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Text -- Isaiah 28:1-17 (NET)
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The Lord Will Judge Samaria
28:1 The splendid crown of Ephraim’s drunkards is doomed , the withering flower , its beautiful splendor , situated at the head of a rich valley , the crown of those overcome with wine .
28:2 Look , the sovereign master sends a strong , powerful one. With the force of a hailstorm or a destructive windstorm , with the might of a driving, torrential rainstorm , he will knock that crown to the ground with his hand .
28:3 The splendid crown of Ephraim’s drunkards will be trampled underfoot .
28:4 The withering flower , its beautiful splendor , situated at the head of a rich valley , will be like an early fig before harvest – as soon as someone notices it, he grabs it and swallows it.
28:5 At that time the Lord who commands armies will become a beautiful crown and a splendid diadem for the remnant of his people .
28:6 He will give discernment to the one who makes judicial decisions , and strength to those who defend the city from attackers .
28:7 Even these men stagger because of wine , they stumble around because of beer – priests and prophets stagger because of beer , they are confused because of wine , they stumble around because of beer ; they stagger while seeing prophetic visions , they totter while making legal decisions .
28:8 Indeed , all the tables are covered with vomit ; no place is untouched .
28:9 Who is the Lord trying to teach ? To whom is he explaining a message ? Those just weaned from milk ! Those just taken from their mother’s breast !
28:10 Indeed , they will hear meaningless gibberish , senseless babbling , a syllable here , a syllable there .
28:11 For with mocking lips and a foreign tongue he will speak to these people .
28:12 In the past he said to them, “This is where security can be found. Provide security for the one who is exhausted ! This is where rest can be found.” But they refused to listen .
28:13 So the Lord’s word to them will sound like meaningless gibberish, senseless babbling , a syllable here , a syllable there . As a result , they will fall on their backsides when they try to walk , and be injured , ensnared , and captured .
The Lord Will Judge Jerusalem
28:14 Therefore , listen to the Lord’s word , you who mock , you rulers of these people who reside in Jerusalem !
28:15 For you say , “We have made a treaty with death , with Sheol we have made an agreement . When the overwhelming judgment sweeps by it will not reach us. For we have made a lie our refuge , we have hidden ourselves in a deceitful word.”
28:16 Therefore , this is what the sovereign master, the Lord , says : “Look , I am laying a stone in Zion , an approved stone , set in place as a precious cornerstone for the foundation . The one who maintains his faith will not panic .
28:17 I will make justice the measuring line , fairness the plumb line; hail will sweep away the unreliable refuge , the floodwaters will overwhelm the hiding place .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
ISAIAH, 1-7 |
ISAIAH, 8-9 |
Isaiah |
HOSHEA |
UNTOWARD |
Israel |
DRUNKENNESS |
Word of God |
Infidelity |
Wine |
Presumption |
HEZEKIAH (2) |
Drunkeess |
Crown |
WISDOM |
SCOURGE; SCOURGING |
MEASURING LINE |
FLOWERS |
Quotations and Allusions |
Rulers |
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NET Notes -> Isa 28:1; Isa 28:1; Isa 28:1; Isa 28:1; Isa 28:2; Isa 28:2; Isa 28:2; Isa 28:2; Isa 28:2; Isa 28:2; Isa 28:4; Isa 28:5; Isa 28:6; Isa 28:7; Isa 28:7; Isa 28:7; Isa 28:7; Isa 28:8; Isa 28:9; Isa 28:9; Isa 28:9; Isa 28:10; Isa 28:11; Isa 28:12; Isa 28:12; Isa 28:13; Isa 28:13; Isa 28:13; Isa 28:14; Isa 28:15; Isa 28:15; Isa 28:15; Isa 28:15; Isa 28:16; Isa 28:16; Isa 28:16; Isa 28:16; Isa 28:17
NET Notes: Isa 28:1 Heb “ones overcome with wine.” The words “the crown of” are supplied in the translation for clarification. The syntactical rel...
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NET Notes: Isa 28:6 Heb “and [he will become] a spirit of justice for the one who sits [i.e., presides] over judgment, // and strength [for] the ones who turn back ...
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NET Notes: Isa 28:9 Heb “from the breasts.” The words “their mother’s” are supplied in the translation for clarification. The translation as...
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NET Notes: Isa 28:10 The meaning of this verse has been debated. The text has literally “indeed [or “for”] a little there, a little there” ( כ...
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NET Notes: Isa 28:11 This verse alludes to the coming Assyrian invasion, when the people will hear a foreign language that sounds like gibberish to them. The Lord is the s...
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NET Notes: Isa 28:12 This message encapsulates the Lord’s invitation to his people to find security in his protection and blessing.
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NET Notes: Isa 28:13 When divine warnings and appeals become gibberish to the spiritually insensitive, they have no guidance and are doomed to destruction.
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NET Notes: Isa 28:14 For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
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NET Notes: Isa 28:15 “Lie” and “deceitful word” would not be the terms used by the people. They would likely use the words “promise” an...
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