Isaiah 28
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Isaiah 28:9-17

9“To 1whomH4310 would He teachH3384 knowledgeH1844, And to whomH4310 would He interpretH995 the messageH8052? Those just 2weanedH1580 from milkH2461? Those just takenH6267 from the breastH7699?10For He says, ‘34OrderH6673 on orderH6673, orderH6673 on orderH6673, LineH6957 on lineH6957, lineH6957 on lineH6957, A littleH2191 hereH8033, a littleH2191 thereH8033.’”11IndeedH3588, He will speakH1696 to thisH2088 peopleH5971 Through 5stammeringH3934 lipsH8193 and a foreignH312 tongueH3956,12He whoH834 saidH559 to them, “ThisH2088 is the 6placeH4496 ofH4496 quietH4496, giveH5117 restH5117 to the wearyH5889,” And, “ThisH2088 is the restingH4774 placeH4774,” but they wouldH14 not listenH8085.13So the wordH1697 of the LordH3068 to them will be, “7OrderH6673 on orderH6673, orderH6673 on orderH6673, LineH6957 on lineH6957, lineH6957 on lineH6957, A littleH2191 hereH8033, a littleH2191 thereH8033,” That they may goH1980 and 8stumbleH3782 backwardH268, be brokenH7665, snaredH3369, and takenH3920 captiveH3920.14ThereforeH3651, 9hearH8085 the wordH1697 of the LordH3068, you 10scoffersH582H3944, Who ruleH4910 thisH2088 peopleH5971 whoH834 are in JerusalemH3389,15BecauseH3588 you have saidH559, “We have madeH3772 a 11covenantH1285 with deathH4194, And with 12SheolH7585 we have madeH6213 a 13pactH2374. 14The 15gushingH7857 floodH7752 will not reachH935 us whenH3588 it passesH5674 byH5674, BecauseH3588 we have madeH7760 16falsehoodH3577 our refugeH4268 and we have 17concealedH5641 ourselves with deceptionH8267.” 16ThereforeH3651 thisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH136 18GodH3068 saysH559: “19BeholdH2009, I am layingH3245 a stoneH68 in ZionH6726, a testedH976 20stoneH68, A preciousH3368 cornerstoneH6438 for the foundationH4143, 21firmlyH3245 placedH3245. The one who believesH539 in it will not be 22disturbedH2363.17I will makeH7760 23justiceH4941 the measuringH6957 lineH6957 And righteousnessH6666 the levelH4949; Then 24hailH1259 will sweepH3261 awayH3261 the refugeH4268 of liesH3577, And the watersH4325 will overflowH7857 the secretH5643 placeH5643.

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  1. 1. Isaiah 28:9 Is 2:3; 28:26; 30:20; 48:17; 50:4; 54:13 ↩
  2. 2. Isaiah 28:9 Ps 131:2 ↩
  3. 3. Isaiah 28:10 Heb Sav lasav, sav lasav, Kav lakav, kav lakav, Zeer sham, zeer sham. These Hebrew fragments, imitating the babbling of a child, mock the prophet’s preaching. ↩
  4. 4. Isaiah 28:10 2 Chr 36:15; Neh 9:30 ↩
  5. 5. Isaiah 28:11 Is 33:19; 1 Cor 14:21 ↩
  6. 6. Isaiah 28:12 Is 11:10; 30:15; 32:17, 18; Jer 6:16; Matt 11:28, 29 ↩
  7. 7. 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. ↩
  8. 8. Isaiah 28:13 Is 8:15; Matt 21:44 ↩
  9. 9. Isaiah 28:14 Is 1:10; 28:22 ↩
  10. 10. Isaiah 28:14 Is 29:20 ↩
  11. 11. Isaiah 28:15 Is 28:18 ↩
  12. 12. Isaiah 28:15 I.e., the netherworld ↩
  13. 13. Isaiah 28:15 As in some ancient versions; MT seer ↩
  14. 14. Isaiah 28:15 Is 8:8; 28:2; 30:28; Dan 11:22 ↩
  15. 15. Isaiah 28:15 Or overwhelming scourge ↩
  16. 16. Isaiah 28:15 Is 9:15; 30:9; 44:20; 59:3, 4; Ezek 13:22 ↩
  17. 17. Isaiah 28:15 Is 29:15 ↩
  18. 18. Isaiah 28:16 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord ↩
  19. 19. Isaiah 28:16 Rom 9:33; 10:11; 1 Pet 2:6 ↩
  20. 20. Isaiah 28:16 Ps 118:22; Is 8:14, 15; Matt 21:42; Mark 12:10; Luke 20:17; Acts 4:11; Eph 2:20 ↩
  21. 21. Isaiah 28:16 Lit well-laid ↩
  22. 22. Isaiah 28:16 Lit in a hurry ↩
  23. 23. Isaiah 28:17 2 Kin 21:13; Is 5:16; 30:18; 61:8; Amos 7:7-9 ↩
  24. 24. Isaiah 28:17 Is 28:2 ↩

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