Isaiah 30:20

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Although the Lord gives you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, your teachers will be hidden no more; with your own eyes you will see them.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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:

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And though the Lord gives you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, yet your teachers shall not be removed into a corner any more, but your eyes shall see your teachers:

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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:

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And though the Lord{H136} give{H5414} you the bread{H3899} of adversity{H6862} and the water{H4325} of affliction,{H3906} yet shall not thy teachers{H3384} be hidden{H3670} anymore, but thine eyes{H5869} shall see{H7200} thy teachers;{H3384}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And though the Lord{H136} give{H5414}{(H8804)} you the bread{H3899} of adversity{H6862}, and the water{H4325} of affliction{H3906}, yet shall not thy teachers{H3384}{(H8688)} be removed into a corner{H3670}{(H8735)} any more, but thine eyes{H5869} shall see{H7200}{(H8802)} thy teachers{H3384}{(H8688)}:

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    The LORDE geueth you the bred of aduersite, and the water of trouble. But thine instructer fleyth not farre from the, yf thine eyes loke vnto thine instructer,

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And when the Lorde hath giuen you the bread of aduersitie, and the water of affliction, thy raine shalbe no more kept backe, but thine eyes shall see thy raine.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And though the Lorde geue you the bread of trouble, and the water of aduersitie, thy rayne shalbe no more so scant, but thyne eyes shall see thy rayne.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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:

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Though the Lord give you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, yet shall not your teachers be hidden anymore, but your eyes shall see your teachers;

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And the Lord hath given to you bread of adversity, And water of oppression. And thy directors remove no more, And thine eyes have seen thy directors,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, yet shall not thy teachers be hidden anymore, but thine eyes shall see thy teachers;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, yet shall not thy teachers be hidden anymore, but thine eyes shall see thy teachers;

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And though the Lord will give you the bread of trouble and the water of grief, you will no longer put your teacher on one side, but you will see your teacher:

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Though the Lord may give you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, yet your teachers won't be hidden anymore, but your eyes will see your teachers;

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The Lord will give you distress to eat and suffering to drink; but your teachers will no longer be hidden; your eyes will see them.

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Kgs 22:27 : 27 And say, ‘This is what the king says: Put this man in prison and feed him only bread and water of affliction until I return safely.’
  • Ps 74:9 : 9 We no longer see our signs; there is no more prophet, and no one among us knows how long.
  • Ps 80:5 : 5 LORD God of Hosts, how long will you be angry with your people's prayers?
  • Ps 127:2 : 2 It is futile for you to rise early and stay up late, eating the bread of toil, for He grants sleep to His beloved.
  • Acts 14:22 : 22 strengthening the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith, saying, 'We must go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God.'
  • Eph 4:11 : 11 And he himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors, and teachers,
  • Deut 16:3 : 3 Do not eat leavened bread with it. For seven days, eat unleavened bread, the bread of affliction, because you left Egypt in haste. This is so that you may remember the day you came out of Egypt all the days of your life.
  • Ezek 4:13-17 : 13 The Lord said, 'In this way the people of Israel will eat their defiled bread among the nations where I will drive them.' 14 Then I said, 'Ah, Lord God, I have never been defiled! From my youth until now, I have never eaten anything that died naturally or was torn by animals. No unclean meat has ever entered my mouth.' 15 He said to me, 'Look, I have given you cow dung instead of human excrement, and you may use it to bake your bread.' 16 Then He said to me, 'Son of man, I am about to cut off the supply of bread in Jerusalem. They will eat bread by weight and in anxiety, and they will drink water by measure and in despair.' 17 'In this way, they will lack bread and water, and they will be appalled at one another and waste away because of their iniquity.'
  • Ezek 24:22-23 : 22 You shall do as I have done; you shall not cover your lips nor eat the bread of mourning. 23 Your turbans shall be on your heads and your sandals on your feet. You shall not mourn or weep, but you shall waste away in your iniquities and groan to one another.
  • Amos 8:11-12 : 11 'Behold, the days are coming,' declares the Lord God, 'when I will send a famine on the land—not a famine of bread or a thirst for water, but a famine of hearing the words of the Lord.' 12 They will wander from sea to sea and from north to east; they will roam about seeking the word of the Lord, but they will not find it.
  • Matt 9:38 : 38 Therefore, ask the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into his harvest field.
  • Ps 102:9 : 9 All day long my enemies taunt me; those who ridicule me use my name as a curse.
  • 2 Chr 18:26 : 26 And say, "This is what the king says: Put this man in prison and give him nothing but bread and water until I return safely."
  • Ps 30:5 : 5 Sing praises to the LORD, you His faithful ones, and give thanks to His holy name.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 21 Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, 'This is the way; walk in it.'

  • 19 O people of Zion, who live in Jerusalem, you will weep no more. How gracious he will be when you cry for help! As soon as he hears, he will answer you.

  • Jer 13:20-21
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    20 Lift up your eyes and see those coming from the north. Where is the flock that was given to you—the sheep of your glorious care?

    21 What will you say when He appoints leaders over you, those you taught to be rulers? Will not pain seize you like a woman in labor?

  • 3 The eyes of those who see will no longer be closed, and the ears of those who hear will listen attentively.

  • Isa 54:13-14
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    13 All your children will be taught by the Lord, and great shall be the peace of your children.

    14 In righteousness you will be established; be far from oppression, for you will not fear, and from terror, for it will not come near you.

  • 11 The Lord will guide you continually, and he will satisfy your soul in parched places and strengthen your bones. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.

  • 11 The LORD said, 'Surely I will deliver you for a good purpose; surely I will make your enemies plead with you in times of trouble and distress.'

  • 22 The wind will shepherd all your rulers, and your lovers will go into captivity. At that time you will be ashamed and humiliated because of all your wickedness.

  • 5 LORD God of Hosts, how long will you be angry with your people's prayers?

  • 16 Son of man, behold, I am about to take from you the delight of your eyes with a single blow. But you shall not mourn or weep, and your tears shall not flow.

  • 12 This is what the Lord says: 'Although they have allies and are numerous, they will be destroyed and pass away. Although I have afflicted you, Judah, I will afflict you no more.'

  • 23 He will also send rain for the seed you sow in the ground, and the food that comes from the land will be rich and plentiful. On that day your cattle will graze in broad meadows.

  • 17 This is what the LORD, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel, says: 'I am the LORD your God, who teaches you for your benefit, who leads you in the way you should go.'

  • Isa 65:13-14
    2 verses
    69%

    13 Therefore, this is what the Lord GOD says: 'Behold, my servants will eat, but you will go hungry; behold, my servants will drink, but you will go thirsty; behold, my servants will rejoice, but you will be put to shame.'

    14 Behold, my servants will sing out of the joy of their hearts, but you will cry out from the pain of your hearts and wail from a broken spirit.

  • 17 Your eyes will see the King in His beauty; they will behold a land that stretches afar.

  • 18 On that day the deaf will hear the words of the scroll, and out of gloom and darkness the eyes of the blind will see.

  • 21 Distressed and hungry, they will roam through the land; when they are famished, they will become enraged, and looking upward, they will curse their king and their God.

  • Isa 60:19-20
    2 verses
    68%

    19 The sun will no longer be your light by day, nor the brightness of the moon shine on you, for the Lord will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory.

    20 Your sun will no longer set, and your moon will not wane; for the Lord will be your everlasting light, and your days of mourning will come to an end.

  • 8 Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will quickly appear. Your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the Lord will be your rear guard.

  • 68%

    32 Your sons and daughters will be given to another people while you watch with longing eyes all day, but you will be powerless to act.

    33 A people you don’t know will eat the fruit of your land and the result of your labor. You will be oppressed and crushed continually.

    34 You will go mad because of the things you see with your own eyes.

  • 15 Whereas you have been forsaken and hated, with no one passing through, I will make you an everlasting pride, a joy of all generations.

  • Jer 31:16-17
    2 verses
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    16 This is what the LORD says: Restrain your voice from weeping and your eyes from tears, for your work will be rewarded, declares the LORD. They will return from the land of the enemy.

    17 There is hope for your future, declares the LORD, and your children will return to their own land.

  • 14 The one who is bowed down will soon be set free; he will not die and go down to the pit, nor will he lack bread.

  • 19 The LORD responded to his people: 'Behold, I am sending you grain, new wine, and olive oil, enough to satisfy you fully; never again will I make you a reproach among the nations.'

  • 16 Indeed, He has enticed you out of the jaws of distress into a broad and unconfined place; your table is filled with abundance.

  • 3 On the day the LORD gives you rest from your pain, your turmoil, and the harsh labor imposed on you,

  • 27 Your first father sinned, and your mediators have rebelled against Me.

  • Jer 30:15-16
    2 verses
    68%

    15 Why do you cry out over your injury? Your pain is incurable. Because of your great guilt and many sins, I have done these things to you.

    16 But all who devour you will be devoured, and all your adversaries will go into captivity. Those who plunder you will be plundered, and all who loot you I will give as loot.

  • 19 These double calamities have come upon you—destruction and devastation, famine and sword. Who will console you?

  • 14 You will see, and your heart will rejoice; your bodies will flourish like grass. The hand of the Lord will be made known to His servants, but His indignation will be known to His enemies.

  • 30 When you are in distress and all these things have happened to you in the latter days, you will return to the LORD your God and listen to His voice.

  • 1 See now, the Lord, the LORD of Hosts, is removing from Jerusalem and Judah support and supply, both bread and water.

  • 8 I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I will counsel you with my loving eye on you.

  • 20 You gave Your good Spirit to instruct them. You did not withhold manna from their mouths, and You provided water for their thirst.

  • 18 Hear, you deaf! Look, you blind, that you may see!

  • 15 This is how it will be for those with whom you have labored, those who have traded with you from your youth; each one wanders to his own way—there is no one to save you.

  • 13 So the word of the LORD to them will be: command upon command, command upon command, line upon line, line upon line, a little here, a little there—so that they may go and fall backward, be broken, snared, and captured.

  • 22 Yet, behold, there will be survivors, some sons and daughters brought out. They will come to you, and you will see their ways and their deeds. You will be comforted concerning the disaster I have brought upon Jerusalem, all I have brought upon it.

  • 19 Your own wickedness will discipline you; your backslidings will rebuke you. Consider and see how evil and bitter it is for you to forsake the LORD your God and to have no fear of me,” declares the Lord, the LORD Almighty.

  • 14 You will eat but not be satisfied, and your emptiness will remain within you. You will store up but not save, and what you do save, I will give over to the sword.

  • 15 Then I will give you shepherds after my own heart, who will lead you with knowledge and understanding.

  • 10 For the LORD has poured out on you a spirit of deep sleep. He has shut your eyes—the prophets; He has covered your heads—the seers.