Chapter 30

Woe to the rebellious⁶ children, saith⁷ the LORD, that take² counsel, but not of me; and that cover² with a covering, but not of my spirit, that they may add² sin to sin:

That walk⁶ to go down² into Egypt, and have not asked¹ at my mouth; to strengthen² themselves in the strength of Pharaoh, and to trust² in the shadow of Egypt!

Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame, and the trust in the shadow of Egypt [your] confusion.

For his princes were at Zoan, and his ambassadors came⁵⁵ to Hanes.

They were all ashamed⁵² of a people [that] could not profit⁵⁵ them, nor be an help nor profit,⁵³ but a shame, and also a reproach.

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 flying³⁵ serpent, they will carry⁴ their riches upon the shoulders of young asses, and their treasures upon the bunches of camels, to a people [that] shall not profit⁵⁵ [them].

For the Egyptians shall help⁴ in vain, and to no purpose: therefore have I cried¹ concerning this, Their strength ⁷²⁹⁴ [is] to sit still.

Now go,³ write³ it before them in a table, and note³ it in a book, that it may be for the time to come for ever and ever:

That this [is] a rebellious people, lying children, children [that] will¹ not hear² the law of the LORD:

Which say¹ to the seers,⁶ See⁴ not; and to the prophets, Prophesy⁴ not unto us right things, speak¹⁶ unto us smooth things, prophesy³ deceits:

Get³ you out of the way, turn aside⁵⁴ out of the path, cause the Holy One of Israel to cease⁵⁴ from before us.

Wherefore thus saith¹ the Holy One of Israel, Because ye despise² this word, and trust⁴ in oppression and perverseness,¹² and stay¹¹ thereon:

Therefore this iniquity shall be to you as a breach ready to fall,⁶ swelling out¹² in a high¹² wall, whose breaking cometh⁴ suddenly at an instant.

And he shall break¹ it as the breaking of the potters'⁶ vessel that is broken in pieces;² he shall not spare:⁴ so that there shall not be found¹¹ in the bursting of it a sherd to take² fire from the hearth,⁷ or to take² water [withal] out of the pit.

For thus saith¹ the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved;¹¹ in quietness⁵³ and in confidence shall be your strength: and ye would¹ not.

But ye said,⁴ No; for we will flee⁴ upon horses; therefore shall ye flee:⁴ and, We will ride⁴ upon the swift; therefore shall they that pursue⁶ you be swift.¹¹

One thousand [shall flee] at the rebuke of one; at the rebuke of five shall ye flee:⁴ till ye be left⁸ as a beacon upon the top of a mountain, and as an ensign on an hill.

And therefore will the LORD wait,¹⁷ that he may be gracious² unto you, and therefore will he be exalted,⁴ that he may have mercy¹⁵ upon you: for the LORD [is] a God of judgment: blessed [are] all they that wait⁶ for him.

For the people shall dwell⁴ in Zion at Jerusalem: thou shalt weep⁴ no more:² he will be very² gracious⁴ unto thee at the voice of thy cry;² when he shall hear² it, he will answer¹ thee.

And [though] the Lord give¹ you the bread of adversity, and the water of affliction, yet shall not thy teachers⁵⁶ be removed into a corner¹¹ any more, but thine eyes shall see⁶ thy teachers:⁵⁶

And thine ears shall hear⁴ a word behind thee, saying,² This [is] the way, walk ye³ in it, when ye turn to the right⁵⁵ hand, and when ye turn to the left.⁵⁵

Ye shall defile¹⁴ also the covering of thy graven images of silver, and the ornament of thy molten images of gold: thou shalt cast them away⁴ as a menstruous cloth; thou shalt say⁴ unto it, Get thee hence.³

Then shall he give¹ the rain of thy seed, that thou shalt sow⁴ the ground withal; and bread of the increase of the earth, and it shall be fat and plenteous: in that day shall thy cattle feed⁴ in large¹² pastures.

The oxen likewise and the young asses that ear⁶ the ground shall eat⁴ clean provender, which hath been winnowed⁶ with the shovel and with the fan.

And there shall be upon every high mountain, and upon every high¹² hill, rivers [and] streams of waters in the day of the great slaughter, when the towers fall.²

Moreover the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun shall be sevenfold, as the light of seven days, in the day that the LORD bindeth up² the breach of his people, and healeth⁴ the stroke of their wound.

Behold, the name of the LORD cometh¹ from far, burning⁶ [with] his anger, and the burden [thereof is] heavy: his lips are full¹ of indignation, and his tongue as a devouring⁶ fire:

And his breath, as an overflowing⁶ stream, shall reach to the midst⁴ of the neck, to sift⁵³ the nations with the sieve of vanity: and [there shall be] a bridle in the jaws of the people, causing [them] to err.⁵⁶

Ye shall have a song, as in the night [when] a holy solemnity is kept;⁹⁹ and gladness of heart, as when one goeth⁶ with a pipe to come² into the mountain of the LORD, to the mighty One of Israel.

And the LORD shall cause his glorious voice to be heard,⁵² and shall shew⁵⁵ the lighting down of his arm, with the indignation of [his] anger, and [with] the flame of a devouring⁶ fire, [with] scattering, and tempest, and hailstones. ¹²⁵⁹

For through the voice of the LORD shall the Assyrian be beaten down,¹¹ [which] smote⁵⁵ with a rod.

And [in] every place where the grounded staff shall pass, which the LORD shall lay⁵⁵ upon him, [it] shall be with tabrets and harps: and in battles of shaking will he fight⁸ with it.

For Tophet [is] ordained⁷ of old; yea, for the king it is prepared;⁹⁰ he hath made [it] deep⁵² [and] large:⁵² the pile thereof [is] fire and much⁵³ wood; the breath of the LORD, like a stream of brimstone, doth kindle⁶ it.