New Living Translation
Isaiah 28:21
21The Lord will come as he did against the Philistines at Mount Perazim and against the Amorites at Gibeon. He will come to do a strange thing; he will come to do an unusual deed:
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
19Again and again that flood will come, morning after morning, day and night, until you are carried away.” This message will bring terror to your people. 20The bed you have made is too short to lie on. The blankets are too narrow to cover you. The Lord will come as he did against the Philistines at Mount Perazim and against the Amorites at Gibeon. He will come to do a strange thing; he will come to do an unusual deed: 22For the Lord, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, has plainly said that he is determined to crush the whole land. So scoff no more, or your punishment will be even greater. 23Listen to me; listen, and pay close attention.
Read all of Isaiah 28Isaiah 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 went to Baal-perazim and defeated the Philistines there. “The Lord did it!” David exclaimed. “He burst through my enemies like a raging flood!” So he named that place Baal-perazim (which means “the Lord who bursts through”).
- 1 Chronicles 14:11So David and his troops went up to Baal-perazim and defeated the Philistines there. “God did it!” David exclaimed. “He used me to burst through my enemies like a raging flood!” So they named that place Baal-perazim (which means “the Lord who bursts through”).
- Joshua 10:10The Lord threw them into a panic, and the Israelites slaughtered great numbers of them at Gibeon. Then the Israelites chased the enemy along the road to Beth-horon, killing them all along the way to Azekah and Makkedah.
- 2 Samuel 5:25So David did what the Lord commanded, and he struck down the Philistines all the way from Gibeon to Gezer.
- 1 Chronicles 14:16So David did what God commanded, and they struck down the Philistine army all the way from Gibeon to Gezer.
- Isaiah 28:19Again and again that flood will come, morning after morning, day and night, until you are carried away.” This message will bring terror to your people.
- Deuteronomy 29:21The Lord will separate them from all the tribes of Israel, to pour out on them all the curses of the covenant recorded in this Book of Instruction.
- Jeremiah 30:14All your lovers—your allies—have left you and do not care about you anymore. I have wounded you cruelly, as though I were your enemy. For your sins are many, and your guilt is great.
- Lamentations 2:15All who pass by jeer at you. They scoff and insult beautiful Jerusalem, saying, “Is this the city called ‘Most Beautiful in All the World’ and ‘Joy of All the Earth’?”
- Lamentations 3:33For he does not enjoy hurting people or causing them sorrow.
- Ezekiel 33:21On January 8, during the twelfth year of our captivity, a survivor from Jerusalem came to me and said, “The city has fallen!”
- Luke 19:41But as he came closer to Jerusalem and saw the city ahead, he began to weep.
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
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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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