Isaiah 30:9

That this is a rebellious people,.... This, with what follows, is what the Lord would have written and engrossed, and remain for ever; or this is a reason why he would have it, for so the words be…

That this is a rebellious people - (see the note at Isa 1:2). Lying children - They had promised in solemn covenant to take Yahweh as their God, but they had been unfaithful to their vows.

Here, I. The preface is very awful. The prophet must not only preach this, but he must write it (Isa 30:8), write it in a table, to be hung up and exposed to public view; he must carefully note it,…

The documents (as in Isa 8:16) are a protest against the persistent disobedience of the people. Render with R.V. For it is, &c.