Isaiah 28:12
To whom he said—This, is the rest—give ye rest to the weary, and This, is the quietness,—But they were unwilling to hear.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
11For, with a jabbering lip, and with an alien tongue, must he speak unto this people!
Cross References
2 Chronicles 14:11Then Asa cried out unto Yahweh his God, and said, O Yahweh, it is, nothing with thee, to help whether with many or with such as have no strength. Help us, O Yahweh our God, for, on thee, do we lean, and, in thy name, have we come against this multitude,—O Yahweh! our God, thou art, let not, weak man, have power against thee.
Psalms 81:11But my people, hearkened not, unto my voice, Even, Israel, inclined not unto me.
Isaiah 29:12And then the writing is delivered to one unacquainted with writing, saying, Pray thee read this, And he saith I am not acquainted with writing.
Jeremiah 6:16Thus saith Yahweh—Stand ye at the ways—and see, And ask for the paths of age-past times, Where is the good way? And walk therein, And ye shall find rest to your souls. But they said, We will not walk [therein]!
Zechariah 7:11Howbeit they refused to give heed, but put forth a rebellious shoulder,—and, their ears, made they hard of hearing, that they might not hear;
Matthew 11:28Come unto me! all ye that toil and are burdened, and, I, will give you rest:
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 →