Isaiah 28:13
But the word of the LORD was to 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.
Webster Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
14Wherefore hear the word of the LORD, ye scornful men, that rule this people which is in Jerusalem.
Cross References
Psalms 69:22Let their table become a snare before them: and that which should have been for their welfare, let it become a trap.
Isaiah 6:10Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.
Isaiah 8:15And many among them shall stumble, and fall, and be broken, and be insnared, and be taken.
Jeremiah 23:36And the burden of the LORD shall ye mention no more: for every man's word shall be his burden; for ye have perverted the words of the living God, of the LORD of hosts our God.
Hosea 8:12I have written to him the great things of my law, but they were counted as a strange thing.
Matthew 21:44And whoever shall fall on this stone, shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.
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 →