Isaiah 30:20

New International Reader's Version

He might treat you like prisoners. You might eat the bread of trouble. You might drink the water of suffering. But he will be your Teacher. He won’t hide himself anymore. You will see him with your own eyes.

Cross References

1 Kings 22:27

Tell him, ‘The king says, “Put this fellow in prison. Don’t give him anything but bread and water until I return safely.” ’ ”

2 Chronicles 18:26

Tell them, ‘The king says, “Put this fellow in prison. Don’t give him anything but bread and water until I return safely.” ’ ”

Psalm 102:9

I eat ashes as my food. My tears fall into what I’m drinking.

Psalm 127:2

It’s useless for you to work from early morning until late at night just to get food to eat. God provides for those he loves even while they sleep.

Psalm 30:5

His anger lasts for only a moment. But his favor lasts for a person’s whole life. Weeping can stay for the night. But joy comes in the morning.

Psalm 74:9

We don’t get signs from God anymore. There aren’t any prophets left. None of us knows how long that will last.

Psalm 80:5

You have given us tears as our food. You have made us drink tears by the bowlful.

Isaiah 28:9

The Lord’s people are making fun of him. They say, “Who does he think he’s trying to teach? Who does he think he’s explaining his message to? Is it to children who do not need their mother’s milk anymore? Is it to those who have just been taken from her breast?

Isaiah 33:16

People like that will be kept safe. It will be as if they were living on high mountains. It will be as if they were living in a mountain fort. They will have all the food they need. And they will never run out of water.”

Isaiah 51:14

You prisoners who are so afraid will soon be set free. You will not die in your prison cells. You will not go without food.

Matthew 9:38

So ask the Lord of the harvest to send workers out into his harvest field.”

Acts 14:22

There they helped the believers gain strength. They told them to remain faithful to what they had been taught. “We must go through many hard times to enter God’s kingdom,” they said.

Ephesians 4:11

So Christ himself gave the gift of the apostles to the church. He gave the prophets and those who preach the good news. And he also gave the pastors and teachers as a gift to the church.

Deuteronomy 16:3

Don’t eat the animal along with bread made with yeast. Instead, for seven days eat bread made without yeast. It’s the bread that reminds you of how much you suffered. Remember that you left Egypt in a hurry. Remember it all the days of your life. Don’t forget the day you left Egypt.