Isaiah 28:14

Therefore hear ye the word of the Lord, ye afflicted men, and ye princes of this people that is in Jerusalem.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

Wherefore hear the word of the LORD, ye scornful men, that rule this people which is in Jerusalem.

In Context

13Therefore the oracle of God shall be to them affliction on affliction, hope on hope, yet a little, and yet a little, that they may go and fall backward; and they shall be crushed and shall be in danger, and shall be taken.

15Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with Hades, and agreements with death; if the rushing storm should pass, it shall not come upon us: we have made falsehood our hope, and by falsehood shall we be protected:

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Cross References

Proverbs 3:34The Lord resists the proud; 1 But he gives grace to the humble. 1

Isaiah 1:10Hear the word of the Lord, ye rulers of Sodom; attend to the law of God, thou people of Gomorrah.

Isaiah 5:9For these things have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts: for though many houses should be built, many and fair houses shall be desolate, and there shall be no inhabitants in them.

Isaiah 29:20The lawless man has come to nought, and the proud man has perished, and they that transgress mischievously have been utterly destroyed:

Ezekiel 16:35Therefore, harlot, hear the word of the Lord:

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 →

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