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Isaiah 30:20 Cross-References
Explore 13 cross-references for Isaiah 30:20 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Isaiah chapter 30 verse 20 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity, and the water of affliction, yet shall not thy teachers be removed into a corner any more, but thine eyes shall see thy teachers: affliction: or, oppression”
Isaiah 30:20 (KJV)
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Commentary on Isaiah 30:20
Though the Lord give you the bread of adversity, and the water of affliction (לֶחֶם צָר וּמַיִם לָחַץ/lechem tzar umayim lachatz)—Bread and water were prison rations (1 Kings 22:27), the bare minimum for survival. Tzar means distress, narrow straits; lachatz means oppression, pressure. God permits affliction as discipline, not abandonment—the exile is coming, but it serves redemptive purposes.Yet shall not thy teachers be removed into a corner any more—The Hebrew moreka (מוֹרֶיךָ) is singular: "your Teacher," possibly referring to God himself as Israel's instructor, or to prophets/priests. The...
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Cross-References for Isaiah 30:20
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“and given them tears to drink in large measure.”
“Thus says the king”
“the days come”
“to stay up late”
“exhorting them to continue in the faith”
“neither is there among us anyone who knows how long.”
“even the bread of affliction; for you came forth out of the land of Egypt in haste: that you may remember the day when you came forth out of the land of Egypt all the days of your life.”
“but joy comes in the morning.”
“and mixed my drink with tears”
“prophets; and some”