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Isaiah 28:14

Jerusalem

12 To whom he said, This is the rest wherewith ye may cause the weary to rest; and this is the refreshing: yet they would not hear.

13 But the word of the LORD was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little; that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.

Wherefore hear the word of the LORD, ye scornful men, that rule this people which is in Jerusalem.

15 Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:

16 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Therefore hear the word of the LORD, O scoffers who rule this people in Jerusalem.
KJV
Wherefore hear the word of the LORD, ye scornful men, that rule this people which is in Jerusalem.
WEB
Therefore hear the LORD’s word, you scoffers, that rule this people in Jerusalem:
ASV
Wherefore hear the word of Jehovah, ye scoffers, that rule this people that is in Jerusalem:
DARBY
Therefore hear the word of Jehovah, ye scornful men, that rule this people which is in Jerusalem.
BLB
Therefore hear the word of YHWH, O men of scorning, rulers of this people who [are] in Jerusalem.
ÅB
Derfor hør Herrens ord, dere spottere, dere som hersker over folket her i Jerusalem!
OTB
Derfor, hør Herrens ord, dere som spotter og styrer dette folket i Jerusalem.
B1930
Derfor hør Herrens ord, I spottere, I som hersker over folket her i Jerusalem!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Isaiah 28:22

    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.

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  • Isaiah 1:10

    Hear the word of the LORD, ye rulers of Sodom; give ear unto the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah.

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  • Isaiah 29:20

    For the terrible one is brought to nought, and the scorner is consumed, and all that watch for iniquity are cut off:

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  • Acts 13:41

    Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish: for I work a work in your days, a work which ye shall in no wise believe, though a man declare it unto you.

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  • Hosea 7:5

    In the day of our king the princes have made him sick with bottles of wine; he stretched out his hand with scorners.

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  • Isaiah 5:9

    In mine ears said the LORD of hosts, Of a truth many houses shall be desolate, even great and fair, without inhabitant.

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  • Proverbs 3:34

    Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly.

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  • Proverbs 1:22

    How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?

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