Isaiah 28:2

Isaiah 28:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Behold, the Lord hath a mighty and strong one, which as a tempest of hail and a destroying storm, as a flood of mighty waters overflowing, shall cast down to the earth with the hand.
• New International Version (NIV)See, the Lord has one who is powerful and strong. Like a hailstorm and a destructive wind, like a driving rain and a flooding downpour, he will throw it forcefully to the ground.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Behold, the Lord has one who is mighty and strong; like a storm of hail, a destroying tempest, like a storm of mighty, overflowing waters, he casts down to the earth with his hand.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Behold, the Lord has a mighty and strong one, Like a tempest of hail and a destroying storm, Like a flood of mighty waters overflowing, Who will bring them down to the earth with His hand.

Context of Isaiah 28:2

1Woe to the proud crown of the drunkards of Ephraim, And to the fading flower of its glorious beauty, Which is at the head of the fertile valley Of those who are overcome with wine! Behold, the Lord has a strong and mighty agent; As a storm of hail, a tempest of destruction, Like a storm of mighty overflowing waters, He has cast it down to the earth with His hand. 3The proud crown of the drunkards of Ephraim is trodden under foot. 4And the fading flower of its glorious beauty, Which is at the head of the fertile valley, Will be like the first-ripe fig prior to summer, Which one sees, And as soon as it is in his hand, He swallows it.

Isaiah 28:2 word by word

הִנֵּ֨ה חָזָ֤ק וְאַמִּץ֙ לַֽאדֹנָ֔י כְּזֶ֥רֶם בָּרָ֖ד שַׂ֣עַר קָ֑טֶב כְּ֠זֶרֶם מַ֣יִם כַּבִּירִ֥ים שֹׁטְפִ֛ים הִנִּ֥יחַ לָאָ֖רֶץ בְּיָֽד׃Read the interlinear

• Beholdהִנֵּהhinnêh · beholdH2009
• the Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
• has a strongחָזָקchâzâq · strongH2389
• mightyאַמִּיץ'ammîyts 'ammits · strongH533
• As a stormזֶ֫רֶםzerem · stormH2230
• hailבָּרָדbârâd · hailH1259
• a tempestשַׂ֫עַרώa‛ar · stormH8178
• of destructionקֶ֫טֶבqeţeb · destructionH6986
• mightyכַּבִּירkabbîyr · mightyH3524
• overflowingשָׁטַףshâţaph · to overflowH7857
• watersמַיmayim · waterH4325
• He has castנוּחַnûach · to restH5117
• to the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027

Cross-references for Isaiah 28:2

• Isaiah 9:9And all the people know it, That is, Ephraim and the inhabitants of Samaria, Asserting in pride and in arrogance of heart:
• Isaiah 27:1In that day the Lord will punish Leviathan the fleeing serpent, With His fierce and great and mighty sword, Even Leviathan the twisted serpent; And He will kill the dragon who lives in the sea.
• Ezekiel 30:10‘Thus says the Lord God, “I will also make the hordes of Egypt cease By the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.
• Isaiah 28:15Because you have said, “We have made a covenant with death, And with Sheol we have made a pact. The overwhelming scourge will not reach us when it passes by, For we have made falsehood our refuge and we have concealed ourselves with deception.”
• Isaiah 8:7Now therefore, behold, the Lord is about to bring on them the strong and abundant waters of the Euphrates, Even the king of Assyria and all his glory; And it will rise up over all its channels and go over all its banks.
• Isaiah 25:4For You have been a defense for the helpless, A defense for the needy in his distress, A refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat; For the breath of the ruthless Is like a rain storm against a wall.
• Isaiah 29:6From the Lord of hosts you will be punished with thunder and earthquake and loud noise, With whirlwind and tempest and the flame of a consuming fire.
• Isaiah 30:30And the Lord will cause His voice of authority to be heard, And the descending of His arm to be seen in fierce anger, And in the flame of a consuming fire In cloudburst, downpour and hailstones.
• Ezekiel 13:11so tell those who plaster it over with whitewash, that it will fall. A flooding rain will come, and you, O hailstones, will fall; and a violent wind will break out.
• Nahum 1:8But with an overflowing flood He will make a complete end of its site, And will pursue His enemies into darkness.
• Matthew 7:25And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and yet it did not fall, for it had been founded on the rock.
• Revelation 18:8For this reason in one day her plagues will come, pestilence and mourning and famine, and she will be burned up with fire; for the Lord God who judges her is strong.

Commentaries on Isaiah 28:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Behold the Lord hath a mighty and strong one "Behold the mighty one, the exceedingly strong one" - לאדני אמץ ammits ladonai, fortis Domino, i.e., fortissimmus, a Hebraism. For לאדני ladonai, to the Lord, thirty-eight MSS. Of Dr. Kennicott's and many of De Rossi's, with some of my own, and two editions, read ליהוה laihovah, to Jehovah.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Behold, the Lord hath a mighty and strong one - The Hebrew of this passage is, Lo! there is to the Lord (לאדני la'donāy ) mighty and strong.‘ Lowth renders it, Behold the mighty one, the exceedingly strong one,‘ And supposes that it means the Lord himself. It is evident, however, that something must be understood as being that which the Lord hath,‘ for the Hebrew properly implies that there is something strong and mighty which is under his control, and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2the Lord has one who is: The covenant God will act against his own people, whose behavior had effectively disqualified them as God’s people (see Hosea 1:9). one who is strong and mighty: This refers to the Assyrians, who destroyed Samaria in 722 BC.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. strong one--the Assyrian (Is 10:5). cast down--namely, Ephraim (Is 28:1) and Samaria, its crown. with ... hand--with violence (Is 8:11).Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 28:2

• Hail
• Isaiah
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning

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• Rod
• Short
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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