Isaiah 28:22

²⁰ Indeed, the bed is too short to stretch out on, and the blanket too small to wrap around you.

²¹ For the LORD will rise up as at Mount Perazim. He will rouse Himself as in the Valley of Gibeon, to do His work, His strange work, and to perform His task, His disturbing task.

So now, do not mock, or your shackles will become heavier. Indeed, I have heard from the Lord GOD of Hosts a decree of destruction against the whole land.

²³ Listen and hear my voice. Pay attention and hear what I say.

²⁴ Does the plowman plow for planting every day? Does he continuously loosen and harrow the soil?

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: So now, do not mock, or your shackles will become heavier. Indeed, I have heard from the Lord GOD of Hosts a decree of destruction against the whole land.
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.
WEB: Now therefore don’t be scoffers, lest your bonds be made strong; for I have heard a decree of destruction from the Lord, GOD of Armies, on the whole earth.
ASV: Now therefore be ye not scoffers, lest your bonds be made strong; for a decree of destruction have I heard from the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, upon the whole earth.
DARBY: Now therefore be ye not scorners, lest your bonds be made strong; for I have heard from the Lord Jehovah of hosts a consumption, and [one] determined, upon the whole land.
BLB: And now, do not mock, lest your⁺ bonds be made strong; for destruction is decreed—I have heard from the Lord YHWH of Hosts—upon the whole land.

ÅB: Og nå, spott ikke, for at ikke deres bånd skal bli strammet! For tilintetgjørelse og fast besluttet straffedom over hele jorden har jeg hørt fra Herren, Israels Gud, hærskarenes Gud.
OTB: Nå, stopp deres hån, ellers vil deres lenker bli gjort tyngre; for jeg har hørt fra Herren, hærskarenes Gud, om en avgjørende ødeleggelse over hele landet.
B1930: Og nu, spott ikke, forat ikke eders bånd skal bli strammet! For tilintetgjørelse og fast besluttet straffedom over hele jorden har jeg hørt fra Herren, Israels Gud, hærskarenes Gud.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Isaiah 10:22–23
Though your people, O Israel, be like the sand of the sea, only a remnant will return. Destruction has been decreed, overflowing with righteousness.
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Isaiah 24:1–23
Behold, the LORD lays waste the earth and leaves it in ruins. He will twist its surface and scatter its inhabitants—
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Luke 21:24
They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive into all the nations. And Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.
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Lamentations 1:14
My transgressions are bound into a yoke, knit together by His hand; they are draped over my neck, and the Lord has broken my strength. He has delivered me into the hands of those I cannot withstand.
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Jeremiah 15:17
I never sat with the band of revelers, nor did I celebrate with them. Because Your hand was on me, I sat alone, for You have filled me with indignation.
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Acts 13:40–41
Watch out, then, that what was spoken by the prophets does not happen to you:
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2 Chronicles 30:10
And the couriers traveled from city to city through the land of Ephraim and Manasseh as far as Zebulun; but the people scorned and mocked them.
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Jeremiah 39:7
Then he put out Zedekiah’s eyes and bound him with bronze chains to take him to Babylon.
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