Isaiah 28:6

And for a spirit of judgment to him that sitteth in judgment, and for strength to them that turn back the battle at the gate.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

And for a spirit of judgment to him that sitteth in judgment, and for strength to them that turn the battle to the gate.

In Context

5In that day shall the LORD of hosts be for a crown of glory, and for a diadem of beauty, unto the residue of His people;

7But these also reel through wine, and stagger through strong drink; the priest and the prophet reel through strong drink, they are confused because of wine, they stagger because of strong drink; they reel in vision, they totter in judgment.

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Cross References

Numbers 11:16And the LORD said unto Moses: 'Gather unto Me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom thou knowest to be the elders of the people, and officers over them; and bring them unto the tent of meeting, that they may stand there with thee.

Deuteronomy 20:4for the LORD your God is He that goeth with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.'

1 Kings 3:28And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king; for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do justice.

Psalms 18:32(18-33) The God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way straight;

Psalms 46:11(46-12) The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our high tower. Selah

Proverbs 20:8A king that sitteth on the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 28:2-9

Ephraim Reproved and Threatened; The Punishment of Ephraim; ( b. c. 725.) 1 Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, whose glorious beauty is a fading flower, which are on the head of the fat valleys of them that are overcome with wine! 2 Behold, the Lord hath a mighty and strong one, which as a tempest of hail and a destroying storm, as a flood of mighty waters overflowing, shall cast down to the earth with the hand. 3 The crown of pride, the drunkards of Ephraim, shall be trodden under feet: 4 And… Read the whole commentary →

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