Isaiah 30:20

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.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Kgs 22:27 : 27 Say,‘This is what the king says,“Put this man in prison. Give him only a little bread and water until I safely return.”’”
  • Ps 74:9 : 9 We do not see any signs of God’s presence; there are no longer any prophets and we have no one to tell us how long this will last.
  • Ps 80:5 : 5 You have given them tears as food; you have made them drink tears by the measure.
  • Ps 127:2 : 2 It is vain for you to rise early, come home late, and work so hard for your food. Yes, he provides for those whom he loves even when they sleep.
  • Acts 14:22 : 22 They strengthened the souls of the disciples and encouraged them to continue in the faith, saying,“We must enter the kingdom of God through many persecutions.”
  • Eph 4:11 : 11 And he himself gave some as apostles, some as prophets, some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers,
  • Deut 16:3 : 3 You must not eat any yeast with it; for seven days you must eat bread made without yeast, as symbolic of affliction, for you came out of Egypt hurriedly. You must do this so you will remember for the rest of your life the day you came out of the land of Egypt.
  • Ezek 4:13-17 : 13 And the LORD said,“This is how the people of Israel will eat their unclean food among the nations where I will banish them.” 14 And I said,“Ah, Sovereign LORD, I have never been ceremonially defiled before. I have never eaten a carcass or an animal torn by wild beasts; from my youth up, unclean meat has never entered my mouth.” 15 So he said to me,“All right then, I will substitute cow’s manure instead of human excrement. You will cook your food over it.” 16 Then he said to me,“Son of man, I am about to remove the bread supply in Jerusalem. They will eat their bread ration anxiously, and they will drink their water ration in terror 17 because they will lack bread and water. Each one will be terrified, and they will rot for their iniquity.
  • Ezek 24:22-23 : 22 Then you will do as I have done: You will not cover your lip or eat food brought by others. 23 Your turbans will be on your heads and your sandals on your feet; you will not mourn or weep, but you will rot for your iniquities and groan among yourselves.
  • Amos 8:11-12 : 11 Be certain of this, the time is coming,” says the Sovereign LORD,“when I will send a famine through the land– not a shortage of food or water but an end to divine revelation! 12 People will stagger from sea to sea, and from the north around to the east. They will wander about looking for a message from the LORD, but they will not find any.
  • Matt 9:38 : 38 Therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into his harvest-ready fields.”
  • Ps 102:9 : 9 For I eat ashes as if they were bread, and mix my drink with my tears,
  • 2 Chr 18:26 : 26 Say,‘This is what the king says:“Put this man in prison. Give him only a little bread and water until I return safely.”’”
  • Ps 30:5 : 5 For his anger lasts only a brief moment, and his good favor restores one’s life. One may experience sorrow during the night, but joy arrives in the morning.

Similar Verses (AI)

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    21You will hear a word spoken behind you, saying,“This is the correct way, walk in it,” whether you are heading to the right or the left.

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    19For people will live in Zion; in Jerusalem you will weep no more. When he hears your cry of despair, he will indeed show you mercy; when he hears it, he will respond to you.

  • Jer 13:20-21
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    20Then I said,“Look up, Jerusalem, and see the enemy that is coming from the north. Where now is the flock of people that were entrusted to your care? Where now are the‘sheep’ that you take such pride in?

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  • Isa 32:3
    70%

    3Eyes will no longer be blind and ears will be attentive.

  • Isa 54:13-14
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    13All your children will be followers of the LORD, and your children will enjoy great prosperity.

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  • Isa 58:11
    70%

    11The LORD will continually lead you; he will feed you even in parched regions. He will give you renewed strength, and you will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring that continually produces water.

  • Jer 15:11
    70%

    11The LORD said,“Jerusalem, I will surely send you away for your own good. I will surely bring the enemy upon you in a time of trouble and distress.

  • Jer 22:22
    69%

    22My judgment will carry off all your leaders like a storm wind! Your allies will go into captivity. Then you will certainly be disgraced and put to shame because of all the wickedness you have done.

  • Ps 80:5
    69%

    5You have given them tears as food; you have made them drink tears by the measure.

  • Ezek 24:16
    69%

    16“Son of man, realize that I am about to take the delight of your eyes away from you with a jolt, but you must not mourn or weep or shed tears.

  • Nah 1:12
    69%

    12Oracle of Deliverance to Judah This is what the LORD says:“Even though they are powerful– and what is more, even though their army is numerous– nevertheless, they will be destroyed and trickle away! Although I afflicted you, I will afflict you no more.

  • Isa 30:23
    69%

    23He will water the seed you plant in the ground, and the ground will produce crops in abundance. At that time your cattle will graze in wide pastures.

  • Isa 48:17
    69%

    17This is what the LORD, your protector, says, the Holy One of Israel:“I am the LORD your God, who teaches you how to succeed, who leads you in the way you should go.

  • Isa 65:13-14
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    69%

    13So this is what the Sovereign LORD says:“Look, my servants will eat, but you will be hungry! Look, my servants will drink, but you will be thirsty! Look, my servants will rejoice, but you will be humiliated!

    14Look, my servants will shout for joy as happiness fills their hearts! But you will cry out as sorrow fills your hearts; you will wail because your spirits will be crushed.

  • Isa 33:17
    69%

    17You will see a king in his splendor; you will see a wide land.

  • Isa 29:18
    69%

    18At that time the deaf will be able to hear words read from a scroll, and the eyes of the blind will be able to see through deep darkness.

  • Isa 8:21
    68%

    21They will pass through the land destitute and starving. Their hunger will make them angry, and they will curse their king and their God as they look upward.

  • Isa 60:19-20
    2 verses
    68%

    19The sun will no longer supply light for you by day, nor will the moon’s brightness shine on you; the LORD will be your permanent source of light– the splendor of your God will shine upon you.

    20Your sun will no longer set; your moon will not disappear; the LORD will be your permanent source of light; your time of sorrow will be over.

  • Isa 58:8
    68%

    8Then your light will shine like the sunrise; your restoration will quickly arrive; your godly behavior will go before you, and the LORD’s splendor will be your rear guard.

  • Deut 28:32-34
    3 verses
    68%

    32Your sons and daughters will be given to another people while you look on in vain all day, and you will be powerless to do anything about it.

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    34You will go insane from seeing all this.

  • Isa 60:15
    68%

    15You were once abandoned and despised, with no one passing through, but I will make you a permanent source of pride and joy to coming generations.

  • Jer 31:16-17
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    68%

    16The LORD says to her,“Stop crying! Do not shed any more tears! For your heartfelt repentance will be rewarded. Your children will return from the land of the enemy. I, the LORD, affirm it!

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    68%

    14The one who suffers will soon be released; he will not die in prison, he will not go hungry.

  • Joel 2:19
    68%

    19The LORD responded to his people,“Look! I am about to restore your grain as well as fresh wine and olive oil. You will be fully satisfied. I will never again make you an object of mockery among the nations.

  • Job 36:16
    68%

    16And surely, he drew you from the mouth of distress, to a wide place, unrestricted, and to the comfort of your table filled with rich food.

  • Isa 14:3
    68%

    3When the LORD gives you relief from your suffering and anxiety, and from the hard labor which you were made to perform,

  • Isa 43:27
    68%

    27The father of your nation sinned; your spokesmen rebelled against me.

  • Jer 30:15-16
    2 verses
    68%

    15Why do you complain about your injuries, that your pain is incurable? I have done all this to you because your wickedness is so great and your sin is so much.

    16But all who destroyed you will be destroyed. All your enemies will go into exile. Those who plundered you will be plundered. I will cause those who pillaged you to be pillaged.

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    68%

    19These double disasters confronted you. But who feels sorry for you? Destruction and devastation, famine and sword. But who consoles you?

  • Isa 66:14
    68%

    14When you see this, you will be happy, and you will be revived. The LORD will reveal his power to his servants and his anger to his enemies.

  • Deut 4:30
    68%

    30In your distress when all these things happen to you in the latter days, if you return to the LORD your God and obey him

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    68%

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  • Ps 32:8
    68%

    8I will instruct and teach you about how you should live. I will advise you as I look you in the eye.

  • Neh 9:20
    68%

    20You imparted your good Spirit to instruct them. You did not withhold your manna from their mouths; you provided water for their thirst.

  • Isa 42:18
    67%

    18The Lord Reasons with His People“Listen, you deaf ones! Take notice, you blind ones!

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    67%

    15They will disappoint you, those you have so faithfully dealt with since your youth. Each strays off in his own direction, leaving no one to rescue you.”

  • Isa 28:13
    67%

    13So the LORD’s message to them will sound like meaningless gibberish, senseless babbling, a syllable here, a syllable there. As a result, they will fall on their backsides when they try to walk, and be injured, ensnared, and captured.

  • Ezek 14:22
    67%

    22Yet some survivors will be left in it, sons and daughters who will be brought out. They will come out to you, and when you see their behavior and their deeds, you will be consoled about the catastrophe I have brought on Jerusalem– for everything I brought on it.

  • Jer 2:19
    67%

    19Your own wickedness will bring about your punishment. Your unfaithful acts will bring down discipline on you. Know, then, and realize how utterly harmful it was for you to reject me, the LORD your God, to show no respect for me,” says the Sovereign LORD of Heaven’s Armies.

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    14You will eat, but not be satisfied. Even if you have the strength to overtake some prey, you will not be able to carry it away; if you do happen to carry away something, I will deliver it over to the sword.

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    67%

    15I will give you leaders who will be faithful to me. They will lead you with knowledge and insight.

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    67%

    10For the LORD has poured out on you a strong urge to sleep deeply. He has shut your eyes(the prophets), and covered your heads(the seers).