Isaiah 28
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Judgment on Ephraim and Jerusalem
1Ah, the proud crown of #[Hos. 7:5]the drunkards of Ephraim,
and the fading flower of its glorious beauty,
which is on the head of the rich valley of those overcome with wine!
2Behold, the Lord has #[ch. 8:7] one who is mighty and strong;
like a storm of hail, a destroying tempest,
like #ver. 15, 18a storm of mighty, overflowing waters,
he casts down to the earth with his hand.
3 # ver. 1 The proud crown of the drunkards of Ephraim
will be trodden underfoot;
4 # [Amos 8:1, 2] and the fading flower of its glorious beauty,
which is on the head of the rich valley,
will be like #Hos. 9:10; Mic. 7:1a first-ripe fig#28:4 Or fruit before the summer:
when someone sees it, he swallows it
as soon as it is in his hand.
5 # ch. 2:11 In that day the Lord of hosts will be a crown of glory,#28:5 The Hebrew words for glory and hosts sound alike
and a diadem of beauty, to the remnant of his people,
6and #[1 Kgs. 3:28] a spirit of justice to him who sits in judgment,
and #[ch. 38:6]strength to those who turn back the battle at the gate.
7 # [ch. 3:12] These also reel with wine
and #Hos. 4:11 stagger with strong drink;
the priest and #ch. 9:15; 56:10, 12the prophet reel with strong drink,
they are swallowed by#28:7 Or confused by wine,
they stagger with strong drink,
they reel in vision,
they stumble in giving judgment.
8For all tables are full of filthy vomit,
with no space left.
9 #
Jer. 6:10
“To whom will he teach knowledge,
and to whom will he explain the message?
Those who are weaned from the milk,
those taken from the breast?
10For it is precept upon precept, precept upon precept,
line upon line, line upon line,
here a little, there a little.”
11 # Cited 1 Cor. 14:21; See ch. 5:26-29 For by people of strange lips
and with a foreign tongue
the Lord will speak to this people,
12to whom he has said,
# ch. 30:15; [Matt. 11:28, 29] “This is rest;
give rest to the weary;
and this is repose”;
yet they would not hear.
13And the word of the Lord will be to them
precept upon precept, precept upon precept,
line upon line, line upon line,
here a little, there a little,
# ch. 8:15 that they may go, and fall backward,
and be broken, and snared, and taken.
A Cornerstone in Zion
14Therefore hear the word of the Lord, you #ver. 22; ch. 29:20scoffers,
who rule this people in Jerusalem!
15Because you have said, “We have made a covenant with death,
and with Sheol we have an agreement,
when the #ver. 2, 18; [ch. 8:7, 8] overwhelming whip passes through
it will not come to us,
for we have made #[Rom. 1:25]lies our refuge,
and in falsehood we have taken shelter”;
16therefore thus says the Lord God,
# Cited Rom. 9:33; 1 Pet. 2:6; [Ps. 118:22; Matt. 21:42; Acts 4:11] “Behold, I am the one who has laid#28:16 Dead Sea Scroll I am laying as a foundation #ch. 14:32in Zion,
a stone, a tested stone,
a precious cornerstone, of a sure foundation:
‘Whoever believes will not be in haste.’
17And I will make justice #[2 Kgs. 21:13]the line,
and righteousness #[2 Kgs. 21:13]the plumb line;
and hail will sweep away the refuge of lies,
and waters will overwhelm the shelter.”
18Then #ver. 15your covenant with death will be annulled,
and your agreement with Sheol will not stand;
when the overwhelming scourge passes through,
you will be beaten down by it.
19As often as it passes through it will take you;
# [ch. 50:4] for morning by morning it will pass through,
by day and by night;
and it will be #[2 Chr. 32:18]sheer terror to understand the message.
20For the bed is too short to stretch oneself on,
and the covering too narrow to wrap oneself in.
21For the Lord will rise up #[2 Sam. 5:20; 1 Chr. 14:11] as on Mount Perazim;
# See Josh. 10:10-14 as in the Valley of #1 Chr. 14:16; See Josh. 9:3Gibeon he will be roused;
to do his deed—strange is his deed!
and to work his work—alien is his work!
22Now therefore do not #ver. 14 scoff,
lest your bonds be made strong;
for I have heard #ch. 10:23a decree of destruction
from the Lord God of hosts against the whole land.
23Give ear, and hear my voice;
give attention, and hear my speech.
24Does he who plows for sowing plow continually?
Does he continually open and harrow his ground?
25 # [ch. 55:10, 11] When he has leveled its surface,
does he not scatter dill, sow cumin,
and put in wheat in rows
and barley in its proper place,
and emmer#28:25 A type of wheat as the border?
26 # [ch. 21:10] For he is rightly instructed;
his God teaches him.
27Dill is not threshed with a threshing sledge,
nor is a cart wheel rolled over cumin,
but dill is beaten out with a stick,
and cumin with a rod.
28Does one crush grain for bread?
No, he does not thresh it forever;#28:28 Or Grain is crushed for bread; he will surely thresh it, but not forever
when he drives his cart wheel over it
with his horses, he does not crush it.
29This also comes from the Lord of hosts;
he is #Jer. 32:19; [ch. 9:6]wonderful in counsel
and excellent in wisdom.
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Isaiah 28
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1Woe to the crown of pride of the drunkards of Ephraim, and to the fading flower of his glorious beauty, which is on the head of the fertile valley of those who are overcome with wine! 2Behold, the Lord has one who is mighty and strong. Like a storm of hail, a destroying storm, and like a storm of mighty waters overflowing, he will cast them down to the earth with his hand. 3The crown of pride of the drunkards of Ephraim will be trodden under foot. 4The fading flower of his glorious beauty, which is on the head of the fertile valley, shall be like the first-ripe fig before the summer, which someone picks and eats as soon as he sees it. 5In that day, Yahweh of Armies will become a crown of glory and a diadem of beauty to the residue of his people, 6and a spirit of justice to him who sits in judgment, and strength to those who turn back the battle at the gate.
7They also reel with wine, and stagger with strong drink. The priest and the prophet reel with strong drink. They are swallowed up by wine. They stagger with strong drink. They err in vision. They stumble in judgment. 8For all tables are completely full of filthy vomit and filthiness.
9Whom will he teach knowledge? To whom will he explain the message? Those who are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts? 10For it is precept on precept, precept on precept; line on line, line on line; here a little, there a little.
11But he will speak to this nation with stammering lips and in another language, 12to whom he said, “This is the resting place. Give rest to the weary,” and “This is the refreshing;” yet they would not hear. 13Therefore Yahweh’s word will be to them precept on precept, precept on precept; line on line, line on line; here a little, there a little; that they may go, fall backward, be broken, be snared, and be taken.
14Therefore hear Yahweh’s word, you scoffers, that rule this people in Jerusalem: 15“Because you have said, ‘We have made a covenant with death, and we are in agreement with Sheol.#28:15 Sheol is the place of the dead. When the overflowing scourge passes through, it won’t come to us; for we have made lies our refuge, and we have hidden ourselves under falsehood.’” 16Therefore the Lord Yahweh says, “Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious cornerstone of a sure foundation. He who believes shall not act hastily. 17I will make justice the measuring line, and righteousness the plumb line. The hail will sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters will overflow the hiding place. 18Your covenant with death shall be annulled, and your agreement with Sheol#28:18 Sheol is the place of the dead. shall not stand. When the overflowing scourge passes through, then you will be trampled down by it. 19As often as it passes through, it will seize you; for morning by morning it will pass through, by day and by night; and it will be nothing but terror to understand the message.” 20For the bed is too short to stretch out on, and the blanket is too narrow to wrap oneself in. 21For Yahweh will rise up as on Mount Perazim. He will be angry as in the valley of Gibeon; that he may do his work, his unusual work, and bring to pass his act, his extraordinary act. 22Now therefore don’t be scoffers, lest your bonds be made strong; for I have heard a decree of destruction from the Lord, Yahweh of Armies, on the whole earth.
23Give ear, and hear my voice! Listen, and hear my speech! 24Does he who plows to sow plow continually? Does he keep turning the soil and breaking the clods? 25When he has leveled its surface, doesn’t he plant the dill, and scatter the cumin seed, and put in the wheat in rows, the barley in the appointed place, and the spelt in its place? 26For his God instructs him in right judgment and teaches him. 27For the dill isn’t threshed with a sharp instrument, neither is a cart wheel turned over the cumin; but the dill is beaten out with a stick, and the cumin with a rod. 28Bread flour must be ground; so he will not always be threshing it. Although he drives the wheel of his threshing cart over it, his horses don’t grind it. 29This also comes out from Yahweh of Armies, who is wonderful in counsel, and excellent in wisdom.
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