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Isaiah 30:21

Isaiah 30:21
And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee,.... Which may be said in reference to the backsliding and declining state of the people, Isa 30:11 and is thought by some to be an allusion to…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

And thine ears shall hear a word - A command or admonition. You shall not be left without spiritual guides and directors. Behind thee - That is, says Vitringa, the voice of conscience, as an…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Isaiah 30:18-26

The closing words of the foregoing paragraph (You shall be left as a beacon upon a mountain) some understand as a promise that a remnant of them should be reserved as monuments of mercy; and here the…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

thine ears shall hear a word behind thee that of Jehovah, walking like a Father behind His children. Cf. Isa 29:18.