Isaiah 30:14 (GNV)

Passage

And the breaking thereof is like the breaking of a potters pot, which is broken without pitie, and in the breaking thereof is not found a sheard to take fire out of the hearth, or to take water out of the pit.

Nearby Context

Isaiah 30:12 Therefoe thus saith the holy one of Israel, Because you haue cast off this worde, and trust in violence, and wickednes, and stay thereupon,

Isaiah 30:13 Therefore this iniquitie shalbe vnto you as a breach that falleth, or a swelling in an hie wall, whose breaking commeth suddenly in a moment.

Isaiah 30:14 And the breaking thereof is like the breaking of a potters pot, which is broken without pitie, and in the breaking thereof is not found a sheard to take fire out of the hearth, or to take water out of the pit.

Isaiah 30:15 For thus sayd the Lord God, the Holy one of Israel, In rest and quietnes shall ye be saued: in quietnes and in confidence shall be your strength, but ye would not.

Isaiah 30:16 For ye haue sayd, No, but we wil flee away vpon horses. Therefore shall ye flee. We will ride vpon the swiftest. Therefore shall your persecuters be swifter.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "breaking", "thereof", "like", "potters", "broken", "without", and "pitie". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "breaking" and "thereof", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "Therefore this iniquitie shalbe vnto you as..." into verse 15's "For thus sayd the Lord God the...", so "breaking" and "thereof" 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 "breaking" and "thereof" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.