Isaiah 28 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Isaiah 29

¹Woe to Ariel! Ariel, the city where David encamped! Add year to year; let the feasts come around;

KJVWoe^H1945 to Ariel^H740, to Ariel^H740, the city^H7151 where David^H1732 dwelt^H2583^(H8804)! add^H5595^(H8798) ye year^H8141 to year^H8141; let them kill^H5362^(H8799) sacrifices^H2282.

² then I will distress Ariel, and there will be mourning and lamentation. She shall be to me as an altar hearth.

KJVYet I will distress^H6693^(H8689) Ariel^H740, and there shall be heaviness^H8386 and sorrow^H592: and it shall be unto me as Ariel^H740.

³ I will encamp against you all around you, and will lay siege against you with posted troops. I will raise siege works against you.

KJVAnd I will camp^H2583^(H8804) against thee round about^H1754, and will lay siege^H6696^(H8804) against thee with a mount^H4674, and I will raise^H6965^(H8689) forts^H4694 against thee.

⁴ You will be brought down, and will speak out of the ground. Your speech will mumble out of the dust. Your voice will be as of one who has a familiar spirit, out of the ground, and your speech will whisper out of the dust.

KJVAnd thou shalt be brought down^H8213^(H8804), and shalt speak^H1696^(H8762) out of the ground^H776, and thy speech^H565 shall be low^H7817^(H8735) out of the dust^H6083, and thy voice^H6963 shall be, as of one that hath a familiar spirit^H178, out of the ground^H776, and thy speech^H565 shall whisper^H6850^(H8770) out of the dust^H6083.

⁵ But the multitude of your foes will be like fine dust, and the multitude of the ruthless ones like chaff that blows away. Yes, it will be in an instant, suddenly.

KJVMoreover the multitude^H1995 of thy strangers^H2114^(H8801) shall be like small^H1851 dust^H80, and the multitude^H1995 of the terrible ones^H6184 shall be as chaff^H4671 that passeth away^H5674^(H8802): yea, it shall be at an instant^H6621 suddenly^H6597.

⁶ She will be visited by Yahweh of Armies with thunder, with earthquake, with great noise, with whirlwind and storm, and with the flame of a devouring fire.

KJVThou shalt be visited^H6485^(H8735) of the LORD^H3068 of hosts^H6635 with thunder^H7482, and with earthquake^H7494, and great^H1419 noise^H6963, with storm^H5492 and tempest^H5591, and the flame^H3851 of devouring^H398^(H8802) fire^H784.

⁷ The multitude of all the nations that fight against Ariel, even all who fight against her and her stronghold, and who distress her, will be like a dream, a vision of the night.

KJVAnd the multitude^H1995 of all the nations^H1471 that fight^H6633^(H8802) against Ariel^H740, even all that fight^H6638^(H8802) against her and her munition^H4685, and that distress^H6693^(H8688) her, shall be as a dream^H2472 of a night^H3915 vision^H2377.

⁸ It will be like when a hungry man dreams, and behold, he eats; but he awakes, and his hunger isn’t satisfied; or like when a thirsty man dreams, and behold, he drinks; but he awakes, and behold, he is faint, and he is still thirsty. The multitude of all the nations that fight against Mount Zion will be like that.

KJVIt shall even be as when an hungry^H7457 man dreameth^H2492^(H8799), and, behold, he eateth^H398^(H8802); but he awaketh^H6974^(H8689), and his soul^H5315 is empty^H7386: or as when^H834 a thirsty man^H6771 dreameth^H2492^(H8799), and, behold, he drinketh^H8354^(H8802); but he awaketh^H6974^(H8689), and, behold, he is faint^H5889, and his soul^H5315 hath appetite^H8264^(H8802): so shall the multitude^H1995 of all the nations^H1471 be, that fight^H6633^(H8802) against mount^H2022 Zion^H6726.

⁹ Pause and wonder! Blind yourselves and be blind! They are drunken, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink.

KJVStay^H4102^(H8697) yourselves, and wonder^H8539^(H8798); cry ye out^H8173^(H8697), and cry^H8173^(H8798): they are drunken^H7937^(H8804), but not with wine^H3196; they stagger^H5128^(H8804), but not with strong drink^H7941.

¹⁰ For Yahweh has poured out on you a spirit of deep sleep, and has closed your eyes, the prophets; and he has covered your heads, the seers.

KJVFor the LORD^H3068 hath poured out^H5258^(H8804) upon you the spirit^H7307 of deep sleep^H8639, and hath closed^H6105^(H8762) your eyes^H5869: the prophets^H5030 and your rulers^H7218, the seers^H2374 hath he covered^H3680^(H8765).

¹¹ All vision has become to you like the words of a book that is sealed, which men deliver to one who is educated, saying, “Read this, please;” and he says, “I can’t, for it is sealed;”

KJVAnd the vision^H2380 of all is become unto you as the words^H1697 of a book^H5612 that is sealed^H2856^(H8803), which men deliver^H5414^(H8799) to one that is learned^H3045^(H8802), saying^H559^(H8800), Read^H7121^(H8798) this, I pray thee: and he saith^H559^(H8804), I cannot^H3201^(H8799); for it is sealed^H2856^(H8803):

¹² and the book is delivered to one who is not educated, saying, “Read this, please;” and he says, “I can’t read.”

KJVAnd the book^H5612 is delivered^H5414^(H8738) to him that is not learned^H3045^(H8804)^H5612, saying^H559^(H8800), Read^H7121^(H8798) this, I pray thee: and he saith^H559^(H8804), I am not learned^H3045^(H8804).

¹³ The Lord said, “Because this people draws near with their mouth and honors me with their lips, but they have removed their heart far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment of men which has been taught;

KJVWherefore the Lord^H136 said^H559^(H8799), Forasmuch^H3282 as this people^H5971 draw near^H5066^(H8738) me with their mouth^H6310, and with their lips^H8193 do honour^H3513^(H8765) me, but have removed^H7368 their heart^H3820 far^H7368^(H8765) from me, and their fear^H3374 toward me is taught^H3925^(H8794) by the precept^H4687 of men^H582:

¹⁴ therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvelous work among this people, even a marvelous work and a wonder; and the wisdom of their wise men will perish, and the understanding of their prudent men will be hidden.”

KJVTherefore, behold, I will proceed^H3254^(H8802) to do a marvellous work^H6381^(H8687) among this people^H5971, even a marvellous work^H6381^(H8687) and a wonder^H6382: for the wisdom^H2451 of their wise^H2450 men shall perish^H6^(H8804), and the understanding^H998 of their prudent^H995^(H8737) men shall be hid^H5641^(H8691).

¹⁵ Woe to those who deeply hide their counsel from Yahweh, and whose deeds are in the dark, and who say, “Who sees us?” and “Who knows us?”

KJVWoe^H1945 unto them that seek deep^H6009^(H8688) to hide^H5641^(H8687) their counsel^H6098 from the LORD^H3068, and their works^H4639 are in the dark^H4285, and they say^H559^(H8799), Who seeth^H7200^(H8802) us? and who knoweth^H3045^(H8802) us?

¹⁶ You turn things upside down! Should the potter be thought to be like clay, that the thing made should say about him who made it, “He didn’t make me;” or the thing formed say of him who formed it, “He has no understanding”?

KJVSurely your turning of things upside down^H2017^(H8800) shall be esteemed^H2803^(H8735) as the potter's^H3335^(H8802) clay^H2563: for shall the work^H4639 say^H559^(H8799) of him that made^H6213^(H8802) it, He made^H6213^(H8804) me not? or shall the thing framed^H3336 say^H559^(H8804) of him that framed^H3335^(H8802) it, He had no understanding^H995^(H8689)?

¹⁷ Isn’t it yet a very little while, and Lebanon will be turned into a fruitful field, and the fruitful field will be regarded as a forest?

KJVIs it not yet a very^H4213 little while^H4592, and Lebanon^H3844 shall be turned^H7725^(H8804) into a fruitful field^H3759, and the fruitful field^H3759 shall be esteemed^H2803^(H8735) as a forest^H3293?

¹⁸ In that day, the deaf will hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind will see out of obscurity and out of darkness.

KJVAnd in that day^H3117 shall the deaf^H2795 hear^H8085^(H8804) the words^H1697 of the book^H5612, and the eyes^H5869 of the blind^H5787 shall see^H7200^(H8799) out of obscurity^H652, and out of darkness^H2822.

¹⁹ The humble also will increase their joy in Yahweh, and the poor among men will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.

KJVThe meek^H6035 also shall increase^H3254^(H8804) their joy^H8057 in the LORD^H3068, and the poor^H34 among men^H120 shall rejoice^H1523^(H8799) in the Holy One^H6918 of Israel^H3478.

²⁰ For the ruthless is brought to nothing, and the scoffer ceases, and all those who are alert to do evil are cut off—

KJVFor the terrible one^H6184 is brought to nought^H656^(H8804), and the scorner^H3887^(H8801) is consumed^H3615^(H8804), and all that watch^H8245^(H8802) for iniquity^H205 are cut off^H3772^(H8738):

²¹ who cause a person to be indicted by a word, and lay a snare for one who reproves in the gate, and who deprive the innocent of justice with false testimony.

KJVThat make a man^H120 an offender^H2398^(H8688) for a word^H1697, and lay a snare^H6983^(H8799) for him that reproveth^H3198^(H8688) in the gate^H8179, and turn aside^H5186^(H8686) the just^H6662 for a thing of nought^H8414.

²² Therefore Yahweh, who redeemed Abraham, says concerning the house of Jacob: “Jacob shall no longer be ashamed, neither shall his face grow pale.

KJVTherefore thus saith^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068, who redeemed^H6299^(H8804) Abraham^H85, concerning the house^H1004 of Jacob^H3290, Jacob^H3290 shall not now be ashamed^H954^(H8799), neither shall his face^H6440 now wax pale^H2357^(H8799).

²³ But when he sees his children, the work of my hands, in the middle of him, they will sanctify my name. Yes, they will sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and will stand in awe of the God of Israel.

KJVBut when he seeth^H7200^(H8800) his children^H3206, the work^H4639 of mine hands^H3027, in the midst^H7130 of him, they shall sanctify^H6942^(H8686) my name^H8034, and sanctify^H6942^(H8689) the Holy One^H6918 of Jacob^H3290, and shall fear^H6206^(H8686) the God^H430 of Israel^H3478.

²⁴ They also who err in spirit will come to understanding, and those who grumble will receive instruction.”

KJVThey also that erred^H8582^(H8802) in spirit^H7307 shall come^H3045^(H8804) to understanding^H998, and they that murmured^H7279^(H8803) shall learn^H3925^(H8799) doctrine^H3948.

WEB·Isaiah 28

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!

KJVWoe^H1945 to the crown^H5850 of pride^H1348, to the drunkards^H7910 of Ephraim^H669, whose glorious^H6643 beauty^H8597 is a fading^H5034^(H8802) flower^H6731, which are on the head^H7218 of the fat^H8081 valleys^H1516 of them that are overcome^H1986^(H8803) with wine^H3196!

² Behold, 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.

KJVBehold, the Lord^H136 hath a mighty^H2389 and strong one^H533, which as a tempest^H2230 of hail^H1259 and a destroying^H6986 storm^H8178, as a flood^H2230 of mighty^H3524 waters^H4325 overflowing^H7857^(H8802), shall cast down^H3240^(H8689) to the earth^H776 with the hand^H3027.

³ The crown of pride of the drunkards of Ephraim will be trodden under foot.

KJVThe crown^H5850 of pride^H1348, the drunkards^H7910 of Ephraim^H669, shall be trodden^H7429^(H8735) under feet^H7272:

⁴ The 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.

KJVAnd the glorious^H6643 beauty^H8597, which is on the head^H7218 of the fat^H8081 valley^H1516, shall be a fading^H5034^(H8802) flower^H6733, and as the hasty fruit^H1061 before the summer^H7019; which when he that looketh^H7200^(H8802) upon it seeth^H7200^(H8799), while it is yet in his hand^H3709 he eateth it up^H1104^(H8799).

⁵ In that day, Yahweh of Armies will become a crown of glory and a diadem of beauty to the residue of his people,

KJVIn that day^H3117 shall the LORD^H3068 of hosts^H6635 be for a crown^H5850 of glory^H6643, and for a diadem^H6843 of beauty^H8597, unto the residue^H7605 of his people^H5971,

⁶ and a spirit of justice to him who sits in judgment, and strength to those who turn back the battle at the gate.

KJVAnd for a spirit^H7307 of judgment^H4941 to him that sitteth^H3427^(H8802) in judgment^H4941, and for strength^H1369 to them that turn^H7725^(H8688) the battle^H4421 to the gate^H8179.

⁷ They 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.

KJVBut they^H428 also have erred^H7686^(H8804) through wine^H3196, and through strong drink^H7941 are out of the way^H8582^(H8804); the priest^H3548 and the prophet^H5030 have erred^H7686^(H8804) through strong drink^H7941, they are swallowed up^H1104^(H8738) of^H4480 wine^H3196, they are out of the way^H8582^(H8804) through strong drink^H7941; they err^H7686^(H8804) in vision^H7203, they stumble^H6328^(H8804) in judgment^H6417.

⁸ For all tables are completely full of filthy vomit and filthiness.

KJVFor all tables^H7979 are full^H4390^(H8804) of vomit^H6892 and filthiness^H6675, so that there is no place^H4725 clean.

⁹ Whom will he teach knowledge? To whom will he explain the message? Those who are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts?

KJVWhom shall he teach^H3384^(H8686) knowledge^H1844? and whom shall he make to understand^H995^(H8799) doctrine^H8052? them that are weaned^H1580^(H8803) from the milk^H2461, and drawn^H6267 from the breasts^H7699.

¹⁰ For it is precept on precept, precept on precept; line on line, line on line; here a little, there a little.

KJVFor precept^H6673 must be upon precept^H6673, precept^H6673 upon precept^H6673; line^H6957 upon line^H6957, line^H6957 upon line^H6957; here a little^H2191, and there a little^H2191:

¹¹ But he will speak to this nation with stammering lips and in another language,

KJVFor with stammering^H3934 lips^H8193 and another^H312 tongue^H3956 will he speak^H1696^(H8762) to this people^H5971.

¹² to whom he said, “This is the resting place. Give rest to the weary,” and “This is the refreshing;” yet they would not hear.

KJVTo whom he said^H559^(H8804), This is the rest^H4496 wherewith ye may cause the weary^H5889 to rest^H5117^(H8685); and this is the refreshing^H4774: yet they would^H14^(H8804) not hear^H8085^(H8800).

¹³ Therefore 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.

KJVBut the word^H1697 of the LORD^H3068 was unto them precept^H6673 upon precept^H6673, precept^H6673 upon precept^H6673; line^H6957 upon line^H6957, line^H6957 upon line^H6957; here a little^H2191, and there a little^H2191; that they might go^H3212^(H8799), and fall^H3782^(H8804) backward^H268, and be broken^H7665^(H8738), and snared^H3369^(H8738), and taken^H3920^(H8738).

¹⁴ Therefore hear Yahweh’s word, you scoffers, that rule this people in Jerusalem:

KJVWherefore hear^H8085^(H8798) the word^H1697 of the LORD^H3068, ye scornful^H3944 men^H582, that rule^H4910^(H8802) this people^H5971 which is in Jerusalem^H3389.

¹⁵ “Because you have said, ‘We have made a covenant with death, and we are in agreement with Sheol. 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.’”

KJVBecause ye have said^H559^(H8804), We have made^H3772^(H8804) a covenant^H1285 with death^H4194, and with hell^H7585 are we^H6213^(H8804) at agreement^H2374; when the overflowing^H7857^(H8802) scourge^H7752^(H8675)^H7885 shall pass through^H5674^(H8799)^(H8675)^H5674^(H8804), it shall not come^H935^(H8799) unto us: for we have made^H7760^(H8804) lies^H3577 our refuge^H4268, and under falsehood^H8267 have we hid^H5641^(H8738) ourselves:

¹⁶ Therefore 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.

KJVTherefore thus saith^H559^(H8804) the Lord^H136 GOD^H3069, Behold, I lay^H3245^(H8765) in Zion^H6726 for a foundation a stone^H68, a tried^H976 stone^H68, a precious^H3368 corner^H6438 stone, a sure^H3245^(H8716) foundation^H4143: he that believeth^H539^(H8688) shall not make haste^H2363^(H8686).

¹⁷ I 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.

KJVJudgment^H4941 also will I lay^H7760^(H8804) to the line^H6957, and righteousness^H6666 to the plummet^H4949: and the hail^H1259 shall sweep away^H3261^(H8804) the refuge^H4268 of lies^H3577, and the waters^H4325 shall overflow^H7857^(H8799) the hiding place^H5643.

¹⁸ Your covenant with death shall be annulled, and your agreement with Sheol shall not stand. When the overflowing scourge passes through, then you will be trampled down by it.

KJVAnd your covenant^H1285 with death^H4194 shall be disannulled^H3722^(H8795), and your agreement^H2380 with hell^H7585 shall not stand^H6965^(H8799); when the overflowing^H7857^(H8802) scourge^H7752 shall pass through^H5674^(H8799), then ye shall be trodden down^H4823 by it.

¹⁹ As 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.”

KJVFrom the time^H1767 that it goeth forth^H5674^(H8800) it shall take^H3947^(H8799) you: for morning^H1242 by morning^H1242 shall it pass over^H5674^(H8799), by day^H3117 and by night^H3915: and it shall be a vexation^H2113 only to understand^H995^(H8687) the report^H8052.

²⁰ For the bed is too short to stretch out on, and the blanket is too narrow to wrap oneself in.

KJVFor the bed^H4702 is shorter^H7114^(H8804) than that a man can stretch^H8311^(H8692) himself on it: and the covering^H4541 narrower^H6887^(H8804) than that he can wrap^H3664^(H8692) himself in it.

²¹ For 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.

KJVFor the LORD^H3068 shall rise up^H6965^(H8799) as in mount^H2022 Perazim^H6559, he shall be wroth^H7264^(H8799) as in the valley^H6010 of Gibeon^H1391, that he may do^H6213^(H8800) his work^H4639, his strange^H2114^(H8801) work^H4639; and bring to pass^H5647^(H8800) his act^H5656, his strange^H5237 act^H5656.

²² Now 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.

KJVNow therefore be ye not mockers^H3887^(H8698), lest your bands^H4147 be made strong^H2388^(H8799): for I have heard^H8085^(H8804) from the Lord^H136 GOD^H3069 of hosts^H6635 a consumption^H3617, even determined^H2782^(H8737) upon the whole earth^H776.

²³ Give ear, and hear my voice! Listen, and hear my speech!

KJVGive ye ear^H238^(H8685), and hear^H8085^(H8798) my voice^H6963; hearken^H7181^(H8685), and hear^H8085^(H8798) my speech^H565.

²⁴ Does he who plows to sow plow continually? Does he keep turning the soil and breaking the clods?

KJVDoth the plowman^H2790^(H8802) plow^H2790^(H8799) all day^H3117 to sow^H2232^(H8800)? doth he open^H6605^(H8762) and break the clods^H7702^(H8762) of his ground^H127?

²⁵ When 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?

KJVWhen he hath made plain^H7737^(H8765) the face^H6440 thereof, doth he not cast abroad^H6327^(H8689) the fitches^H7100, and scatter^H2236^(H8799) the cummin^H3646, and cast^H7760^(H8804) in the principal^H7795 wheat^H2406 and the appointed^H5567^(H8737) barley^H8184 and the rie^H3698 in their place^H1367?

²⁶ For his God instructs him in right judgment and teaches him.

KJVFor his God^H430 doth instruct^H3256^(H8765) him to discretion^H4941, and doth teach^H3384^(H8686) him.

²⁷ For 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.

KJVFor the fitches^H7100 are not threshed^H1758^(H8714) with a threshing instrument^H2742, neither is a cart^H5699 wheel^H212 turned about^H5437^(H8714) upon the cummin^H3646; but the fitches^H7100 are beaten out^H2251^(H8735) with a staff^H4294, and the cummin^H3646 with a rod^H7626.

²⁸ Bread 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.

KJVBread^H3899 corn is bruised^H1854^(H8714); because he will not ever^H5331 be threshing^H156^(H8800)^H1758^(H8799) it, nor break^H2000^(H8804) it with the wheel^H1536 of his cart^H5699, nor bruise^H1854^(H8799) it with his horsemen^H6571.

²⁹ This also comes out from Yahweh of Armies, who is wonderful in counsel, and excellent in wisdom.

KJVThis also cometh forth^H3318^(H8804) from the LORD^H3068 of hosts^H6635, which is wonderful^H6381^(H8689) in counsel^H6098, and excellent^H1431^(H8689) in working^H8454.

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