Isaiah 30:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Isaiah 30:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Isaiah 30:5 is a verse from the book of Isaiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "They were all ashamed of a people that could not profit them, nor be an help nor profit, but a shame, and also a reproac..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Isaiah 30:5 — KJV
“They were all ashamed of a people that could not profit them, nor be an help nor profit, but a shame, and also a reproach.”
— Isaiah 30:5 (KJV)
Isaiah 30:5 in Context — About the Book of Isaiah
Isaiah is the prince of prophets — soaring visions of God's holiness, searing warnings, and the Old Testament's clearest portraits of the coming Messiah: born of a virgin, wounded for our transgressions, a man of sorrows. Comfort and strength for the weary run through every chapter.
Cross-References for Isaiah 30:5
“They that make a graven image are all of them vanity; and their delectable things shall not profit; and they are their own witnesses; they see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed. delectable: Heb. desirable”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 30:5: ashamed, profit, nor
“Then the five men departed, and came to Laish, and saw the people that were therein, how they dwelt careless, after the manner of the Zidonians, quiet and secure; and there was no magistrate in the land, that might put them to shame in any thing; and they were far from the Zidonians, and had no business with any man. Laish: also called, Leshem magistrate: Heb. possessor, or, heir of restraints”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 30:5: people, shame, also
“And David came to the two hundred men, which were so faint that they could not follow David, whom they had made also to abide at the brook Besor: and they went forth to meet David, and to meet the people that were with him: and when David came near to the people, he saluted them. saluted...: or, asked them how they did”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 30:5: people, could, also
“And the people gat them by stealth that day into the city, as people being ashamed steal away when they flee in battle.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 30:5: ashamed, people, shame
“Also king Solomon, and all the congregation of Israel that were assembled unto him before the ark, sacrificed sheep and oxen, which could not be told nor numbered for multitude.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 30:5: could, nor, also
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