Isaiah 30:28 (DRB)

Passage

His breath as a torrent overflowing even to the midst of the neck, to destroy the nations unto nothing, and the bridle of error that was in the jaws of the people.

Nearby Context

Isaiah 30:26 And the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun shall be sevenfold, as the light of seven days: in the day when the Lord shall bind up the wound of his people, and shall heal the stroke of their wound.

Isaiah 30:27 Behold the name of the Lord cometh from afar, his wrath burneth, and is heavy to bear: his lips are filled with indignation, and his tongue as a devouring fire.

Isaiah 30:28 His breath as a torrent overflowing even to the midst of the neck, to destroy the nations unto nothing, and the bridle of error that was in the jaws of the people.

Isaiah 30:29 You shall have a song as in the night of the sanctified solemnity, and joy of heart, as where one goeth with a pipe, to come into the mountain of the Lord, to the Mighty One of Israel.

Isaiah 30:30 And the Lord shall make the glory of his voice to be heard, and shall shew the terror of his arm, in the threatening of wrath, and the flame of devouring fire: he shall crush to pieces with whirlwind, and hailstones.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "breath", "torrent", "overflowing", "even", "midst", "neck", "destroy", and "nations". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "breath" and "torrent", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 27's "Behold the name of the Lord cometh..." into verse 29's "You shall have a song as in...", so "breath" and "torrent" belong inside that flow. In Isaiah context, the local focus is the Holy One of Israel, judgment and restoration, the servant of the LORD, and Zion's hope.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "breath" and "torrent" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.