Isaiah 30:13 (LSB)

Passage

Therefore this iniquity will be to you Like a breach about to fall, A bulge in a high wall, Whose breaking comes suddenly in an instant,

Nearby Context

Isaiah 30:11 Get out of the way, turn aside from the path, Cease speaking before us about the Holy One of Israel.”

Isaiah 30:12 Therefore thus says the Holy One of Israel, “Since you have rejected this word And have put your trust in oppression and deviousness and have relied on them,

Isaiah 30:13 Therefore this iniquity will be to you Like a breach about to fall, A bulge in a high wall, Whose breaking comes suddenly in an instant,

Isaiah 30:14 Whose breaking is like the breaking of a potter’s jar, So ruthlessly shattered That a potsherd will not be found among its pieces To take fire from a hearth Or to scoop water from a cistern.”

Isaiah 30:15 For thus Lord Yahweh, the Holy One of Israel, has said, “In repentance and rest you will be saved, In quietness and trust is your might.” But you were not willing,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "therefore", "iniquity", "like", "breach", "fall", "bulge", "high", and "wall". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "therefore" and "iniquity", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "Therefore thus says the Holy One of..." into verse 14's "Whose breaking is like the breaking of...", so "therefore" and "iniquity" 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 "therefore" and "iniquity" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.