Isaiah 28:14

Therefore hear the Devar Hashem, ye scoffing anashim, 1 that rule HaAm Hazeh which is in Yerushalayim. 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

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

13But the Devar Hashem was unto them 1 precept upon precept, precept upon precept; 1 line upon line, line upon line; 1 sham a little, and sham a little; 1 that they might go, and fall backward, 1 and be broken, and snared, and taken [captive]. 1

15Because ye have said, 1 We have cut a brit with mavet, 1 and with Sheol are we in agreement; 1 when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, 1 it shall not come unto us; 1 for we have made kazav our refuge, 1 and under sheker have we hid ourselves; 1

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Cross References

Proverbs 3:34Surely He scorneth the scorners; 1 but He giveth chen (grace, favor) unto the anayim (lowly, humble ones). 1

Isaiah 1:10Hear the Devar Hashem, 1 ye rulers of Sodom; 1 give ear unto the Torat Eloheinu, 1 ye people of Amora (Gomorrah). 1

Isaiah 5:9Hashem Tzva'os said in my ozen, 1 Batim rabbim shall be in ruins, 1 gedolim and tovim, with no one to live in them. 1

Isaiah 29:20For the terrifying one is brought to naught, 1 and the scoffer is consumed, 1 and all that strive for avon are cut off; 1

Ezekiel 16:35Therefore, O zonah, hear the Devar Hashem.

Acts 13:41Look, scoffers, And be amazed and marvel, and stand in awe and perish, because I am working a work in your yamim, a work which you may by no means believe if someone should tell you. + 13:41 Hab 1:5 TARGUM HASHIVIM

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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