Isaiah 28:20

For the bed is too short for a man to stretch out on, and the blanket too narrow for him to wrap himself in.” 1

Unlocked Literal Bible

In The King James Version

For the bed is shorter than that a man can stretch himself on it: and the covering narrower than that he can wrap himself in it.

In Context

19Whenever it passes through, it will overwhelm you, 1 and morning by morning it will pass through and by day and night it will come. 1 When the message is understood, it will cause terror. 1

21Yahweh will rise up as on Mount Perazim; he will rouse himself as in the Valley of Gibeon 1 to do his work, his strange work, and perform his strange deed. 1

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Cross References

Isaiah 10:3What will you do on judgment day when the destruction comes from far away? 1 To whom will you flee for help, and where will you leave your wealth? 1

Isaiah 59:5They hatch eggs of a poisonous snake and weave a spider's web. 1 Whoever eats of their eggs dies, and if an egg is crushed, it hatches into a poisonous snake. 1

Isaiah 66:3He who slaughters an ox also murders a man; he who sacrifices a lamb also breaks a dog's neck; 1 he who offers a grain offering offers swine's blood; he who offers a memorial of incense also blesses wickedness. 1 They have chosen their own ways, and they take pleasure in their abominations. 1

Romans 9:30What will we say then? That the Gentiles, who were not pursuing righteousness, obtained righteousness, the righteousness by faith.

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 28:15-23

Judgments Announced; The Corner-stone in Zion. ( b. c. 725.) 14 Wherefore hear the word of the Lord , ye scornful men, that rule this people which is in Jerusalem. 15 Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves: 16 Therefore thus saith the Lord God , Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a… Read the whole commentary →

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