Isaiah 1:20

Isaiah 1:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.
• New International Version (NIV)but if you resist and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword.” For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.
• English Standard Version (ESV)but if you refuse and rebel, you shall be eaten by the sword; for the mouth of the Lord has spoken."
• New King James Version (NKJV)But if you refuse and rebel, You shall be devoured by the sword”; For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.

Context of Isaiah 1:20

18“Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are as red as crimson, they will become like wool. 19If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the best of the land. But if you resist and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken. 21See how the faithful city has become a harlot! She once was full of justice; righteousness resided within her, but now only murderers! 22Your silver has become dross; your fine wine is diluted with water.

Isaiah 1:20 word by word

וְאִם־תְּמָאֲנ֖וּ וּמְרִיתֶ֑ם חֶ֣רֶב תְּאֻכְּל֔וּ כִּ֛י פִּ֥י יְהוָ֖ה דִּבֵּֽר׃ סRead the interlinear

• But ifאִם'im · ifH518
• you resistמָאֵןmâ'ên · to refuseH3985
• and rebelמָרָהmârâh · to rebelH4784
• you will be devouredאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• by the swordחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719
• Forכִּיkîy · forH3588
• the mouthפֶּהpeh · lipH6310
• of the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• has spokenדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696

Cross-references for Isaiah 1:20

• Isaiah 3:11Woe to the wicked; disaster is upon them! For they will be repaid with what their hands have done.
• 1 Samuel 12:25But if you persist in doing evil, both you and your king will be swept away.”
• 2 Chronicles 36:14Furthermore, all the leaders of the priests and the people multiplied their unfaithful deeds, following all the abominations of the nations, and they defiled the house of the LORD, which He had consecrated in Jerusalem.
• Hebrews 2:1We must pay closer attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.
• Isaiah 40:5And the glory of the LORD will be revealed, and all humanity together will see it.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.
• Isaiah 58:14then you will delight yourself in the LORD, and I will make you ride on the heights of the land and feed you with the heritage of your father Jacob.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.
• Leviticus 26:33But I will scatter you among the nations and will draw out a sword after you as your land becomes desolate and your cities are laid waste.
• Numbers 23:19God is not a man, that He should lie, or a son of man, that He should change His mind. Does He speak and not act? Does He promise and not fulfill?
• 1 Samuel 15:29Moreover, the Glory of Israel does not lie or change His mind, for He is not a man, that He should change His mind.”

Commentaries on Isaiah 1:20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20Ye shall be devoured with the sword "Ye shall be food for the sword" - The Septuagint and Vulgate read תאכלכם tochalchem, "the sword shall devour you;" which is of much more easy construction than the present reading of the text. The Chaldee seems to read תאכלו אויב בחרב bechereb oyeb teachelu, "ye shall be consumed by the sword of the enemy." The Syriac also reads בחרב beehereb and renders the verb passively. And the rhythmus seems to require this…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20But if ye refuse, ye shall be devoured with the sword - Your enemies shall come in, and lay waste the land. This prediction was fulfilled, in consequence of their continuing to rebel, when the land was desolated by Nebuchadnezzar, and the nation was carried captive to Babylon. It illustrates a general principle of the divine government, that if people persevere in rebelling against God, they shall be destroyed. The word devour is applied to the sword, as…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 16-20Verses 16-20 Not only feel sorrow for the sin committed, but break off the practice. We must be doing, not stand idle. We must be doing the good the Lord our God requires. It is plain that the sacrifices of the law could not atone, even for outward national crimes. But, blessed be God, there is a Fountain opened, in which sinners of every age and rank may be cleansed. Though our sins have been as scarlet and crimson, a deep dye, a double dye, first in the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 20For the mouth of the LORD has spoken: This statement shows the seriousness of God's promise. The phrase appears 11 times in Isaiah.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 19-2019-20. Temporal blessings in "the land of their possession" were prominent in the Old Testament promises, as suited to the childhood of the Church (Ex 3:17). New Testament spiritual promises derive their imagery from the former (Mt 5:5).Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 1:20

• Church
• Condescension of God
• Fear of God
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Reward
• Will

In the dictionaries

• Convert
• Crib
• Eat
• Fade
• Harlot
• Isaiah, The Book of
• Judgment
• Oblation
• Owner
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Commentaries on Isaiah 1

• 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