Isaiah 28:22

Isaiah 28:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Now therefore be ye not mockers, lest your bands be made strong: for I have heard from the Lord God of hosts a consumption, even determined upon the whole earth.
• New International Version (NIV)Now stop your mocking, or your chains will become heavier; the Lord, the Lord Almighty, has told me of the destruction decreed against the whole land.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now therefore do not scoff, lest your bonds be made strong; for I have heard a decree of destruction from the Lord God of hosts against the whole land.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now therefore, do not be mockers, Lest your bonds be made strong; For I have heard from the Lord God of hosts, A destruction determined even upon the whole earth.

Context of Isaiah 28:22

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. 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. So 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! 24A farmer ploughs the ground because he wants to plant seeds in it. He does not continue to plough for ever.

Isaiah 28:22 word by word

וְעַתָּה֙ אַל־תִּתְלוֹצָ֔צוּ פֶּֽן־יֶחְזְק֖וּ מֽוֹסְרֵיכֶ֑ם כִּֽי־כָלָ֨ה וְנֶחֱרָצָ֜ה שָׁמַ֗עְתִּי מֵאֵ֨ת אֲדֹנָ֧י יְהוִ֛ה צְבָא֖וֹת עַל־כָּל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Now therefore be ye not mockersלִיץlûts · to mockH3887
• lest your bandsמוֹסֵרmôsêr môsêrâh môserâh · bondH4147
• be made strongחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: strengthenH2388
• for I have heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• from the Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
• Godיְהֹוִהyehôvih · YHWH/GodH3069
• of hostsצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · HostsH6635
• a consumptionכָּלָהkâlâh · consumptionH3617
• even determinedחָרַץchârats · to decideH2782
• upon the whole earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776

Cross-references for Isaiah 28:22

• Isaiah 28:15You boast, ‘We have made a covenant with death. Yes, we have made an agreement with Sheol. When trouble comes to our city like a deep flood of water, we will be safe. We trust in our lies to keep us safe.’
• 2 Chronicles 30:10The men took this message to every town among the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh, and as far as the tribe of Zebulun. But in all those places, people insulted them and they laughed at them.
• 2 Chronicles 36:16But they laughed at the men that God sent to them. They did not think that his messages were important. They insulted his prophets. Finally, the Lord became very angry with his people. Nothing could stop him from punishing them.
• Jeremiah 15:17When people were enjoying wild parties, I did not join with them. I sat alone, because you held me. You caused me to be angry with those people.
• Jeremiah 20:7Lord, you forced me to become a prophet, and I let you do that. You used your power to make me agree, and you won. Now everybody laughs at me and they insult me.
• Matthew 27:39The people who walked near there insulted Jesus. They laughed at him,
• Acts 13:40Be careful then! Remember what God's prophets spoke about long ago. Do not let that happen to you. This is what one of them wrote:
• Acts 17:32Paul had said, ‘God caused that man to live again.’ When the people heard this, some of them laughed at him. But other people said to Paul, ‘We want you to tell us more about this on another day.’
• 2 Chronicles 33:11So the Lord brought the officers of the king of Assyria's army to attack them. They took hold of Manasseh. They put metal hooks in his nose and they tied bronze chains around him. Then they took him away to Babylon.
• Psalms 107:16He broke bronze gates into pieces and he cut through iron bars.
• Jeremiah 39:7Then they cut out Zedekiah's eyes to make him blind. They tied him with chains to take him to Babylon as their prisoner.
• Lamentations 1:14He has caused our sins to seem like something very heavy that lies on our necks. It makes us weak. He has let the enemy be very strong. He let them win against us. So we cannot beat them.
• Revelation 22:18Now John says this. I say clearly to everyone who hears the words of God's prophecy that are written in this book: If anyone adds any more words than are already in this book, God will punish them. The terrible troubles that this book describes will happen to them.
• Isaiah 10:22Israel's people are now very many, as many as the sand on the shore of the sea. But only a few will remain to return. The Lord has decided to destroy you, people of Israel. His punishment is fair and right.
• Isaiah 24:1Understand this! The Lord is ready to destroy the earth. It will become a desert. He will spoil the ground. He will chase away all the people who live on it.
• Isaiah 32:12Weep and hit your breasts, because your good fields have no crops, and your vines have no grapes.

Commentaries on Isaiah 28:22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22The Lord God - יהוה אדני Adonai Jehovah . Adonai is omitted by four of Kennicott's MSS., and in the Septuagint, Syriac, and Arabic.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22Now therefore - In view of the certain judgment which God will bring upon you. Be ye not mockers - This was the prevailing sin Isaiah 28:9-14, and on account of this sin in part the judgment of God was about to come upon the guilty nation. Lest your bands be made strong - Lest your confinement should be more severe and protracted. God would punish them according to their sins, and if they now ceased to mock and deride him it would greatly mitigate the…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. 14-22After giving judgment on Samaria (Isaiah 28:1–13), Isaiah now judges Jerusalem. He accuses Judah's leaders of being as blind as those in Israel's northern kingdom.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2222. mockers--a sin which they had committed (Is 28:9, 10). bands--their Assyrian bondage (Is 10:27); Judah was then tributary to Assyria; or, "lest your punishment be made still more severe" (Is 24:22). consumption--destruction (Is 10:22, 23; Da 9:27).Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 28:22

• Infidelity
• Isaiah
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Mocking
• Presumption
• Prophecy
• Sin
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Bands
• Battle
• Diadem
• Doctrine
• Foundation
• Hasty
• Refuge
• Rod

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