Isaiah 28 · Verse 22

Isaiah 28:22

Now therefore be ye not mockers, lest your bands be made strong: for I have heard from the Lord God of hosts a consumption, even determined upon the whole earth.
Isaiah 28:22, King James Version

Isaiah 28:22 in other translations

BSBSo now, do not mock, or your shackles will become heavier. Indeed, I have heard from the Lord GOD of Hosts a decree of destruction against the whole land.
WEBNow therefore don’t be scoffers, lest your bonds be made strong; for I have heard a decree of destruction from the Lord, GOD of Armies, on the whole earth.
ASVNow therefore be ye not scoffers, lest your bonds be made strong; for a decree of destruction have I heard from the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, upon the whole earth.
YLTAnd now, show not yourselves scorners, Lest strong be your bands, For a consumption, that is determined, I have heard, by the Lord, Jehovah of Hosts, Is for all the land.
DARBYNow therefore be ye not scorners, lest your bonds be made strong; for I have heard from the Lord Jehovah of hosts a consumption, and one determined, upon the whole land.
BBEAnd now, take care that you do not make sport of him, or your bands will be made strong; for I have had word from the Lord, the Lord of armies, of an end, of a complete end, which is to come on all the land.
WebsterNow therefore be ye not mockers, lest your bands be made strong: for I have heard from the Lord GOD of hosts a consumption, even determined upon the whole earth.

What does Isaiah 28:22 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
22. mockers--a sin which they had committed (Is 28:9, 10). bands--their Assyrian bondage (Is 10:27); Judah was then tributary to Assyria; or, "lest your punishment be made still more severe" (Is 24:22). consumption--destruction (Is 10:22, 23; Da 9:27).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 22 The Lord God - אדני יהוה Adonai Jehovah. Adonai is omitted by four of Kennicott's MSS., and in the Septuagint, Syriac, and Arabic.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 28:16-22

Here is a promise of Christ, as the only foundation of hope for escaping the wrath to come. This foundation was laid in Zion, in the eternal counsels of God. This foundation is a stone, firm and able to support his church. It is a tried stone, a chosen stone, approved of God, and never failed any who made trial of it. A corner stone, binding together the whole building, and bearing the whole weight; precious in the…

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Isaiah 28:22 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.Tahand thereforeH6258
אַל\־'al-may notH408
תִּתְלוֹצָ֔צוּtit.lo.Tza.tzuyou show yourself a mockerH3887
פֶּֽן\־pen-lestH6435
יֶחְזְק֖וּyech.ze.Kuthey should become strongH2388
מֽוֹסְרֵיכֶ֑םmos.rei.Khemfetters yourH4147
כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
כָלָ֨הkha.Lahcomplete destructionH3617
וְנֶחֱרָצָ֜הve.ne.che.ra.Tzahand [what] has been decidedH2782
שָׁמַ֗עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiI have heardH8085
מֵאֵ֨תme.'Etfrom withH854
אֲדֹנָ֧י'a.do.Nai[the] LordH136
יְהוִ֛הYah.wehYahwehH3069
צְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otof hostsH6635
עַל\־'al-onH5921
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
הָאָֽרֶץ\׃ha.'A.retzthe landH776

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Isaiah 28:22

  • Isaiah 10:22-23

    For though thy people Israel be as the sand of the sea, yet a remnant of them shall return: the consumption decreed shall overflow with righteousness. For the Lord God of hosts shall make a consumption, even determined, in the midst of all the land.

  • Isaiah 24:1-23

    Behold, the Lord maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof. And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest; as with the servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the lender, so with the borrower; as with the taker of usury, so with the giver of usury to him. The land shall be utterly emptied, and utterly spoiled: for the Lord hath spoken this word. The earth mourneth and fadeth away, the world languisheth and fadeth away, the haughty people of the earth do languish. …

  • Luke 21:24

    And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.

  • Lamentations 1:14

    The yoke of my transgressions is bound by his hand: they are wreathed, and come up upon my neck: he hath made my strength to fall, the Lord hath delivered me into their hands, from whom I am not able to rise up.

  • Jeremiah 15:17

    I sat not in the assembly of the mockers, nor rejoiced; I sat alone because of thy hand: for thou hast filled me with indignation.

  • Acts 13:40-41

    Beware therefore, lest that come upon you, which is spoken of in the prophets; Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish: for I work a work in your days, a work which ye shall in no wise believe, though a man declare it unto you.

  • 2 Chronicles 30:10

    So the posts passed from city to city through the country of Ephraim and Manasseh even unto Zebulun: but they laughed them to scorn, and mocked them.

  • Jeremiah 39:7

    Moreover he put out Zedekiah’s eyes, and bound him with chains, to carry him to Babylon.

  • Acts 17:32

    And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and others said, We will hear thee again of this matter.

  • Isaiah 28:14-15

    Wherefore hear the word of the Lord, ye scornful men, that rule this people which is in Jerusalem. Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:

  • Matthew 27:39

    And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads,

  • Jeremiah 25:11

    And this whole land shall be a desolation, and an astonishment; and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
be ye.
15; 2Ch 30:10; 36:16; Jer 15:17; 20:7; Mt 27:39,44; Ac 13:40,41
Ac 17:32
lest.
2Ch 33:11; Ps 107:16; Jer 39:7; La 1:14; Re 22:18,19
a consumption.
10:22,23; 24:1-23; 32:12-14; Jer 25:11; Da 9:26,27; Lu 21:24

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Context

  • Isaiah 28:21

    For the Lord shall rise up as in mount Perazim, he shall be wroth as in the valley of Gibeon, that he may do his work, his strange work; and bring to pass his act, his strange act.

  • Isaiah 28:22

    Now therefore be ye not mockers, lest your bands be made strong: for I have heard from the Lord God of hosts a consumption, even determined upon the whole earth.

  • Isaiah 28:23

    Give ye ear, and hear my voice; hearken, and hear my speech.

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Isaiah 28:22 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Ahora pues, no os burléis, porque no se aprieten más vuestras ataduras: porque consumación y acabamiento sobre toda la tierra he oído del Señor Jehová de los ejércitos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et maintenant ne soyez pas des moqueurs, de peur que vos liens ne soient renforcés; car j’ai entendu du Seigneur, l’ Éternel des armées, qu’il y a une consomption, et une consomption décrétée, sur toute la terre.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und nun treibet nicht Spott, damit eure Bande nicht fester gemacht werden; denn ich habe Vernichtung vernommen und Festbeschlossenes von seiten des Herrn, Jehovas der Heerscharen, über die ganze Erde.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et nunc nolite illudere, ne forte constringantur vincula vestra; consummationem enim et abbreviationem audivi a Domino Deo exercituum, super universam terram.