Isaiah 28:9-13

Judgment on Ephraim and Jerusalem

9 "Whom d will he teach knowledge?
And whom will he make to understand the message?
Those just weaned from milk?
Those just drawn from the breasts? 10 e For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept,
Line upon line, line upon line,
Here a little, there a little."

11 For with f stammering lips and another tongue
He will speak to this people, 12 To whom He said, "This is the g rest with which
You may cause the weary to rest,"
And, "This is the refreshing";
Yet they would not hear. 13 But the word of the LORD was to them,
"Precept upon precept, precept upon precept,
Line upon line, line upon line,
Here a little, there a little,"
That they might go and fall backward, and be broken
And snared and caught.

  1. Cross References
    Jeremiah 6:10
    To whom shall I speak and give warning, That they may hear? Indeed their ear is uncircumcised, And they cannot give heed. Behold, the word of the LORD is a reproach to them; They have no delight in it.
  2. Cross References
    2 Chronicles 36:15
    And the LORD God of their fathers sent warnings...
    Nehemiah 9:30
    Yet for many years You had patience with them, ...
    Jeremiah 25:3
    From the thirteenth year of Josiah the son of A...
    Jeremiah 25:4
    And the LORD has sent to you all His servants t...
    Jeremiah 35:15
    I have also sent to you all My servants the pro...
    Jeremiah 44:4
    'However I have sent to you all My servants the...
  3. Cross References
    Isaiah 33:19
    You will not see a fierce people, A people of obscure speech, beyond perception, Of a stammering tongue that you cannot understand.
    1 Corinthians 14:21
    In the law it is written: "With men of other tongues and other lips I will speak to this people; And yet, for all that, they will not hear Me," says the Lord.
  4. Cross References
    Isaiah 30:15
    For thus says the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel: "In returning and rest you shall be saved; In quietness and confidence shall be your strength." But you would not.
    Jeremiah 6:16
    Thus says the LORD: "Stand in the ways and see, And ask for the old paths, where the good way is, And walk in it; Then you will find rest for your souls. But they said, 'We will not walk in it.
    Matthew 11:28
    Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
    Matthew 11:29
    Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
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