New Living Translation
Isaiah 28:22
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.
Isaiah 28:22 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Now therefore be ye not mockers, lest your bands be made strong: for I have heard from the Lord God of hosts a consumption, even determined upon the whole earth.
- New International Version (NIV)Now stop your mocking, or your chains will become heavier; the Lord, the Lord Almighty, has told me of the destruction decreed against the whole land.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Now therefore do not scoff, lest your bonds be made strong; for I have heard a decree of destruction from the Lord God of hosts against the whole land.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Now therefore, do not be mockers, Lest your bonds be made strong; For I have heard from the Lord God of hosts, A destruction determined even upon the whole earth.
Context of Isaiah 28:22
20The bed you have made is too short to lie on. The blankets are too narrow to cover you. 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: For 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. 24Does a farmer always plow and never sow? Is he forever cultivating the soil and never planting?
Read all of Isaiah 28Isaiah 28:22 word by word
וְעַתָּה֙ אַל־תִּתְלוֹצָ֔צוּ פֶּֽן־יֶחְזְק֖וּ מֽוֹסְרֵיכֶ֑ם כִּֽי־כָלָ֨ה וְנֶחֱרָצָ֜ה שָׁמַ֗עְתִּי מֵאֵ֨ת אֲדֹנָ֧י יְהוִ֛ה צְבָא֖וֹת עַל־כָּל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Now therefore be ye not mockersלִיץlûts · to mockH3887
- lest your bandsמוֹסֵרmôsêr môsêrâh môserâh · bondH4147
- be made strongחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: strengthenH2388
- for I have heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
- from the Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
- Godיְהֹוִהyehôvih · YHWH/GodH3069
- of hostsצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · HostsH6635
- a consumptionכָּלָהkâlâh · consumptionH3617
- even determinedחָרַץchârats · to decideH2782
- upon the whole earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
Cross-references for Isaiah 28:22
- 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.”
- 2 Chronicles 30:10The runners went from town to town throughout Ephraim and Manasseh and as far as the territory of Zebulun. But most of the people just laughed at the runners and made fun of them.
- 2 Chronicles 36:16But the people mocked these messengers of God and despised their words. They scoffed at the prophets until the Lord’s anger could no longer be restrained and nothing could be done.
- Jeremiah 15:17I never joined the people in their merry feasts. I sat alone because your hand was on me. I was filled with indignation at their sins.
- Jeremiah 20:7O Lord, you misled me, and I allowed myself to be misled. You are stronger than I am, and you overpowered me. Now I am mocked every day; everyone laughs at me.
- Matthew 27:39The people passing by shouted abuse, shaking their heads in mockery.
- Acts 13:40Be careful! Don’t let the prophets’ words apply to you. For they said,
- Acts 17:32When they heard Paul speak about the resurrection of the dead, some laughed in contempt, but others said, “We want to hear more about this later.”
- 2 Chronicles 33:11So the Lord sent the commanders of the Assyrian armies, and they took Manasseh prisoner. They put a ring through his nose, bound him in bronze chains, and led him away to Babylon.
- Psalms 107:16For he broke down their prison gates of bronze; he cut apart their bars of iron.
- Jeremiah 39:7Then he gouged out Zedekiah’s eyes and bound him in bronze chains to lead him away to Babylon.
- Lamentations 1:14“He wove my sins into ropes to hitch me to a yoke of captivity. The Lord sapped my strength and turned me over to my enemies; I am helpless in their hands.
- Revelation 22:18And I solemnly declare to everyone who hears the words of prophecy written in this book: If anyone adds anything to what is written here, God will add to that person the plagues described in this book.
- Isaiah 10:22But though the people of Israel are as numerous as the sand of the seashore, only a remnant of them will return. The Lord has rightly decided to destroy his people.
- Isaiah 24:1Look! The Lord is about to destroy the earth and make it a vast wasteland. He devastates the surface of the earth and scatters the people.
- Isaiah 32:12Beat your breasts in sorrow for your bountiful farms and your fruitful grapevines.
Commentaries on Isaiah 28:22
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22The Lord God - יהוה אדני Adonai Jehovah . Adonai is omitted by four of Kennicott's MSS., and in the Septuagint, Syriac, and Arabic.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22Now therefore - In view of the certain judgment which God will bring upon you. Be ye not mockers - This was the prevailing sin Isaiah 28:9-14, and on account of this sin in part the judgment of God was about to come upon the guilty nation. Lest your bands be made strong - Lest your confinement should be more severe and protracted. God would punish them according to their sins, and if they now ceased to mock and deride him it would greatly mitigate the…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. 14-22After giving judgment on Samaria (Isaiah 28:1–13), Isaiah now judges Jerusalem. He accuses Judah's leaders of being as blind as those in Israel's northern kingdom.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2222. mockers--a sin which they had committed (Is 28:9, 10). bands--their Assyrian bondage (Is 10:27); Judah was then tributary to Assyria; or, "lest your punishment be made still more severe" (Is 24:22). consumption--destruction (Is 10:22, 23; Da 9:27).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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