Isaiah 28:13

So the word of Yahweh will be to them 1 command upon command, command upon command; rule upon rule, rule upon rule; 1 here a little, there a little; 1 so that they may go and fall backward, and be broken, ensnared, and captured. 1

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In The King James Version

But the word of the LORD was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little; that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.

In Context

12In the past he said to them “This is the rest, give rest to him who is weary; 1 and this is the refreshing,” but they would not listen. 1

14So listen to the word of Yahweh, you who mock, 1 you who rule over this people who are in Jerusalem. 1

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Cross References

Psalms 69:22Let their table before them become a snare; 1 when they think they are in safety, let it become a trap. 1

Isaiah 6:10Make the heart of this people insensitive, and their ears dull, and blind their eyes. 1 Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and then turn and be healed.”

Isaiah 8:15Many will stumble over it and fall and be broken, and be ensnared and captured. 1

Jeremiah 23:36But you must no longer talk about the 'burden of Yahweh,' for the burden is every man's own word, and you have perverted the words of the living God, Yahweh of hosts, our God.

Hosea 8:12I could write down my law for them ten thousand times, 1 but they would view it as something strange to them. 1

Matthew 21:44Whoever falls on this stone will be broken to pieces. But anyone on whom it falls will be crushed.”

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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