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Isaiah 30:22

Old Testament Major Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Isaiah 30:22 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And ye shall defile the overlaying of thy graven images of silver, and the plating of thy molten images of gold: thou shalt cast them away as an unclean thing; thou shalt say unto it, Get thee hence.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And ye shall defile the overlaying of thy graven images of silver, and the plating of thy molten images of gold: thou shalt cast them away as an unclean thing; thou shalt say unto it, Get thee hence.
Isaiah 30:22 — American Standard Version

Context — Isaiah 30

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
19For the people shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem; thou shalt weep no more; he will surely be gracious unto thee at the voice of thy cry; when he shall hear, he will answer thee.
20And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, yet shall not thy teachers be hidden anymore, but thine eyes shall see thy teachers;
21and thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it; when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.
22And ye shall defile the overlaying of thy graven images of silver, and the plating of thy molten images of gold: thou shalt cast them away as an unclean thing; thou shalt say unto it, Get thee hence.
23And he will give the rain for thy seed, wherewith thou shalt sow the ground; and bread of the increase of the ground, and it shall be fat and plenteous. In that day shall thy cattle feed in large pastures;
24the oxen likewise and the young asses that till the ground shall eat savory provender, which hath been winnowed with the shovel and with the fork.
25And there shall be upon every lofty mountain, and upon every high hill, brooks [and] streams of waters, in the day of the great slaughter, when the towers fall.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Ye shall defile also the covering of thy graven images of silver, &c.] Images made of solid silver, covered with rich and costly garments; or images covered and decorated with plates of silver; (see <241004>Jeremiah 10:4,8) these they not only pulled down and defaced, but defiled, to show their contempt and abhorrence of them: and the ornament of thy molten images of gold; images made of solid gold, covered with an ephod, as the word here used signifies; such an one as the high priest wore, and Micah made for his house of idolatry, (<022806>Exodus 28:6 <071705>Judges 17:5): thou shall cast them away as a menstruous cloth; which is not only filthy and loathsome, but defiling; whoever touched…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“covering of . . . images--rather, "images" (formed of wood or potter's clay, and) "covered with silver." Hezekiah, and afterwards Josiah, defiled them (Kg2 23:8, Kg2 23:10, Kg2 23:14, Kg2 23:16; Ch2 31:1; compare Isa 2:20; Deu 7:25).”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Defile - To shew your contempt of it. Covering - The leaves or plates wherewith their images were frequently covered. Ornament - It was a costly and glorious robe. Isaiah 30:23”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“30:22 One aspect of Hezekiah’s reforms was to remove silver idols and other idolatry of Ahaz’s era and to call the people back to the worship of the God of Israel (2 Kgs 18:4-5; 2 Chr 29).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“defile: Isa 2:20, Isa 2:21, Isa 17:7, Isa 17:8, Isa 27:9, Isa 31:7; 2Kings 23:4-20; Ch2 31:1, Ch2 34:3-7; Eze 36:31; Mic 5:10-14; Zac 13:2; Rev 19:20 thy graven images of silver: Heb. the graven images of thy silver, Isa 46:6; Exo 32:2-4; Jdg 17:3, Jdg 17:4 cast: Heb. scatter as a: Lam 1:17; Eze 18:6 Get: Hos 14:8 Isaiah 30:23”
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