New Living Translation
Isaiah 28:2
2For the Lord will send a mighty army against it. Like a mighty hailstorm and a torrential rain, they will burst upon it like a surging flood and smash it to the ground.
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
1What sorrow awaits the proud city of Samaria— the glorious crown of the drunks of Israel. It sits at the head of a fertile valley, but its glorious beauty will fade like a flower. It is the pride of a people brought down by wine. For the Lord will send a mighty army against it. Like a mighty hailstorm and a torrential rain, they will burst upon it like a surging flood and smash it to the ground. 3The proud city of Samaria— the glorious crown of the drunks of Israel— will be trampled beneath its enemies’ feet. 4It sits at the head of a fertile valley, but its glorious beauty will fade like a flower. Whoever sees it will snatch it up, as an early fig is quickly picked and eaten.
Read all of Isaiah 28Isaiah 28:2 word by word
הִנֵּ֨ה חָזָ֤ק וְאַמִּץ֙ לַֽאדֹנָ֔י כְּזֶ֥רֶם בָּרָ֖ד שַׂ֣עַר קָ֑טֶב כְּ֠זֶרֶם מַ֣יִם כַּבִּירִ֥ים שֹׁטְפִ֛ים הִנִּ֥יחַ לָאָ֖רֶץ בְּיָֽד׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Behold, the Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
- hath a mightyחָזָקchâzâq · strongH2389
- and strong oneאַמִּיץ'ammîyts 'ammits · strongH533
- as a tempestזֶ֫רֶםzerem · stormH2230
- of hailבָּרָדbârâd · hailH1259
- a destroyingקֶ֫טֶבqeţeb · destructionH6986
- stormשַׂ֫עַרώa‛ar · stormH8178
- of mightyכַּבִּירkabbîyr · mightyH3524
- watersמַיmayim · waterH4325
- overflowingשָׁטַףshâţaph · to overflowH7857
- shall cast downיָנַחyânach · to restH3240
- to the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- with the handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
Cross-references for Isaiah 28:2
- Isaiah 9:9And the people of Israel and Samaria, who spoke with such pride and arrogance, will soon know it.
- Isaiah 27:1In that day the Lord will take his terrible, swift sword and punish Leviathan, the swiftly moving serpent, the coiling, writhing serpent. He will kill the dragon of the sea.
- Ezekiel 30:10“For this is what the Sovereign Lord says: By the power of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, I will destroy the hordes of Egypt.
- Isaiah 28:15You boast, “We have struck a bargain to cheat death and have made a deal to dodge the grave. The coming destruction can never touch us, for we have built a strong refuge made of lies and deception.”
- Isaiah 8:7Therefore, the Lord will overwhelm them with a mighty flood from the Euphrates River—the king of Assyria and all his glory. This flood will overflow all its channels
- Isaiah 25:4But you are a tower of refuge to the poor, O Lord, a tower of refuge to the needy in distress. You are a refuge from the storm and a shelter from the heat. For the oppressive acts of ruthless people are like a storm beating against a wall,
- Isaiah 29:6I, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, will act for you with thunder and earthquake and great noise, with whirlwind and storm and consuming fire.
- Isaiah 30:30And the Lord will make his majestic voice heard. He will display the strength of his mighty arm. It will descend with devouring flames, with cloudbursts, thunderstorms, and huge hailstones.
- Ezekiel 13:11Tell these whitewashers that their wall will soon fall down. A heavy rainstorm will undermine it; great hailstones and mighty winds will knock it down.
- Nahum 1:8But he will sweep away his enemies in an overwhelming flood. He will pursue his foes into the darkness of night.
- Matthew 7:25Though the rain comes in torrents and the floodwaters rise and the winds beat against that house, it won’t collapse because it is built on bedrock.
- Revelation 18:8Therefore, these plagues will overtake her in a single day— death and mourning and famine. She will be completely consumed by fire, for the Lord God who judges her is mighty.”
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
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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
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