Isaiah 30:1-33 Distress for the Rebellious Children Who Take Counsel of False gods

 

Distress for the Rebellious Children Who Take Counsel of False gods

Isaiah 30:1-33                                The Book of Isaiah [in Smaller Chunks]

[Distress for] the rebellious children [people,] says the Lord, that [get advice,] but not [from] Me & [who seek for protection,] [like a] cover, but not of My Spirit, [so] that they may add sin to sin.

[Isaiah 29:15 [Distress for those who search] deep to hide their [advice] from the Lord & their [deeds] are [hidden] in the dark & they say, Who sees us? And Who knows us?]

That walk to go down into Egypt, to strengthen themselves in [Pharaoh's] strength & to trust in the [shade] of Egypt, [but] haven't asked [for a response from] My Mouth! Therefore, the strength of Pharaoh shall be your shame & the trust in the [shade] of Egypt, [shall be] your confusion.

[Isaiah 31:1 [Distress for those who] go down to Egypt for help & [rely] on horses & trust in chariots & horsemen, because [there] are many & they are very strong. But they [don't] look to the Holy One of Israel, neither [do they] seek the Lord!]

[Hane's] ambassadors came to [him] & his princes were [in] Zoan. They were all ashamed of a people, [who] couldn't [benefit] them, nor be [of] help, nor profit, but a shame & also a [disgrace.] [Isaiah 19:11 Surely, the princes of Zoan are fools. The counsel of the wise & [Pharaoh’s] counselors [have] become [foolish.] How [do] you say to Pharaoh, I am the son of the wise, the sons of ancient kings?]

The [vision] of the beasts of the south: into a land of trouble & anguish, from [where] the young & old [lions] come, the [cobra] & the fiery, flying serpent & they will carry their riches upon the shoulders of young [mules] & their treasures upon the [haunches] of camels, to a people, [who] shall not [benefit] them.

[Revelation 12:9 And the great dragon was cast out & that old serpent, called the Devil & Satan, which deceives the whole world. He was cast out into the earth & his angels were cast out with him.]

For the Egyptians shall help in vain & [be ineffective.] Therefore, I have cried [out about] this. Their strength is to sit still. Now, go & write it [in front of] them in a [tablet] & note it in a book, [so] it may be for the time to come, forever & ever, that this is a rebellious people, lying children.

Children [people, who] won't hear the Law of the Lord.  [Habakkuk 2:2-3 And the Lord answered me & said, Write the vision & make it plain upon [tablets, so] he, [who] reads it may run. For the vision is [still] for an appointed time, but at the end it shall [tell] & not lie [still:] though it [delays,] wait for it; because it will surely [happen,] it won't [linger.]

[Who] say to the seer, [Don't] see & to the prophets, [Don't] prophesy to us [righteous] things. Speak to us [pleasant] things & prophesy [what is deceit.] You, get out of the [road] & turn & [go astray] out of the path. And [let us no longer hear of] the Holy One of Israel before us.

[For this reason, the Holy One of Israel says [this,] Because you despise this Word & trust in oppression & [wickedness] & [rely on them;] Therefore, this [sin] shall be to you [like a split extending in] a high wall, ready to fall, whose breaking comes suddenly, [in] an instant.

And He shall break it, [like] the breaking of the potter's [hardened clay] vessel that is broken in pieces. He shall not spare: so that there shall not be found a [sharp] shard [from its] bursting, to take fire from the [fireplace] hearth [like with a scoop.]

Or to take water out of the [well with it.] For the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel, says [this;] You shall be saved, in returning & rest. Your strength shall be in quietness & in confidence, [but] you wouldn't [do this.]

[Matthew 23:37-38 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you, [who] kill the prophets & stone [those who] are sent to you. How often I would have gathered your children together, even [like] a hen gathers her chickens under her wings & you would not! [Watch,] your house is left to you desolate [& empty.]

But you said, No; for we will flee & ride upon swift horses. Therefore, [those who] pursue you shall be swift. 1,000 shall flee at the [scolding] of 1. At the [scolding] of 5, you shall flee: [until] you [are] left [alone] like a beacon, [a.k.a. lamp,] on top of a mountain, [like] a [flag] on a hill.

And therefore, the Lord will wait, [so] that He may be gracious to you. And therefore, He will be exalted, [so] that He may have mercy upon you. For the Lord is a God of [justice.] Blessed are all [those who] wait for Him. [Revelation 3:19-21 I [reprimand] & chastise, as many as I love.

Therefore, be zealous & repent. [Watch,] I stand at the door & knock. If any man [hears] My voice & [opens] the door, I will come in to him & will [dine] with him & he with Me. To him, [who] overcomes, I will grant to sit with Me [on] My throne, even [like] I also overcame & am [sitting] down with My Father, [on] His throne.]

For the people shall dwell [at] Zion [in] Jerusalem. You shall no [longer] weep. He will be very gracious to you, at the [sound] of your [out] cry & when he shall hear it, He will answer you. And though the Lord [gives] you the bread of adversity & the water of affliction, [still,] your teachers [of faith,] shall not be removed into a corner anymore.

But your eyes shall see your teachers & your ears shall hear a word behind you, when you turn to the right hand [side] or you turn to the left, saying, This is the [path,] you, walk in it. You shall also defile the silver [coating] of your [carved] images & the gold ornament of your [molded] images. You shall [throw] them away, [like a monthly cycle pad.] You shall say to it, You [get away from here.]

Then, He shall [again] give the rain [for] your seed, [so] that you shall sow the ground [with it;] & [for] the bread of the [produce] of the earth & it shall be [rich & plentiful.] [On] that day, your [livestock] shall feed in large pastures. [Also,] the oxen & the young [donkeys,] that [plow] the ground, shall eat clean [fodder,] which has been [separated] with the fan & the shovel.

And upon every high mountain & every high hill, there shall be rivers & streams of waters [on] the day of the great slaughter, when the towers fall. [Luke 13:1-5 At that [time,] there were some, [who] told Him of the Galileans, whose blood Pilate had [mixed] with their sacrifices. And Jesus [answered] & said to them, [Do] you supposed these Galileans [were worse] sinners above all the Galileans, because they suffered such things?

I tell you, No; but, [unless] you repent, you shall all [also] perish. Or those 18, upon whom the Tower in Siloam fell & [killed] them, [do] you think they were [worse] sinners above all men, [who] dwelt in Jerusalem? I tell you, No; but [unless] you repent, you shall all likewise perish.]

[Additionally,] the light of the moon shall be [like] the light of the sun. [Revelation 21:22-23 And I saw no temple [there:] for the Lord God Almighty & the Lamb are the temple of it. And the city had no need of the sun & neither the moon, to shine in it. For the glory of God [lightened] it & the Lamb is the light [of it.]

And the light of the sun shall be 7 [times as much,] as the light of 7 days, [on] the day that the Lord [bandages] up the [wound] of His people & heals the [whip marks] of their wound. [Isaiah 53:3-5 He is despised & rejected [by] men; a Man of sorrows & acquainted with grief.

And we hid, [like] it were our faces from Him. He was despised & we [didn't hold] Him [in high regard.] Surely, He has borne our griefs & carried our sorrows, [still] we did not [respect] Him, [suffering, struck] & afflicted [by] God. But He was wounded for our transgressions. He was bruised for our [sins] & with His [whip] stripes, we are healed.]

[Watch,] the Name of the Lord comes from far, burning with His anger & [its] burden is heavy. His lips are full of indignation & His tongue, [is like] a devouring fire.

[Revelation 14:9-10 And the 3rd Angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man [worships] the beast & his image & [receives] his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, the same shall drink of the wine of the [fury] of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of His indignation & he shall be tormented with fire & brimstone, in the presence of the holy Angels & in the presence of the Lamb.]

And His breath, [like] an overflowing stream, shall reach to the [middle] of the neck, to sift the nations with the [strainer] of vanity. And there shall be a bridle in the jaws of the people, causing them to [go astray.]

[Isaiah 11:4 But the [righteous] shall judge the poor & [repay] with equity, for the [humble] of the earth. And He shall [strike] the earth with the rod of His mouth & He shall slay the wicked, with the breath of His lips.]

You shall have a song, [like on] the night when a holy [solemn feast] is kept & gladness of heart, [like] when [someone] goes into the mountain of the Lord with a [flute] to the Mighty One of Israel. And the Lord shall cause His glorious voice to be heard & shall [sling] the lightning down [from] His arm, with the indignation of His anger, the flame of devouring fire, with tempest & with scattering hailstones.

For through the [Lord's] voice, the Assyrian, [who struck] with a rod, shall be beaten down. And there shall be [tambourines] & harps, in every place where the staff [of correction] shall pass, [that] the Lord shall lay upon him. He will fight with [the Assyrians] in battles with [much trembling.]

For Tophet, [a.k.a. The Valley of Hinnom, also Topheth,] is [appointed,] of old, for much wood is prepared for [its] king & the pile [of it,] He has made it deep & large & the [Lord's] breath will kindle it, like a stream of brimstone.

[2 Kings 23:10 And he defiled Topheth, which is in the Valley of the children [people] of Hinnom, [so] that no man might make his son or his daughter to pass through the fire to Molech.]

Isaiah 29:1-24 Distress for Ariel, the City Where David Dwelt

 

Distress for Ariel, the City Where David Dwelt

Isaiah 29:1-24                                The Book of Isaiah [in Smaller Chunks]

[Distress for] Ariel, to Ariel, the city where David dwelt, [a.k.a. Jerusalem.] Let them kill & add [up animals for] sacrifices year [by] year. [Still,] I will distress Ariel & there shall be [heavy hearts] & sorrow. And it shall be [like] Ariel [is] to Me.

And I will [surround] you & camp against you. I will [wage war] against you with [an embankment] & I will raise forts against you. And you shall be brought down & shall speak out of the ground.

Your [voice] shall be low, [muffled like a] whisper, out of the [dirt] & your voice shall be, [like someone, who] has a familiar spirit, [a.k.a. someone who contacts the dead.]

[Isaiah 8:19 And when they shall say to you, Seek to [those who] have a familiar spirits & to wizards that [whisper] & mutter, shouldn't a people seek to their God? For the Living, [not] to the dead?]

[Also,] the multitude of your [foreigners] shall be like [fine] dust & the multitude of the [ruthless] ones shall be [like stubble,] that passes away suddenly, [in] an instant. You shall be [punished] by the Lord of Hosts with: thunder, an earthquake, [loud] noise, storm, tempest & [a] flame of devouring fire.

[Isaiah 30:30 And the Lord shall cause His glorious voice to be heard & shall [sling] the lightning down [from] His arm, with the indignation of His anger & with the flame of devouring fire, tempest & scattering hailstones.]

And the multitude of all the nations that fight against Ariel, even against her [armory of weapons] & distress her, shall be [like] a vision [in] a dream [at] night. It shall even be [like] when a hungry man dreams [that] he eats, but [when] he [wakes up,] his [stomach] is empty.

Or [like] when a thirsty man dreams [that] he drinks; but when he [wakes up,] he is faint & his [stomach still] has [an] appetite. So shall the multitude of the nations be, [who] fight against Mount Zion. [Stop] yourselves & wonder. You cry out & [weep.]

They are [drunk,] but not with wine. They stagger, but not with strong drink. [Isaiah 5:22-23 [Distress for those who] are mighty & drink wine & men of strength & [mix] strong [drinks.] Who justify the wicked for reward, [a.k.a. bribes] & take [away] the [rights] of the righteous away from him!]

For the Lord has poured out the spirit of deep sleep upon you & has closed your eyes. He has covered [the eyes of] the prophets, your rulers & the seers. [Isaiah 6:9-10 *And He said, Go & tell this people, You indeed hear, but [don't] understand. You indeed see, but don't [recognize.]

*Make the heart of this people fat & make their ears heavy & shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes & hear with their ears & understand with their heart & convert & be healed.]

And the vision of all [has] become to you, [like] the words of a book that is sealed, which men deliver to [someone, who is educated,] saying, I pray [that] you read this. And he says, I can't; [because] it's sealed. And the book is delivered to him, [who isn't educated,] saying, I pray [that] you read this & he says, I'm not [educated.]

*[For this reason,] the Lord said, [Since] this people draw near Me with their mouth & honor Me with their lips, but have removed their heart far from Me & their fear [respect] toward Me is taught by the precept, [a.k.a. commandment] of men.

Therefore, [watch,] I will proceed to do a marvelous work among this people. Even a marvelous work & a wonder: for the wisdom of their wise men shall perish & the understanding of their [sensible] men shall be [hidden.]

[Distress for those who search] deep to hide their [advice] from the Lord & their [deeds] are [hidden] in the dark & they say, Who sees us? And Who knows us? Surely, your turning things [topsy-turvy,] shall be [regarded like] the potter's clay. For shall the work say of him, [who] made it, He [didn't make] me?

Or shall the thing [formed] say of him, [who formed] it, He had no understanding? [Romans 9:20-21 [No,] but who are you, O man, who rebels] against God? Shall the thing formed say to him, [Who] formed it, Why have You made Me [like this?] Hasn't the potter power over the same lump of clay, to make one vessel to honor & another to dishonor?]

Isn't it [still] a very [short time until] Lebanon shall be [returned] into a fruitful field & a fruitful field, shall be [regarded like] a forest? And [on] that day, the deaf shall hear the words of the book & the eyes of the blind shall see, out of [blurriness] & darkness.

The [humble] shall also increase their joy in the Lord & the poor men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel. [Isaiah 11:4 But He shall judge the poor with righteousness & [repay] with equity for the [humble] of the earth. And He shall [strike] the earth with the rod of His mouth & with the breath of His lips, He shall slay the wicked.]

For the [ruthless] one is brought to [nothing] & [person who looks down on others] is [devoured.]  And all [those who] watch for [what is sinful,] are cut off. [Proverbs 14:22 Don't they err [who] devise evil? But mercy & truth shall be to [those who] devise good.]

[Those err] that [with] a word, make a man an offender. [Deuteronomy 19:18-19 And the judges shall diligently [investigate] & [see] if the witness [is] a false witness & has testified falsely against his brother; then you shall do to him, [like] he thought to have done to his brother.  [Like this,] you shall put the evil away from among you.]

And [those who put a trap] for him [who pleads his case] in the gate & turns aside the [person who has a] just [case,] for a thing [that is nothing at all.] [Amos 5:11-12 Therefore, [since] your [trampling] is upon the poor & you take from him burdens of wheat: you have built houses of [cut] stone, but you shall not [live] in them. You have planted pleasant vineyards, but you shall not drink wine [from] them. For I know your [multitude] of transgressions & your mighty sins. They afflict the just & they take a bribe & they turn aside the [rights of] the poor, from [them,] in the gate.]

Therefore, the Lord, Who redeemed Abraham, says [this related] to the house of Jacob, [a.k.a. Israel,] Jacob shall not be ashamed now, neither shall his face [grow] pale now. But when he sees his children, the work of [My] hands, in the midst of [Israel,] they shall sanctify My Name & sanctify the Holy One of Jacob & shall fear [respect] the God of Israel.

[Ephesians 2:10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus [for] good works, which God has before ordained, that we should [follow] in them.] [Those who] also erred in spirit, shall come to [know] understanding & [those who grumbled] shall learn doctrine.

Isaiah 28:1-29 Ephraim's Drunkards Shall be Trampled Underfoot

 

Ephraim's Drunkards Shall be Trampled Underfoot

Isaiah 28:1-29                           The Book of Isaiah [in Smaller Chunks]

[Distress for] the drunkards of Ephraim, whose glorious beauty is a crown of pride & a fading flower, on the head of the [rich] valleys of [those] overcome by wine. [Look,] the Lord shall cast down to the earth the hand [of] a mighty strong one, [who is like] a [hailstorm] & a [destructive hurricane, like] a flood of mighty overflowing waters.

The drunkards of Ephraim, the crown of pride, shall be [trampled underfoot.] And the glorious beauty, on the head of the [rich] valleys, shall be a fading flower & [like] the [first] fruit before summer, [that is gobbled] up, when he looks [at] it, while it's [still] in his hand.

[On] that day, the Lord of Hosts shall be for a crown of glory & a [garland] of beauty, to the [remaining] of His people & for a Spirit of [justice] to him, who] sits in judgment & for strength to [those who return] the [dispute back] to the gate. [Proverbs 31:23 Her husband is known in the gates, when he sits among the elders of the land.]

But also they have erred through wine & strong drink & [have gone astray.] The priest & the prophet have erred through strong drink & they are swallowed up [by] wine. They [have gone astray] through strong drink & they err in [visions] & stumble in judgment. For all [the] tables are full of vomit & filthiness, so there is no clean place.

[Proverbs 23:30-32 [Those who stay] [too] long at wine & [those who] go to seek mixed [drinks.] [Don’t] look upon the wine when it’s red, when it [sparkles] in the cup, when it moves itself [around.] At the [end] it bites like a [snake] & stings like a [cobra.]

Whom shall he teach knowledge? [Jeremiah 8:9 The wise men & [captured] are ashamed & [distressed.] [Look,] they have rejected the Word of the Lord. What wisdom is in them?] And whom shall he make [able] to understand doctrine? [Those who] [are new to the faith, like they are,] drawn from the breasts & weaned from the milk.

For precept, [a.k.a. commandment] must be upon precept; precept upon precept; line upon line; line upon line; [to develop understanding,] here a little & there a little.

For with stammering lips & another tongue He will speak to this people. [1 Corinthians 14:21 In the Law it is written, With men of other tongues & other lips, I will speak to this people. And [still, after] all that, they won’t hear Me, says the Lord.] To whom He said, This is the rest [with which] you may cause the [tired] to rest. And this is [for] refreshing. [Still,] they wouldn't hear.

But [instead,] the Word of the Lord was to them: precept, [a.k.a. commandment,] upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line; line upon line; here a little & there a little; [so] that they might go & fall backward & be [separated,] snared & taken.

[Isaiah 29:13 [For this reason,] the Lord said, [Since,] this people draw near to Me & do honor Me with their mouth & lips, but have removed their heart far from Me & their fear [respect] toward Me is taught by the [commandments] of men.]

[For this reason,] hear the Word of the Lord, you [men who look down on others] & rule this people, [who are] in Jerusalem. Because you have said, We have made a covenant [contract] with death & we are [in] agreement with hell.

When the overflowing [affliction] shall pass through, it shall not come to us: for we have made lies our refuge & we have hidden ourselves under [falsehoods.]

*Therefore, the Lord God says this, [Watch,] I lay a stone in Zion for a foundation. A [tested] stone, a precious cornerstone, [for a secure] foundation. He, [who] believes shall not [hurry.]

[Luke 20:17-18 *And when [Jesus saw] them & said, Then, this is what was written: The stone which the builders rejected, the same [has] become the head of the corner. *[Whoever] shall fall upon that stone shall be broken, but on [whomever] it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.]

I will also [carry out justice, like] the [measuring] line & righteousness [like] the plummet, [a.k.a. plumb-line.] And hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies & the waters shall overflow the hiding place. And your covenant [contract] with death shall be [overturned] & your agreement with hell shall not stand [& shall be made ineffective.]

When the overflowing [affliction] shall pass through, then you shall be [trampled] down by it. [2 Kings 7:18-20 And it [happened like] the man of God had spoken to the king, saying, 2 measures of barley [whall sell] for a shekel & 1 measure of fine flour for a shekel, shall [happen] tomorrow [around] this time in the gate of Samaria.

And the [king's lord] [appointed to be in charge of the gate,] answered the man of God & said, Now, [look,] if the Lord should make windows in heaven, might [something like this] thing be?

And [the man of God,] said, [Look,] you shall see it with your [own] eyes, but [you] shall not eat [of it.] And so it [happened to him:] for the people [trampled] upon him in the gate & he died.]

From the time the [affliction] goes [out,] it [shall continue to] take you [when] it [passes over, morning [by] morning, [both] day & by night. And [just trying] to understand the report, shall be a [terror.]

For the bed is shorter than a man can stretch himself [out] on it. And the covering, narrower than he can wrap himself in it. For the Lord shall rise up [like] in Mount Perazim. He shall be [angry like] in the Valley of Gibeon, [so] that He may do His work. HIs strange work & His strange act & [have it happen.]

[Numbers 16:29-32 And if these men die the [normal] death of all men, or if they [are punished like] all men, then the Lord hasn't sent me. But if the Lord [makes] a new thing & the earth [opens its] mouth & [swallows] them up, with all that [belongs] to them & they go down [alive] into the pit, then you shall understand that these men have provoked the Lord.

And as he [finished] speaking all these words, it [happened,], that the ground that was under them [cracked open.] And the earth opened [its] mouth & swallowed them up & their houses & all the men [who pertained to] Korah & all their goods.]

Therefore, now [don't] be mockers, lest your [shackles are] made strong; for I have heard from the Lord God of Hosts, a [destruction,] is even determined upon the whole earth. [Lean your] ear & hear my voice & [pay attention] & hear [what I say.]

Does the plowman plow all day [in order] to sow [seeds?] Does he open [up the rows] & break [up] the [dirt] clods of his ground? When he has made [level its surface,] doesn't he [throw out dill seed,] scatter the cumin, [plant the main] wheat [in the rows,] & the barley & rye [seed that's been set aside] in their place?

For his God [instructs] & [teaches] him [to make responsible choices.] For the [dill seeds] are not threshed with a threshing [machine,] neither is a [wheeled] cart [rolled around] upon the cumin, but the [dill seeds] are beaten out with a [walking stick] & the cumin with a rod.

He won't ever [thresh grain for] bread, nor break it with the cart wheel, nor crush it with his horsemen, [because it must be ground.] This, [knowledge,] also comes from the Lord of Hosts, [Who] is wonderful in [advice] & excellent in [work.]