Isaiah 30:9 (GNV)

Passage

That it is a rebellious people, lying children, and children that would not heare the law of the Lord.

Nearby Context

Isaiah 30:7 For the Egyptians are vanitie, and they shall helpe in vaine. Therefore haue I cried vnto her, Their strength is to sit still.

Isaiah 30:8 Now go, and write it before them in a table, and note it in a booke that it may be for the last day for euer and euer:

Isaiah 30:9 That it is a rebellious people, lying children, and children that would not heare the law of the Lord.

Isaiah 30:10 Which say vnto the Seers, See not: and to the Prophets, Prophecie not vnto vs right things: but speake flattering things vnto vs: prophecie errours.

Isaiah 30:11 Depart out of the way: go aside out of the path: cause the holy one of Israel to cease from vs.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "rebellious", "people", "lying", "children", "heare", and "lord". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "rebellious" and "people", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "Now go and write it before them..." into verse 10's "Which say vnto the Seers See not...", so "rebellious" and "people" 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 "rebellious" and "people" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.