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Like a hailstorm and a destructive wind, like a driving rain and a flooding downpour, he will throw it forcefully to the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/isaiah/28.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />For the Lord will send a mighty army against it. Like a mighty hailstorm and a torrential rain, they will burst upon it like a surging flood and smash it to the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/28.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Behold, the Lord has one who is mighty and strong; like a storm of hail, a destroying tempest, like a storm of mighty, overflowing waters, he casts down to the earth with his hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/28.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Behold, the Lord has one who is strong and mighty. Like a hailstorm or destructive tempest, like a driving rain or flooding downpour, he will smash that crown to the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/28.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Behold, the Lord hath a mighty and strong one, <i>which</i> as a tempest of hail <i>and</i> a destroying storm, as a flood of mighty waters overflowing, shall cast down to the earth with the hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/28.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Behold, the Lord has a mighty and strong one, Like a tempest of hail and a destroying storm, Like a flood of mighty waters overflowing, Who will bring <i>them</i> down to the earth with <i>His</i> hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/28.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Behold, the Lord has a strong and mighty <i>agent;</i> As a storm of hail, a tempest of destruction, Like a storm of mighty overflowing waters, He has thrown <i>it</i> down to the earth with <i>His</i> hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/28.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Behold, the Lord has a strong and mighty agent; As a storm of hail, a tempest of destruction, Like a storm of mighty overflowing waters, He has cast it down to the earth with His hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/28.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Behold, the Lord has a strong and mighty <i>agent;</i> As a storm of hail, a tempest of destruction, Like a storm of mighty overflowing waters, He has cast <i>it</i> down to the earth with <i>His</i> hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/28.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Behold, the Lord has a strong and courageous <i>agent</i>; As a storm of hail, a tempest of destruction, Like a storm of mighty overflowing waters, He has set <i>it</i> down to the earth with <i>His</i> hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/28.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Listen carefully, the Lord has a strong and mighty <i>agent</i> [the Assyrian]; Like a tempest of hail, a disastrous storm, Like a tempest of mighty overflowing waters, He has cast it down to the earth with <i>His</i> hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/28.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Look, the Lord has a strong and mighty one — like a devastating hail storm, like a storm with strong flooding water. He will bring it across the land with his hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/28.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Look, the Lord has a strong and mighty one— like a devastating hail storm, like a storm with strong flooding waters. He will bring it across the land with His hand. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/28.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Behold, the Lord hath a mighty and strong one; as a tempest of hail, a destroying storm, as a tempest of mighty waters overflowing, will he cast down to the earth with the hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/28.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Only the Lord is strong and powerful! His mighty hand will strike them down with the force of a hailstorm or a mighty whirlwind or an overwhelming flood. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/28.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Behold, the Lord hath a mighty and strong one; as a tempest of hail, a destroying storm, as a tempest of mighty waters overflowing, shall he cast down to the earth with the hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/28.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The Lord has one who is strong and powerful. He is like a hailstorm, a destructive wind. He is like a thunderstorm, an overwhelming flood. He will throw them to the ground forcefully.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/28.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The Lord has someone strong and powerful ready to attack them, someone who will come like a hailstorm, like a torrent of rain, like a rushing, overpowering flood, and will overwhelm the land. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/28.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Look! The LORD has one who is mighty and strong, like a hailstorm and destructive tempest, like a storm of mighty, overflowing water— and he will give rest to the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/28.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Behold, the Lord has one who is strong and mighty. Like a hailstorm or destructive tempest, like a driving rain or flooding downpour, he will smash that crown to the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/28.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Look, the sovereign master sends a strong, powerful one. With the force of a hailstorm or a destructive windstorm, with the might of a driving, torrential rainstorm, he will knock that crown to the ground with his hand. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/28.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Look, the LORD has a mighty and strong one. Like a storm of hail, a destroying storm, and like a storm of mighty waters overflowing, he will cast them down to the earth with his hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/28.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Behold, the Lord hath a mighty and strong one, which as a tempest of hail and a destroying storm, as a flood of mighty waters overflowing, shall cast down to the earth with the hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/28.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Behold, the Lord has one who is mighty and strong. Like a storm of hail, a destroying storm, and like a storm of mighty waters overflowing, he will cast them down to the earth with his hand. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/28.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Behold, a mighty and strong one [is] to the Lord, "" As a storm of hail—a destructive shower, "" As an inundation of mighty waters overflowing, "" He cast down to the earth with the hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/28.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Lo, a mighty and strong one is to the Lord, As a storm of hail -- a destructive shower, As an inundation of mighty waters overflowing, He cast down to the earth with the hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/28.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Behold, a strong and active one to Jehovah, as a storm of hail, a destroying tempest, as a storm of vast waters overflowing, let fall to the earth with the hand.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/28.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Behold the Lord is mighty and strong, as a storm of hail: a destroying whirlwind, as the violence of many waters overflowing, and sent forth upon a spacious land. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/28.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Behold, the Lord is powerful and steadfast, like a storm of hail, like a crushing whirlwind, like the force of many waters, inundating, sent forth over a spacious land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/28.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />See, the LORD has a strong one, a mighty one, who, like an onslaught of hail, a destructive storm, Like a flood of water, great and overflowing, levels to the ground with violence; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/28.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />See, the Lord has one who is mighty and strong; like a storm of hail, a destroying tempest, like a storm of mighty, overflowing waters; with his hand he will hurl them down to the earth.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/28.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Behold, the strength and the might of the LORD are like a storm of hail and like a destroying whirlwind, and as a flood of mighty waters overflowing; I will give rest to this land by your hands:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/28.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Behold, the power and the strength of LORD JEHOVAH are like a strong rain of hail and like a crushing hurricane, and like the strong rain of many waters that overflow! I shall give rest to the land by your hand.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/28.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Behold, the Lord hath a mighty and strong one, As a storm of hail, a tempest of destruction, As a storm of mighty waters overflowing, That casteth down to the earth with violence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/28.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Behold, the anger of the Lord is strong and severe, as descending hail where there is no shelter, violently descending; as a great body of water sweeping away the soil, he shall make rest for the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/28-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=5561" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/28.htm">Judgment on Ephraim</a></span><br><span class="reftext">1</span>Woe to the majestic crown of Ephraim’s drunkards, to the fading flower of his glorious splendor, set on the summit above the fertile valley, the pride of those overcome by wine. <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: hin·nêh (Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!">Behold,</a> <a href="/hebrew/136.htm" title="136: la·ḏō·nāy (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- Lord. Am emphatic form of 'adown; the Lord.">the Lord has one</a> <a href="/hebrew/2389.htm" title="2389: ḥā·zāq (Adj-ms) -- Strong, stout, mighty. From chazaq; strong.">who is strong</a> <a href="/hebrew/533.htm" title="533: wə·’am·miṣ (Conj-w:: Adj-ms) -- Mighty. Or ammits; from 'amats; strong or strength.">and mighty.</a> <a href="/hebrew/2230.htm" title="2230: kə·ze·rem (Prep-k:: N-msc) -- A flood of rain, rainstorm, downpour. From zaram; a gush of water."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1259.htm" title="1259: bā·rāḏ (N-ms) -- Hail. From barad; hail -hail).">Like a hailstorm</a> <a href="/hebrew/6986.htm" title="6986: qā·ṭeḇ (N-ms) -- Destruction. From an unused root meaning to cut off; ruin.">or destructive</a> <a href="/hebrew/8178.htm" title="8178: śa·‘ar (N-msc) -- A tempest, a terror. From sa'ar; a tempest; also a terror.">tempest,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2230.htm" title="2230: kə·ze·rem (Prep-k:: N-msc) -- A flood of rain, rainstorm, downpour. From zaram; a gush of water.">like a driving rain</a> <a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325: ma·yim (N-mp) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3524.htm" title="3524: kab·bî·rîm (Adj-mp) -- Great, mighty, much. From kabar; vast, whether in extent, or in number, many.">or flooding downpour,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7857.htm" title="7857: šō·ṭə·p̄îm (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To overflow, rinse or wash off. A primitive root; to gush; by implication, to inundate, cleanse; by analogy, to gallop, conquer."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5117.htm" title="5117: hin·nî·aḥ (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms) -- To rest, i.e. settle down">he will smash that crown</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: bə·yāḏ (Prep-b:: N-fs) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)"></a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: lā·’ā·reṣ (Prep-l, Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">to the ground.</a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>The majestic crown of Ephraim’s drunkards will be trampled underfoot.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/23-19.htm">Jeremiah 23:19</a></span><br />Behold, the storm of the LORD has gone out with fury, a whirlwind swirling down upon the heads of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/13-11.htm">Ezekiel 13:11-13</a></span><br />tell those whitewashing the wall that it will fall. Rain will come in torrents, I will send hailstones plunging down, and a windstorm will burst forth. / Surely when the wall has fallen, you will not be asked, ‘Where is the whitewash with which you covered it?’ / Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: In My wrath I will release a windstorm, and in My anger torrents of rain and hail will fall with destructive fury.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nahum/1-8.htm">Nahum 1:8</a></span><br />But with an overwhelming flood He will make an end of Nineveh and pursue His enemies into darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-24.htm">Matthew 7:24-27</a></span><br />Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. / The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because its foundation was on the rock. / But everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/21-18.htm">Job 21:18</a></span><br />Are they like straw before the wind, like chaff swept away by a storm?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/13-3.htm">Hosea 13:3</a></span><br />Therefore they will be like the morning mist, like the early dew that vanishes, like chaff blown from a threshing floor, like smoke through an open window.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/83-15.htm">Psalm 83:15</a></span><br />so pursue them with Your tempest, and terrify them with Your storm.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/2-34.htm">Daniel 2:34-35</a></span><br />As you watched, a stone was cut out, but not by human hands. It struck the statue on its feet of iron and clay, and crushed them. / Then the iron, clay, bronze, silver, and gold were shattered and became like chaff on the threshing floor in summer. The wind carried them away, and not a trace of them could be found. But the stone that had struck the statue became a great mountain and filled the whole earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/11-19.htm">Revelation 11:19</a></span><br />Then the temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of His covenant appeared in His temple. And there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake, and a great hailstorm.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/30-23.htm">Jeremiah 30:23</a></span><br />Behold, the storm of the LORD has gone out with fury, a whirlwind swirling down upon the heads of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/21-44.htm">Matthew 21:44</a></span><br />He who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/6-48.htm">Luke 6:48-49</a></span><br />He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid his foundation on the rock. When the flood came, the torrent crashed against that house but could not shake it, because it was well built. / But the one who hears My words and does not act on them is like a man who built his house on ground without a foundation. The torrent crashed against that house, and immediately it fell—and great was its destruction!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-30.htm">Isaiah 30:30</a></span><br />And the LORD will cause His majestic voice to be heard and His mighty arm to be revealed, striking in angry wrath with a flame of consuming fire, and with cloudburst, storm, and hailstones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/38-22.htm">Ezekiel 38:22</a></span><br />I will execute judgment upon him with plague and bloodshed. I will pour out torrents of rain, hailstones, fire, and sulfur on him and on his troops and on the many nations with him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/16-21.htm">Revelation 16:21</a></span><br />And great hailstones weighing almost a hundred pounds each rained down on them from above. And men cursed God for the plague of hail, because it was so horrendous.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Behold, the Lord has a mighty and strong one, which as a tempest of hail and a destroying storm, as a flood of mighty waters overflowing, shall cast down to the earth with the hand.</p><p class="hdg">the Lord</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/9-9.htm">Isaiah 9:9-12</a></b></br> And all the people shall know, <i>even</i> Ephraim and the inhabitant of Samaria, that say in the pride and stoutness of heart, … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/27-1.htm">Isaiah 27:1</a></b></br> In that day the LORD with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that <i>is</i> in the sea.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/30-10.htm">Ezekiel 30:10,11</a></b></br> Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will also make the multitude of Egypt to cease by the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon… </p><p class="hdg">as a tempest</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/28-15.htm">Isaiah 28:15-19</a></b></br> 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: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/8-7.htm">Isaiah 8:7,8</a></b></br> Now therefore, behold, the Lord bringeth up upon them the waters of the river, strong and many, <i>even</i> the king of Assyria, and all his glory: and he shall come up over all his channels, and go over all his banks: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/25-4.htm">Isaiah 25:4</a></b></br> For thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones <i>is</i> as a storm <i>against</i> the wall.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/nehemiah/11-24.htm">Agent</a> <a href="/isaiah/27-13.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/proverbs/26-18.htm">Casteth</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-32.htm">Destroying</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-14.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/proverbs/17-4.htm">Destructive</a> <a href="/job/37-6.htm">Downpour</a> <a href="/isaiah/27-8.htm">Driving</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-21.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/isaiah/27-12.htm">Flood</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-13.htm">Flooding</a> <a href="/matthew/11-12.htm">Forcefully</a> <a href="/psalms/148-8.htm">Hail</a> <a href="/exodus/9-18.htm">Hailstorm</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-11.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/isaiah/27-1.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-1.htm">Overcome</a> <a href="/isaiah/17-11.htm">Overflowing</a> <a href="/isaiah/27-1.htm">Powerful</a> <a href="/isaiah/25-4.htm">Rain</a> <a href="/isaiah/27-12.htm">River</a> <a href="/psalms/68-9.htm">Shower</a> <a href="/isaiah/25-4.htm">Storm</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-1.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/proverbs/10-25.htm">Tempest</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-18.htm">Throw</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-18.htm">Violence</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-19.htm">Violently</a> <a href="/isaiah/23-3.htm">Waters</a> <a href="/isaiah/27-8.htm">Wind</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/romans/13-4.htm">Agent</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-25.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-19.htm">Casteth</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-1.htm">Destroying</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-22.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/isaiah/35-9.htm">Destructive</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-30.htm">Downpour</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-5.htm">Driving</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-22.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-9.htm">Flood</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-12.htm">Flooding</a> <a href="/matthew/11-12.htm">Forcefully</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-17.htm">Hail</a> <a href="/revelation/11-19.htm">Hailstorm</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-4.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-29.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-18.htm">Overcome</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-15.htm">Overflowing</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-27.htm">Powerful</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-23.htm">Rain</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-18.htm">River</a> <a href="/isaiah/55-10.htm">Shower</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-6.htm">Storm</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-7.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-6.htm">Tempest</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-33.htm">Throw</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-25.htm">Violence</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-24.htm">Violently</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-17.htm">Waters</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-5.htm">Wind</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 28</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/28-1.htm">The prophet threatens Ephraim for their pride and drunkenness</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/28-5.htm">The residue shall be advanced in the kingdom of Christ</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/28-7.htm">He rebukes their error</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/28-9.htm">Their unwillingness to learn</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/28-14.htm">And their security</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/28-16.htm">Christ the sure foundation is promised</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/28-17.htm">Their security shall be tried</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/28-23.htm">They are incited to the consideration of God's providence</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the historical context, this likely refers to the Assyrian Empire, which God used to execute judgment on Israel. The Assyrians were known for their military prowess and strength, aligning with the description of being "strong and mighty." This reflects the biblical theme that God can use even foreign nations to accomplish His purposes, as seen in other scriptures like <a href="/habakkuk/1-6.htm">Habakkuk 1:6-11</a>, where God raises the Chaldeans for a similar purpose.<p><b>Like a hailstorm or destructive tempest,</b><br>The imagery of a hailstorm or tempest signifies sudden and overwhelming destruction. In the ancient Near East, storms were often seen as manifestations of divine power and judgment. This metaphor emphasizes the unstoppable and devastating nature of the coming judgment. Similar imagery is used in <a href="/job/38-22.htm">Job 38:22-23</a>, where God speaks of storing up hail for times of trouble and war, reinforcing the idea of divine control over natural elements as instruments of judgment.<p><b>like a driving rain or flooding downpour,</b><br>This phrase continues the storm imagery, suggesting relentless and pervasive destruction. Flooding rains can erode foundations and wash away what seems secure, symbolizing the thoroughness of God's judgment. In the cultural context, rain was both a blessing and a curse, depending on its timing and intensity. This duality is reflected in <a href="/deuteronomy/11-14.htm">Deuteronomy 11:14-17</a>, where rain is a blessing for obedience and a curse for disobedience, highlighting the conditional nature of God's favor.<p><b>he will smash that crown to the ground.</b><br>The "crown" here symbolizes the pride and self-sufficiency of Ephraim, representing the Northern Kingdom of Israel. This imagery of a crown being smashed indicates the loss of power, authority, and dignity. Historically, the Northern Kingdom fell to Assyria in 722 BC, fulfilling this prophecy. Theologically, this serves as a warning against pride and reliance on human strength rather than on God. The theme of God humbling the proud is echoed in <a href="/james/4-6.htm">James 4:6</a>, which states that God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The Lord</a></b><br>The sovereign God of Israel, who is depicted as having control over nature and nations.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/a_strong_and_mighty_one.htm">A Strong and Mighty One</a></b><br>This refers to an agent of God's judgment, often interpreted as the Assyrian army, which God uses to discipline Israel.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/h/hailstorm_and_tempest.htm">Hailstorm and Tempest</a></b><br>Metaphors for God's judgment, symbolizing sudden and overwhelming destruction.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/f/flood_of_mighty_waters.htm">Flood of Mighty Waters</a></b><br>Another metaphor for God's judgment, emphasizing the unstoppable and consuming nature of His wrath.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_earth.htm">The Earth</a></b><br>Represents the land of Israel, which is the target of God's judgment due to their disobedience.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment</a></b><br>Recognize that God is in control of all events, including those that seem destructive or chaotic. His purposes are ultimately for correction and restoration.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_seriousness_of_disobedience.htm">The Seriousness of Disobedience</a></b><br>Understand that disobedience to God can lead to severe consequences. This should motivate us to live in accordance with His will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_god's_word.htm">The Power of God's Word</a></b><br>Just as natural forces are powerful and unstoppable, so is the Word of God. It accomplishes what it sets out to do, whether in judgment or blessing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_restoration.htm">Hope in Restoration</a></b><br>Even in judgment, there is hope for restoration. God's discipline is meant to bring His people back to Him, not to destroy them completely.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/personal_reflection_and_repentance.htm">Personal Reflection and Repentance</a></b><br>Use this passage as a mirror to examine areas of your life where you may be resisting God's will. Seek repentance and realignment with His purposes.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_28.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 28</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_marianismo_culturally.htm">What does 'believes in Him will not be shamed' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_verify_ephraim's_fall_in_isaiah_28.htm">In Isaiah 28:1–4, how can we verify historically that the drunkenness and downfall of Ephraim occurred exactly as described? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/reconcile_'morning_star'_in_rev_2_28_and_isa_14_12.htm">Revelation 2:28 - How do we reconcile Jesus promising the 'morning star' here with Isaiah 14:12's use of the same term for Lucifer, and does it pose a biblical inconsistency?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_record_of_god's_footstool.htm">Psalm 99:5 calls for worship at God's footstool; if this footstool is literal, why is there no archaeological record or clear location for it?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/28.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2) <span class= "bld">The Lord hath a mighty and strong one . . .</span>--The Hebrew may be either neuter, as in the LXX. and Targum, or masculine, as in the Authorised Version. In either case it refers to the King of Assyria as the instrument of Jehovah's vengeance, the similitudes employed to describe his action reproducing those of <a href="/context/isaiah/8-7.htm" title="Now therefore, behold, the Lord brings up on them the waters of the river, strong and many, even the king of Assyria, and all his glory: and he shall come up over all his channels, and go over all his banks:">Isaiah 8:7-8</a>; <a href="/isaiah/25-4.htm" title="For you have been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall.">Isaiah 25:4</a>. Here the picture is that of the "destroying storm," the <span class= "ital">pestilent </span>or <span class= "ital">blasting </span>tempest withering, and the flood sweeping away, the beautiful "garland" of Samaria.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/28.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The Lord hath a mighty and strong one</span>. God has in reserve a mighty power, which he will let loose upon Samaria. The wicked are "his sword" (<a href="/psalms/17-13.htm">Psalm 17:13</a>), and are employed to carry out his sentences. In the present ease the "mighty and strong one" is the Assyrian power. <span class="cmt_word">As a tempest of hail,</span> etc. The fearfully devastating force of an Assyrian invasion is set forth under three distinct images - a hailstorm, a furious tempest of wind, and a violent inundation - as though so only could its full horror be depicted. War is always a horrible scourge; but in ancient times, and with a people so cruel as the Assyrians, it was a calamity exceeding in terribleness the utmost that the modern reader can conceive. It involved the wholesale burning of cities and villages, the wanton destruction of trees and crops, the slaughter of thousands in battles and sieges, the subsequent massacre of hundreds in cold blood, the plunder of all classes, and the deportation of tens of thousands of captives, who were carried into hopeless servitude in a strange land. <span class="cmt_word">With the hand</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> "with force," "violently." So in Assyrian constantly (compare the use of the Greek <span class="greek">χερί</span>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/28-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Behold,</span><br /><span class="heb">הִנֵּ֨ה</span> <span class="translit">(hin·nêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2009.htm">Strong's 2009: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo! behold!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Lord</span><br /><span class="heb">לַֽאדֹנָ֔י</span> <span class="translit">(la·ḏō·nāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_136.htm">Strong's 136: </a> </span><span class="str2">The Lord</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has a strong</span><br /><span class="heb">חָזָ֤ק</span> <span class="translit">(ḥā·zāq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2389.htm">Strong's 2389: </a> </span><span class="str2">Strong, stout, mighty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and mighty one.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאַמִּץ֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’am·miṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_533.htm">Strong's 533: </a> </span><span class="str2">Strong, strength</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Like a hailstorm</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּרָ֖ד</span> <span class="translit">(bā·rāḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1259.htm">Strong's 1259: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hail</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or destructive</span><br /><span class="heb">קָ֑טֶב</span> <span class="translit">(qā·ṭeḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6986.htm">Strong's 6986: </a> </span><span class="str2">Destruction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">tempest,</span><br /><span class="heb">שַׂ֣עַר</span> <span class="translit">(śa·‘ar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8178.htm">Strong's 8178: </a> </span><span class="str2">A tempest, a terror</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like a driving rain</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּ֠זֶרֶם</span> <span class="translit">(kə·ze·rem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2230.htm">Strong's 2230: </a> </span><span class="str2">A flood of rain, rainstorm, downpour</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or flooding downpour,</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּבִּירִ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(kab·bî·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3524.htm">Strong's 3524: </a> </span><span class="str2">Great, mighty, much</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He will smash it</span><br /><span class="heb">הִנִּ֥יחַ</span> <span class="translit">(hin·nî·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3240.htm">Strong's 3240: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bestow, cast down, lay down, up, leave off, let alone remain, pacify, place, </span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the ground.</span><br /><span class="heb">לָאָ֖רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(lā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/28-2.htm">Isaiah 28:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/28-2.htm">Isaiah 28:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/28-2.htm">Isaiah 28:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/28-2.htm">Isaiah 28:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/28-2.htm">Isaiah 28:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/28-2.htm">Isaiah 28:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/28-2.htm">Isaiah 28:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/28-2.htm">Isaiah 28:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/28-2.htm">Isaiah 28:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/28-2.htm">Isaiah 28:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/28-2.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 28:2 Behold the Lord has a mighty (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/28-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 28:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 28:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/28-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 28:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 28:3" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>