Isaiah 28:13 KJV
But the word of the LORD was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little; that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.
Matthew Henry
- The prosperity of Judah; with reproofs for sinfulness and unbeliefThe prophet next turns to Judah, whom he calls the residue of his people. Happy are those alone, who glory in the Lord of hosts himself. Hence his people get...
Thompson Chains
- Divine TeacherSee the chain from Exodus 4:15 · 9 links
- Instruction (5)See the chain from Deuteronomy 4:5 · 11 links
- Fall of the WickedSee the chain from Proverbs 11:5 · 6 links
- Wicked SnaredSee the chain from Job 18:8 · 7 links
Cross References
- Matthew 21:44 And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.
- Psalms 69:22 Let their table become a snare before them: and that which should have been for their welfare, let it become a trap.
- Isaiah 6:9–10 And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not. …
- Isaiah 8:14–15 And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem. …
- Isaiah 28:10 For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little:
- Jeremiah 23:36–38 And the burden of the LORD shall ye mention no more: for every man's word shall be his burden; for ye have perverted the words of the living God, of the LORD of hosts our God. …
- Hosea 6:5 Therefore have I hewed them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of my mouth: and thy judgments are as the light that goeth forth.
- Hosea 8:12 I have written to him the great things of my law, but they were counted as a strange thing.
- Matthew 13:14 And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive:
- Romans 11:9 And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumblingblock, and a recompence unto them:
- 2 Corinthians 2:16 To the one we are the savour of death unto death; and to the other the savour of life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things?
- 1 Peter 2:7–8 Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner, …
- 2 Peter 3:16 As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.
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Topics
- Blindness Spiritual
- Isaiah Exposes the corruptions in Jerusalem and exhorts to repentance
- Reprobacy General scriptures concerning
- Word of God Unclassified scriptures relating to
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible808–698 BC · Isaiah, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah
Bible Dictionary
- LordThere are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.
Strong’s Numbers
- But the word דָּבָר dâbâr
- of the LORD יְהֹוָה Yᵉhôvâh
- was unto them precept צַו tsav
- upon precept צַו tsav
- precept צַו tsav
- upon precept צַו tsav
- line קַו qav
- upon line קַו qav
- line קַו qav
- upon line קַו qav
- here a little זְעֵיר zᵉʻêyr
- there a little זְעֵיר zᵉʻêyr
- that they might go יָלַךְ yâlak
- and fall כָּשַׁל kâshal
- backward אָחוֹר ʼâchôwr
- and be broken שָׁבַר shâbar
- and snared יָקֹשׁ yâqôsh
- and taken לָכַד lâkad
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