UIsaya 30:15

Izhibhalo Ezingcwele

15 Ngokuba itsho iNkosi, uYehova oyiNgcwele kaSirayeli, ukuthi, Beniya kusindiswa kukubuya nakukuphumla; ebengabakhoyo amandla enu ngokuzola nangokukholosa; nasuka anavuma.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the Holy One: Isaiah 30:11, Jeremiah 23:36

in returning: Isaiah 30:7, Isaiah 7:4, Isaiah 26:3, Isaiah 26:4, Isaiah 32:17, 1 Chronicles 5:20, 2 Chronicles 16:8, 2 Chronicles 32:8, Psalms 125:1, Psalms 125:2, Jeremiah 3:22, Jeremiah 3:23, Hosea 14:1-3

and ye: Psalms 80:11-13, Jeremiah 44:16, Jeremiah 44:17, Matthew 22:3, Matthew 23:37, Luke 13:34, John 5:40, Hebrews 12:25

Reciprocal: Exodus 14:13 - Fear ye not Exodus 14:14 - hold Joshua 24:19 - holy Judges 7:21 - stood 1 Samuel 27:1 - there is nothing 2 Kings 19:22 - the Holy One 2 Chronicles 20:17 - stand ye still Psalms 37:7 - wait Psalms 80:7 - we shall Psalms 118:9 - than to put Psalms 131:2 - quieted Isaiah 1:4 - the Holy Isaiah 20:6 - whither Isaiah 28:12 - This Isaiah 30:12 - Because Isaiah 50:11 - all ye Jeremiah 39:4 - when Jeremiah 50:6 - have forgotten Lamentations 3:26 - quietly 2 Corinthians 5:6 - we are always

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For thus saith the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel,.... This is still repeated, though displeasing to the carnal Jews, who, notwithstanding their ill behaviour to the Lord, condescends to give them the best advice, as follows:

in returning and rest shall ye be saved; or "may be saved" o; this is the right and the only way, namely, by "returning" from their evil ways, particularly their purpose of going to Egypt for help, and by returning to God by repentance and reformation, and to his worship and ordinances; and so the Targum,

"if ye return to my law;''

and by "resting" quietly at home, and reposing their trust in the Lord:

in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength; in a quiet submission to the will of God, and in quietly waiting upon him for the issue and event of things, abiding in their own houses, and not in a hurrying tumultuous manner, running here and there for help; and in a holy and humble confidence in the Lord, and in the power of his might, where they should find such strength and security, as Pharaoh king of Egypt could not give them:

and ye would not; would not be persuaded to keep at home, and from going down to Egypt; would not take the advice given, but pursue their own measures and methods of salvation. This is the literal sense of the words; and if they can be accommodated to spiritual and eternal salvation, it may be done in this way: repentance may be meant by "returning", and faith by "rest"; or by "returning and rest" may be designed returning to rest, that is, to Christ, who is the only rest to weary souls: "quietness" may intend peace of conscience, arising from the blood and righteousness of Christ; and "confidence" faith, and an assurance of it, which make men strong Christians; though their strength does not barely lie in these graces, but in the object of them: now faith and repentance are blessings of the covenant of grace, gifts of God, and graces of the Spirit, which go together in the doctrine of salvation, and have a concern in it; though they are not meritorious procuring causes, nor conditions of it; yet in this way God brings his people to salvation, and they enter into, and are descriptive of, the character of such that are saved; there is so close a connection between these and salvation, that none are saved without them; and it may be observed, that this way of saving men through faith and repentance, and by going to Christ alone for rest, and by placing confidence in, and deriving all peace and comfort from him, is disagreeable to unregenerate men; which is a proof of the wretched depravity, and corruption, and perverseness of the will of man.

o תושעון "servaremini", Piscator, Gataker.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For thus saith the Lord God - The design of this verse is to give a reason for the destruction that should come upon them. That reason was, that God had indicated to them the path of truth and safety, but they chose not to follow it, and refused to put confidence in him.

In returning - In returning to God; that is, if you are converted to him.

And rest - That is, by calmly reposing on God for assistance, and not seeking the alliance of Egypt (see Exodus 14:13).

In quietness - In a collected, quiet state of mind.

In confidence - By putting simple trust in God.

Shall be your strength - You shall be safe; your enemies shall not be able to overcome and subdue you.

But ye would not - When Jerusalem was threatened by Sennacherib, Hezekiah did put this confidence in God, and reposed calmly and securely on his promises Isaiah 36:15, Isaiah 36:18, Isaiah 36:21; but it is not improbable that when the city was first threatened, and Hezekiah heard of the preparations made by the Assyrians, he had joined with the party in Jerusalem who proposed an alliance with Egypt, and that this was known to Sennacherib Isaiah 36:6. Probably, however, before the invasion had actually commenced he had seen the impropriety of this, either because the aid of Egypt could not be secured, or because Isaiah had warned him of this, and had been brought to put his trust entirely in Yahweh. Yet the offence had been “committed” of refusing to put implicit confidence in Yahweh, and of seeking the aid of Egypt, and for that the punishment is threatened in this chapter Isaiah 30:16-17.