Isaiah 30:6

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

The burden of the beasts of the south: into the land of trouble and anguish, from whence [come] the young and old lion, the viper and fiery flying serpent, they will carry their riches upon the shoulders of young asses, and their treasures upon the bunches of camels, to a people [that] shall not profit [them].

Complete Jewish Bible:

A prophecy about the animals in the Negev: In a land of trouble and anguish, of lionesses and roaring lions, of vipers and poisonous flying serpents, they carry their riches on donkeys' backs and their treasures on camels' humps to a people who will not help them.

Berean Standard Bible:

This is the burden against the beasts of the Negev: Through a land of hardship and distress, of lioness and lion, of viper and flying serpent, they carry their wealth on the backs of donkeys and their treasures on the humps of camels, to a people of no profit to them.

American Standard Version:

The burden of the beasts of the South. Through the land of trouble and anguish, from whence come the lioness and the lion, the viper and fiery flying serpent, they carry their riches upon the shoulders of young asses, and their treasures upon the humps of camels, to a people that shall not profit them.

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

The burden{H4853} of the beasts{H929} of the south{H5045}: into the land{H776} of trouble{H6869} and anguish{H6695}, from whence come the young{H3833} and old lion{H3918}, the viper{H660} and fiery{H8314} flying{H5774} serpent{H8314}, they will carry{H5375} their riches{H2428} upon the shoulders{H3802} of young asses{H5895}, and their treasures{H214} upon the bunches{H1707} of camels{H1581}, to a people{H5971} that shall not profit{H3276} them.

Cross-References (KJV):

Deuteronomy 8:15

  • Who led thee through that great and terrible wilderness, [wherein were] fiery serpents, and scorpions, and drought, where [there was] no water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint;

Isaiah 46:1

  • ¶ Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth, their idols were upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: your carriages [were] heavy loaden; [they are] a burden to the weary [beast].

Isaiah 46:2

  • They stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver the burden, but themselves are gone into captivity.

Jeremiah 11:4

  • Which I commanded your fathers in the day [that] I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, from the iron furnace, saying, Obey my voice, and do them, according to all which I command you: so shall ye be my people, and I will be your God:

1 Kings 10:2

  • And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels that bare spices, and very much gold, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart.

Hosea 8:9

  • For they are gone up to Assyria, a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath hired lovers.

Hosea 8:10

  • Yea, though they have hired among the nations, now will I gather them, and they shall sorrow a little for the burden of the king of princes.

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Commentary for Isaiah 30:6

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H4853
    There are 60 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: מַשָּׂא
    Transliteration: massâʼ
    Pronunciation: mas-saw'
    Description: from נָשָׂא; a burden; specifically, tribute, or (abstractly) porterage; figuratively, an utterance, chiefly adoom, especially singing; mental, desire; burden, carry away, prophecy, [idiom] they set, song, tribute.
  2. Strong's Number: H929
    There are 172 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: בְּהֵמָה
    Transliteration: bᵉhêmâh
    Pronunciation: be-hay-maw'
    Description: from an unused root (probably meaning to be mute); properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective); beast, cattle.
  3. Strong's Number: H5045
    There are 98 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: נֶגֶב
    Transliteration: negeb
    Pronunciation: neh'-gheb
    Description: from an unused root meaning to be parched; the south (from its drought); specifically, the Negeb or southern district of Judah, occasionally, Egypt (as south to Palestine); south (country, side, -ward).
  4. Strong's Number: H776
    There are 2739 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אֶרֶץ
    Transliteration: ʼerets
    Pronunciation: eh'-rets
    Description: from an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth (at large, or partitively a land); [idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.
  5. Strong's Number: H6869
    There are 72 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: צָרָה
    Transliteration: tsârâh
    Pronunciation: tsaw-raw'
    Description: feminine of צַר; tightness (i.e. figuratively, trouble); transitively, a female rival:; adversary, adversity, affliction, anguish, distress, tribulation, trouble.
  6. Strong's Number: H6695
    There are 4 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: צוֹק
    Transliteration: tsôwq
    Pronunciation: tsoke
    Description: or (feminine) צוּקָה; from צוּק; a strait, i.e. (figuratively) distress; anguish, [idiom] troublous.
  7. Strong's Number: H3833
    There are 14 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: לָבִיא
    Transliteration: lâbîyʼ
    Pronunciation: law-bee'
    Description: or (Ezekiel 19:2) לְבִיָּא; irregular masculine plural לְבָאִים; irregular feminine plural לְבָאוֹת; from an unused root meaning; compare אֲרִי; to roar; a lion (properly, a lioness as the fiercer (although not a roarer;)); (great, old, stout) lion, lioness, young (lion).
  8. Strong's Number: H3918
    There are 3 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: לַיִשׁ
    Transliteration: layish
    Pronunciation: lah'-yish
    Description: from לוּשׁ in the sense of crushing; a lion (from his destructive blows); (old) lion.
  9. Strong's Number: H660
    There are 332 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אֶפְעֶה
    Transliteration: ʼephʻeh
    Pronunciation: ef-eh'
    Description: from אֵפַע (in the sense of hissing); an asp or other venomous serpent; viper.
  10. Strong's Number: H8314
    There are 7 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שָׂרָף
    Transliteration: sârâph
    Pronunciation: saw-rawf'
    Description: from שָׂרַף; burning, i.e. (figuratively) poisonous (serpent); specifically, a saraph or symbolical creature (from their copper color); fiery (serpent), seraph.
  11. Strong's Number: H5774
    There are 29 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: עוּף
    Transliteration: ʻûwph
    Pronunciation: oof
    Description: a primitive root; to cover (with wings or obscurity); hence (as denominative from עוֹף); to fly; also (by implication of dimness) to faint (from the darkness of swooning); brandish, be (wax) faint, flee away, fly (away), [idiom] set, shine forth, weary.
  12. Strong's Number: H5375
    There are 611 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: נָשָׂא
    Transliteration: nâsâʼ
    Pronunciation: naw-saw'
    Description: or נָסָה; (Psalm 4:6 (אֲבַד)), a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative; accept, advance, arise, (able to, (armor), suffer to) bear(-er, up), bring (forth), burn, carry (away), cast, contain, desire, ease, exact, exalt (self), extol, fetch, forgive, furnish, further, give, go on, help, high, hold up, honorable ([phrase] man), lade, lay, lift (self) up, lofty, marry, magnify, [idiom] needs, obtain, pardon, raise (up), receive, regard, respect, set (up), spare, stir up, [phrase] swear, take (away, up), [idiom] utterly, wear, yield.
  13. Strong's Number: H2428
    There are 228 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: חַיִל
    Transliteration: chayil
    Pronunciation: khah'-yil
    Description: from חוּל; probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength; able, activity, ([phrase]) army, band of men (soldiers), company, (great) forces, goods, host, might, power, riches, strength, strong, substance, train, ([phrase]) valiant(-ly), valour, virtuous(-ly), war, worthy(-ily).
  14. Strong's Number: H3802
    There are 58 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: כָּתֵף
    Transliteration: kâthêph
    Pronunciation: kaw-thafe'
    Description: from an unused root meaning to clothe; the shoulder (proper, i.e. upper end of the arm; as being the spot where the garments hang); figuratively, side-piece or lateral projection of anything; arm, corner, shoulder(-piece), side, undersetter.
  15. Strong's Number: H5895
    There are 8 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: עַיִר
    Transliteration: ʻayir
    Pronunciation: ah'-yeer
    Description: from עוּר in the sense of raising (i.e. bearing a burden); properly, a young ass (as just broken to a load); hence an ass-colt; (ass) colt, foal, young ass.
  16. Strong's Number: H214
    There are 477 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אוֹצָר
    Transliteration: ʼôwtsâr
    Pronunciation: o-tsaw'
    Description: from אָצַר; a depository; armory, cellar, garner, store(-house), treasure(-house) (-y).
  17. Strong's Number: H1707
    There are 1 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: דַּבֶּשֶׁת
    Transliteration: dabbesheth
    Pronunciation: dab-beh'-sheth
    Description: intensive from the same as דְּבַשׁ; a sticky mass, i.e. the hump of acamel; hunch (of a camel).
  18. Strong's Number: H1581
    There are 51 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: גָּמָל
    Transliteration: gâmâl
    Pronunciation: gaw-mawl'
    Description: apparently from גָּמַל (in the sense of labor or burden-bearing); a camel; camel.
  19. Strong's Number: H5971
    There are 1654 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: עַם
    Transliteration: ʻam
    Pronunciation: am
    Description: from עָמַם; a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock; folk, men, nation, people.
  20. Strong's Number: H3276
    There are 21 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: יַעַל
    Transliteration: yaʻal
    Pronunciation: yaw-al'
    Description: a primitive root; properly, to ascend; figuratively, to be valuable (objectively; useful, subjectively; benefited); [idiom] at all, set forward, can do good, (be, have) profit, (able).