Isaiah 28:12
He had told them, “You can rest here. Let those who are tired rest. This is the place where you can safely relax.” But they refused to listen.
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11Fine—so now the Lord will talk to this people in foreign languages that sound strange to them!
Cross References
2 Chronicles 14:11Asa called out for help to the Lord his God: “Lord, there is no one apart from you who can help the powerless against the powerful. Please help us, Lord our God, for we trust in you. We have come against this horde because we stand for you, Lord. You are our God. Do not let a mere human being beat you.”
Psalms 81:11But my people didn't listen to me. Israel didn't want anything to do with me.
Isaiah 29:12If you give it to someone who doesn't know how to read and say, “Please read it,” they'll say, “I don't know how to read.”
Jeremiah 6:16This is what the Lord says: Go and stand where the roads divide, and look. Find out which are the old paths. Ask, “What's the right way?” Then follow it and you'll be content. But you refused, saying, “We won't go that way!”
Zechariah 7:11But they refused to listen. They were obstinate, turning their backs and closing their ears.
Matthew 11:28Come to me, all of you who struggle and who are burdened down. I will give you rest.
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 28:10-14
The Degeneracy of Judah. ( b. c. 725.) 9 Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts. 10 For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little: 11 For with stammering lips and another tongue will he speak to this people. 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.… Read the whole commentary →