Isaiah 28
28Ah, the proud garland of the drunkards of Ephraim, and the fading flower of its glorious beauty, which is on the head of those bloated with rich food, of those overcome with wine!H1945H5850H1348H7910H669H6643H8597H5034H6731H7218H8081H1516H1986H31962See, the Lord has one who is mighty and strong; like a storm of hail, a destroying tempest, like a storm of mighty, overflowing waters; with his hand he will hurl them down to the earth.H136H2389H533H2230H1259H6986H8178H2230H3524H4325H7857H3240H776H30273Trampled under foot will be the proud garland of the drunkards of Ephraim.H5850H1348H7910H669H7429H72724And the fading flower of its glorious beauty, which is on the head of those bloated with rich food, will be like a first-ripe fig before the summer; whoever sees it, eats it up as soon as it comes to hand.H6643H8597H7218H8081H1516H5034H6733H1061H7019H7200H7200H3709H11045In that day the LORD of hosts will be a garland of glory, and a diadem of beauty, to the remnant of his people;H3117H3068H6635H5850H6643H6843H8597H7605H59716and a spirit of justice to the one who sits in judgment, and strength to those who turn back the battle at the gate.H7307H4941H3427H4941H1369H7725H4421H81797These also reel with wine and stagger with strong drink; the priest and the prophet reel with strong drink, they are confused with wine, they stagger with strong drink; they err in vision, they stumble in giving judgment.H428H7686H3196H7941H8582H3548H5030H7686H7941H1104H4480H3196H8582H7941H7686H7203H6328H64178All tables are covered with filthy vomit; no place is clean.H7979H4390H6892H6675H47259"Whom will he teach knowledge, and to whom will he explain the message? Those who are weaned from milk, those taken from the breast?H3384H1844H995H8052H1580H2461H6267H769910For it is precept upon precept, precept upon precept, line upon line, line upon line, here a little, there a little."H6673H6673H6673H6673H6957H6957H6957H6957H2191H219111Truly, with stammering lip and with alien tongue he will speak to this people,H3934H8193H312H3956H1696H597112to whom he has said, "This is rest; give rest to the weary; and this is repose"; yet they would not hear.H559H4496H5889H5117H4774H14H808513Therefore the word of the LORD will be to them, "Precept upon precept, precept upon precept, line upon line, line upon line, here a little, there a little;" in order that they may go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.H1697H3068H6673H6673H6673H6673H6957H6957H6957H6957H2191H2191H3212H3782H268H7665H3369H392014Therefore hear the word of the LORD, you scoffers who rule this people in Jerusalem.H8085H1697H3068H3944H582H4910H5971H338915Because you have said, "We have made a covenant with death, and with Sheol we have an agreement; when the overwhelming scourge passes through it will not come to us; for we have made lies our refuge, and in falsehood we have taken shelter";H559H3772H1285H4194H7585H6213H2374H7857H7752H7885H5674H5674H935H7760H3577H4268H8267H564116therefore thus says the Lord GOD, See, I am laying in Zion a foundation stone, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation: "One who trusts will not panic."H559H136H3069H3245H6726H68H976H68H3368H6438H3245H4143H539H236317And I will make justice the line, and righteousness the plummet; hail will sweep away the refuge of lies, and waters will overwhelm the shelter.H4941H7760H6957H6666H4949H1259H3261H4268H3577H4325H7857H564318Then your covenant with death will be annulled, and your agreement with Sheol will not stand; when the overwhelming scourge passes through you will be beaten down by it.H1285H4194H3722H2380H7585H6965H7857H7752H5674H482319As often as it passes through, it will take you; for morning by morning it will pass through, by day and by night; and it will be sheer terror to understand the message.H1767H5674H3947H1242H1242H5674H3117H3915H2113H995H805220For the bed is too short to stretch oneself on it, and the covering too narrow to wrap oneself in it.H4702H7114H8311H4541H6887H366421For 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!H3068H6965H2022H6559H7264H6010H1391H6213H4639H2114H4639H5647H5656H5237H565622Now therefore do not scoff, or your bonds will be made stronger; for I have heard a decree of destruction from the Lord GOD of hosts upon the whole land.H3887H4147H2388H8085H136H3069H6635H3617H2782H77623Listen, and hear my voice; Pay attention, and hear my speech.H238H8085H6963H7181H8085H56524Do those who plow for sowing plow continually? Do they continually open and harrow their ground?H2790H2790H3117H2232H6605H7702H12725When they have leveled its surface, do they not scatter dill, sow cummin, and plant wheat in rows and barley in its proper place, and spelt as the border?H7737H6440H6327H7100H2236H3646H7760H7795H2406H5567H8184H3698H136726For they are well instructed; their God teaches them.H430H3256H4941H338427Dill is not threshed with a threshing sledge, nor is a cart wheel rolled over cummin; but dill is beaten out with a stick, and cummin with a rod.H7100H1758H2742H5699H212H5437H3646H7100H2251H4294H3646H762628Grain is crushed for bread, but one does not thresh it forever; one drives the cart wheel and horses over it, but does not pulverize it.H3899H1854H5331H156H1758H2000H1536H5699H1854H657129This also comes from the LORD of hosts; he is wonderful in counsel, and excellent in wisdom.H3318H3068H6635H6381H6098H1431H8454
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