Isaiah 30:20 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

though. Omit "though", and read it as. direct promise: "Jehovah will give you affliction [as] bread and adversity [as] water".

Lord*. Jehovah (App-4). One of the 134 places where the Sopherim changed Jehovah of the primitive text for Adonai. Some codices, with three early printed editions, read "Jehovah" in the text.

yet shall not thy teachers. and thy teachers shall not.

corner. Hebrew occurs only here.

teachers. Perhaps plural of Majesty. thy great Teacher (i.e. Jehovah).

be removed into. corner. hide Himself.

see. be clearly seeing.

Isaiah 30:20

20 And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity, and the water of affliction,d yet shall not thy teachers be removed into a corner any more, but thine eyes shall see thy teachers: