12 He who said to them, “This is the (A)place of quiet, give rest to the weary,”
And, “This is the resting place,” but they would not listen.
13 So the word of the Lord to them will be,
[a]Order on order, order on order,
Line on line, line on line,
A little here, a little there,”
That they may go and (B)stumble backward, be broken, snared, and taken captive.

Judah Is Warned

14 Therefore, (C)hear the word of the Lord, you (D)scoffers,
Who rule this people who are in Jerusalem,

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 28:13 See note v 10. The Lord responds to their scoffing by imitating their mockery, to represent the unintelligible language of a conqueror.

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