Isaiah 30:32 (YLT)

Passage

And every passage of the settled staff, That Jehovah causeth to rest on him, Hath been with tabrets, and with harps, And in battles of shaking he hath fought with it.

Nearby Context

Isaiah 30:30 And caused to be heard hath Jehovah The honour of His voice, And the coming down of His arm He doth shew with the raging of anger, And the flame of a consuming fire, Scattering, and inundation, and hailstone.

Isaiah 30:31 For from the voice of Jehovah broken down <FI>is<Fi> Asshur, With a rod He smiteth.

Isaiah 30:32 And every passage of the settled staff, That Jehovah causeth to rest on him, Hath been with tabrets, and with harps, And in battles of shaking he hath fought with it.

Isaiah 30:33 For, arranged from former time is Tophet, Even it for the king is prepared, He hath made deep, He hath made large, Its pile <FI>is<Fi> fire and much wood, The breath of Jehovah, As a stream of brim stone, is burning in it!

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "passage", "settled", "staff", "jehovah", "causeth", "rest", "hath", and "been". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "passage" and "settled", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 31's "For from the voice of Jehovah broken..." into verse 33's "For arranged from former time is Tophet...", so "passage" and "settled" 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 "passage" and "settled" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.