The Meaning of Isaiah 30:11 Explained

Isaiah 30:11

KJV: Get you out of the way, turn aside out of the path, cause the Holy One of Israel to cease from before us.

YLT: Turn aside from the way, decline from the path, Cause to cease from before us the Holy One of Israel.'

Darby: get you out of the way, turn aside out of the path, cause the Holy One of Israel to cease from before us!

ASV: get you out of the way, turn aside out of the path, cause the Holy One of Israel to cease from before us.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Get you out  of the way,  turn aside  out of the path,  cause the Holy One  of Israel  to cease  from before  us. 

What does Isaiah 30:11 Mean?

Context Summary

Isaiah 30:1-17 - Fatal Reliance On Human Aid
Toward the close of the 8th century, b.c. Jerusalem sent ambassadors to seek help from Egypt against Assyria, in distinct defiance of God's repeated warnings. Isaiah denounced this as adding sin to sin. Even though their princes reached Zoan and Hanes, capital cities, and succeeded in their object, it would not help them. The beasts of burden might traverse the deserts with presents and bribes, but all would be in vain. These truths, however, were unpalatable, and the politicians endeavored to silence the prophet, Isaiah 30:9-11. All sin recoils on the sinner. At first his efforts seem to protect him, but soon the wall begins to bulge, then it totters, finally it falls. The true policy, urged by Isaiah in Isaiah 30:15, would be to renounce these efforts for Egyptian help and return to rest in the loving care of God. In returning and rest they would be saved! Oh, that we were more quiet and calm in the face of danger, hushing our fears, stilling our throbbing hearts, and leaning back on the everlasting arms! God cannot fail you, ye fearful saints. [source]

Chapter Summary: Isaiah 30

1  The prophet threatens the people for their confidence in Egypt
8  And contempt of God's word
18  God's mercies toward his church
27  God's wrath and the people's joy, in the destruction of Assyria

What do the individual words in Isaiah 30:11 mean?

Get out of the way Turn aside from the path Cause to cease from before us - the Holy one of Israel -
ס֚וּרוּ מִנֵּי־ דֶ֔רֶךְ הַטּ֖וּ מִנֵּי־ אֹ֑רַח הַשְׁבִּ֥יתוּ מִפָּנֵ֖ינוּ אֶת־ קְד֥וֹשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל ס

ס֚וּרוּ  Get 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine plural
Root: סוּר 
Sense: to turn aside, depart.
מִנֵּי־  out 
Parse: Preposition
Root: מִן 
Sense: from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than.
דֶ֔רֶךְ  of  the  way 
Parse: Noun, common singular
Root: דֶּרֶךְ  
Sense: way, road, distance, journey, manner.
הַטּ֖וּ  Turn  aside 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperative, masculine plural
Root: נָטָה 
Sense: to stretch out, extend, spread out, pitch, turn, pervert, incline, bend, bow.
אֹ֑רַח  the  path 
Parse: Noun, common singular
Root: אֹרַח  
Sense: way, path.
הַשְׁבִּ֥יתוּ  Cause  to  cease 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperative, masculine plural
Root: שָׁבַת 
Sense: to cease, desist, rest.
מִפָּנֵ֖ינוּ  from  before  us 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine plural construct, first person common plural
Root: לִפְנֵי 
Sense: face.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
קְד֥וֹשׁ  the  Holy  one 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular construct
Root: קָדֹושׁ  
Sense: sacred, holy, Holy One, saint, set apart.
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל  of  Israel 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל  
Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
ס  - 
Parse: Punctuation