Isaiah 28:12
When he said unto them, This is the rest, cause ye the weary to rest; and this is the refreshing; but they would not hear.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
11For [as] with stammering lips and a foreign tongue will he speak to this people;
Cross References
2 Chronicles 14:11(14:10) And Assa called unto the Lord his God, and said, Lord, nothing can hinder thee to help, whether it be the mighty, or those that have no power: help us, O Lord our God; for on thee do we rely, and in thy name are we come against this multitude. O Lord, thou art our God! no mortal can place a restraint against thee.
Psalms 81:11(81:12) But my people did not hearken to my voice; and Israel was not willing [to follow] me.
Isaiah 29:12And the book is then delivered to one that cannot read, saying, Read this, I pray thee; and he saith, I cannot read.
Jeremiah 6:16Thus hath said the Lord, Place yourselves on the ways, and see, and ask after the ancient paths, where is the way which is good, that ye may walk thereon, and find rest for your soul. But they said, We will not walk [thereon].
Zechariah 7:11But they refused to listen, and turned away rebelliously the shoulder, and stopped their ears, so as not to hear;
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 →