Isaiah 30:1

Woe to the rebellious children See on Isaiah 1:2; Isaiah 1:4 and Isaiah 1:23; cf. Isaiah 30:9. The "sons" are "rebellious" inasmuch as they have taken this step without consulting Jehovah, their Father.

that take counsel Rather, that carry out a plan.

that cover with a covering R.V. gives in the margin two translations, between which it is difficult to choose: either that weave a web or that pour out a drink-offering. The latter is perhaps preferable, although the noun does not occur elsewhere with the sense of "libation" (see Isaiah 25:7; Isaiah 28:20, "covering"). The allusion would be to drink-offerings accompanying the conclusion of a treaty (comp. σπονδή = libation with (σπονδαί = covenant).

not of( with) my spirit i.e. not in accordance with the spirit of prophecy speaking through Isaiah.

thatthey may add sin to sin the sin of concealment to the original sin of dallying with secular alliances.