Isaiah 30:8

God has plainly warned the people about Egypt. Now he tells Isaiah to make a permanent record of what he has said. The people will not be able to pretend that they did not know.

Verse 10-11

The people do not want to hear unpleasant truths about their behaviour. In fact they are trying to persuade God’s loyal *messengers (the *prophets) to leave God’s service.

God will punish the people from Judah

v12 Therefore this is what the Holy God of Israel says: ‘You refuse to accept what I am telling you. Instead, you depend on force to achieve your purposes. You prefer to cheat people. v13 Therefore, your wicked behaviour will act like a crack in a high wall. The wall will suddenly crash, when you least expect it. v14 It will be like a pot that you break into many pieces. And you cannot find one piece that is large enough to pick hot coals out of the fire. Nor can you find a piece with which to collect some water.’