Isaiah 5:30

Translations

Modern

In that day they will roar over it, like the roaring of the sea. If one looks over the land, he will see darkness and distress; even the light will be obscured by clouds.

Traditional

And in that day they shall roar against them like the roaring of the sea: and if one look unto the land, behold darkness and sorrow, and the light is darkened in the heavens thereof.

Literal

And he will roar over it that on the day, like the roaring of the sea. And one looks over the land, and behold, darkness and distress, and the light is darkened by its clouds.

Latin

Et sonabit super eum in die illa sicut sonitus maris: aspiciemus in terram, et ecce tenebræ tribulationis, et lux obtenebrata est in caligine ejus.

Original

Hebrew

English

In that day they will roar over it, like the roaring of the sea. If one looks over the land, he will see darkness and distress; even the light will be obscured by clouds.

Notes

Isaiah 5:30

that day: see study note on Isaiah 2:5–22.

In Old Testament prophecy, darkness often represents God’s alienation (separation), wrath, and judgment (see also Isaiah 8:22). By contrast, light stands for God’s holy presence and blessing (see especially Isaiah 60:2, 19).

Isaiah 5:1–30

The prophet delivered judgment through a song (Isaiah 5:1–7) and prophecies of sorrow (5:8–30). Although Israel's future will be pure and in fellowship with God (Isaiah 4:2–6), it must address the current sinful state of the people and their leaders.

Theme notes and profiles

Isaiah Darkness and Light Salvation in Isaiah

Events

Prophecies of Isaiahc. 759 BC

Related verses

Isaiah 8:22
Then they will look to the earth and see only distress and darkness and the gloom of anguish. And they will be driven into utter darkness.
Joel 2:10
Before them the earth quakes; the heavens tremble. The sun and moon grow dark, and the stars lose their brightness.
Jeremiah 4:23–28
I looked at the earth, and it was formless and void; I looked to the heavens, and they had no light.
Revelation 16:10–11
And the fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and its kingdom was plunged into darkness, and men began to gnaw their tongues in anguish
Luke 21:25–26
There will be signs in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth dismay among the nations, bewildered by the roaring of the sea and the surging of the waves.
Matthew 24:29
Immediately after the tribulation of those days: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’
Revelation 6:12
And I watched as the Lamb opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black like sackcloth of goat hair, and the whole moon turned blood red,
Isaiah 13:10
For the stars of heaven and their constellations will not give their light. The rising sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light.
Psalm 93:3–4
The floodwaters have risen, O LORD; the rivers have raised their voice; the seas lift up their pounding waves.
Ezekiel 32:7–8
When I extinguish you, I will cover the heavens and darken their stars. I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon will not give its light.
Jeremiah 6:23
They grasp the bow and spear; they are cruel and merciless. Their voice roars like the sea, and they ride upon horses, lined up like men in formation against you, O Daughter of Zion.”
Amos 8:9
And in that day, declares the Lord GOD, I will make the sun go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the daytime.

Glossary

Coins Darkness Isaiah, Book of Sea

Topics

Backsliders: Backsliding of Israel Colors: Black: A Symbol of Affliction and Calamity Darkness: Heavy Afflictions Isaiah: Prophecies, Reproofs, and Exhortations of Denounces Existing Corruptions Light: Divided Into: Natural Sun: Miracles Concerning: Darkening of The Sea: (Roaring) Hostile Armies War: Evils of War: God Uses, As a Judgment

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