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<poetry><a href="/isaiah/28-2.htm">2</a>Behold<MH2009>, the Lord<MH136> has a strong<MH2389> and mighty<MH533> agent; <t>As a storm<MH2230> of hail<MH1259>, a tempest<MH8178b> of destruction<MH6986>, <t>Like a storm<MH2230> of mighty<MH3524> overflowing<MH7857> waters<MH4325>, <t>He has thrown<MH5117> it down<MH5117> to the earth<MH776> with His hand<MH3027>. <poetry><a href="/isaiah/28-3.htm">3</a>The splendid<MH1348> crown<MH5850> of the habitually<MH7910> drunk<MH7910> of Ephraim<MH669> is trampled<MH7429> underfoot<MH7272>. <poetry><a href="/isaiah/28-4.htm">4</a>And the fading<MH5034b> flower<MH6731b> of its glorious<MH6643a> beauty<MH6643a>, <t>Which<MH834> is at the head<MH7218> of the <a href="#fn">[c]</a>fertile<MH8081> valley<MH1516>, <t>Will be like the first-ripe<MH1063> fig<MH1063> prior<MH2962> to the summer<MH7019c>, <t>Which<MH834> <a href="#fn">[d]</a>one sees<MH7200>, <t>And <a href="#fn">[e]</a>as soon<MH5750> as it is in his <a href="#fn">[f]</a>hand<MH3709>, <t>He swallows<MH1104> it. <poetry><a href="/isaiah/28-5.htm">5</a>On that day<MH3117> the LORD<MH3068> of armies<MH6635> will become<MH1961> a beautiful<MH6643a> crown<MH5850> <t>And a glorious<MH8597> wreath<MH6843> to the remnant<MH7605> of His people<MH5971a>; <poetry><a href="/isaiah/28-6.htm">6</a>A spirit<MH7307> of justice<MH4941> for him who sits<MH3427> in judgment<MH4941>, <t>A strength<MH1369> to those who repel<MH7725> the <a href="#fn">[g]</a>onslaught<MH4421> at the gate<MH8179>. <poetry><a href="/isaiah/28-7.htm">7</a>And these<MH428> also<MH1571> reel<MH7686> with wine<MH3196> and stagger<MH8582> from intoxicating<MH7941> drink<MH7941>: The priest<MH3548> and the prophet<MH5030> reel<MH7686> with intoxicating<MH7941> drink<MH7941>, <t>They are confused<MH1104> by wine<MH3196>, they stagger<MH8582> from intoxicating<MH7941> drink<MH7941>; <t>They reel<MH7686> while <a href="#fn">[h]</a>having visions<MH7203b>, <t>They stagger<MH6328> when rendering a verdict<MH6417>. <poetry><a href="/isaiah/28-8.htm">8</a>For all<MH3605> the tables<MH7979> are full<MH4390> of filthy<MH6675> vomit<MH7006b>, without<MH1097> a single clean place<MH4725>. <poetry><a href="/isaiah/28-9.htm">9</a>“To whom<MH4310> would He teach<MH3384> knowledge<MH1844>, <t>And to whom<MH4310> would He interpret<MH995> the message<MH8052>? <t>Those just weaned<MH1580> from milk<MH2461>? <t>Those just taken<MH6267> from the breast<MH7699a>? <poetry><a href="/isaiah/28-10.htm">10</a>“For He says, <t>‘<a href="#fn">[i]</a>Order<MH6673> on order<MH6673>, order<MH6673> on order<MH6673>, <t>Line<MH6957b> on line<MH6957b>, line<MH6957b> on line<MH6957b>, <t>A little<MH2191> here<MH8033>, a little<MH2191> there<MH8033>.’” <poetry><a href="/isaiah/28-11.htm">11</a>Indeed<MH3588>, He will speak<MH1696> to this<MH2088> people<MH5971a> <t>Through stammering<MH3934> lips<MH8193> and a foreign<MH312> tongue<MH3956>, <poetry><a href="/isaiah/28-12.htm">12</a>He who<MH834> said<MH559> to them, “This<MH2088> is the place<MH4496> of<MH4496> quiet<MH4496>, give<MH5117> rest<MH5117> to the weary<MH5889>,” <t>And, “This<MH2088> is the resting<MH4774> place<MH4774>,” but they would<MH14> not listen<MH8085>. <poetry><a href="/isaiah/28-13.htm">13</a>So the word<MH1697> of the LORD<MH3068> to them will be, “<a href="#fn">[j]</a>Order<MH6673> on order<MH6673>, order<MH6673> on order<MH6673>, <t>Line<MH6957b> on line<MH6957b>, line<MH6957b> on line<MH6957b>, <t>A little<MH2191> here<MH8033>, a little<MH2191> there<MH8033>,” <t>That they may go<MH1980> and stumble<MH3782> backward<MH268>, be broken<MH7665>, snared<MH3369>, and taken<MH3920> captive<MH3920>. Judah Is Warned<poetry><a href="/isaiah/28-14.htm">14</a>Therefore<MH3651>, hear<MH8085> the word<MH1697> of the LORD<MH3068>, you scoffers<MH582, 3944>, <t>Who rule<MH4910> this<MH2088> people<MH5971a> who<MH834> are in Jerusalem<MH3389>, <poetry><a href="/isaiah/28-15.htm">15</a>Because<MH3588> you have said<MH559>, “We have made<MH3772> a covenant<MH1285> with death<MH4194>, <t>And with <a href="#fn">[k]</a>Sheol<MH7585> we have made<MH6213a> a <a href="#fn">[l]</a>pact<MH2374>. <t>The <a href="#fn">[m]</a>gushing<MH7857> flood<MH7752> will not reach<MH935> us when<MH3588> it passes<MH5674a> by<MH5674a>, <t>Because<MH3588> we have made<MH7760> falsehood<MH3577> our refuge<MH4268> and we have concealed<MH5641> ourselves with deception<MH8267>.” <A><a href="/isaiah/28-16.htm">16</a>Therefore<MH3651> this<MH3541> is<MH3541> what<MH3541> the Lord<MH136> <a href="#fn">[n]</a>GOD<MH3068> says<MH559>: “Behold<MH2009>, I am laying<MH3245> a stone<MH68> in Zion<MH6726>, a tested<MH976> stone<MH68>, <t>A precious<MH3368> cornerstone<MH6438> for the foundation<MH4143>, <a href="#fn">[o]</a>firmly<MH3245> placed<MH3245>. <t>The one who believes<MH539> in it will not be <a href="#fn">[p]</a>disturbed<MH2363a>. <poetry><a href="/isaiah/28-17.htm">17</a>“I will make<MH7760> justice<MH4941> the measuring<MH6957b> line<MH6957b> <t>And righteousness<MH6666> the level<MH4949>; <t>Then hail<MH1259> will sweep<MH3261> away<MH3261> the refuge<MH4268> of lies<MH3577>, <t>And the waters<MH4325> will overflow<MH7857> the secret<MH5643a> place<MH5643a>. <poetry><a href="/isaiah/28-18.htm">18</a>“Your covenant<MH1285> with death<MH4194> will be <a href="#fn">[q]</a>canceled<MH3722a>, <t>And your pact<MH2374> with Sheol<MH7585> will not stand<MH6965>; <t>When<MH3588> the <a href="#fn">[r]</a>gushing<MH7857> flood<MH7752> passes<MH5674a> through<MH5674a>, <t>Then you will become<MH1961> its trampling<MH4823> ground. <poetry><a href="/isaiah/28-19.htm">19</a>“As often<MH1767> as it passes<MH5674a> through<MH5674a>, it will <a href="#fn">[s]</a>seize<MH3947> you; <t>For morning<MH1242> after morning<MH1242> it will pass<MH5674a> through<MH5674a>, anytime during the day<MH3117> or night<MH3915>, <t>And it will be <a href="#fn">[t]</a>sheer<MH7534b> terror<MH2113> to understand<MH995> <a href="#fn">[u]</a>what<MH8052> it<MH8047> means<MH8052>.” <poetry><a href="/isaiah/28-20.htm">20</a>The bed<MH4702> is too<MH4480> short<MH7114a> on which to stretch<MH8311> out, <t>And the blanket<MH4541b> is<MH6887a> too<MH6887a> <a href="#fn">[v]</a>small<MH6887a> to wrap<MH3664> oneself in. <poetry><a href="/isaiah/28-21.htm">21</a>For the LORD<MH3068> will rise<MH6965> up<MH6965> as at Mount<MH2022> Perazim<MH6559>, <t>He will be stirred<MH7264> up<MH7264> as in the Valley<MH6010> of Gibeon<MH1391>, <t>To do<MH6213a> His task<MH4639>, His <a href="#fn">[w]</a>unusual<MH2114a> task<MH4639>, <t>And to work<MH5647> His work<MH5656>, His <a href="#fn">[x]</a>extraordinary<MH5237> work<MH5656>. <poetry><a href="/isaiah/28-22.htm">22</a>And now<MH6258> do not carry<MH3917b> on<MH3917b> as<MH3917b> scoffers<MH3917b>, <t>Or<MH6435> your shackles<MH4147> will be made<MH2388> stronger<MH2388>; <t>For I have heard<MH8085> from the Lord<MH136> <a href="#fn">[y]</a>GOD<MH3068> of armies<MH6635> <t>Of decisive<MH2782> destruction<MH3617> on all<MH3605> the earth<MH776>. <poetry><a href="/isaiah/28-23.htm">23</a>Listen<MH238> and hear<MH8085> my voice<MH6963>, <t>Pay<MH7181> attention<MH7181> and hear<MH8085> my words<MH565a>. <poetry><a href="/isaiah/28-24.htm">24</a>Does the <a href="#fn">[z]</a>farmer<MH2790a> plow<MH2790a> <a href="#fn">[aa]</a>continually<MH3605, 3117> to plant<MH2232> seed<MH2232>? <t>Does he continually <a href="#fn">[ab]</a>turn<MH6605a> and break<MH7702> up<MH7702> his ground<MH127>? <poetry><a href="/isaiah/28-25.htm">25</a>Does he not level<MH7737a> its surface<MH6440> <t>And sow<MH6327a> dill<MH7100> and scatter<MH2236b> cumin<MH3646> <t>And <a href="#fn">[ac]</a>plant<MH7760> wheat<MH2406> in rows<MH7795a>, <t>Barley<MH8184> in its place<MH5567> and rye<MH3698> within its <a href="#fn">[ad]</a>area<MH1367>? <poetry><a href="/isaiah/28-26.htm">26</a>For his God<MH430> instructs<MH3256> and teaches<MH3384> him properly<MH4941>. <poetry><a href="/isaiah/28-27.htm">27</a>For dill<MH7100> is not threshed<MH1758> with a threshing<MH2742a> sledge<MH2742a>, <t>Nor<MH3808> is the cartwheel<MH5699> <a href="#fn">[ae]</a>driven<MH5437> over<MH5921> cumin<MH3646>; <t>But dill<MH7100> is beaten<MH2251> out<MH2251> with a rod<MH4294>, and cumin<MH3646> with a club<MH7626>. <poetry><a href="/isaiah/28-28.htm">28</a>Grain for bread<MH3899> is crushed<MH1854>, <t>Indeed<MH3588>, he does not continue<MH1758> to thresh<MH1758> it forever<MH5331>. <t>Because the wheel<MH1536> of his cart<MH5699> and his horses<MH6571a> eventually <a href="#fn">[af]</a>damage<MH2000> it, <t>He does not thresh<MH1854> it longer. <poetry><a href="/isaiah/28-29.htm">29</a>This<MH2088> also<MH1571> comes<MH3318> from the LORD<MH3068> of armies<MH6635>, <t>Who has made<MH6381> His counsel<MH6098> wonderful<MH6381> and His wisdom<MH8454> great<MH1431>.<A name="fn"></a> [a] 1 Lit valley of fatness [b] 1 Lit stricken [c] 4 Lit valley of fatness [d] 4 Lit the one seeing sees [e] 4 Lit while it is yet [f] 4 Lit palm [g] 6 Lit battle [h] 7 Lit seeing [i] 10 Heb Sav lasav, sav lasav, Kav lakav, kav lakav, Zeer sham, zeer sham. 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