Isaiah 28:13
And so the word of the LORD is unto them precept by precept, precept by precept, line by line, line by line; here a little, there a little; that they may go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
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Psalms 69:22(69-23) Let their table before them become a snare; and when they are in peace, let it become a trap.
Isaiah 6:10Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they, seeing with their eyes, and hearing with their ears, and understanding with their heart, return, and be healed.'
Isaiah 8:15And many among them shall stumble, and fall, and be broken, and be snared, and be taken.'
Jeremiah 23:36And the burden of the LORD shall ye mention no more; for every man's own word shall be his burden; and would ye pervert the words of the living God, of the LORD of hosts our God?
Hosea 8:12Though I write for him never so many things of My Law, they are accounted as a stranger's.
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 →