Isaiah 28:21

Isaiah 28:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For the Lord shall rise up as in mount Perazim, he shall be wroth as in the valley of Gibeon, that he may do his work, his strange work; and bring to pass his act, his strange act.
• New International Version (NIV)The Lord will rise up as he did at Mount Perazim, he will rouse himself as in the Valley of Gibeon— to do his work, his strange work, and perform his task, his alien task.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For the Lord will rise up as on Mount Perazim; as in the Valley of Gibeon he will be roused; to do his deed—strange is his deed! and to work his work—alien is his work!
• New King James Version (NKJV)For the Lord will rise up as at Mount Perazim, He will be angry as in the Valley of Gibeon— That He may do His work, His awesome work, And bring to pass His act, His unusual act.

Context of Isaiah 28:21

19Whenever it sweeps by, it will overtake you; indeed, every morning it will sweep by, it will come through during the day and the night.” When this announcement is understood, it will cause nothing but terror. 20For the bed is too short to stretch out on, and the blanket is too narrow to wrap around oneself. For the Lord will rise up, as he did at Mount Perazim, he will rouse himself, as he did in the Valley of Gibeon, to accomplish his work, his peculiar work, to perform his task, his strange task. 22So now, do not mock, or your chains will become heavier! For I have heard a message about decreed destruction, from the sovereign master, the Lord who commands armies, against the entire land. 23Pay attention and listen to my message! Be attentive and listen to what I have to say!

Isaiah 28:21 word by word

כִּ֤י כְהַר־פְּרָצִים֙ יָק֣וּם יְהוָ֔ה כְּעֵ֖מֶק בְּגִבְע֣וֹן יִרְגָּ֑ז לַעֲשׂ֤וֹת מַעֲשֵׂ֙הוּ֙ זָ֣ר מַעֲשֵׂ֔הוּ וְלַֽעֲבֹד֙ עֲבֹ֣דָת֔וֹ נָכְרִיָּ֖ה עֲבֹדָתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• shall rise upקוּםqûm · to arise: riseH6965
• mountהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
• Perazimפְּרָצִיםperâtsîym · (Mount) PerazimH6559
• he shall be wrothרָגַזrâgaz · to trembleH7264
• the valleyעֵ֫מֶק‛êmeq · valleyH6010
• of Gibeonגִּבְעוֹןgib‛ôn · GibeonH1391
• that he may doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• his workמַעֲשֶׂהma‛ăώeh · deedH4639
• his strangeזוּרzûr · be a strangerH2114
• and bring to passעָבַד‛âbad · to serve: labourH5647
• his actעֲבֹדָה‛ăbôdâh ‛ăbôdâh · service: workH5656
• his strangeנׇכְרִיnokrîy · foreignH5237

Cross-references for Isaiah 28:21

• 2 Samuel 5:20So David marched against Baal Perazim and defeated them there. Then he said, “The Lord has burst out against my enemies like water bursts out.” So he called the name of that place Baal Perazim.
• 1 Chronicles 14:11So they marched against Baal Perazim and David defeated them there. David said, “Using me as his instrument, God has burst out against my enemies like water bursts out.” So that place is called Baal Perazim.
• Joshua 10:10The Lord routed them before Israel. Israel thoroughly defeated them at Gibeon. They chased them up the road to the pass of Beth Horon and struck them down all the way to Azekah and Makkedah.
• 2 Samuel 5:25David did just as the Lord commanded him, and he struck down the Philistines from Gibeon all the way to Gezer.
• 1 Chronicles 14:16David did just as God commanded him, and they struck down the Philistine army from Gibeon to Gezer.
• Isaiah 28:19Whenever it sweeps by, it will overtake you; indeed, every morning it will sweep by, it will come through during the day and the night.” When this announcement is understood, it will cause nothing but terror.
• Deuteronomy 29:21The Lord will single him out for judgment from all the tribes of Israel according to all the curses of the covenant written in this scroll of the law.
• Jeremiah 30:14All your allies have abandoned you. They no longer have any concern for you. For I have attacked you like an enemy would. I have chastened you cruelly. For your wickedness is so great and your sin is so much.
• Lamentations 2:15All who passed by on the road clapped their hands to mock you. They sneered and shook their heads at Daughter Jerusalem. “Ha! Is this the city they called ‘The perfection of beauty, the source of joy of the whole earth!’?” פ (Pe)
• Lamentations 3:33For he is not predisposed to afflict or to grieve people. ל (Lamed)
• Ezekiel 33:21In the twelfth year of our exile, in the tenth month, on the fifth of the month, a refugee came to me from Jerusalem saying, “The city has been defeated!”
• Luke 19:41Now when Jesus approached and saw the city, he wept over it,

Commentaries on Isaiah 28:21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21As in Mount Perazim - כהר kehar ; but בהר bahar, In the mount, is the reading of two of Kennicott's, one of De Rossi's, and one of my own MSS.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21For the Lord shall rise up - To rise up is indicative of going forth to judgment, as when one rises from his seat to accomplish anything. As in mount Perazim - There is reference here, doubtless, to the event recorded in 2 Samuel 5:20-21, and 1 Chronicles 14:11, where David is said to have defeated the Philistines at Baal-Perazim. This place was near to the valley of Rephaim 2 Samuel 5:19, and not far from Jerusalem. The word Perazim‘ is from פרץ pârats…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. 21as at Mount Perazim: See 2 Samuel 5:20. God rescued Israel with a hailstorm at Gibeon (Joshua 10:10–12), but now he would oppose them.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. Perazim--In the valley of Rephaim (2Sa 5:18, 20; 1Ch 14:11), there Jehovah, by David, broke forth as waters do, and made a breach among the Philistines, David's enemies, as Perazim means, expressing a sudden and complete overthrow. Gibeon--(1Ch 14:16; 2Sa 5:25, Margin); not Joshua's victory (Jos 10:10). strange--as being against His own people; judgment is not what God delights in; it is, though necessary, yet strange to Him (La 3:33). work--punishing…Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 28:21

• Baal-Perazim
• God Continued...
• Infidelity
• Isaiah
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Rain
• Sin
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Gibeon
• Gibeon, Gibeonite
• Baalperazim
• Battle
• Diadem
• Doctrine
• Foundation
• Hasty
• Perazim, Mount
• Refuge

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