Isaiah 28:13-15
1599 Geneva Bible
13 Therefore shall the word of the [a]Lord be unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept, line unto line, line unto line, there a little and there a little: that they may go and fall backward, and be broken, and be snared, and be taken.
14 Wherefore hear the word of the Lord, ye scornful men, that rule this people, which is at Jerusalem.
15 Because ye have said, We have made a [b]covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement: though a scourge run over, and pass through, it shall not come at us: for we have made [c]falsehood our refuge, and under vanity are we hid,
Read full chapterFootnotes
- Isaiah 28:13 Because they will not receive the word of God, when it is offered, it cometh of their own malice, if after their hearts be so hardened, that they care not for it, as before, Isa. 6:9.
- Isaiah 28:15 They thought they had shifts to avoid God’s judgments, and that they could escape though all others perished.
- Isaiah 28:15 Though the prophets condemned their idols and vain trust of falsehood and vanity, yet the wicked thought in themselves that they would trust in these things.
Geneva Bible, 1599 Edition. Published by Tolle Lege Press. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, without written permission from the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations in articles, reviews, and broadcasts.
Bible Gateway Recommends
