Verse 5

Isaiah 28:5

New Living Translation

5 Then at last the LORD of Heaven’s Armies<br>will himself be Israel’s glorious crown.<br>He will be the pride and joy<br>of the remnant of his people.<br>
Original Language Text
hebrew
בַּ/יּ֣וֹם הַ/ה֗וּא יִֽהְיֶה֙ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֔וֹת לַ/עֲטֶ֣רֶת צְבִ֔י וְ/לִ/צְפִירַ֖ת תִּפְאָרָ֑ה לִ/שְׁאָ֖ר עַמּֽ/וֹ
English Translation
In that day, the LORD of hosts will be a crown of glory and a diadem of beauty to the remnant of His people.
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Chapter 28 Context
1 What sorrow awaits the proud city of Samaria —<br>the glorious crown of the drunks of Israel.<br>It... Focus ↗
2 For the Lord will send a mighty army against it.<br>Like a mighty hailstorm and a torrential rain,<b... Focus ↗
3 The proud city of Samaria —<br>the glorious crown of the drunks of Israel —<br>will be trampled bene... Focus ↗
4 It sits at the head of a fertile valley,<br>but its glorious beauty will fade like a flower.<br>Whoe... Focus ↗
5 Then at last the LORD of Heaven’s Armies<br>will himself be Israel’s glorious crown.<br>He will be t...
6 He will give a longing for justice<br>to their judges.<br>He will give great courage<br>to their war... Focus ↗
7 Now, however, Israel is led by drunks<br>who reel with wine and stagger with alcohol.<br>The priests... Focus ↗
8 Their tables are covered with vomit;<br>filth is everywhere.<br> Focus ↗
9 “Who does the LORD think we are?” they ask.<br>“Why does he speak to us like this?<br>Are we little... Focus ↗
10 He tells us everything over and over —<br>one line at a time,<br>one line at a time,<br>a little her... Focus ↗
11 So now God (Elohim) will have to speak to his people<br>through foreign oppressors who speak a stran... Focus ↗
12 God (Elohim) has told his people,<br>“Here is a place of rest;<br>let the weary rest here.<br>This i... Focus ↗
13 So the LORD will spell out his message for them again,<br>one line at a time,<br>one line at a time,... Focus ↗
14 Therefore, listen to this message from the LORD,<br>you scoffing rulers in Jerusalem.<br> Focus ↗
15 You boast, “We have struck a bargain to cheat death<br>and have made a deal to dodge the grave.<br>T... Focus ↗
16 Therefore, this is what the Sovereign LORD says:<br>“Look! I am placing a foundation stone in Jerusa... Focus ↗
17 I will test you with the measuring line of justice<br>and the plumb line of righteousness.<br>Since... Focus ↗
18 I will cancel the bargain you made to cheat death,<br>and I will overturn your deal to dodge the gra... Focus ↗
19 Again and again that flood will come,<br>morning after morning,<br>day and night,<br>until you are c... Focus ↗
20 The bed you have made is too short to lie on.<br>The blankets are too narrow to cover you.<br> Focus ↗
21 The LORD will come as he did against the Philistines at Mount Perazim<br>and against the Amorites at... Focus ↗
22 For the Lord, the LORD of Heaven’s Armies,<br>has plainly said that he is determined to crush the wh... Focus ↗
23 Listen to me;<br>listen, and pay close attention.<br> Focus ↗
24 Does a farmer always plow and never sow?<br>Is he forever cultivating the soil and never planting?<b... Focus ↗
25 Does he not finally plant his seeds —<br>black cumin, cumin, wheat, barley, and emmer wheat —<br>eac... Focus ↗
26 The farmer knows just what to do,<br>for God (Elohim) has given him understanding.<br> Focus ↗
27 A heavy sledge is never used to thresh black cumin;<br>rather, it is beaten with a light stick.<br>A... Focus ↗
28 Grain for bread is easily crushed,<br>so he doesn’t keep on pounding it.<br>He threshes it under the... Focus ↗
29 The LORD of Heaven’s Armies is a wonderful teacher,<br>and he gives the farmer great wisdom.<br> Focus ↗