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Isaiah 28:21
21But the Lord will do a great thing, like he did at Mount Perazim. He will be very angry, as he was in the Gibeon Valley. He will do something that is very wonderful and strange.
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
19A flood of punishment will come again and again, and it will carry you away. It will come every morning, and all through the day and the night.’ When you understand this message from the Lord, you will be very afraid. 20You will not be able to rest, like a tall person who tries to sleep on a short bed. Your blanket will not cover your whole body. But the Lord will do a great thing, like he did at Mount Perazim. He will be very angry, as he was in the Gibeon Valley. He will do something that is very wonderful and strange. 22So do not laugh at me when I warn you. If you do not listen, your punishment will become even worse. The Lord Almighty has told me what he has decided. He has decided to destroy the whole land. 23So listen carefully to my message. Hear what I am saying!
Read all of Isaiah 28Isaiah 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 went to Baal Perazim. He won the fight against the Philistines in that place. He said, ‘The Lord has swept away my enemy like a flood of water.’ So they called that place ‘Baal Perazim’.
- 1 Chronicles 14:11So David and his men went to Baal Perazim. There they won the fight against the Philistines in that place. David said, ‘God has helped me to sweep away my enemy like a flood of water.’ So they called that place Baal Perazim.
- Joshua 10:10The Lord caused the Amorites to become confused when they saw the Israelite army. So the Israelites won a great battle there at Gibeon. They chased their enemies along the road to Beth Horon. They continued to kill the Amorite soldiers as far as Azekah and Makkedah.
- 2 Samuel 5:25So David did as the Lord had commanded him to do. His men chased the Philistines all the way from Gibeon to Gezer.
- 1 Chronicles 14:16So David did as God had commanded him to do. His men chased the Philistine army all the way from Gibeon to Gezer.
- Isaiah 28:19A flood of punishment will come again and again, and it will carry you away. It will come every morning, and all through the day and the night.’ When you understand this message from the Lord, you will be very afraid.
- Deuteronomy 29:21The Lord will make that person separate from all the Israelite tribes and he will punish him very much. All the troubles that the Lord promises in this covenant will happen to that person, as this book of God's Law says.
- Jeremiah 30:14All your friends have turned away from you. They do not want to help you in your troubles. I have hurt you, in the way that an enemy might attack you. You have lived in a very wicked way, and you are guilty of many sins. So I had to punish you, to teach you what is right.
- Lamentations 2:15Everyone who goes by laughs at you. They are happy because you are sad. They see how the enemy has destroyed everything in Jerusalem. ‘Surely this cannot be the city that men called most beautiful,’ they say. ‘People have said that this city is the best city on earth.’
- Lamentations 3:33He does not enjoy seeing people who are in pain. He does not enjoy causing trouble for them.
- Ezekiel 33:21This is what happened 12 years after we had come to Babylon as prisoners. It was on the 5th day of the 10th month of that year. A man who had escaped from Jerusalem came to me in Babylon. He said, ‘Enemies have taken Jerusalem for themselves.’
- Luke 19:41When Jesus got near to the city, he looked at it. He cried because he felt very sorry for the people in it.
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
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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
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