Isaiah 30:31 (GNV)

Passage

For with the voyce of the Lord shall Asshur be destroyed, which smote with the rod.

Nearby Context

Isaiah 30:29 But there shall be a song vnto you as in the night, when solemne feast is kept: and gladnes of heart, as he that commeth with a pipe to goe vnto the mount of the Lord, to the mightie one of Israel.

Isaiah 30:30 And the Lord shall cause his glorious voyce to be heard, and shall declare the lighting downe of his arme with the anger of his countenance, and flame of a deuouring fire, with scattering and tempest, and hailestones.

Isaiah 30:31 For with the voyce of the Lord shall Asshur be destroyed, which smote with the rod.

Isaiah 30:32 And in euery place that ye staffe shall passe, it shall cleaue fast, which the Lord shall lay vpon him with tabrets and harpes: and with battels, and lifting vp of hands shall he fight against it.

Isaiah 30:33 For Tophet is prepared of olde: it is euen prepared for the King: hee hath made it deepe and large: the burning thereof is fire and much wood: the breath of the Lord, like a riuer of brimstone, doeth kindle it.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "voyce", "lord", "shall", "asshur", "destroyed", and "smote". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "voyce" and "lord", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 30's "And the Lord shall cause his glorious..." into verse 32's "And in euery place that ye staffe...", so "voyce" and "lord" 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 "voyce" and "lord" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.