Isaiah 30:20

Easy To Read Version

\{In the past,\} my Master (God) gave you sorrow and hurt—it was like the bread and water you ate every day. But God is your teacher, and he will not continue to hide from you. You will see your teacher with your own eyes.

Cross References

1 Kings 22:27

Tell them to put Micaiah in prison. Give him only bread and water to eat. Keep him there until I come home from the fight.”

2 Chronicles 18:26

Say to Amon and Joash, ‘This is what the king says: Put Micaiah in prison. Don’t give him anything to eat except bread and water until I come back from the battle.’”

Psalm 102:9

My great sadness is my only food.\par My tears fall into my drinks.\par

Psalm 127:2

It is a waste of time\par to get up early and stay up late,\par trying to make a living.\par God cares for the people he loves,\par even while they are sleeping.\par

Psalm 30:5

God was angry,\par so the decision was “death.”\par But he showed his love,\par and gave me “life.”\par At night,\par I lay crying.\par The next morning,\par I was happy and singing!\par

Psalm 74:9

We could not see any of our own signs. {\cf2\super [424]} \par There are no more prophets.\par No person knows what to do.\par

Psalm 80:5

You have given tears as food to your people.\par You have given your people bowls\par filled with their tears.\par That was their water to drink.\par

Isaiah 28:9

The Lord is trying to teach a lesson to the people. The Lord is trying to make the people understand his teachings. But the people are like little babies. They are like babies that were at their mother’s breast only a very short time ago.

Isaiah 33:16

Those people will live safely in high places. They will be protected in high rock fortresses. Those people will always have food and water.

Isaiah 51:14

People in prison will soon be made free.\par Those people will not die and rot in prison.\par Those people will have enough food.\par

Matthew 9:38

God owns the harvest (people). Pray to him that he will send more workers to help gather his harvest.”

Acts 14:22

In those cities Paul and Barnabas made the followers \{of Jesus\} stronger. They helped them to stay in the faith. Paul and Barnabas said, “We must suffer many things on our way into God’s kingdom.”

Ephesians 4:11

And that same Christ gave gifts to people—he made some people to be apostles, {\cf2\super [31]} some people to be prophets, {\cf2\super [32]} some people to go and tell the Good News, {\cf2\super [33]} and some people to have the work of caring for and teaching God’s people.

Deuteronomy 16:3

Don’t eat bread that has yeast in it with this sacrifice. You must eat unleavened bread [99] for seven days. This bread is called ‘Bread of Trouble.’ It will help you remember the troubles you had in Egypt. Remember how quickly you had to leave that country! You must remember that day as long as you live.