God’s Word Translation
Isaiah 28:22
22Now stop laughing, or your chains will be tightened, because I have heard that the Almighty Lord of Armies has finally determined to destroy the whole land.
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
20The bed is too short to stretch out on. The blanket is too narrow to serve as a cover. 21The Lord will rise as he did on Mount Perazim. He will wake up as he did in Gibeon Valley. He will do his work, his unexpected work, and perform his deeds, his mysterious deeds. Now stop laughing, or your chains will be tightened, because I have heard that the Almighty Lord of Armies has finally determined to destroy the whole land. 23Open your ears, and listen to me! Pay attention, and hear me! 24Does a farmer go on plowing every day so he can plant? Does he continue to break up the soil and make furrows in the ground?
Read all of Isaiah 28Isaiah 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 say, “We made a treaty with death and an agreement with the grave. When the overwhelming disaster passes by, it won’t matter to us, because we have taken refuge in our lies, and falsehood is our hiding place.”
- 2 Chronicles 30:10So the messengers went from city to city in the territories of Ephraim and Manasseh, as far as Zebulun. But the people ridiculed them.
- 2 Chronicles 36:16But they mocked God’s messengers, despised his words, and made fun of his prophets until the Lord became angry with his people. He could no longer heal them.
- Jeremiah 15:17I didn’t keep company with those who laugh and have fun. I sat alone because your hand was on me. You filled me with outrage.
- Jeremiah 20:7O Lord, you have deceived me, and I was deceived. You overpowered me and won. I’ve been made fun of all day long. Everyone mocks me.
- Matthew 27:39Those who passed by insulted him. They shook their heads
- Acts 13:40“Be careful, or what the prophets said may happen to you.
- Acts 17:32When the people of the court heard that a person had come back to life, some began joking about it, while others said, “We’ll hear you talk about this some other time.”
- 2 Chronicles 33:11So the Lord made the army commanders of the king of Assyria invade Judah. They took Manasseh captive, put a hook in his nose, put him in bronze shackles, and brought him to Babylon.
- Psalms 107:16He shattered bronze gates and cut iron bars in two.
- Jeremiah 39:7Then he blinded Zedekiah, put him in bronze shackles, and took him to Babylon.
- Lamentations 1:14My rebellious acts are a heavy burden for me. They were tied together by God’s own hands. They were tied around my neck. He has weakened me ⌞with them⌟. The Lord has handed me over to people I cannot oppose.
- Revelation 22:18I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy in this book: If anyone adds anything to this, God will strike him with the plagues that are written in this book.
- Isaiah 10:22Although your people Israel may be as ⌞numerous as⌟ the grains of sand on the seashore, only a few will return. Destruction will be complete and fair.
- Isaiah 24:1The Lord is going to turn the earth into a desolate wasteland. He will mar the face of the earth and scatter the people living on it.
- Isaiah 32:12Beat your breasts as you mourn for the fields, for the vines bearing 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
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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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