Isaiah 28:12-14

New International Reader's Version

¹² He said to his people,
    “I am offering you a resting place.
    Let those who are tired rest.”
He continued, “I am offering you a place of peace and quiet.”
    But they wouldn’t listen.
¹³ So then, here is what the Lord’s message will become to them.
    Do this and do that.
There is a rule for this and a rule for that.
    Learn a little here and learn a little there.
So when they try to go forward,
    they’ll fall back and be wounded.
    They’ll be trapped and captured.