Isaiah 30:10 - Exposition

Which say , etc. Not, of course, directly, in so many words. But indirectly they let it be understood that this was what they wished. Compare the advice given to Micaiah by Ahab's messenger, who, no doubt, correctly interpreted the wishes of the monarch and his nobles ( 1 Kings 22:13 ). Seers … prophets . Not two classes of persons, but two names for the same class. The" parallelism" of Hebrew poetry leads to the constant employment of synonymous clauses. Right things ; i.e. the truth in all its plainness. Smooth things ; i.e. soft, pleasant announcements. Deceits ; or, illusions .