Isaiah 28:6

And for a ruach mishpat 1 to him that sitteth in mishpat, 1 and for gevurah to them 1 that turn back the milchamah at the gate. 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

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 Hashem Tzva'os be 1 for an ateret of glory, 1 and for a wreath tiferet, 1 unto the remnant of His people, 1

7But they also have gone astray through yayin, 1 and through strong drink are out of the way; 1 the kohen and the navi have erred through strong drink, 1 they are swallowed up with yayin, 1 they are out of the way through strong drink; 1 they go astray from the vision, 1 they stumble in rendering decisions. 1

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Cross References

Numbers 11:16And Hashem said unto Moshe, Gather unto Me seventy men of the Zekenim of Yisroel, whom thou knowest to be the Ziknei HaAm, and officers over them; and bring them unto the Ohel Mo'ed, that they may stand there with thee.

Deuteronomy 20:4For Hashem Eloheicha is He that goeth with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.

1 Kings 3:28And kol Yisroel heard of the mishpat (judgment) in which HaMelech had given verdict; and they feared HaMelech; for they saw that the chochmat Elohim was within him, to administer mishpat (justice).

Psalms 18:32For who is Elohim besides Hashem? 1 Or who is Tzur but Eloheinu? 1

Psalms 46:11Be still, and know that I am Elohim: 1 I will be exalted among the Goyim, 1 I will be exalted in ha'aretz. 1

Proverbs 20:8A melech that sitteth in the kisse din (throne of judgment) 1 winnows out all rah with his eynayim. 1

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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