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Isaiah 1:28
28But rebels and sinners will both be broken, and those who forsake the Lord will perish.
Isaiah 1:28 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the destruction of the transgressors and of the sinners shall be together, and they that forsake the Lord shall be consumed.
- English Standard Version (ESV)But rebels and sinners shall be broken together, and those who forsake the Lord shall be consumed.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The destruction of transgressors and of sinners shall be together, And those who forsake the Lord shall be consumed.
- New Living Translation (NLT)But rebels and sinners will be completely destroyed, and those who desert the Lord will be consumed.
Context of Isaiah 1:28
26I will restore your leaders as in days of old, your rulers as at the beginning. Afterward you will be called the City of Righteousness, the Faithful City.” 27Zion will be delivered with justice, her penitent ones with righteousness. But rebels and sinners will both be broken, and those who forsake the Lord will perish. 29“You will be ashamed because of the sacred oaks in which you have delighted; you will be disgraced because of the gardens that you have chosen. 30You will be like an oak with fading leaves, like a garden without water.
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וְשֶׁ֧בֶר פֹּשְׁעִ֛ים וְחַטָּאִ֖ים יַחְדָּ֑ו וְעֹזְבֵ֥י יְהוָ֖ה יִכְלֽוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And the destructionשֶׁ֫בֶרsheber shêber · breakingH7667
- of the transgressorsפָּשַׁעpâsha‛ · to transgressH6586
- and of the sinnersחַטָּאchaţţâ' · sinnerH2400
- togetherיָחְדָּוyachad · togetherH3162
- and they that forsakeעָזַב‛âzab · to leave: forsakeH5800
- the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- shall be consumedכָּלָהkâlâh · to end: destroyH3615
Cross-references for Isaiah 1:28
- Job 31:3Is it not ruin for the wicked, disaster for those who do wrong?
- Psalms 1:6For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked leads to destruction.
- Psalms 5:6you destroy those who tell lies. The bloodthirsty and deceitful you, Lord, detest.
- Psalms 37:38But all sinners will be destroyed; there will be no future for the wicked.
- Psalms 73:27Those who are far from you will perish; you destroy all who are unfaithful to you.
- Psalms 92:9For surely your enemies, Lord, surely your enemies will perish; all evildoers will be scattered.
- Psalms 104:35But may sinners vanish from the earth and the wicked be no more. Praise the Lord, my soul. Praise the Lord.
- Psalms 125:5But those who turn to crooked ways the Lord will banish with the evildoers. Peace be on Israel.
- Proverbs 29:1Whoever remains stiff-necked after many rebukes will suddenly be destroyed—without remedy.
- Luke 12:45But suppose the servant says to himself, ‘My master is taking a long time in coming,’ and he then begins to beat the other servants, both men and women, and to eat and drink and get drunk.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:3While people are saying, “Peace and safety,” destruction will come on them suddenly, as labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.
- 2 Thessalonians 1:8He will punish those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.
- 2 Peter 3:7By the same word the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly.
- Revelation 21:8But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars—they will be consigned to the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death.”
- Isaiah 30:13this sin will become for you like a high wall, cracked and bulging, that collapses suddenly, in an instant.
- Isaiah 50:11But now, all you who light fires and provide yourselves with flaming torches, go, walk in the light of your fires and of the torches you have set ablaze. This is what you shall receive from my hand: You will lie down in torment.
Commentaries on Isaiah 1:28
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 28And the destruction - Hebrew שׁבר sheber - the breaking, or crushing, that is, the punishment which was about to come upon them; compare Lamentations 2:11; Lamentations 3:47; Proverbs 16:18. Of the transgressors - “Revolters,” or those that rebel against God. And of the sinners - Of all the sinners in the nation, of all kinds and degrees. Together - At the same time with the redemption of Zion. Shall be consumed - יכלוּ yı̂kelû from כלה kâlâh to be…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-31Verses 21-31 Neither holy cities nor royal ones are faithful to their trust, if religion does not dwell in them. Dross may shine like silver, and the wine that is mixed with water may still have the colour of wine. Those have a great deal to answer for, who do not help the oppressed, but oppress them. Men may do much by outward restraints; but only God works effectually by the influences of his Spirit, as a Spirit of Judgment. Sin is the worst captivity…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2828. destruction--literally, "breaking into shivers" (Re 2:27). The prophets hasten forward to the final extinction of the ungodly (Psa 37:20; Re 19:20; 20:15); of which antecedent judgments are types.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Isaiah 1
- 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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