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This is a place of quiet rest.” But they would not listen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/28.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />to whom he has said, “This is rest; give rest to the weary; and this is repose”; yet they would not hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/28.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />to whom He has said: “This is the place of rest, let the weary rest; this is the place of repose.” But they would not listen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/28.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />To whom he said, This <i>is</i> the rest <i>wherewith</i> ye may cause the weary to rest; and this <i>is</i> the refreshing: yet they would not hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/28.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />To whom He said, “This <i>is</i> the rest <i>with which</i> You may cause the weary to rest,” And, “This <i>is</i> the refreshing”; Yet they would not hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/28.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />He who said to them, “This is the place of quiet, give rest to the weary,” And, “This is the resting place,” but they would not listen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/28.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />He who said to them, &#8220Here is rest, give rest to the weary,&#8221 And, &#8220Here is repose,&#8221 but they would not listen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/28.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />He who said to them, “Here is rest, give rest to the weary,” And, “Here is repose,” but they would not listen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/28.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />He who said to them, “Here is rest, give rest to the weary,” And, “Here is repose,” but they would not listen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/28.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />He who said to them, “This is the place of quiet, give rest to the weary,” And, “This is the resting place,” yet they would not listen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/28.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He had said to them, “This is the place of rest; let the weary rest; this is the place of repose.” But they would not listen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/28.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He had said to them:&#8221 This is the place of rest, let the weary rest; this is the place of repose.&#8221 But they would not listen. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/28.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />to whom he said, This is the rest, give ye rest to him that is weary; and this is the refreshing: yet they would not hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/28.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />He promised you perfect peace and rest, but you refused to listen. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/28.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />to whom he said, This is the rest, give ye rest to him that is weary; and this is the refreshing: yet they would not hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/28.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He will say to them, "This is a place for comfort. This is a place of rest for those who are tired. This is a place for them to rest." But they weren't willing to listen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/28.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He offered rest and comfort to all of you, but you refused to listen to him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/28.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />to whom he said, "This is the resting place, so give rest to the weary"' and, "This is the place of repose"— but they would not listen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/28.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />to whom He has said: ?This is the place of rest, let the weary rest; this is the place of repose.? But they would not listen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/28.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />In the past he said to them, "This is where security can be found. Provide security for the one who is exhausted! This is where rest can be found." But they refused to listen. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/28.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />to whom he said, "This is the resting place. Give rest to weary;" and "This is the refreshing;" but they would not listen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/28.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />To whom he said, This is the rest with which ye may cause the weary to rest; and this is the refreshing: yet they would not hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/28.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />to whom he said, “This is the resting place. Give rest to the weary,” and “This is the refreshing;” yet they would not hear. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/28.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />To whom He has said, “This [is] the rest, give rest to the weary, "" And this—the refreshing”: And they have not been willing to hear,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/28.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Unto whom He hath said, 'This is the rest, give ye rest to the weary, And this -- the refreshing:' And they have not been willing to hear,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/28.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />To whom he said to them, This the rest they caused to the weary to rest; and this the quiet: and they would not hear.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/28.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />To whom he said: This is my rest, refresh the weary, and this is my refreshing: and they would not hear. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/28.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />He said to them: “This is my rest. Refresh the weary,” and, “This is my refreshment.” And yet they were unwilling to listen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/28.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />to whom he said: “This is the resting place, give rest to the weary; And this is the place of repose”— but they refused to hear. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/28.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />to whom he has said, “This is rest; give rest to the weary; and this is repose”; yet they would not hear.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/28.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For I have said to them, This is the place of my rest, wherewith I may cause the weary to rest; and this is the place of tranquillity; but they would not listen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/28.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />For I said to them: “This is my rest. Give rest to the troubled and this is the stillness”, and they chose not to hear<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/28.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />To whom it was said: 'This is the rest, Give ye rest to the weary; And this is the refreshing'; Yet they would not hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/28.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />This is the rest to him that is hungry, and this is the calamity: but they would not hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/28-12.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=5665" 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">11</span>Indeed, with mocking lips and foreign tongues, He will speak to this people <span class="reftext">12</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">to whom</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">He has said:</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ă·lê·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: zōṯ (Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this.">“This</a> <a href="/hebrew/4496.htm" title="4496: ham·mə·nū·ḥāh (Art:: N-fs) -- Resting place, rest. Or mnuchah; feminine of Manowach; repose or peacefully; figuratively, consolation; hence an abode.">is the place of rest,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5889.htm" title="5889: le·‘ā·yêp̄ (Prep-l, Art:: Adj-ms) -- Faint, weary. From ayeph; languid.">let the weary</a> <a href="/hebrew/5117.htm" title="5117: hā·nî·ḥū (V-Hifil-Imp-mp) -- To rest, i.e. settle down">rest;</a> <a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: wə·zōṯ (Conj-w:: Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this.">this</a> <a href="/hebrew/4774.htm" title="4774: ham·mar·gê·‘āh (Art:: N-fs) -- A rest, repose. From raga'; rest.">is the place of repose.”</a> <a href="/hebrew/14.htm" title="14: ’ā·ḇū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To be willing, to consent. A primitive root; to breathe after, i.e. to be acquiescent.">But they would</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">not</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: šə·mō·w·a‘ (V-Qal-Inf) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">listen.</a> </span><span class="reftext">13</span>Then the word of the LORD to them will become: “Order on order, order on order, line on line, line on line; a little here, a little there,” so that they will go stumbling backward and will be injured, ensnared, and captured.…<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="/matthew/11-28.htm">Matthew 11:28-29</a></span><br />Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. / Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/6-16.htm">Jeremiah 6:16</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “Stand at the crossroads and look. Ask for the ancient paths: ‘Where is the good way?’ Then walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But they said, ‘We will not walk in it!’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/4-1.htm">Hebrews 4:1-3</a></span><br />Therefore, while the promise of entering His rest still stands, let us be careful that none of you be deemed to have fallen short of it. / For we also received the good news just as they did; but the message they heard was of no value to them, since they did not share the faith of those who comprehended it. / Now we who have believed enter that rest. As for the others, it is just as God has said: “So I swore on oath in My anger, ‘They shall never enter My rest.’” And yet His works have been finished since the foundation of the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-15.htm">Isaiah 30:15</a></span><br />For the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel, has said: “By repentance and rest you would be saved; your strength would lie in quiet confidence—but you were not willing.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37</a></span><br />O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/95-11.htm">Psalm 95:11</a></span><br />So I swore on oath in My anger, “They shall never enter My rest.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/3-18.htm">Hebrews 3:18-19</a></span><br />And to whom did He swear that they would never enter His rest? Was it not to those who disobeyed? / So we see that it was because of their unbelief that they were unable to enter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/57-20.htm">Isaiah 57:20-21</a></span><br />But the wicked are like the storm-tossed sea, for it cannot be still, and its waves churn up mire and muck. / “There is no peace,” says my God, “for the wicked.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-25.htm">Jeremiah 31:25</a></span><br />for I will refresh the weary soul and replenish all who are weak.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/32-17.htm">Isaiah 32:17-18</a></span><br />The work of righteousness will be peace; the service of righteousness will be quiet confidence forever. / Then my people will dwell in a peaceful place, in safe and secure places of rest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_thessalonians/1-7.htm">2 Thessalonians 1:7</a></span><br />and to grant relief to you who are oppressed and to us as well. This will take place when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/48-18.htm">Isaiah 48:18</a></span><br />If only you had paid attention to My commandments, your peace would have been like a river, and your righteousness like waves of the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/2-10.htm">Micah 2:10</a></span><br />Arise and depart, for this is not your place of rest, because its defilement brings destruction—a grievous destruction!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/63-14.htm">Isaiah 63:14</a></span><br />Like cattle going down to the valley, the Spirit of the LORD gave them rest. You led Your people this way to make for Yourself a glorious name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/7-37.htm">John 7:37</a></span><br />On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood up and called out in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">To whom he said, This is the rest with which you may cause the weary to rest; and this is the refreshing: yet they would not hear.</p><p class="hdg">this</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/30-15.htm">Isaiah 30:15</a></b></br> For thus saith the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength: and ye would not.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/14-11.htm">2 Chronicles 14:11</a></b></br> And Asa cried unto the LORD his God, and said, LORD, <i>it is</i> nothing with thee to help, whether with many, or with them that have no power: help us, O LORD our God; for we rest on thee, and in thy name we go against this multitude. O LORD, thou <i>art</i> our God; let not man prevail against thee.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/16-8.htm">2 Chronicles 16:8,9</a></b></br> Were not the Ethiopians and the Lubims a huge host, with very many chariots and horsemen? yet, because thou didst rely on the LORD, he delivered them into thine hand… </p><p class="hdg">yet</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/81-11.htm">Psalm 81:11-13</a></b></br> But my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would none of me… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/44-16.htm">Jeremiah 44:16</a></b></br> <i>As for</i> the word that thou hast spoken unto us in the name of the LORD, we will not hearken unto thee.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/7-11.htm">Zechariah 7:11,14</a></b></br> But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/28-9.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-22.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-16.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-7.htm">New</a> <a href="/psalms/19-7.htm">Refreshing</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-65.htm">Repose</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-5.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-16.htm">Resting</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-6.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-27.htm">Tired</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-12.htm">Weary</a> <a href="/songs/3-11.htm">Wherewith</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-19.htm">Willing</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/28-13.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-14.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-14.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/isaiah/36-17.htm">New</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-18.htm">Refreshing</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-14.htm">Repose</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-15.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-18.htm">Resting</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-2.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-28.htm">Tired</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-2.htm">Weary</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-14.htm">Wherewith</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-9.htm">Willing</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/28.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/isaiah/28.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>to whom He has said:</b><br>This phrase indicates a direct communication from God to His people, emphasizing the authority and divine origin of the message. In the context of Isaiah, God often speaks through the prophet to convey His will and intentions. The audience here is primarily the people of Israel, who are being reminded of God's promises and instructions. This reflects the covenant relationship where God speaks and expects obedience.<p><b>“This is the place of rest,</b><br>The "place of rest" refers to the spiritual and physical rest that God offers to His people. Historically, this can be seen as the Promised Land, a place where the Israelites were to find peace and security under God's provision. Spiritually, it points to the rest found in trusting God and His promises. This concept of rest is echoed in the New Testament, where Jesus invites the weary to find rest in Him (<a href="/matthew/11-28.htm">Matthew 11:28</a>).<p><b>let the weary rest;</b><br>The weary are those burdened by sin, oppression, and the struggles of life. God's invitation is for them to find relief and restoration in Him. This reflects God's compassion and desire for His people to experience His peace. The theme of rest for the weary is a recurring biblical motif, highlighting God's provision and care for those who are struggling.<p><b>this is the place of repose.”</b><br>Repose suggests a deeper, more enduring rest, one that is both physical and spiritual. It implies a state of tranquility and security that comes from being in God's presence. This can be seen as a foreshadowing of the ultimate rest believers find in Christ, who provides eternal peace and reconciliation with God.<p><b>But they would not listen.</b><br>This phrase highlights the stubbornness and rebellion of the people. Despite God's clear invitation and promise of rest, they chose to ignore Him. This reflects a recurring theme in the Old Testament, where Israel often turns away from God despite His faithfulness. It serves as a warning and a call to obedience, reminding believers of the consequences of rejecting God's word. This disobedience is contrasted with the New Testament call to heed Christ's invitation to rest and salvation.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, Isaiah is the author of the book bearing his name. He prophesied to the Kingdom of Judah during a time of moral and spiritual decline.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, which was often warned by prophets like Isaiah to return to God and His ways.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The speaker in this verse, offering rest and repose to His people, which they refuse.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_weary.htm">The Weary</a></b><br>Represents the people of Judah who are burdened by their sins and the consequences of their disobedience.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/r/rest_and_repose.htm">Rest and Repose</a></b><br>Symbolic of the peace and salvation that God offers to His people, which they reject.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_offer_of_rest.htm">God's Offer of Rest</a></b><br>God continually offers rest and peace to His people, a theme that is consistent throughout Scripture. This rest is not just physical but spiritual, found in trusting and obeying Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>Ignoring God's offer leads to spiritual unrest and turmoil. The refusal of Judah to listen to God’s invitation resulted in judgment and exile.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_listening.htm">The Importance of Listening</a></b><br>Spiritual rest requires a heart that listens and responds to God’s voice. This involves humility and a willingness to turn from sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/christ_as_our_rest.htm">Christ as Our Rest</a></b><br>In the New Testament, Jesus fulfills the promise of rest, inviting all who are weary to find peace in Him. This rest is available to all who believe and follow Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/application_in_daily_life.htm">Application in Daily Life</a></b><br>In our busy and often chaotic lives, we must prioritize spiritual rest by spending time in prayer, Scripture, and fellowship with God.<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_is_the_repose_of_the_soul.htm">What is the Repose of the Soul?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_did_jesus_mean_by_'more_given'.htm">What is the goal of Project 2025?</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><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_isaiah_42_1_be_verified_historically.htm">How can the prediction in Isaiah 42:1 about a 'chosen servant' be verified historically or archeologically?</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>(12) <span class= "bld">To whom he said, This is the rest . . .</span>--The prophet vindicates himself against the charge of being a repeater of wearisome messages of rebuke. Rather had he pointed the way to a time of repentance, and therefore of rest and refreshment. But to this also they closed their ears. They had but one formula of derision, whatever might be the subject of the prophet's teaching; and the prophet, with all the scorn of irony, repeats that formula in the words that follow.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/28.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 12.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">To whom he said</span>; rather, <span class="accented">because he said to them</span>. God had from remote times offered to his people "rest" and "refreshing" - or a life of ease and peace in Palestine - but on condition of their serving him faithfully and observing his Laws (<a href="/deuteronomy/28-1.htm">Deuteronomy 28:1-14</a>). But they had re-jeered this "rest," since they had refused to observe the condition on which it was pro-raised. <span class="accented">Because</span> they had thus acted, God now brought upon them war and a conqueror. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/28-12.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">to whom</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֣ר ׀</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He has said:</span><br /><span class="heb">אָמַ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·mar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“This</span><br /><span class="heb">זֹ֤את</span> <span class="translit">(zōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2063.htm">Strong's 2063: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, </span><br /><br /><span class="word">is the place of rest,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמְּנוּחָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(ham·mə·nū·ḥāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4496.htm">Strong's 4496: </a> </span><span class="str2">Repose, peacefully, consolation, an abode</span><br /><br /><span class="word">let the weary</span><br /><span class="heb">לֶֽעָיֵ֔ף</span> <span class="translit">(le·‘ā·yêp̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5889.htm">Strong's 5889: </a> </span><span class="str2">Faint, weary</span><br /><br /><span class="word">rest;</span><br /><span class="heb">הָנִ֣יחוּ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·nî·ḥū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5117.htm">Strong's 5117: </a> </span><span class="str2">To rest, settle down</span><br /><br /><span class="word">this</span><br /><span class="heb">וְזֹ֖את</span> <span class="translit">(wə·zōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2063.htm">Strong's 2063: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, </span><br /><br /><span class="word">is the place of repose.”</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמַּרְגֵּעָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(ham·mar·gê·‘āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4774.htm">Strong's 4774: </a> </span><span class="str2">A rest, repose</span><br /><br /><span class="word">But they would</span><br /><span class="heb">אָב֖וּא</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḇū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_14.htm">Strong's 14: </a> </span><span class="str2">To breathe after, to be acquiescent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">not</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">listen.</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁמֽוֹעַ׃</span> <span class="translit">(šə·mō·w·a‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/28-12.htm">Isaiah 28:12 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/28-12.htm">Isaiah 28:12 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/28-12.htm">Isaiah 28:12 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/28-12.htm">Isaiah 28:12 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/28-12.htm">Isaiah 28:12 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/28-12.htm">Isaiah 28:12 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/28-12.htm">Isaiah 28:12 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/28-12.htm">Isaiah 28:12 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/28-12.htm">Isaiah 28:12 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/28-12.htm">Isaiah 28:12 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/28-12.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 28:12 To whom he said This (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/28-11.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 28:11"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 28:11" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/28-13.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 28:13"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 28:13" /></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>