Isaiah 28:5-15

5Then at last the Lord of Heaven’s Armies will himself be Israel’s glorious crown. He will be the pride and joy of the remnant of his people.

6He will give a longing for justice to their judges. He will give great courage to their warriors who stand at the gates.

7Now, however, Israel is led by drunks who reel with wine and stagger with alcohol. The priests and prophets stagger with alcohol and lose themselves in wine. They reel when they see visions and stagger as they render decisions.

8Their tables are covered with vomit; filth is everywhere.

9“Who does the Lord think we are?” they ask. “Why does he speak to us like this? Are we little children, just recently weaned?

10He tells us everything over and over— one line at a time, one line at a time, a little here, and a little there!”

11So now God will have to speak to his people through foreign oppressors who speak a strange language!

12God has told his people, “Here is a place of rest; let the weary rest here. This is a place of quiet rest.” But they would not listen.

13So the Lord will spell out his message for them again, one line at a time, one line at a time, a little here, and a little there, so that they will stumble and fall. They will be injured, trapped, and captured.

14Therefore, listen to this message from the Lord, you scoffing rulers in Jerusalem.

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.”