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Isaiah 30:16-18
1599 Geneva Bible
Isaiah 30:16-18
1599 Geneva Bible
16 For ye have said, No, but we will flee away upon [a]horses. Therefore shall ye flee. We will ride upon the swiftest. Therefore shall your persecutors be swifter.
17 A thousand as one shall flee at the rebuke of one: at the rebuke of five shall ye flee, till ye be left as a ship mast upon the [b]top of a mountain, and as a beacon upon an hill.
18 Yet therefore will the Lord wait, that he may have [c]mercy upon you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have compassion upon you: for the Lord is the God of [d]judgment. Blessed are all they that wait for him.
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- Isaiah 30:16 We will trust to escape by our horses.
- Isaiah 30:17 Whereas all the trees are cut down save two or three to make masts.
- Isaiah 30:18 He commendeth the great mercies of God, who with patience waiteth to call sinners to repentance.
- Isaiah 30:18 Not only in punishing, but in using moderation in the same, as Jer. 10:24 and 30:11.
Isaiah 30:16-18
New International Version
Isaiah 30:16-18
New International Version
16 You said, ‘No, we will flee(A) on horses.’(B)
Therefore you will flee!
You said, ‘We will ride off on swift horses.’
Therefore your pursuers will be swift!
17 A thousand will flee
at the threat of one;
at the threat of five(C)
you will all flee(D) away,
till you are left(E)
like a flagstaff on a mountaintop,
like a banner(F) on a hill.”
Isaiah 30:16-18
King James Version
Isaiah 30:16-18
King James Version
16 But ye said, No; for we will flee upon horses; therefore shall ye flee: and, We will ride upon the swift; therefore shall they that pursue you be swift.
17 One thousand shall flee at the rebuke of one; at the rebuke of five shall ye flee: till ye be left as a beacon upon the top of a mountain, and as an ensign on an hill.
18 And therefore will the Lord wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the Lord is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him.
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