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Isaiah 30:15

For the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel, has said: “By repentance and rest you would be saved; your strength would lie in quiet confidence— but you were not willing.”
Isaiah 30:15
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Study notes

God told His people that they would be saved by returning and rest, and strengthened by quiet trust, but they refused.

Explanation

Judah was looking to Egypt for military help against Assyria (30:1-2). God offered a different way: turning back to Him and trusting quietly. They were not willing.

Original language
  • קְד֣וֹשׁ (ke.Do.osh): holy
    Hebrew · Adjective, masculine, singular, construct · Strong's H6918G · text: Leningrad Codex (as recorded in TAHOT)

    Holy One.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Isaiah 30:15, word 6

  • בְּשׁוּבָ֤ה (be.shu.Vah): repentance
    Hebrew · Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · Strong's H7729 · text: Leningrad Codex (as recorded in TAHOT)

    Returning, repentance.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Isaiah 30:15, word 8

  • וָנַ֙חַת֙ (va.Na.chat): quietness
    Hebrew · Conjunction + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · Strong's H5183A · text: Leningrad Codex (as recorded in TAHOT)

    Rest.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Isaiah 30:15, word 9

  • וּבְבִטְחָ֔ה (u.ve.vit.Chah): trust
    Hebrew · Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · Strong's H0985 · text: Leningrad Codex (as recorded in TAHOT)

    Trusting.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Isaiah 30:15, word 12

Cross-references
  • Isaiah 30:1-2 · Surrounding passage

    Going down to Egypt without asking God.

  • Psalm 46:10 · Same theme

    Be still and know that I am God.

  • Isaiah 26:3 · Same theme

    Perfect peace for the one who trusts.

Sources

Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

כִּ֣י כֹֽה־אָמַר֩ אֲדֹנָ֨י יְהוִ֜ה קְד֣וֹשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל בְּשׁוּבָ֤ה וָנַ֙חַת֙ תִּוָּ֣שֵׁע֔וּן בְּהַשְׁקֵט֙ וּבְבִטְחָ֔ה תִּהְיֶ֖ה גְּבֽוּרַתְכֶ֑ם וְלֹ֖א אֲבִיתֶֽם׃

  1. כִּ֣יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  2. כֹֽה־khoh-“thus”
    Adverb · from כֹּה · “thus” · Strong's H3541
  3. אָמַר֩'a.Mar“he says”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  4. אֲדֹנָ֨י'a.do.Nai“[the] Lord”
    Noun, proper name, title · from אֲדֹנָי · “Lord” · Strong's H0136
  5. יְהוִ֜הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יְהֹוִה · “YHWH|Yahweh” · Strong's H3069
  6. קְד֣וֹשׁke.Do.osh“[the] holy [one] of”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, construct · from קָדוֹשׁ · “holy” · Strong's H6918G
  7. יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'El“Israel”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
  8. בְּשׁוּבָ֤הbe.shu.Vah“in returning”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from שׁוּבָה · “repentance” · Strong's H7729
  9. וָנַ֙חַת֙va.Na.chat“and rest”
    Conjunction + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from נַ֫חַת · “quietness” · Strong's H5183A
  10. תִּוָּ֣שֵׁע֔וּןti.Va.she.'Un“you will be delivered !”
    Verb, niphal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural + Suffix, paragogic nun · from יָשַׁע · “to save” · Strong's H3467
  11. בְּהַשְׁקֵט֙be.hash.Ket“in being quiet”
    Preposition + Verb, hiphil, infinitive absolute, absolute · from שָׁקַט · “to quiet” · Strong's H8252
  12. וּבְבִטְחָ֔הu.ve.vit.Chah“and in trusting”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from בִּטְחָה · “trust” · Strong's H0985
  13. תִּהְיֶ֖הtih.Yeh“it will be”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  14. גְּבֽוּרַתְכֶ֑םge.vu.rat.Khem“strength your”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from גְּבוּרָה · “might” · Strong's H1369
  15. וְלֹ֖אve.Lo'“and not”
    Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  16. אֲבִיתֶֽם׃'a.vi.Tem“you were willing”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from אָבָה · “be willing” · Strong's H0014
  • Prepared by the God & Savior team. Not yet reviewed by an editor.
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)