Verse 21
Isaiah 28:21
Bible in Basic English
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For the Lord will come up as on Mount Perazim, he will be moved to wrath as in the valley of Gibeon; so that he may do his work--strange is his work; and give effect to his act--unnatural is his act.
Original Language Text
hebrew
כִּ֤י כְ/הַר פְּרָצִים֙ יָק֣וּם יְהוָ֔ה כְּ/עֵ֖מֶק בְּ/גִבְע֣וֹן יִרְגָּ֑ז לַ/עֲשׂ֤וֹת מַעֲשֵׂ֨/הוּ֙ זָ֣ר מַעֲשֵׂ֔/הוּ וְ/לַֽ/עֲבֹד֙ עֲבֹ֣דָת֔/וֹ נָכְרִיָּ֖ה עֲבֹדָתֽ/וֹ
English Translation
For as a mountain of breaches, the LORD will rise, as a valley in Gibeon, he will tremble to perform his strange act and to work his alien work.
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Chapter 28 Context
1
Ho! crown of pride of those who are given up to wine in Ephraim, and the dead flower of his glory wh...
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2
See, the Lord has a strong and cruel one; like a rain of ice, a storm of destruction, like the overf...
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3
The crown of pride of those who are given up to wine in Ephraim will be crushed under foot;
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4
And the dead flower of his glory, which is on the head of the fertile valley, will be like the first...
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5
In that day will the Lord of armies be a crown of glory, and a fair ornament, to the rest of his peo...
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6
And a spirit of wisdom to the judge, and strength to those who keep back the attackers at the door o...
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7
And further, these are uncertain through wine, and have gone out of the right way through strong dri...
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8
For all the tables are covered with coughed-up food, so that there is not a clean place.
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9
To whom will he give knowledge? and to whom will he make clear the word? Will it be to those who hav...
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10
For it is one rule after another; one line after another; here a little, there a little.
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11
No, but with broken talk, and with a strange tongue, he will give his word to this people:
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12
To whom he said, This is the rest, give rest to him who is tired; and by this you may get new streng...
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13
For this cause the word of the Lord will be to them rule after rule, line after line, here a little,...
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14
Give ear then to the word of the Lord, you men of pride, the rulers of this people in Jerusalem:
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15
Because you have said, We have made death our friend, and with the underworld we have made an agreem...
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16
For this cause says the Lord God (Elohim), See, I am placing in Zion as a base, a stone, a tested st...
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17
And I will make right decision the measuring-line, and righteousness the weight: and the ice-storm w...
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18
And the help you were looking for from death will come to nothing, and your agreement with the under...
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19
Whenever they come through they will overtake you; for they will come through morning after morning,...
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20
For the bed is not long enough for a man to be stretched out on: and the cover is not wide enough fo...
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21
For the Lord will come up as on Mount Perazim, he will be moved to wrath as in the valley of Gibeon;...
22
And now, take care that you do not make sport of him, or your bands will be made strong; for I have...
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23
Let your ears be open to my voice; give attention to what I say.
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24
Is the ploughman for ever ploughing? does he not get the earth ready and broken up for the seed?
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25
When the face of the earth has been levelled, does he not put in the different sorts of seed, and th...
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26
For his God (Elohim) is his teacher, giving him the knowledge of these things.
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27
For the fitches are not crushed with a sharp instrument, and a cart-wheel is not rolled over the cum...
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28
Is the grain for bread crushed? He does not go on crushing it for ever, but he lets his cart-wheels...
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29
This comes from the Lord of armies, purposing wonders, and wise in all his acts.
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