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Isaiah 30

Isa. 30:10 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Which say
'amar (Hebrew #559)
to say (used with great latitude)
KJV usage: answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, + (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, X desire, determine, X expressly, X indeed, X intend, name, X plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), X still, X suppose, talk, tell, term, X that is, X think, use (speech), utter, X verily, X yet.
Pronounce: aw-mar'
Origin: a primitive root
p to the seers
ra'ah (Hebrew #7200)
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
KJV usage: advise self, appear, approve, behold, X certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, X indeed, X joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), mark, meet, X be near, perceive, present, provide, regard, (have) respect, (fore-, cause to, let) see(-r, -m, one another), shew (self), X sight of others, (e-)spy, stare, X surely, X think, view, visions.
Pronounce: raw-aw'
Origin: a primitive root
, See
ra'ah (Hebrew #7200)
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
KJV usage: advise self, appear, approve, behold, X certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, X indeed, X joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), mark, meet, X be near, perceive, present, provide, regard, (have) respect, (fore-, cause to, let) see(-r, -m, one another), shew (self), X sight of others, (e-)spy, stare, X surely, X think, view, visions.
Pronounce: raw-aw'
Origin: a primitive root
not; and to the prophets
chozeh (Hebrew #2374)
a beholder in vision; also a compact (as looked upon with approval)
KJV usage: agreement, prophet, see that, seer, (star-)gazer.
Pronounce: kho-zeh'
Origin: active participle of 2372
, Prophesy
chazah (Hebrew #2372)
to gaze at; mentally, to perceive, contemplate (with pleasure); specifically, to have a vision of
KJV usage: behold, look, prophesy, provide, see.
Pronounce: khaw-zaw'
Origin: a primitive root
not unto us right things
nkochah (Hebrew #5229)
properly, straightforwardness, i.e. (figuratively) integrity, or (concretely) a truth
KJV usage: equity, right (thing), uprightness.
Pronounce: nek-o-khaw'
Origin: feminine of 5228
, speak
dabar (Hebrew #1696)
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
KJV usage: answer, appoint, bid, command, commune, declare, destroy, give, name, promise, pronounce, rehearse, say, speak, be spokesman, subdue, talk, teach, tell, think, use (entreaties), utter, X well, X work.
Pronounce: daw-bar'
Origin: a primitive root
unto us smootha things
chelqah (Hebrew #2513)
properly, smoothness; figuratively, flattery; also an allotment
KJV usage: field, flattering(-ry), ground, parcel, part, piece of land (ground), plat, portion, slippery place, smooth (thing).
Pronounce: khel-kaw'
Origin: feminine of 2506
, prophesy
chazah (Hebrew #2372)
to gaze at; mentally, to perceive, contemplate (with pleasure); specifically, to have a vision of
KJV usage: behold, look, prophesy, provide, see.
Pronounce: khaw-zaw'
Origin: a primitive root
deceits
mahathallah (Hebrew #4123)
a delusion
KJV usage: deceit.
Pronounce: mah-hath-al-law'
Origin: from 2048
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Jer. 11:21• 21{i}Therefore thus saith Jehovah concerning the men of Anathoth, that seek thy life, saying, Prophesy not in the name of Jehovah, that thou die not by our hand,{/i} (Jer. 11:21)
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Amos 2:12• 12{i}And ye gave the Nazarites wine to drink; and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not.{/i} (Amos 2:12)
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Amos 7:13• 13but prophesy not again anymore at Bethel: for it is the king's chapel, and it is the king's court. (Amos 7:13)
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Mic. 2:6,11• 6Prophesy ye not, say they to them that prophesy: they shall not prophesy to them, that they shall not take shame.
 11{i}If a man walking in wind and falsehood do lie, saying, I will prophesy unto thee of wine and of strong drink, he shall be the prophet of this people{/i}. (Mic. 2:6,11)
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1 Kings 22:13• 13{i}And the messenger that went to call Micah spoke to him saying, Behold now, the words of the prophets declare good to the king with one assent: let thy word, I pray thee, be like the word of one of them, and speak good.{/i} (1 Kings 22:13)

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Prophet,
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Ministry on This Verse

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1 Kings 21:20• 20And Ahab said to Elijah, Hast thou found me, O mine enemy? And he answered, I have found thee: because thou hast sold thyself to work evil in the sight of Jehovah. (1 Kings 21:20)
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2 Chron. 16:10• 10{i}And Asa was wroth with the seer, and put him in the prison; for he was enraged with him because of this. And Asa oppressed some of the people at the same time.{/i} (2 Chron. 16:10)
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2 Chron. 18:7‑27• 7{i}And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of Jehovah; but I hate him, for he prophesies no good concerning me, but always evil: it is Micah the son of Imlah. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.{/i}
 8{i}Then the king of Israel called a chamberlain, and said, Fetch quickly Micah the son of Imlah.{/i}
 9{i}And the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, having put on their robes, sat each on his throne; and they sat in an open place at the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets prophesied before them.{/i}
 10{i}And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made for himself horns of iron, and he said, Thus saith Jehovah: With these shalt thou push the Syrians, until thou have exterminated them.{/i}
 11{i}And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, Go up to Ramoth-Gilead, and prosper; for Jehovah will give it into the king's hand.{/i}
 12{i}And the messenger that went to call Micah spoke to him saying, Behold, the words of the prophets declare good to the king with one assent: let thy word therefore, I pray thee, be like one of theirs, and declare good.{/i}
 13{i}And Micah said, As Jehovah liveth, even what my God shall say, that will I declare.{/i}
 14{i}And he came to the king. And the king said to him, Micah, shall we go against Ramoth-Gilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And he said, Go ye up, and prosper; and they will be given into your hands.{/i}
 15{i}And the king said to him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou tell me nothing but truth in the name of Jehovah?{/i}
 16{i}And he said, I saw all Israel scattered upon the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd. And Jehovah said, These have no master: let them return every man to his house in peace.{/i}
 17{i}And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that he prophesies no good concerning me, but evil?{/i}
 18{i}And he said, Hear ye therefore the word of Jehovah: I saw Jehovah sitting upon his throne, and all the host of heaven standing on his right hand and on his left;{/i}
 19{i}and Jehovah said, Who shall entice Ahab king of Israel that he may go up and fall at Ramoth-Gilead? And one spoke saying after this manner, and another saying after that manner.{/i}
 20{i}And there came forth a spirit, and stood before Jehovah and said, I will entice him. And Jehovah said unto him, Wherewith?{/i}
 21{i}And he said, I will go forth, and will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt entice him, and also succeed: go forth, and do so.{/i}
 22{i}And now, behold, Jehovah has put a lying spirit in the mouth of these thy prophets; and Jehovah has spoken evil concerning thee.{/i}
 23{i}Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah went near, and smote Micah upon the cheek, and said, Which way now went the Spirit of Jehovah from me to speak to thee?{/i}
 24{i}And Micah said, Behold, thou shalt see on that day when thou shalt go from chamber to chamber to hide thyself.{/i}
 25{i}And the king of Israel said, Take ye Micah, and carry him back to Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king's son;{/i}
 26{i}and ye shall say, Thus says the king: Put this man in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I return in peace.{/i}
 27{i}And Micah said, If thou return at all in peace, Jehovah has not spoken by me. And he said, Hearken, O peoples, all of you!{/i} (2 Chron. 18:7‑27)
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2 Chron. 24:19‑21• 19{i}And he sent prophets among them to bring them again to Jehovah, and they testified against them; but they would not give ear.{/i}
 20{i}And the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest; and he stood up above the people and said unto them, Thus saith God: Wherefore do ye transgress the commandments of Jehovah? And ye cannot prosper; for ye have forsaken Jehovah, and he hath forsaken you.{/i}
 21And they conspired against him, and stoned him with stones, at the commandment of the king {i}in the court of the house of Jehovah.{/i} (2 Chron. 24:19‑21)
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2 Chron. 25:16• 16{i}And it came to pass as he talked with him, that Amaziah said to him, Hast thou been made the king's counsellor? Forbear; why shouldest thou be smitten? Then the prophet forbore, and said, I know that God has determined to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not hearkened to my counsel.{/i} (2 Chron. 25:16)
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Jer. 5:31• 31{i}the prophets prophesy falsehood, and the priests rule by their means; and my people love to have it so. But what will ye do in the end thereof?{/i} (Jer. 5:31)
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Jer. 11:21• 21{i}Therefore thus saith Jehovah concerning the men of Anathoth, that seek thy life, saying, Prophesy not in the name of Jehovah, that thou die not by our hand,{/i} (Jer. 11:21)
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Jer. 26:11,20‑23• 11Then spake the priests and the prophets unto the princes, and to all the people, saying, This man is worthy to die, for he hath prophesied against this city, as ye have heard with your ears.
 20And there was also a man that prophesied in the name of Jehovah, Urijah the son of Shemaiah of Kirjath-Jearim, who prophesied against this city and against this land according to all the words of Jeremiah:
 21and when Jehoiakim the king, with all his mighty men, and all the princes, heard his words, the king sought to put him to death: but when Urijah heard it, he was afraid, and fled, and went into Egypt;
 22and Jehoiakim the king sent men into Egypt, namely, Elnathan the son of Achbor, and certain men with him into Egypt.
 23And they fetched forth Urijah out of Egypt, and brought him unto Jehoiakim the king who slew him with the sword, and cast his dead body into the graves of the common people. (Jer. 26:11,20‑23)
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Jer. 29:27• 27Now therefore why hast thou not reproved Jeremiah of Anathoth, which maketh himself a prophet to you? (Jer. 29:27)
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Jer. 38:4• 4Therefore the princes said unto the king, We beseech thee, let this man be put to death: for thus he weakeneth the hands of the men of war that remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking such words unto them: for this man seeketh not the welfare of this people, but the hurt. (Jer. 38:4)
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Amos 2:12• 12{i}And ye gave the Nazarites wine to drink; and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not.{/i} (Amos 2:12)
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Amos 7:13• 13but prophesy not again anymore at Bethel: for it is the king's chapel, and it is the king's court. (Amos 7:13)
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Mic. 2:6• 6Prophesy ye not, say they to them that prophesy: they shall not prophesy to them, that they shall not take shame. (Mic. 2:6)
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Acts 4:17• 17But that it be not spread farther among the people, let us threaten them severely to speak to no man longer in this name. (Acts 4:17)
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Acts 5:28• 28saying, We strictly charged you not to teach on this name; and, behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and purpose to bring upon us the blood of this man. (Acts 5:28)
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1 Thess. 2:15‑16• 15who both killed the Lord Jesus and the prophets, and drove us out, and please not God, and [are] contrary to all men,
 16forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they may be saved, to fill up their sins alway; but the wrath is come upon them to the uttermost. (1 Thess. 2:15‑16)
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Rev. 11:7• 7And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that riseth up out of the abyss shall make war with them and shall overcome them and shall kill them. (Rev. 11:7)
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1 Kings 22:8‑13,27• 8{i}And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of Jehovah; but I hate him, for he prophesies no good concerning me, but evil: it is Micah the son of Imlah. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.{/i}
 9{i}Then the king of Israel called a chamberlain, and said, Fetch quickly Micah the son of Imlah.{/i}
 10{i}And the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, having put on their robes, sat each on his throne, in the open place at the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets prophesied before them.{/i}
 11{i}And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made for himself horns of iron, and he said, Thus saith Jehovah: With these shalt thou push the Syrians, until thou have exterminated them.{/i}
 12{i}And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, Go up to Ramoth-Gilead, and prosper; for Jehovah will give it into the king's hand.{/i}
 13{i}And the messenger that went to call Micah spoke to him saying, Behold now, the words of the prophets declare good to the king with one assent: let thy word, I pray thee, be like the word of one of them, and speak good.{/i}
 27{i}and thou shalt say, Thus says the king: Put this man in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I come in peace.{/i} (1 Kings 22:8‑13,27)
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Jer. 6:13‑14• 13{i}For from the least of them even unto the greatest of them, every one is given to covetousness; and from the prophet even unto the priest, every one dealeth falsely.{/i}
 14{i}And they have healed the breach of the daughter of my people lightly, saying, Peace, peace! when there is no peace.{/i} (Jer. 6:13‑14)
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Jer. 8:10‑11• 10{i}Therefore will I give their wives unto others, their fields to those that shall possess them; for every one, from the least even unto the greatest, is given to covetousness; from the prophet even unto the priest, every one dealeth falsely.{/i}
 11{i}And they have healed the breach of the daughter of my people lightly, saying, Peace, peace! when there is no peace.{/i} (Jer. 8:10‑11)
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Jer. 23:17,26‑29• 17{i}They say constantly unto them that despise me, Jehovah hath said, Ye shall have peace. And they say unto every one that walketh in the stubbornness of his heart, No evil shall come upon you.{/i}
 26{i}How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets who prophesy falsehood, and who are prophets of the deceit of their own heart?{/i}
 27{i}who think to cause my people to forget my name by their dreams which they tell every man to his neighbour: as their fathers have forgotten my name for Baal.{/i}
 28{i}The prophet that hath a dream, let him tell the dream; and he that hath my word, let him speak my word faithfully. What is the chaff to the wheat? saith Jehovah.{/i}
 29Is not my word like as a fire? saith Jehovah; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces? (Jer. 23:17,26‑29)
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Ezek. 13:7‑10• 7Have ye not seen a vain vision, and have ye not spoken a lying divination, whereas ye say, Jehovah saith it; albeit I have not spoken?
 8Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah, Because ye have spoken vanity, and seen lies, therefore, behold, I am against you, saith the Lord Jehovah.
 9And mine hand shall be upon the prophets that see vanity, and that divine lies: they shall not be in the assembly of my people, neither shall they be written in the writing of the house of Israel, neither shall they enter into the land of Israel; and ye shall know that I am the Lord Jehovah.
 10Because, even because they have seduced my people, saying, Peace; and there was no peace; and one built up a wall, and, lo, others daubed it with untempered mortar: (Ezek. 13:7‑10)
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Ezek. 13:18‑22• 18and say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah; Woe to the women that sew pillows to all armholes, and make kerchiefs upon the head of every stature to hunt souls! Will ye hunt the souls of my people, and will ye save the souls alive that come unto you?
 19And will ye pollute me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, to slay the souls that should not die, and to save the souls alive that should not live, by your lying to my people that hear your lies?
 20Wherefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah, Behold, I am against your pillows, wherewith ye there hunt the souls to make them fly,
 21and I will tear them from your arms, and will let the souls go, even the souls that ye hunt to make them fly. Your kerchiefs also will I tear, and deliver my people out of your hand, and they shall be no more in your hand to be hunted; and ye shall know that I am Jehovah.
 22Because ye sadden with falsehood the heart of the righteous whom I have not saddened, and strengthen the hands of the wicked that he should not return from his wicked way that I should save his life. (Ezek. 13:18‑22)
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Mic. 2:11• 11{i}If a man walking in wind and falsehood do lie, saying, I will prophesy unto thee of wine and of strong drink, he shall be the prophet of this people{/i}. (Mic. 2:11)
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John 7:7• 7The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify concerning it that its works are evil. (John 7:7)
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John 8:45• 45But because I speak the truth, ye believe me not. (John 8:45)
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Rom. 16:18• 18For such as they serve not our Lord [Jesus] Christ, but their own belly, and by kind speaking and fairness of speech deceive the hearts of the harmless. (Rom. 16:18)
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Gal. 4:16• 16So that have I become your enemy by being truthful to you? (Gal. 4:16)
• They wanted, and would only listen to, “smooth” things, even if they were “deceits.” (“Isaiah 30” by F.B. Hole)

J. N. Darby Translation

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who say to the seers, See not; and to the prophetse, Prophesy not unto us right things; speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits;

JND Translation Notes

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Lit. "those who have visions," as Num. 24.4.

W. Kelly Translation

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that say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits: