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Now go, write it before them on a tablet, and inscribe it in a book, that it may be for the time to come forever and ever.

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God's Word is Permanent

Commentators explain that God commanded Isaiah to write his message on a public tablet and in a book to create a permanent record. This wasn't just for that moment but "for the time to come for ever and ever," showing that God's warnings and promises are timeless and relevant for all generations.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

On Isaiah 30:8

18th Century

Theologian

Now go - This is a direction to the prophet to make a permanent record of the character of the Jewish people. The fact to be recorded was th…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On Isaiah 30:8

19th Century

Bishop

Now go, write it before them in a table. —We have previously seen this as one of Isaiah’s methods for giving special emph…

John Calvin

John Calvin

On Isaiah 30:8

16th Century

Theologian

Now go, and write this vision on a tablet. After having convicted the Jews of manifest unbelief, he means that it should be attested and s…

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John Gill

John Gill

On Isaiah 30:8

17th Century

Pastor

Now go, write it before them in a table, and note it in a
book

Meaning their sins, …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On Isaiah 30:8–18

17th Century

Minister

The Jews were the only people professing God that He then had in the world, yet many among them were rebellious. They had the light, but they loved…