Isaiah 28:21

Isaiah 28:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For the Lord shall rise up as in mount Perazim, he shall be wroth as in the valley of Gibeon, that he may do his work, his strange work; and bring to pass his act, his strange act.
• New International Version (NIV)The Lord will rise up as he did at Mount Perazim, he will rouse himself as in the Valley of Gibeon— to do his work, his strange work, and perform his task, his alien task.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For the Lord will rise up as on Mount Perazim; as in the Valley of Gibeon he will be roused; to do his deed—strange is his deed! and to work his work—alien is his work!
• New King James Version (NKJV)For the Lord will rise up as at Mount Perazim, He will be angry as in the Valley of Gibeon— That He may do His work, His awesome work, And bring to pass His act, His unusual act.

Context of Isaiah 28:21

19As often as it passes through, it will seize you; For morning after morning it will pass through, by day and by night, And it will be sheer terror to understand what it means.” 20For the bed is too short to stretch out on, And the blanket is too narrow to wrap around oneself [and likewise all their preparations are inadequate]. For the Lord will rise up as at Mount Perazim, He will be stirred up as in the Valley of Gibeon, To do His work, His unusual and incredible work, And to accomplish His work, His extraordinary work. 22Now do not carry on as scoffers, Or the bands which bind you will be made stronger; For I have heard from the Lord God of hosts [a decree] Of decisive destruction on all the earth. 23Listen and hear my voice; Listen carefully and hear my words.

Isaiah 28:21 word by word

כִּ֤י כְהַר־פְּרָצִים֙ יָק֣וּם יְהוָ֔ה כְּעֵ֖מֶק בְּגִבְע֣וֹן יִרְגָּ֑ז לַעֲשׂ֤וֹת מַעֲשֵׂ֙הוּ֙ זָ֣ר מַעֲשֵׂ֔הוּ וְלַֽעֲבֹד֙ עֲבֹ֣דָת֔וֹ נָכְרִיָּ֖ה עֲבֹדָתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• shall rise upקוּםqûm · to arise: riseH6965
• mountהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
• Perazimפְּרָצִיםperâtsîym · (Mount) PerazimH6559
• he shall be wrothרָגַזrâgaz · to trembleH7264
• the valleyעֵ֫מֶק‛êmeq · valleyH6010
• of Gibeonגִּבְעוֹןgib‛ôn · GibeonH1391
• that he may doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• his workמַעֲשֶׂהma‛ăώeh · deedH4639
• his strangeזוּרzûr · be a strangerH2114
• and bring to passעָבַד‛âbad · to serve: labourH5647
• his actעֲבֹדָה‛ăbôdâh ‛ăbôdâh · service: workH5656
• his strangeנׇכְרִיnokrîy · foreignH5237

Cross-references for Isaiah 28:21

• 2 Samuel 5:20So David came to Baal-perazim, and he defeated them there, and said, “The Lord has broken through my enemies before me, like a breakthrough of water.” So he named that place Baal-perazim (master of breakthroughs).
• 1 Chronicles 14:11So Israel came up to Baal-perazim, and David defeated the Philistines there. Then David said, “God has broken through my enemies by my hand, like the breakthrough of waters.” Therefore they named that place Baal-perazim.
• Joshua 10:10And the Lord caused them to panic and be confused before Israel, and He struck them dead in a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them along the way that goes up to Beth-horon and struck them as far as Azekah and Makkedah.
• 2 Samuel 5:25David did just as the Lord had commanded him, and struck down the Philistines from Geba as far as Gezer.
• 1 Chronicles 14:16So David did just as God had commanded him, and they struck down the army of the Philistines from Gibeon as far as Gezer.
• Isaiah 28:19As often as it passes through, it will seize you; For morning after morning it will pass through, by day and by night, And it will be sheer terror to understand what it means.”
• Deuteronomy 29:21Then the Lord will single him out for disaster from all the tribes of Israel [making an example of him], according to all the curses of the covenant that are written in this Book of the Law.
• Jeremiah 30:14All your lovers (allies) have forgotten you; They do not seek and long for you. For I have injured you with the wound of an enemy, With the punishment of a cruel and merciless foe, Because your guilt is great And your sins are glaring and innumerable.
• Lamentations 2:15All who pass along the way Clap their hands in derision at you; They scoff and shake their heads At the Daughter of Jerusalem, saying, “Is this the city that was called ‘The perfection of beauty, The joy of all the earth’?”
• Lamentations 3:33For He does not afflict willingly and from His heart Or grieve the children of men.
• Ezekiel 33:21In the twelfth year of our exile [in Babylon], on the fifth of the tenth month, a survivor from Jerusalem came to me, saying, “The city has been captured.”
• Luke 19:41As He approached Jerusalem, He saw the city and wept over it [and the spiritual ignorance of its people],

Commentaries on Isaiah 28:21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21As in Mount Perazim - כהר kehar ; but בהר bahar, In the mount, is the reading of two of Kennicott's, one of De Rossi's, and one of my own MSS.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21For the Lord shall rise up - To rise up is indicative of going forth to judgment, as when one rises from his seat to accomplish anything. As in mount Perazim - There is reference here, doubtless, to the event recorded in 2 Samuel 5:20-21, and 1 Chronicles 14:11, where David is said to have defeated the Philistines at Baal-Perazim. This place was near to the valley of Rephaim 2 Samuel 5:19, and not far from Jerusalem. The word Perazim‘ is from פרץ pârats…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 16-22Verses 16-22 Here is a promise of Christ, as the only foundation of hope for escaping the wrath to come. This foundation was laid in Zion, in the eternal counsels of God. This foundation is a stone, firm and able to support his church. It is a tried stone, a chosen stone, approved of God, and never failed any who made trial of it. A corner stone, binding together the whole building, and bearing the whole weight; precious in the sight of the Lord, and of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21as at Mount Perazim: See 2 Samuel 5:20. God rescued Israel with a hailstorm at Gibeon (Joshua 10:10–12), but now he would oppose them.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. Perazim--In the valley of Rephaim (2Sa 5:18, 20; 1Ch 14:11), there Jehovah, by David, broke forth as waters do, and made a breach among the Philistines, David's enemies, as Perazim means, expressing a sudden and complete overthrow. Gibeon--(1Ch 14:16; 2Sa 5:25, Margin); not Joshua's victory (Jos 10:10). strange--as being against His own people; judgment is not what God delights in; it is, though necessary, yet strange to Him (La 3:33). work--punishing…Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 28:21

• Baal-Perazim
• God Continued...
• Infidelity
• Isaiah
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Rain
• Sin
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Gibeon
• Gibeon, Gibeonite
• Baalperazim
• Battle
• Diadem
• Doctrine
• Foundation
• Hasty
• Perazim, Mount
• Refuge

Commentaries on Isaiah 28

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings