
THE MESSAGE
"Doom, rebel children!" God 's Decree. "You make plans, but not mine. You make deals, but not in my Spirit. You pile sin on sin, one sin on top of another, Going off to Egypt without so much as asking me, Running off to Pharaoh for protection, expecting to hide out in Egypt. Well, some protection Pharaoh will be! Some hideout, Egypt! They look big and important, true, with officials strategically established in Zoan in the north and Hanes in the south, but there's nothing to them. Anyone stupid enough to trust them will end up looking stupid— All show, no substance, an embarrassing farce."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Woe to the rebellious children," declares the LORD, "Who execute a plan, but not Mine, And make an alliance, but not of My Spirit, In order to add sin to sin;

Contextual Overview

1Woe to the rebellious children, declares the LORD, to those who carry out a plan, but not Mine, who form an alliance, but against My will, heaping up sin upon sin.2They set out to go down to Egypt without asking My advice, to seek shelter under Pharaoh's protection and take refuge in the shade of Egypt. 3But Pharaoh's protection will become your shame, and the refuge of Egypt's shadow your disgrace. 4For though their princes are at Zoan and their envoys have arrived in Hanes, 5everyone will be put to shame because of a people useless to them. They cannot be of help; they are good for nothing but shame and reproach. 6This is an oracle concerning the animals of the Negev: Through a land of hardship and distress, of lioness and lion, of viper and flying serpent, they carry their wealth on the backs of donkeys and their treasures on the humps of camels, to a people of no profit to them. 7Egypt's help is vain and empty; therefore I have called her, 'Rahab Who Just Sits Still.'

Bible Verse Review
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the rebellious: Isaiah 30:9, Isaiah 1:2, Isaiah 63:10, Isaiah 65:2, Deuteronomy 9:7, Deuteronomy 9:24, Deuteronomy 29:19, Jeremiah 4:17, Jeremiah 5:23, Ezekiel 2:3, Ezekiel 3:9, Ezekiel 3:26, Ezekiel 3:27, Ezekiel 12:2, Ezekiel 12:3, Hosea 7:13, Acts 7:51, Acts 7:52

that take: Isaiah 8:19, Isaiah 29:15, 1 Chronicles 10:13, 1 Chronicles 10:14, Hosea 4:10-12

cover: Isaiah 4:5, *marg. Isaiah 28:15, Isaiah 28:20, Isaiah 32:2, Psalms 61:4, Psalms 91:1-4

add: Isaiah 1:5, Isaiah 5:18, Numbers 32:14, Hosea 13:2, Romans 2:5, 2 Timothy 3:13

Reciprocal: Joshua 9:14 - asked not Judges 18:5 - Ask counsel 1 Kings 12:28 - took counsel 2 Kings 17:4 - king of Egypt 2 Chronicles 10:8 - he forsook Psalms 81:12 - they walked Proverbs 25:19 - General Isaiah 7:18 - fly Isaiah 10:3 - to whom Isaiah 20:6 - whither Isaiah 30:12 - Because Isaiah 31:1 - to them Isaiah 36:6 - General Isaiah 57:4 - are ye Isaiah 57:9 - thou wentest to the king Isaiah 59:6 - neither Jeremiah 2:16 - Also the Jeremiah 2:18 - what hast Jeremiah 2:36 - thou also shalt Jeremiah 12:13 - put Jeremiah 17:5 - Cursed Jeremiah 19:7 - I will make Jeremiah 22:20 - and cry Jeremiah 37:7 - Pharaoh's Jeremiah 42:19 - Go Jeremiah 44:14 - which are Lamentations 4:17 - our eyes Lamentations 5:6 - to the Egyptians Ezekiel 11:2 - General Ezekiel 17:9 - Shall it Ezekiel 17:15 - in Ezekiel 24:3 - the rebellious Ezekiel 29:16 - the confidence Hosea 7:11 - they call Hosea 11:6 - because Zephaniah 3:2 - she trusted Zechariah 4:6 - Not Ephesians 2:2 - the children

Cross-References

Genesis 29:31
When the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, He opened her womb; but Rachel was barren.
Genesis 30:1
When Rachel saw that she was not bearing any children for Jacob, she envied her sister. "Give me children, or I will die!" she said to Jacob.
Genesis 30:3
Then she said, "Here is my maidservant Bilhah. Sleep with her, and she will bear children for me, so that through her I too can build a family."
Genesis 30:4
So Rachel gave Jacob her servant Bilhah as his wife, and he slept with her,
Genesis 30:8
Then Rachel said, "In my great struggles, I have wrestled with my sister and won." So she named him Naphtali.
Genesis 30:14
Now during the wheat harvest, Reuben went out and found some mandrakes in the field. When he brought them to his mother, Rachel begged Leah, "Please give me some of your son's mandrakes."
Genesis 30:16
When Jacob came in from the field that evening, Leah went out to meet him and said, "You must come with me, for I have hired you with my son's mandrakes." So he slept with her that night.
Genesis 30:18
Then Leah said, "God has rewarded me for giving my maidservant to my husband." So she named him Issachar.
Genesis 30:19
Again Leah conceived and bore a sixth son to Jacob.
Genesis 30:20
"God has given me a good gift," she said. "This time my husband will honor me, because I have borne him six sons." And she named him Zebulun.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Woe to the rebellious children, saith the Lord,.... The Jews, who were, by national adoption, and by outward profession of religion, the "children" of God, but were apostates from him, had turned their backs upon him, deviated from his law, and departed from his worship and ordinances; and therefore a woe is pronounced against them, or they are called upon to consider of their evil ways, and return, that iniquity might not be their ruin:

that take counsel, but not of me; they met and consulted together about their safety, when in danger, but did not ask counsel of the Lord; they did not consult his word, nor his prophets, nor by Urim and Thummim, as in case of war they should more especially:

and that cover with a covering, but not of my spirit; they sought for a cover, a shelter, a protection from the enemy, but not from the Spirit of the Lord, in his word and prophets, who would have directed them to a more suitable and sufficient one. Kimchi understands this of their covert and secret counsels, which they laid deep, as they fancied, and sought to hide. The Targum of the former clause and this is,

"that take counsel, but not of my word; that consult a consultation, but do not ask of my prophets:''

that they may add sin to sin; the sins of consulting others, and of putting confidence in a creature, to their other sins of rebellion and apostasy: so wicked men, who are enemies in their minds, by wicked works, to God, and commit acts of hostility against him, and are in danger thereby of eternal ruin, do not consult the word and ministers of the Gospel, but flesh and blood, carnal sense and reason, and seek to cover themselves with the rags of their own righteousness, and not with the robe of Christ's righteousness, and garments of salvation, which the Spirit of God reveals and brings near; and so to their other sins they add that of trusting to their own righteousness, and not submitting to Christ's.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Wo, - (see the note at Isaiah 18:1).

To the rebellious children - To those whom he had nourished as children, and who had rebelled against him (see the note at Isaiah 1:23).

That take counsel, but not of me - They look to Egypt, and depend on a human arm.

And that cover with a covering - The idea here, according to our translation, is, that they seek protection or a covering from the impending calamity. Lowth renders this, ‘Who ratify covenants;’ supposing that the reference is to the fact that in ancient times compacts were formed by offering sacrifices, and by pouring out libations. The Hebrew, according to Lowth, means, ‘who pour out a libation.’ So the Septuagint renders it, Συνθήκας sunthēkas - ‘And thou hast made covenants.’ The Syriac renders it, ‘Who pour out libations.’ The Hebrew word נסך nâsak properly conveys the idea of pouring out, and is applied:

(1) to the act of pouring out wine as a drink offering, or as a libation to God Genesis 35:14; Exodus 30:9; 1 Chronicles 11:18; Hosea 9:4;

(2) to the act of pouring out oil, that is, to anointing kings and rulers Psalms 2:6; Daniel 11:8;

(3) to the act of pouring out melted metals, that is, to cast them Isaiah 40:19; Isaiah 44:10.

The word also may have a meaning kindred to סכך sâkak and denote “to cover,” as in Isaiah 25:7. Various derivatives from the word are rendered ‘to cover withal’ Numbers 4:7; ‘the covering’ Isaiah 28:20; ‘the web,’ that is, that which is woven for a covering Judges 16:13-14. The idea, however, which best suits the connection here is probably that suggested by Lowth, in accordance with the Septuagint, and the Syriac, and adopted by Rosenmuller, Gesenius, and others, “to make a libation;” that is, to ratify a covenant, or compact.

But not of my Spirit - It was not such as was suggested by his Spirit, and not such as he would approve.

That they may add sin to sin - They add to the sin of rebellion against God that of forming an alliance. Sins do not usually stand alone. When one is committed, it is often necessary to commit others in order to carry out and complete the plan which that contemplated.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

CHAPTER XXX

The Jews reproved for their reliance on Egypt, 1-7.

Threatened for their obstinate adherence to this alliance,

8-17.

Images the most elegant and lofty, by which the intense

gloriousness of Messiah's reign at the period when all Israel

shall be added to the Church is beautifully set forth, 18-26.

Dreadful fall of Sennacherib's army, an event most manifestly

typical of the terrible and sudden overthrow of Antichrist; as,

unless this typical reference be admitted, no possible

connexion can be imagined between the stupendous events which

took place in Hezekiah's reign, and the very remote and

inconceivably more glorious displays of Divine vengeance and

mercy in the days of the Messiah, 27-33.

NOTES ON CHAP. XXX

Verse Isaiah 30:1. And that cover with a covering - "Who ratify covenants"] Heb. "Who pour out a libation." Sacrifice and libation were ceremonies constantly used, in ancient times by most nations in the ratifying of covenants: a libation therefore is used for a covenant, as in Greek the word σπονδη, for the same reason, stands for both. This seems to be the most easy explication of the Hebrew phrase, and it has the authority of the Septuagint, εποιησατε συνθηκας.


 
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