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He will come to do a strange thing; he will come to do an unusual deed: <a href="/esv/isaiah/28.htm">English Standard Version</a> For the LORD will rise up as on Mount Perazim; as in the Valley of Gibeon he will be roused; to do his deed—strange is his deed! and to work his work—alien is his work! <a href="/bsb/isaiah/28.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> For the LORD will rise up as at Mount Perazim. He will rouse Himself as in the Valley of Gibeon, to do His work, His strange work, and to perform His task, His disturbing task. <a href="/kjv/isaiah/28.htm">King James Bible</a> For the LORD shall rise up as in mount Perazim, he shall be wroth as in the valley of Gibeon, that he may do his work, his strange work; and bring to pass his act, his strange act. <a href="/nkjv/isaiah/28.htm">New King James Version</a> For the LORD will rise up as at Mount Perazim, He will be angry as in the Valley of Gibeon— That He may do His work, His awesome work, And bring to pass His act, His unusual act. <a href="/nasb_/isaiah/28.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> For the LORD will rise up as at Mount Perazim, He will be stirred up as in the Valley of Gibeon, To do His task, His unusual task, And to work His work, His extraordinary work. <a href="/nasb/isaiah/28.htm">NASB 1995</a> For the LORD will rise up as at Mount Perazim, He will be stirred up as in the valley of Gibeon, To do His task, His unusual task, And to work His work, His extraordinary work. <a href="/nasb77/isaiah/28.htm">NASB 1977 </a> For the LORD will rise up as at Mount Perazim, He will be stirred up as in the valley of Gibeon; To do His task, His unusual task, And to work His work, His extraordinary work. <a href="/lsb/isaiah/28.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> For Yahweh will rise up as at Mount Perazim; He will be stirred up as in the valley of Gibeon, To work His work, His unusual work, And to labor in His labor, His exceptional labor. <a href="/amp/isaiah/28.htm">Amplified Bible</a> For the LORD will rise up as at Mount Perazim, He will be stirred up as in the Valley of Gibeon, To do His work, His unusual and incredible work, And to accomplish His work, His extraordinary work. <a href="/csb/isaiah/28.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> For the LORD will rise up as he did at Mount Perazim. He will rise in wrath, as at the Valley of Gibeon, to do his work, his unexpected work, and to perform his task, his unfamiliar task. <a href="/hcsb/isaiah/28.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> For the LORD will rise up as He did at Mount Perazim. He will rise in wrath, as at the Valley of Gibeon, to do His work, His strange work, and to perform His task, His disturbing task. <a href="/asv/isaiah/28.htm">American Standard Version</a> For Jehovah will rise up as in mount Perazim, he will be wroth as in the valley of Gibeon; that he may do his work, his strange work, and bring to pass his act, his strange act. <a href="/cev/isaiah/28.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The LORD will fiercely attack as he did at Mount Perazim and in Gibeon Valley. But this time the LORD will do something surprising, not what you expect. <a href="/erv/isaiah/28.htm">English Revised Version</a> For the LORD shall rise up as in mount Perazim, he shall be wroth as in the valley of Gibeon; that he may do his work, his strange work, and bring to pass his act, his strange act. <a href="/gwt/isaiah/28.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The LORD will rise as he did on Mount Perazim. He will wake up as he did in Gibeon Valley. He will do his work, his unexpected work, and perform his deeds, his mysterious deeds. <a href="/gnt/isaiah/28.htm">Good News Translation</a> The LORD will fight as he did at Mount Perazim and in the valley of Gibeon, in order to do what he intends to do--strange as his actions may seem. He will complete his work, his mysterious work. <a href="/isv/isaiah/28.htm">International Standard Version</a> For the LORD will stand upon Mount Perazim, he will rouse himself in the Valley of Gibeon; to carry out his work— his strange deed, and to perform his task— his alien task! <a href="/msb/isaiah/28.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> For the LORD will rise up as at Mount Perazim. He will rouse Himself as in the Valley of Gibeon, to do His work, His strange work, and to perform His task, His disturbing task. <a href="/net/isaiah/28.htm">NET Bible</a> For the LORD will rise up, as he did at Mount Perazim, he will rouse himself, as he did in the Valley of Gibeon, to accomplish his work, his peculiar work, to perform his task, his strange task. <a href="/nheb/isaiah/28.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> For the LORD will rise up as on Mount Perazim. He will be angry as in the Valley of Gibeon; that he may do his work, his unusual work, and bring to pass his act, his extraordinary act. <a href="/wbt/isaiah/28.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> For the LORD will rise as on mount Perazim, he will be wroth as in the valley of Gibeon, that he may do his work, his strange work; and bring to pass his act, his strange act. <a href="/web/isaiah/28.htm">World English Bible</a> For Yahweh will rise up as on Mount Perazim. He will be angry as in the valley of Gibeon; that he may do his work, his unusual work, and bring to pass his act, his extraordinary act. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/isaiah/28.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> For as YHWH rises [at] Mount Perazim, "" As He is troubled [at] the valley in Gibeon, "" To do His work—strange [is] His work, "" And to do His deed—strange [is] His deed.” <a href="/ylt/isaiah/28.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> For as at mount Perazim rise doth Jehovah, As at the valley in Gibeon He is troubled, To do His work -- strange is His work, And to do His deed -- strange is His deed.' <a href="/slt/isaiah/28.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> For as mount Perazim shall Jehovah rise up, as the valley in Gibeon shall he be moved to do his work, his strange work, and to work his service, his unknown service.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/isaiah/28.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> For the Lord shall stand up as in the mountain of divisions: he shall be angry as in the valley which is in Gabaon: that he may do his work, his strange work: that he may perform his work, his work is strange to him. <a href="/cpdv/isaiah/28.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> For the Lord will stand, just as at the mountain of divisions. He will be angry, just as in the valley which is in Gibeon, so that he may accomplish his work, his strange work, so that he may complete his work, his work which is foreign even to him. <a href="/nabre/isaiah/28.htm">New American Bible</a> For the LORD shall rise up as on Mount Perazim, bestir himself as in the Valley of Gibeon, To carry out his work—strange his work! to perform his deed—alien his deed! <a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/28.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> For the LORD will rise up as on Mount Perazim, he will rage as in the valley of Gibeon to do his deed—strange is his deed!— and to work his work—alien is his work!<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/28.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> For the LORD shall rise up as in a mountain pass, he shall be wroth as in the valley of Gibeon, that he may do his works, his strange works, and bring to pass his acts, his strange acts. <a href="/hpbt/isaiah/28.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Because LORD JEHOVAH shall rise up on a mountain in a gap like the valley of Gebun. He shall be passionate to do his works, his strange works, and to do his acts, his strange acts<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/isaiah/28.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> For the LORD will rise up as in mount Perazim, He will be wroth as in the valley of Gibeon; That He may do His work, strange is His work, And bring to pass His act, strange is His act. <a href="/sep/isaiah/28.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> The Lord shall rise up as a mountain of ungodly men, and shall be in the valley of Gabaon; he shall perform his works with wrath, even a work of bitterness, and his wrath shall deal strangely, and his destruction shall be strange. <a href="/parallel/isaiah/28-21.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=5783" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/isaiah/28.htm">A Cornerstone in Zion</a> …20Indeed, the bed is too short to stretch out on, and the blanket too small to wrap around you. 21<a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</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.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: yā·qūm (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise.">will rise up</a> <a href="/hebrew/2022.htm" title="2022: ḵə·har- (Prep-k:: N-msc) -- Mountain, hill, hill country. A shortened form of harar; a mountain or range of hills.">as at Mount</a> <a href="/hebrew/6559.htm" title="6559: pə·rā·ṣîm (N-mp) -- A mountain in Isr. Plural of perets; breaks; Peratsim, a mountain in Palestine.">Perazim.</a> <a href="/hebrew/7264.htm" title="7264: yir·gāz (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To be agitated, quiver, quake, be excited, perturbed. A primitive root; to quiver.">He will rouse Himself</a> <a href="/hebrew/6010.htm" title="6010: kə·‘ê·meq (Prep-k:: N-ms) -- A vale. From amaq; a vale.">as in the Valley</a> <a href="/hebrew/1391.htm" title="1391: bə·ḡiḇ·‘ō·wn (Prep-b:: N-proper-fs) -- A Levitical city in Benjamin. From the same as Geba'; hilly; Gibon, a place in Palestine.">of Gibeon,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: la·‘ă·śō·wṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">to do</a> <a href="/hebrew/4639.htm" title="4639: ma·‘ă·śê·hū (N-msc:: 3ms) -- A deed, work. From asah; an action; generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product or property.">His work,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2114.htm" title="2114: zār (Adj-ms) -- A primitive root; to turn aside; hence to be a foreigner, strange, profane; specifically to commit adultery.">His strange</a> <a href="/hebrew/4639.htm" title="4639: ma·‘ă·śê·hū (N-msc:: 3ms) -- A deed, work. From asah; an action; generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product or property.">work,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5647.htm" title="5647: wə·la·‘ă·ḇōḏ (Conj-w, Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To work, serve. A primitive root; to work; by implication, to serve, till, enslave, etc.">and to perform</a> <a href="/hebrew/5656.htm" title="5656: ‘ă·ḇō·ḏā·ṯōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Labor, service. Or mabowdah; from abad; work of any kind.">His task,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5237.htm" title="5237: nā·ḵə·rî·yāh (Adj-fs) -- Foreign, alien. From neker; strange, in a variety of degrees and applications.">His disturbing</a> <a href="/hebrew/5656.htm" title="5656: ‘ă·ḇō·ḏā·ṯōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Labor, service. Or mabowdah; from abad; work of any kind.">task.</a> 22So now, do not mock, or your shackles will become heavier. Indeed, I have heard from the Lord GOD of Hosts a decree of destruction against the whole land.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/2_samuel/5-20.htm">2 Samuel 5:20</a> So David went to Baal-perazim, where he defeated the Philistines and said, “Like a bursting flood, the LORD has burst out against my enemies before me.” So he called that place Baal-perazim. <a href="/1_chronicles/14-11.htm">1 Chronicles 14:11</a> So David and his men went up to Baal-perazim, where he defeated the Philistines and said, “Like a bursting flood, God has burst out against my enemies by my hand.” So they called that place Baal-perazim. <a href="/joshua/10-12.htm">Joshua 10:12-14</a> On the day that the LORD gave the Amorites over to the Israelites, Joshua spoke to the LORD in the presence of Israel: “O sun, stand still over Gibeon, O moon, over the Valley of Aijalon.” / So the sun stood still and the moon stopped until the nation took vengeance upon its enemies. Is this not written in the Book of Jashar? “So the sun stopped in the middle of the sky and delayed going down about a full day.” / There has been no day like it before or since, when the LORD listened to the voice of a man, because the LORD fought for Israel. <a href="/habakkuk/3-2.htm">Habakkuk 3:2</a> O LORD, I have heard the report of You; I stand in awe, O LORD, of Your deeds. Revive them in these years; make them known in these years. In Your wrath, remember mercy! <a href="/psalms/78-12.htm">Psalm 78:12-16</a> He worked wonders before their fathers in the land of Egypt, in the region of Zoan. / He split the sea and brought them through; He set the waters upright like a wall. / He led them with a cloud by day and with a light of fire all night. ... <a href="/psalms/78-43.htm">Psalm 78:43-51</a> when He performed His signs in Egypt and His wonders in the fields of Zoan. / He turned their rivers to blood, and from their streams they could not drink. / He sent swarms of flies that devoured them, and frogs that devastated them. ... <a href="/psalms/136-10.htm">Psalm 136:10-15</a> He struck down the firstborn of Egypt His loving devotion endures forever. / and brought Israel out from among them His loving devotion endures forever. / with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. His loving devotion endures forever. ... <a href="/exodus/14-13.htm">Exodus 14:13-31</a> But Moses told the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the LORD’s salvation, which He will accomplish for you today; for the Egyptians you see today, you will never see again. / The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.” / Then the LORD said to Moses, “Why are you crying out to Me? Tell the Israelites to go forward. ... <a href="/exodus/15-1.htm">Exodus 15:1-21</a> Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the LORD: “I will sing to the LORD, for He is highly exalted. The horse and rider He has thrown into the sea. / The LORD is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise Him, my father’s God, and I will exalt Him. / The LORD is a warrior, the LORD is His name. ... <a href="/micah/1-3.htm">Micah 1:3-4</a> For behold, the LORD comes forth from His dwelling place; He will come down and tread on the high places of the earth. / The mountains will melt beneath Him, and the valleys will split apart, like wax before the fire, like water rushing down a slope. <a href="/acts/13-17.htm">Acts 13:17-19</a> The God of the people of Israel chose our fathers. He made them into a great people during their stay in Egypt, and with an uplifted arm He led them out of that land. / He endured their conduct for about forty years in the wilderness. / And having vanquished seven nations in Canaan, He gave their land to His people as an inheritance. <a href="/romans/9-28.htm">Romans 9:28</a> For the Lord will carry out His sentence on the earth thoroughly and decisively.” <a href="/hebrews/4-12.htm">Hebrews 4:12</a> For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it pierces even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It judges the thoughts and intentions of the heart. <a href="/revelation/15-3.htm">Revelation 15:3-4</a> and they sang the song of God’s servant Moses and of the Lamb: “Great and wonderful are Your works, O Lord God Almighty! Just and true are Your ways, O King of the nations! / Who will not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before You, for Your righteous acts have been revealed.” <a href="/matthew/24-21.htm">Matthew 24:21-22</a> For at that time there will be great tribulation, unseen from the beginning of the world until now, and never to be seen again. / If those days had not been cut short, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be cut short.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>For the LORD shall rise up as in mount Perazim, he shall be wroth as in the valley of Gibeon, that he may do his work, his strange work; and bring to pass his act, his strange act.in mount Perazim<a href="/2_samuel/5-20.htm">2 Samuel 5:20</a> And David came to Baalperazim, and David smote them there, and said, The LORD hath broken forth upon mine enemies before me, as the breach of waters. Therefore he called the name of that place Baalperazim.<a href="/1_chronicles/14-11.htm">1 Chronicles 14:11</a> So they came up to Baalperazim; and David smote them there. Then David said, God hath broken in upon mine enemies by mine hand like the breaking forth of waters: therefore they called the name of that place Baalperazim.the valley<a href="/joshua/10-10.htm">Joshua 10:10,12</a> And the LORD discomfited them before Israel, and slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them along the way that goeth up to Bethhoron, and smote them to Azekah, and unto Makkedah… <a href="/2_samuel/5-25.htm">2 Samuel 5:25</a> And David did so, as the LORD had commanded him; and smote the Philistines from Geba until thou come to Gazer.<a href="/1_chronicles/14-16.htm">1 Chronicles 14:16</a> David therefore did as God commanded him: and they smote the host of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gazer.his strange<a href="/isaiah/28-19.htm">Isaiah 28:19</a> From the time that it goeth forth it shall take you: for morning by morning shall it pass over, by day and by night: and it shall be a vexation only to understand the report.<a href="/deuteronomy/29-21.htm">Deuteronomy 29:21-24</a> And the LORD shall separate him unto evil out of all the tribes of Israel, according to all the curses of the covenant that are written in this book of the law: … <a href="/jeremiah/30-14.htm">Jeremiah 30:14</a> All thy lovers have forgotten thee; 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This phrase references a historical event where the LORD intervened decisively on behalf of Israel. Mount Perazim is associated with the battle where David defeated the Philistines (<a href="/2_samuel/5-20.htm">2 Samuel 5:20</a>). The name "Perazim" means "breakthroughs," signifying God's powerful intervention. This serves as a reminder of God's ability to act mightily and unexpectedly in human affairs, emphasizing His sovereignty and power.He will rouse Himself as in the Valley of Gibeon, The Valley of Gibeon recalls another significant victory for Israel, where God intervened by causing the sun to stand still, allowing Joshua to defeat the Amorites (<a href="/joshua/10-10.htm">Joshua 10:10-14</a>). This event underscores God's control over creation and His willingness to fight for His people. It highlights the theme of divine intervention in battles, symbolizing God's active role in the deliverance and judgment of nations.to do His work, His strange work, The "strange work" refers to God's actions that may seem unusual or unexpected from a human perspective. In the context of Isaiah, this likely points to God's judgment on Israel, which was unexpected for a people who considered themselves chosen and protected. This phrase suggests that God's ways and purposes can be beyond human understanding, aligning with passages like <a href="/isaiah/55-8.htm">Isaiah 55:8-9</a>, which speak of God's thoughts and ways being higher than ours.and to perform His task, His disturbing task. The "disturbing task" indicates a work of judgment that is unsettling or surprising. This can be seen as a warning to Israel of impending judgment due to their disobedience and rebellion. It serves as a reminder of the seriousness of sin and the reality of divine justice. This phrase also foreshadows the ultimate judgment and redemption through Jesus Christ, who took upon Himself the judgment for sin, a task that was both disturbing and redemptive.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The covenant God of Israel, who is depicted as rising up to perform a unique and unexpected work. 2. <a href="/topical/m/mount_perazim.htm">Mount Perazim</a> A location where God previously intervened on behalf of Israel, associated with a victory over the Philistines during King David's reign (<a href="/2_samuel/5-20.htm">2 Samuel 5:20</a>). 3. <a href="/topical/v/valley_of_gibeon.htm">Valley of Gibeon</a> Another site of divine intervention, where God aided Israel in battle by causing the sun to stand still during Joshua's leadership (<a href="/joshua/10-10.htm">Joshua 10:10-14</a>). 4. <a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a> The prophet who delivers this message, warning of God's impending judgment and unexpected actions. 5. <a href="/topical/i/israel/judah.htm">Israel/Judah</a> The primary audience of Isaiah's prophecy, facing impending judgment due to their disobedience and lack of faith.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_power.htm">God's Sovereignty and Power</a> God is sovereign and can intervene in history in unexpected ways. His actions may seem strange or alien to us, but they are always purposeful and aligned with His divine plan. <a href="/topical/d/divine_judgment_and_mercy.htm">Divine Judgment and Mercy</a> The context of <a href="/isaiah/28-21.htm">Isaiah 28:21</a> involves judgment, yet it also serves as a reminder of God's mercy. His strange work is often a call to repentance and a demonstration of His desire to restore His people. <a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_plan.htm">Trust in God's Plan</a> Believers are encouraged to trust in God's plan, even when it seems incomprehensible. His past interventions at Mount Perazim and the Valley of Gibeon assure us of His faithfulness and power. <a href="/topical/c/call_to_repentance.htm">Call to Repentance</a> Just as Israel was called to repentance, we too must examine our lives and turn back to God, recognizing that His ways are higher and His purposes are for our ultimate good.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_28.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 28</a> <a href="/q/does_isaiah_28_21-22_question_divine_justice.htm">In Isaiah 28:21–22, does the notion of God performing a “strange work” and bringing swift judgment raise questions about the consistency of divine justice elsewhere in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/why_do_scholars_think_isaiah_has_multiple_authors.htm">Why do some scholars believe that sections of Isaiah were written by multiple authors centuries apart?</a> <a href="/q/which_'fortified_city'_in_isaiah_25_2.htm">In Isaiah 25:2, which specific 'fortified city' is being referenced, and what archaeological evidence supports or contradicts its complete destruction?</a> <a href="/q/how_can_god_direct_cruel_rulers'_hearts.htm">Proverbs 21:1: How can a king's heart be completely directed by God if history is full of cruel rulers who appear to have acted against any divine morality?</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>(21) The Lord shall rise up as in mount Perazim . . .--The point of the reference to David's victories at Baal Perazim (<a href="/2_samuel/5-20.htm" title="And David came to Baalperazim, and David smote them there, and said, The LORD has broken forth on my enemies before me, as the breach of waters. Therefore he called the name of that place Baalperazim.">2Samuel 5:20</a>; <a href="/1_chronicles/14-11.htm" title="So they came up to Baalperazim; and David smote them there. Then David said, God has broken in on my enemies by my hand like the breaking forth of waters: therefore they called the name of that place Baalperazim.">1Chronicles 14:11</a>), and at Gibeon (<a href="/1_chronicles/14-16.htm" title="David therefore did as God commanded him: and they smote the host of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gazer.">1Chronicles 14:16</a>) is that then Jehuah had interposed on behalf of His people against their enemies. The "new and strange" work--the very paradox of prophecy--was that He would now rise up to overthrow His own people.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/28.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 21. - The Lord shall rise up as in Mount Perazim. The "Mount Perazim" of this passage is probably the same as the "Baal-Perazim" of <a href="/1_chronicles/14-11.htm">1 Chronicles 14:11</a>, where David completely defeated the Philistines by the Divine help. This victory is connected with another over the same nation in the valley of Gibeon (<a href="/1_chronicles/14-13.htm">1 Chronicles 14:13-16</a>). Now, however, God was to be on the side of the enemies of his people, who were to suffer as the Philistines had suffered in the olden time. This punishment of Ida own people by the sword of foreigners was strange work on God's part - a strange act. But it was their strange conduct which caused God's strange action. They had become as it were, Philistines. <a href="/commentaries/isaiah/28-21.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>For כִּ֤י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction the LORD יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel will rise up יָק֣וּם (yā·qūm) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6965.htm">Strong's 6965: </a> To arise, stand up, stand as at Mount כְהַר־ (ḵə·har-) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2022.htm">Strong's 2022: </a> Mountain, hill, hill country Perazim. פְּרָצִים֙ (pə·rā·ṣîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6559.htm">Strong's 6559: </a> Perazim -- a mountain in Israel He will rouse Himself יִרְגָּ֑ז (yir·gāz) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7264.htm">Strong's 7264: </a> To be agitated, quiver, quake, be excited, perturbed as [in] the valley כְּעֵ֖מֶק (kə·‘ê·meq) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6010.htm">Strong's 6010: </a> A vale of Gibeon, בְּגִבְע֣וֹן (bə·ḡiḇ·‘ō·wn) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1391.htm">Strong's 1391: </a> Gibeon -- a Levitical city in Benjamin to do לַעֲשׂ֤וֹת (la·‘ă·śō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make His work, מַעֲשֵׂ֙הוּ֙ (ma·‘ă·śê·hū) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4639.htm">Strong's 4639: </a> An action, a transaction, activity, a product, property His strange זָ֣ר (zār) Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2114.htm">Strong's 2114: </a> To turn aside, to be a, foreigner, strange, profane, to commit adultery work, מַעֲשֵׂ֔הוּ (ma·‘ă·śê·hū) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4639.htm">Strong's 4639: </a> An action, a transaction, activity, a product, property and to perform וְלַֽעֲבֹד֙ (wə·la·‘ă·ḇōḏ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5647.htm">Strong's 5647: </a> To work, to serve, till, enslave His task, עֲבֹ֣דָת֔וֹ (‘ă·ḇō·ḏā·ṯōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5656.htm">Strong's 5656: </a> Work of any kind His disturbing נָכְרִיָּ֖ה (nā·ḵə·rî·yāh) Adjective - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5237.htm">Strong's 5237: </a> Foreign, alien task. עֲבֹדָתֽוֹ׃ (‘ă·ḇō·ḏā·ṯōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5656.htm">Strong's 5656: </a> Work of any kind <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/28-21.htm">Isaiah 28:21 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/isaiah/28-21.htm">Isaiah 28:21 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/isaiah/28-21.htm">Isaiah 28:21 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/isaiah/28-21.htm">Isaiah 28:21 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/isaiah/28-21.htm">Isaiah 28:21 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/28-21.htm">Isaiah 28:21 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/28-21.htm">Isaiah 28:21 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/28-21.htm">Isaiah 28:21 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/28-21.htm">Isaiah 28:21 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/isaiah/28-21.htm">Isaiah 28:21 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-21.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 28:21 For Yahweh will rise up as (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/28-20.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 28:20"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 28:20" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/28-22.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 28:22"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 28:22" /></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>