Berean Standard Bible

Isaiah 28

1Woeה֗וֹיHoH1945to the majesticגֵּאוּת֙ge.'UtH1348crownעֲטֶ֤רֶת'a.Te.retH5850of Ephraim’sאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669drunkardsשִׁכֹּרֵ֣יshi.ko.ReiH7910,to the fadingנֹבֵ֖לno.VelH5034flowerוְצִ֥יץve.TzitzH6731of his gloriousצְבִ֣יtze.ViH6643splendorתִפְאַרְתּ֑וֹtif.'ar.ToH8597,setאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834onעַל־'al-H5921the summitרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218above the fertileשְׁמָנִ֖יםshe.ma.NimH8081valleyגֵּֽיא־gei'-H1516, the prideof those overcomeהֲל֥וּמֵיha.Lu.meiH1986by wineיָֽיִן׃Ya.yinH3196.

2Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,the Lordלַֽאדֹנָ֔יla.do.NaiH136has one who isstrongחָזָ֤קcha.ZakH2389and mightyוְאַמִּץ֙ve.'a.MitzH533.Like a hailstormכְּזֶ֥רֶם בָּרָ֖דke.Ze.rem ba.RadH2230 H1259or destructiveקָ֑טֶבKa.tevH6986tempestשַׂ֣עַרSa.'arH8178,like a driving rainכְּ֠זֶרֶם מַ֣יִםKe.ze.rem Ma.yimH2230 H4325or flooding downpourכַּבִּירִ֥ים שֹׁטְפִ֛יםka.bi.Rim sho.te.FimH3524 H7857,he will smashהִנִּ֥יחַ בְּיָֽד׃hi.Ni.ach be.YadH5117 H3027that crownto the groundלָאָ֖רֶץla.'A.retzH776.

3The majesticגֵּא֖וּתge.'UtH1348crownעֲטֶ֥רֶת'a.Te.retH5850of Ephraim’sאֶפְרָֽיִם׃'ef.Ra.yimH669drunkardsשִׁכּוֹרֵ֥יshi.ko.ReiH7910will be trampled underfootבְּרַגְלַ֖יִם תֵּֽרָמַ֑סְנָהbe.rag.La.yim te.ra.Mas.nahH7429 H7272.

4The fadingנֹבֵל֙no.VelH5034flowerצִיצַ֤תtzi.TzatH6733of his beautifulצְבִ֣יtze.ViH6643splendorתִפְאַרְתּ֔וֹtif.'ar.ToH8597, setאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834onעַל־'al-H5921the summitרֹ֖אשׁroshH7218above the fertileשְׁמָנִ֑יםshe.ma.NimH8081valleyגֵּ֣יאgei'H1516,will beוְֽהָ֨יְתָ֜הve.Ha.ye.TahH1961like a ripe figכְּבִכּוּרָהּ֙ke.vi.ku.RahH1063beforeבְּטֶ֣רֶםbe.Te.remH2962the summer harvestקַ֔יִץKa.yitzH7019אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834:Whoeverיִרְאֶ֤הyir.'EhH7200sees itהָֽרֹאֶה֙ha.ro.'EhH7200אוֹתָ֔הּ'o.TahH853will take itבְּעוֹדָ֥הּbe.'o.DahH5750in his handבְּכַפּ֖וֹbe.kha.PoH3709andswallow itיִבְלָעֶֽנָּה׃ סyiv.la.'E.nahH1104.

5On thatהַה֗וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635will beיִֽהְיֶה֙yih.YehH1961a crownלַעֲטֶ֣רֶתla.'a.Te.retH5850of gloryצְבִ֔יtze.ViH6643,a diademוְלִצְפִירַ֖תve.litz.fi.RatH6843of splendorתִּפְאָרָ֑הtif.'a.RahH8597to the remnantלִשְׁאָ֖רlish.'ArH7605of His peopleעַמּֽוֹ׃a.MoH5971,

6a spiritוּלְר֖וּחַu.le.Ru.achH7307of justiceמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941to him who sitsלַיּוֹשֵׁב֙lai.yo.ShevH3427inעַל־'al-H5921judgmentהַמִּשְׁפָּ֔טha.mish.PatH4941,and a strengthוְלִ֨גְבוּרָ֔הve.Lig.vu.RahH1369to those who repelמְשִׁיבֵ֥יme.shi.VeiH7725the onslaughtמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421at the gateשָֽׁעְרָה׃ סSha.'e.rahH8179.

7Theseאֵ֙לֶּה֙'e.lehH428alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571staggerשָׁג֔וּsha.GuH7686from wineבַּיַּ֣יִןbai.Ya.yinH3196and stumbleתָּע֑וּta.'UH8582from strong drinkוּבַשֵּׁכָ֖רu.va.she.KharH7941:Priestsכֹּהֵ֣ןko.HenH3548and prophetsוְנָבִיא֩ve.na.Vi'H5030reelשָׁג֨וּsha.GuH7686from strong drinkבַשֵּׁכָ֜רva.she.KharH7941and are befuddledנִבְלְע֣וּniv.le.'UH1104byמִן־min-H4480wineהַיַּ֗יִןhai.Ya.yinH3196.They stumbleתָּעוּ֙ta.'UH8582because ofמִן־min-H4480strong drinkהַשֵּׁכָ֔רha.she.KharH7941,muddledשָׁגוּ֙sha.GuH7686in their visionsבָּֽרֹאֶ֔הba.ro.'EhH7203and stumblingפָּק֖וּpa.KuH6328in their judgmentsפְּלִילִיָּֽה׃pe.li.li.YahH6417.

8Forכִּ֚יkiH3588allכָּל־kol-H3605their tablesשֻׁלְחָנ֔וֹתshul.cha.NotH7979are coveredמָלְא֖וּmal.'UH4390with vomitקִ֣יאki'H6892;there is not a placeמָקֽוֹם׃ סma.KomH4725withoutבְּלִ֖יbe.LiH1097filthצֹאָ֑הtzo.'AhH6675.

9אֶת־'et-H853Whomמִי֙miH4310is He trying to teachיוֹרֶ֣ה דֵעָ֔הyo.Reh de.'AhH3384 H1844וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853?To whomמִ֖יmiH4310is He explainingיָבִ֣יןya.VinH995His messageשְׁמוּעָ֑הshe.mu.'AhH8052?To infants just weanedגְּמוּלֵי֙ge.mu.LeiH1580from milkמֵֽחָלָ֔בme.cha.LavH2461?To babies removedעַתִּיקֵ֖י'a.ti.KeiH6267from the breastמִשָּׁדָֽיִם׃mi.sha.Da.yimH7699?

10Forכִּ֣יkiH3588they hear: “Orderצַ֤וtzavH6673on orderלָצָו֙la.TzavH6673,orderצַ֣וtzavH6673on orderלָצָ֔וla.TzavH6673,lineקַ֥וkavH6957on lineלָקָ֖וla.KavH6957,lineקַ֣וkavH6957on lineלָקָ֑וla.KavH6957;a littleזְעֵ֥ירze.'EirH2191hereשָׁ֖םshamH8033,a littleזְעֵ֥ירze.'EirH2191thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.”

11Indeedכִּ֚יkiH3588,with mockingבְּלַעֲגֵ֣יbe.la.'a.GeiH3934lipsשָׂפָ֔הsa.FahH8193and foreignאַחֶ֑רֶת'a.Che.retH312tonguesוּבְלָשׁ֖וֹןu.ve.la.ShonH3956,He will speakיְדַבֵּ֖רye.da.BerH1696toאֶל־'el-H413thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971

12to whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר׀'a.SherH834He has saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559אֲלֵיהֶ֗ם'a.lei.HemH413: “Thisזֹ֤אתzotH2063is the place of restהַמְּנוּחָה֙ha.me.nu.ChahH4496,let the wearyלֶֽעָיֵ֔ףle.'a.YefH5889restהָנִ֣יחוּha.Ni.chuH5117;thisוְזֹ֖אתve.ZotH2063is the place of reposeהַמַּרְגֵּעָ֑הha.mar.ge.'AhH4774.”But they wouldאָב֖וּא'a.Vu'H14notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808listenשְׁמֽוֹעַ׃she.Mo.a'H8085.

A Cornerstone in Zion

(1 Corinthians 3:10–15; Ephesians 2:19–22; 1 Peter 2:1–8)

13Then the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068to themwill becomeוְהָיָ֨הve.ha.YahH1961: “Orderצַ֣וtzavH6673on orderלָצָ֞וla.TzavH6673,orderצַ֤וtzavH6673on orderלָצָו֙la.TzavH6673,lineקַ֤וkavH6957on lineלָקָו֙la.KavH6957,lineקַ֣וkavH6957on lineלָקָ֔וla.KavH6957;a littleזְעֵ֥ירze.'EirH2191hereשָׁ֖םshamH8033,a littleזְעֵ֣ירze.'EirH2191thereשָׁ֑םShamH8033,”so thatלְמַ֨עַןle.Ma.'anH4616they will goיֵלְכ֜וּye.le.KhuH1980stumblingוְכָשְׁל֤וּve.kha.she.LuH3782backwardאָחוֹר֙'a.chOrH268and will be injuredוְנִשְׁבָּ֔רוּve.nish.Ba.ruH7665,ensnaredוְנוֹקְשׁ֖וּve.nok.ShuH3369,and capturedוְנִלְכָּֽדוּ׃ פve.nil.Ka.duH3920.

14Thereforeלָכֵ֛ןla.KhenH3651hearשִׁמְע֥וּshim.'UH8085the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,Oאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582scoffersלָצ֑וֹןla.TzonH3944who ruleמֹֽשְׁלֵי֙mo.she.LeiH4910thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

15Forכִּ֣יkiH3588you saidאֲמַרְתֶּ֗ם'a.mar.TemH559, “We have madeכָּרַ֤תְנֽוּka.Rat.nuH3772a covenantבְרִית֙ve.RitH1285withאֶת־'et-H854deathמָ֔וֶתMa.vetH4194;we have fashionedעָשִׂ֣ינוּ'a.Si.nuH6213an agreementחֹזֶ֑הcho.ZehH2374 H7885withוְעִם־ve.'im-H5973Sheolשְׁא֖וֹלshe.'olH7585.Whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588the overwhelming scourgeשׁוֹטֵ֤ףsho.TefH7857passes throughיַֽעֲבֹר֙a.varH5674it will notלֹ֣אlo'H3808touch usיְבוֹאֵ֔נוּye.vo.'E.nuH935,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588we have madeשַׂ֧מְנוּSam.nuH7760liesכָזָ֛בkha.ZavH3577our refugeמַחְסֵ֖נוּmach.Se.nuH4268and falsehoodוּבַשֶּׁ֥קֶרu.va.She.kerH8267our hiding placeנִסְתָּֽרְנוּ׃ סnis.Ta.re.nuH5641.”

16Soלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651this is whatכֹּ֤הkohH3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559: “Seeהִנְנִ֛יhi.NiH2005,I layיִסַּ֥דyi.SadH3245a stoneאָ֑בֶן'A.venH68in Zionבְּצִיּ֖וֹןbe.tzi.YonH6726,a testedבֹּ֜חַןBo.chanH976stoneאֶ֣בֶן'E.venH68,a preciousיִקְרַת֙yik.RatH3368cornerstoneפִּנַּ֤תpi.NatH6438,a sureמוּסָּ֔דmu.SadH3245foundationמוּסָ֣דmu.SadH4143;the one who believesהַֽמַּאֲמִ֖יןha.ma.'a.MinH539will neverלֹ֥אlo'H3808be shakenיָחִֽישׁ׃ya.ChishH2363.

17I will makeוְשַׂמְתִּ֤יve.sam.TiH7760justiceמִשְׁפָּט֙mish.PatH4941the measuring lineלְקָ֔וle.KavH6957and righteousnessוּצְדָקָ֖הu.tze.da.KahH6666the levelלְמִשְׁקָ֑לֶתle.mish.Ka.letH4949.Hailבָרָד֙va.RadH1259will sweep awayוְיָעָ֤הve.ya.'AhH3261your refugeמַחְסֵ֣הmach.SehH4268of liesכָזָ֔בkha.ZavH3577,and waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325will floodיִשְׁטֹֽפוּ׃yish.To.fuH7857your hiding placeוְסֵ֥תֶרve.Se.terH5643.

18Your covenantבְּרִֽיתְכֶם֙be.ri.te.KhemH1285withאֶת־'et-H854deathמָ֔וֶתMa.vetH4194will be dissolvedוְכֻפַּ֤רve.khu.ParH3722,and your agreementוְחָזוּתְכֶ֥םve.cha.zu.te.KhemH2380withאֶת־'et-H854Sheolשְׁא֖וֹלshe.'olH7585will notלֹ֣אlo'H3808standתָק֑וּםta.KumH6965.Whenכִּ֣יkiH3588the overwhelmingשׁוֹטֵף֙sho.TefH7857scourgeשׁ֤וֹטShotH7752passes throughיַֽעֲבֹ֔רya.'a.VorH5674,you will beוִהְיִ֥יתֶםvih.Yi.temH1961trampled by itלְמִרְמָֽס׃le.mir.MasH4823.

19As often asמִדֵּ֤יmi.DeiH1767it passes throughעָבְרוֹ֙a.ve.RoH5674,it will carry you awayיִקַּ֣חyi.KachH3947אֶתְכֶ֔ם'et.KhemH853כִּֽי־ki-H3588;it will sweep throughיַעֲבֹ֖רya.'a.VorH5674morningבַבֹּ֧קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242after morningבַּבֹּ֛קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,by dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117and by nightוּבַלָּ֑יְלָה וְהָיָ֥הu.va.La.ye.lah ve.ha.YahH3915 H1961.”The understandingהָבִ֥יןha.VinH995of this messageשְׁמוּעָֽה׃she.mu.'AhH8052will bringsheerרַק־rak-H7535terrorזְוָעָ֖הze.va.'AhH2113.

20Indeedכִּֽי־ki-H3588,the bedהַמַּצָּ֖עha.ma.Tza'H4702is too shortקָצַ֥רka.TzarH7114to stretch out onמֵֽהִשְׂתָּרֵ֑עַme.his.ta.Re.a'H8311,and the blanketוְהַמַּסֵּכָ֥הve.ham.ma.se.KhahH4541too smallצָ֖רָהTza.rahH6887to wrap around youכְּהִתְכַּנֵּֽס׃ke.hit.ka.NesH3664.

21Forכִּ֤יkiH3588the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068will rise upיָק֣וּםya.KumH6965as at Mountכְהַר־khe.har-H2022Perazimפְּרָצִים֙pe.ra.TzimH6559.He will rouse Himselfיִרְגָּ֑זyir.GazH7264as in the Valleyכְּעֵ֖מֶקke.'E.mekH6010of Gibeonבְּגִבְע֣וֹןbe.giv.'onH1391,to doלַעֲשׂ֤וֹתla.'a.SotH6213His workמַעֲשֵׂ֙הוּ֙ma.'a.Se.huH4639,His strangeזָ֣רzarH2114workמַעֲשֵׂ֔הוּma.'a.Se.huH4639,and to performוְלַֽעֲבֹד֙ve.la.'a.VodH5647His taskעֲבֹ֣דָת֔וֹa.Vo.da.ToH5656,His disturbingנָכְרִיָּ֖הna.khe.ri.YahH5237taskעֲבֹדָתֽוֹ׃a.vo.da.ToH5656.

Listen and Hear

22So nowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258,do notאַל־'al-H408mockתִּתְלוֹצָ֔צוּtit.lo.Tza.tzuH3887,orפֶּֽן־pen-H6435your shacklesמֽוֹסְרֵיכֶ֑םmos.rei.KhemH4147will become heavierיֶחְזְק֖וּyech.ze.KuH2388.Indeedכִּֽי־ki-H3588,I have heardשָׁמַ֗עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085מֵאֵ֨תme.'EtH854from the Lordאֲדֹנָ֧י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֛הYah.wehH3069of Hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635a decreeוְנֶחֱרָצָ֜הve.ne.che.ra.TzahH2782of destructionכָלָ֨הkha.LahH3617againstעַל־'al-H5921the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

23Listenהַאֲזִ֥ינוּha.'a.Zi.nuH238and hearוְשִׁמְע֖וּve.shim.'UH8085my voiceקוֹלִ֑יko.LiH6963.Pay attentionהַקְשִׁ֥יבוּhak.Shi.vuH7181and hearוְשִׁמְע֖וּve.shim.'UH8085what I sayאִמְרָתִֽי׃'im.ra.TiH565.

24Does the plowmanיַחֲרֹ֥שׁya.cha.RoshH2790plowהַחֹרֵ֖שׁha.cho.ReshH2790for plantingלִזְרֹ֑עַliz.Ro.a'H2232everyהֲכֹ֣לha.KholH3605dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117?Does he continuously loosenיְפַתַּ֥חye.fa.TachH6605and harrowוִֽישַׂדֵּ֖דvi.sa.DedH7702the soilאַדְמָתֽוֹ׃'ad.ma.ToH127?

25Whenאִם־'im-H518he has leveledשִׁוָּ֣הshi.VahH7737its surfaceפָנֶ֔יהָfa.Nei.haH6440,does he notהֲלוֹא֙ha.lO'H3808sowיִזְרֹ֑קyiz.RokH2236carawayקֶ֖צַחKe.tzachH7100and scatterוְהֵפִ֥יץve.he.FitzH6327cuminוְכַמֹּ֣ןve.kha.MonH3646?He plantsוְשָׂ֨םve.SamH7760wheatחִטָּ֤הchi.TahH2406in rowsשׂוֹרָה֙so.RahH7795and barleyוּשְׂעֹרָ֣הu.se.'o.RahH8184in plotsנִסְמָ֔ןnis.ManH5567,and ryeוְכֻסֶּ֖מֶתve.khu.Se.metH3698within its borderגְּבֻלָתֽוֹ׃ge.vu.la.ToH1367.

26For his Godאֱלֹהָ֥יו'e.lo.HavH430instructsוְיִסְּר֥וֹve.yi.se.RoH3256and teaches himיוֹרֶֽנּוּ׃yo.Re.nuH3384properlyלַמִּשְׁפָּ֖טla.mish.PatH4941.

27Surelyכִּ֣יkiH3588carawayקֶ֔צַחKe.tzachH7100is notלֹ֤אlo'H3808threshedי֣וּדַשׁYu.dashH1758with a sledgeבֶֽחָרוּץ֙ve.cha.RutzH2742,and the wheelוְאוֹפַ֣ןve.'o.FanH212of a cartעֲגָלָ֔ה'a.ga.LahH5699is not rolledיוּסָּ֑בyu.SavH5437overעַל־'al-H5921the cuminכַּמֹּ֖ןka.MonH3646.Butכִּ֧יkiH3588carawayקֶ֖צַחKe.tzachH7100is beaten outיֵחָ֥בֶטye.Cha.vetH2251with a stickבַמַּטֶּ֛הva.ma.TehH4294,and cuminוְכַמֹּ֥ןve.kha.MonH3646with a rodבַּשָּֽׁבֶט׃ba.Sha.vetH7626.

28Grain for breadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899must be groundיוּדָ֔קyu.DakH1854,butכִּ֛יkiH3588it is notלֹ֥אlo'H3808endlessly threshedלָנֶ֖צַחla.Ne.tzachH1758 H5331 H156.Though the wheelsגִּלְגַּ֧לgil.GalH1536of the cartעֶגְלָת֛וֹeg.la.ToH5699roll over itוְ֠הָמַםVe.ha.mamH2000,the horsesוּפָרָשָׁ֖יוu.fa.ra.ShavH6571do notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808crush itיְדֻקֶּֽנּוּ׃ye.duk.Ke.nuH1854.

29Thisזֹ֕אתzotH2063alsoגַּם־gam-H1571comesיָצָ֑אָהya.Tza.'ahH3318fromמֵעִ֛םme.'ImH5973the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, whois wonderfulהִפְלִ֣יאhif.Li'H6381in counselעֵצָ֔ה'e.TzahH6098andexcellentהִגְדִּ֖ילhig.DilH1431in wisdomתּוּשִׁיָּֽה׃ סtu.shi.YahH8454.

A Cornerstone in Zion

(1 Corinthians 3:10–15; Ephesians 2:19–22; 1 Peter 2:1–8)

Listen and Hear

Commentaries on Isaiah 28