New American Standard Bible 2020

Isaiah 28:13-15

13So the wordH1697 of the LordH3068 to them will be, “1OrderH6673 on orderH6673, orderH6673 on orderH6673, LineH6957 on lineH6957, lineH6957 on lineH6957, A littleH2191 hereH8033, a littleH2191 thereH8033,” That they may goH1980 and 2stumbleH3782 backwardH268, be brokenH7665, snaredH3369, and takenH3920 captiveH3920.14ThereforeH3651, 3hearH8085 the wordH1697 of the LordH3068, you 4scoffersH582 H3944, Who ruleH4910 thisH2088 peopleH5971 whoH834 are in JerusalemH3389,15BecauseH3588 you have saidH559, “We have madeH3772 a 5covenantH1285 with deathH4194, And with 6SheolH7585 we have madeH6213 a 7pactH2374. 8The 9gushingH7857 floodH7752 will not reachH935 us whenH3588 it passesH5674 byH5674, BecauseH3588 we have madeH7760 10falsehoodH3577 our refugeH4268 and we have 11concealedH5641 ourselves with deceptionH8267.”

Notes

1. Isaiah 28:13 See note v 10. The Lord responds to their scoffing by imitating their mockery, to represent the unintelligible language of a conqueror. ↩
2. Isaiah 28:13 Is 8:15; Matt 21:44 ↩
3. Isaiah 28:14 Is 1:10; 28:22 ↩
4. Isaiah 28:14 Is 29:20 ↩
5. Isaiah 28:15 Is 28:18 ↩
6. Isaiah 28:15 I.e., the netherworld ↩
7. Isaiah 28:15 As in some ancient versions; MT seer ↩
8. Isaiah 28:15 Is 8:8; 28:2; 30:28; Dan 11:22 ↩
9. Isaiah 28:15 Or overwhelming scourge ↩
10. Isaiah 28:15 Is 9:15; 30:9; 44:20; 59:3, 4; Ezek 13:22 ↩
11. Isaiah 28:15 Is 29:15 ↩