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I, the LORD, have spoken!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />but if you refuse and rebel, you shall be eaten by the sword; for the mouth of the LORD has spoken.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />But if you resist and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken <i>it</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />But if you refuse and rebel, You shall be devoured by the sword”; For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But if you refuse and rebel, You will be devoured by the sword.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220But if you refuse and rebel, You will be devoured by the sword.&#8221 Truly, the mouth of the LORD has spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“But if you refuse and rebel, You will be devoured by the sword.” Truly, the mouth of the LORD has spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But if you refuse and rebel, You will be eaten by the sword.” For the mouth of Yahweh has spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />But if you refuse and rebel, You shall be devoured by the sword.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But if you refuse and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But if you refuse and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword.&#8221 For the mouth of the LORD has spoken. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />but if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword; for the mouth of Jehovah hath spoken it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />But if you turn against me, your enemies will kill you. I, the LORD, have spoken. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />but if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />But if you refuse and rebel, you will be destroyed by swords." The LORD has spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />But if you defy me, you are doomed to die. I, the LORD, have spoken." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />but if you refuse and rebel, you'll be devoured by the sword, because the LORD has spoken."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />But if you resist and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword.? For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But if you refuse and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword." Know for certain that the LORD has spoken. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />but if you refuse and rebel, the sword shall devour you; for the mouth of the LORD has spoken it."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />but if you refuse and rebel, you will be devoured with the sword; for Yahweh’s mouth has spoken it.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And if you refuse, and have rebelled, "" You are consumed [by] the sword,” "" For the mouth of YHWH has spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And if ye refuse, and have rebelled, By the sword ye are consumed, For the mouth of Jehovah hath spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And if ye shall refuse and rebel, ye shall be eaten by the sword: for the mouth of Jehovah spake.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But if you will not, and will provoke me to wrath: the sword shall devour you because the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But if you are not willing, and you provoke me to anger, then the sword will devour you. For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />But if you refuse and resist, you shall be eaten by the sword: for the mouth of the LORD has spoken! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />but if you refuse and rebel, you shall be devoured by the sword; for the mouth of the LORD has spoken.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But if you refuse and rebel, you shall be devoured with the sword; for the mouth of the LORD has spoken it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And if you will not obey and you will contend, by the sword you shall be consumed. The mouth of LORD JEHOVAH has spoken<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />But if ye refuse and rebel, Ye shall be devoured with the sword; For the mouth of the LORD hath spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />but if ye be not willing, nor hearken to me, a sword shall devour you: for the mouth of the Lord has spoken this.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/1-20.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=223" 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/1.htm">Meaningless Offerings</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">19</span>If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the best of the land. <span class="reftext">20</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: wə·’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">But if</a> <a href="/hebrew/3985.htm" title="3985: tə·mā·’ă·nū (V-Piel-Imperf-2mp) -- To refuse. A primitive root; to refuse.">you resist</a> <a href="/hebrew/4784.htm" title="4784: ū·mə·rî·ṯem (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2mp) -- To be contentious or rebellious. A primitive root; to be bitter; to rebel.">and rebel,</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: tə·’uk·kə·lū (V-QalPass-Imperf-2mp) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">you will be devoured</a> <a href="/hebrew/2719.htm" title="2719: ḥe·reḇ (N-fs) -- A sword. From charab; drought; also a cutting instrument, as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement.">by the sword.”</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/6310.htm" title="6310: pî (N-msc) -- Mouth. From pa'ah; the mouth, whether literal or figurative; specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially according to.">the mouth</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: dib·bêr (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">has spoken.</a> </span><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="/deuteronomy/30-17.htm">Deuteronomy 30:17-18</a></span><br />But if your heart turns away and you do not listen, but are drawn away to bow down to other gods and worship them, / I declare to you today that you will surely perish; you shall not prolong your days in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-23.htm">Jeremiah 7:23-24</a></span><br />but this is what I commanded them: Obey Me, and I will be your God, and you will be My people. You must walk in all the ways I have commanded you, so that it may go well with you. / Yet they did not listen or incline their ear, but they followed the stubborn inclinations of their own evil hearts. They went backward and not forward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/1-24.htm">Proverbs 1:24-31</a></span><br />Because you refused my call, and no one took my outstretched hand, / because you neglected all my counsel, and wanted none of my correction, / in turn I will mock your calamity; I will sneer when terror strikes you, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/18-24.htm">Ezekiel 18:24</a></span><br />But if a righteous man turns from his righteousness and practices iniquity, committing the same abominations as the wicked, will he live? None of the righteous acts he did will be remembered. Because of the unfaithfulness and sin he has committed, he will die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-13.htm">2 Kings 17:13-14</a></span><br />Yet through all His prophets and seers, the LORD warned Israel and Judah, saying, “Turn from your wicked ways and keep My commandments and statutes, according to the entire Law that I commanded your fathers and delivered to you through My servants the prophets.” / But they would not listen, and they stiffened their necks like their fathers, who did not believe the LORD their God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/4-6.htm">Hosea 4:6</a></span><br />My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you as My priests. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/7-11.htm">Zechariah 7:11-13</a></span><br />But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they stopped up their ears from hearing. / They made their hearts like flint and would not listen to the law or to the words that the LORD of Hosts had sent by His Spirit through the earlier prophets. Therefore great anger came from the LORD of Hosts. / And just as I had called and they would not listen, so when they called I would not listen, says the LORD of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/3-1.htm">Amos 3:1-2</a></span><br />Hear this word that the LORD has spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family that I brought up out of the land of Egypt: / “Only you have I known from all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/11-7.htm">Jeremiah 11:7-8</a></span><br />For from the time I brought your fathers out of the land of Egypt until today, I strongly warned them again and again, saying, ‘Obey My voice.’ / Yet they would not obey or incline their ears, but each one followed the stubbornness of his evil heart. So I brought on them all the curses of this covenant I had commanded them to follow but they did not keep.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-15.htm">2 Chronicles 36:15-16</a></span><br />Again and again the LORD, the God of their fathers, sent word to His people through His messengers because He had compassion on them and on His dwelling place. / But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-26.htm">Matthew 7:26-27</a></span><br />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. / The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell—and great was its collapse!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/2-8.htm">Romans 2:8-9</a></span><br />But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow wickedness, there will be wrath and anger. / There will be trouble and distress for every human being who does evil, first for the Jew, then for the Greek;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-26.htm">Hebrews 10:26-27</a></span><br />If we deliberately go on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no further sacrifice for sins remains, / but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume all adversaries.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/3-36.htm">John 3:36</a></span><br />Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life. Whoever rejects the Son will not see life. Instead, the wrath of God remains on him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_thessalonians/1-8.htm">2 Thessalonians 1:8-9</a></span><br />in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. / They will suffer the penalty of eternal destruction, separated from the presence of the Lord and the glory of His might,</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">But if you refuse and rebel, you shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the LORD has spoken it.</p><p class="hdg">if ye refuse</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/3-11.htm">Isaiah 3:11</a></b></br> Woe unto the wicked! <i>it shall be</i> ill <i>with him</i>: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/12-25.htm">1 Samuel 12:25</a></b></br> But if ye shall still do wickedly, ye shall be consumed, both ye and your king.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/36-14.htm">2 Chronicles 36:14-16</a></b></br> Moreover all the chief of the priests, and the people, transgressed very much after all the abominations of the heathen; and polluted the house of the LORD which he had hallowed in Jerusalem… </p><p class="hdg">for the mouth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/40-5.htm">Isaiah 40:5</a></b></br> And the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see <i>it</i> together: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken <i>it</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/58-14.htm">Isaiah 58:14</a></b></br> Then shalt thou delight thyself in the LORD; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken <i>it</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/26-33.htm">Leviticus 26:33</a></b></br> And I will scatter you among the heathen, and will draw out a sword after you: and your land shall be desolate, and your cities waste.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ecclesiastes/10-12.htm">Consumed</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/10-12.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/psalms/105-35.htm">Devoured</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-10.htm">Hearts</a> <a href="/songs/7-9.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-5.htm">Rebel</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-2.htm">Rebelled</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/2-10.htm">Refuse</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/4-12.htm">Resist</a> <a href="/songs/3-8.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-15.htm">Turned</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/1-28.htm">Consumed</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-28.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-14.htm">Devoured</a> <a href="/isaiah/6-10.htm">Hearts</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-14.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-8.htm">Rebel</a> <a href="/isaiah/31-6.htm">Rebelled</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-25.htm">Refuse</a> <a href="/daniel/11-15.htm">Resist</a> <a href="/isaiah/2-4.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-25.htm">Turned</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 1</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/1-1.htm">Isaiah complains of Judah for her rebellion</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/1-5.htm">He laments her judgments</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/1-10.htm">He upbraids their whole service</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/1-16.htm">He exhorts to repentance, with promises and threats</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/1-21.htm">Bewailing their wickedness, he denounces God's judgments</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/1-25.htm">He promises grace</a></span><br><span class="reftext">28. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/1-28.htm">And threatens destruction to the wicked</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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Historically, Israel had a pattern of resisting God's will, as seen in their idolatry and failure to uphold the covenant. The terms "resist" and "rebel" indicate a deliberate turning away from God's authority. This rebellion is not just a passive neglect but an active opposition to God's laws. The context of Isaiah is a call to repentance, urging the people to turn back to God. This theme of rebellion is echoed in other scriptures, such as in <a href="/1_samuel/15-23.htm">1 Samuel 15:23</a>, where rebellion is equated with the sin of divination.<p><b>you will be devoured by the sword.”</b><br>The imagery of being "devoured by the sword" is a vivid depiction of the consequences of disobedience. In the ancient Near East, the sword was a common instrument of warfare and judgment. This phrase suggests that the result of Israel's rebellion would be military defeat and destruction. Historically, this prophecy was fulfilled when the Assyrians and later the Babylonians conquered Israel and Judah. The sword symbolizes God's judgment, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/28-25.htm">Deuteronomy 28:25</a>, where disobedience leads to being defeated by enemies. This also foreshadows the ultimate judgment that comes from rejecting God's salvation through Christ.<p><b>For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the certainty and authority of the prophecy. When the "mouth of the LORD" speaks, it signifies divine revelation and assurance that what is spoken will come to pass. In biblical context, God's word is powerful and effective, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/55-11.htm">Isaiah 55:11</a>, where it is said that God's word will not return void. This underscores the seriousness of the warning and the inevitability of the consequences if the people do not repent. The authority of God's word is a central theme throughout scripture, affirming that His declarations are trustworthy and binding.<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 that bears 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 Isaiah addresses in his prophecies. Judah was experiencing social injustice and idolatry, prompting Isaiah's call for repentance.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a></b><br>The covenant name of God, Yahweh, who speaks through Isaiah, warning the people of the consequences of their rebellion.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_sword.htm">The Sword</a></b><br>Symbolic of judgment and destruction, often used in the Bible to represent divine retribution against sin and disobedience.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/r/rebellion.htm">Rebellion</a></b><br>The act of resisting or defying authority, in this context, the authority of God. It is a central theme in Isaiah's message to the people of Judah.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_rebellion.htm">The Consequences of Rebellion</a></b><br>Rebellion against God leads to destruction. Isaiah warns that refusing God's ways results in being "devoured by the sword," a metaphor for divine judgment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_certainty_of_god's_word.htm">The Certainty of God's Word</a></b><br>The phrase "For the mouth of the LORD has spoken" underscores the certainty and authority of God's pronouncements. His words are not to be taken lightly.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a></b><br>Isaiah's message is a call to repentance. The people of Judah are urged to turn from their rebellious ways to avoid the dire consequences foretold.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a></b><br>Obedience to God is not just a suggestion but a requirement for life and blessing. The contrast between obedience and rebellion is stark and serves as a warning.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_justice_and_mercy.htm">God's Justice and Mercy</a></b><br>While God is just and will execute judgment, His warnings are also an act of mercy, giving people the opportunity to repent and return to Him.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 1</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_'live_by_the_sword,_die_by'.htm">What does 'live by the sword, die by the sword' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_spiritual_warfare.htm">What is the concept of spiritual warfare?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_mention_sargon_ii_in_isaiah_20_1.htm">Why does Isaiah 20:1 reference Sargon II of Assyria if some scholars argue that the historical record of his campaign against Ashdod is unclear or contradicts biblical chronology?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_satan_bound_for_1000_years.htm">(Revelation 20:1-3) How can Satan be literally bound for a thousand years and then released if he is not a physical being?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 20.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">If ye refuse and rebel</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> "if ye neither consent in will, nor obey in act, "antithetical to the two verbs in the first clause of ver. 19. <span class="cmt_word">Ye shall be devoured</span>; or, <span class="accented">ye</span> <span class="accented">shall be eaten</span>. The same verb as in the latter clause of ver. 19. <span class="cmt_word">With the sword.</span> The metaphor is not a common one, but occurs in Jeremiah (<a href="/jeremiah/2-30.htm">Jeremiah 2:30</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/12-12.htm">Jeremiah 12:12</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/46-10.htm">Jeremiah 46:10, 14</a>) and Nahum (<a href="/nahum/2-13.htm">Nahum 2:13</a><span class="cmt_word">). The mouth of</span> <span class="cmt_word">the Lord hath spoken it.</span> A weighty ending, indicating the certainty of fulfillment, Jehovah, who cannot lie, has spoken; the result will assuredly follow. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/1-20.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">But if</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאִם־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you resist</span><br /><span class="heb">תְּמָאֲנ֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(tə·mā·’ă·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3985.htm">Strong's 3985: </a> </span><span class="str2">To refuse</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and rebel,</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמְרִיתֶ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mə·rî·ṯem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4784.htm">Strong's 4784: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be contentious or rebellious</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you will be devoured</span><br /><span class="heb">תְּאֻכְּל֔וּ</span> <span class="translit">(tə·’uk·kə·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - QalPass - Imperfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To eat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by the sword.”</span><br /><span class="heb">חֶ֣רֶב</span> <span class="translit">(ḥe·reḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2719.htm">Strong's 2719: </a> </span><span class="str2">Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword</span><br /><br /><span class="word">For</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֛י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the mouth</span><br /><span class="heb">פִּ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(pî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6310.htm">Strong's 6310: </a> </span><span class="str2">The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has spoken.</span><br /><span class="heb">דִּבֵּֽר׃</span> <span class="translit">(dib·bêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arrange, to speak, to subdue</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/1-20.htm">Isaiah 1:20 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/1-20.htm">Isaiah 1:20 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/1-20.htm">Isaiah 1:20 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/1-20.htm">Isaiah 1:20 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/1-20.htm">Isaiah 1:20 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/1-20.htm">Isaiah 1:20 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/1-20.htm">Isaiah 1:20 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/1-20.htm">Isaiah 1:20 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/1-20.htm">Isaiah 1:20 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/1-20.htm">Isaiah 1:20 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/1-20.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 1:20 But if you refuse and rebel you (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/1-19.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 1:19"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 1:19" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/1-21.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 1:21"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 1:21" /></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>