Isaiah 30:29
in Isaiah 30You will sing as on the night of a holy festival, and your heart will rejoice like one who walks to the music of a flute, going up to the mountain of the LORD, to the Rock of Israel.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Ye shall have a song as in the night when a holy feast is kept; and gladness of heart, as when one goeth with a pipe to come unto the mountain of Jehovah, to the Rock of Israel.
KJV
Ye shall have a song, as in the night when a holy solemnity is kept; and gladness of heart, as when one goeth with a pipe to come into the mountain of the Lord, to the mighty One of Israel.
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This verse in Isaiah 30
Commentary
8 notes on this verseYe shall have a song,.... That is, the Jews should have a song, and sing it upon the ruin of the Assyrian army; as the Israelites had, when Pharaoh and his host were drowned in the Red Sea; and so will the Christian church have one, at the fall of Babylon, Rev 15:1, as in the night, when a holy solemnity is kept; and gladness of heart, the Jewish feasts always began, the even preceding, and were ushered in with singing songs, and psalms; especially the feast of the passover, which it is thought is alluded to here.
This site's exposition
as on the night of a holy festival
on Isaiah 30:29-30
For Judah the same event brings a song. Their hearts are glad like pilgrims going up with a flute "to the mountain of the LORD, to the Rock of Israel". The LORD makes "His majestic voice to be heard" and the anger that threatens Assyria becomes rescue for His people.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Vers. 27 seqq.) Behold, the name of the Lord comes from afar: His burning anger and heaviness to bear. His lips are filled with indignation, and his tongue is like a devouring fire. His breath is like a torrent overflowing to the middle of the neck, to destroy nations for nothing, and the bridle of error that was in the jaws of the people.
The Medieval Church1 voice
He also sets out the effect on the good in praise of the mouth: you shall have a song as in the night of the sanctified solemnity, for on three solemnities they went to Jerusalem with joy (Lev 23), below: the city of our solemnity: …
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
A song - You shall have songs of praise. The night - He seems to have a particular respect to the solemnity of the passover, in which they spent some considerable part of the night in rejoicing, and singing psalms before the Lord. As when - Like the joy of one that is going up to the solemn feasts with musick.
): You shall have a song as in the night, a psalm of praise such as those sing who by night stand in the house of the Lord, and sing to his glory who gives songs in the night. It shall not be a song of vain mirth, but a sacred song, such as was sung when a holy solemnity was kept in a grave and religious manner.
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Against the Syrians they sought to the Assyrians, 2 Kings xvi. Against the Assyrians they here sought to the Egyptians, and Rabshakeh upbraided them with so doing, 2 Kings xviii. How this sin of theirs is described, and what there was in it that was provoking to God.
1 more voice on this verse
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Ye shall have a song - That is, ye inhabitants of Jerusalem shall rejoice when the army of the Assyrian is destroyed. As in the night, when a solemnity is kept - The word ‘solemnity’ here (חג châg) denotes a festival, or feast; and refers, by way of eminence, to the Passover, which is usually designated as “the feast;” that is, the principal festival of the Jews (see Mat 27:15; Joh 5:1, Joh 5:11, Joh 5:13, Joh 5:23). This festival was kept at first at night, and was required to be so celebrated ever afterward Exo 12:42; Deu 16:1-
The words behind it
16 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| הַשִּׁיר֙ | hashir | <the> song | H7892 → | 59 times |
| יִֽהְיֶ֣ה | yihyeh | it will belong | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| לָכֶ֔ם | lakhem | to you | ||
| כְּלֵ֖יל | keleil | like a night of | H3915 → | 233 times |
| הִתְקַדֶּשׁ־ | hitkadesh- | being consecrated of | H6942 → | 171 times |
| חָ֑ג | chag | a festival | H2282 → | |
| וְשִׂמְחַ֣ת | vesimchat | and gladness of | H8057 → | 94 times |
| לֵבָ֗ב | levav | heart | H3824 → | 252 times |
| כַּֽהוֹלֵךְ֙ | kaholekh | like <the> [one who] walks | H1980 → | 1546 times |
| בֶּֽחָלִ֔יל | bechalil | with <the> flute | H2485 → | |
| לָב֥וֹא | lavo' | to go | H935 → | 2568 times |
| בְהַר־ | vehar- | on [the] mountain of | H2022 → | 546 times |
| יְהוָ֖ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| צ֥וּר | tzur | [the] rock of | H6697 → | 78 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
הַשִּׁיר֙<the> song
hashirH7892 →59 times
יִֽהְיֶ֣הit will belong
yihyehH1961 →3559 times
לָכֶ֔םto you
lakhem
כְּלֵ֖ילlike a night of
keleilH3915 →233 times
הִתְקַדֶּשׁ־being consecrated of
hitkadesh-H6942 →171 times
חָ֑גa festival
chagH2282 →
וְשִׂמְחַ֣תand gladness of
vesimchatH8057 →94 times
לֵבָ֗בheart
levavH3824 →252 times
כַּֽהוֹלֵךְ֙like <the> [one who] walks
kaholekhH1980 →1546 times
בֶּֽחָלִ֔ילwith <the> flute
bechalilH2485 →
לָב֥וֹאto go
lavo'H935 →2568 times
בְהַר־on [the] mountain of
vehar-H2022 →546 times
יְהוָ֖הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
צ֥וּר[the] rock of
tzurH6697 →78 times
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Psalms 42:4These things come to mind as I pour out my soul: how I walked with the multitude, leading the procession to the house of God with shouts of joy and praise.
it leads to
- Psalms 122:1
I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the LORD.”
- Psalms 62:8
Trust in Him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts before Him. God is our refuge. Selah
- 1 Samuel 1:15–16
“No, my lord,” Hannah replied. “I am a woman oppressed in spirit. I have not had any wine or strong drink, but I have poured out my soul before the LORD.
- Psalms 122:1
Through
Matthew 26:30And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
it leads to
- Mark 14:26–31
And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
- Luke 22:39
Jesus went out as usual to the Mount of Olives, and the disciples followed Him.
- Ephesians 5:19–20
Speak to one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your hearts to the Lord,
- Matthew 21:1
As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent out two disciples,
- Mark 14:26–31
Through
Deuteronomy 16:6You must only offer the Passover sacrifice at the place the LORD your God will choose as a dwelling for His Name. Do this in the evening as the sun sets, at the same…
it leads to
- 1 Peter 1:19–20
but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot.
- 1 Peter 1:19–20
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About Isaiah
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Franz Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Prophecies of Isaiah; Jerome, Commentary on Isaiah; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on Isaiah.