Isaiah 28:10

For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; 1 line upon line, line upon line; 1 sham (here) a little, and sham (there) a little; 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little:

In Context

9Whom shall He teach da'as? 1 And whom shall He make to understand doctrine? 1 Them that are just weaned from cholov, 1 and just drawn from the breasts. 1

11For with stammering safah (lips) and with lashon acheret (another tongue, different tongue) 1 will He speak to HaAm Hazeh. 1

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Cross References

2 Chronicles 36:15And Hashem Elohei Avoteihem sent to them by His malachim, time and again; because He took pity on His people and on His Ma'on (Dwelling Place);

Isaiah 5:4What could have been done more to My kerem (vineyard), 1 that I have not done in it? Why, 1 when I looked that it should bring forth anavim, 1 brought it forth b'ushim? 1

Jeremiah 11:7For I earnestly warned Avoteichem in the day that I brought them up out of Eretz Mitzrayim, even unto this day, rising early and warning, saying, Obey My voice.

Matthew 21:34And when the time of the Katsir (Harvest) came, the Baal Bayit sent his servants to the koremim to receive the pri (fruit).

2 Timothy 3:7Always learning but never being able to come to da'as HaEmes.

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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