Isaiah 28:12

Translations

Modern

…to whom He has said: “This is the place of rest, let the weary rest; this is the place of repose.” But they would not listen.

Traditional

To whom he said, This is the rest wherewith ye may cause the weary to rest; and this is the refreshing: yet they would not hear.

Literal

…to whom He said: “This is the resting, may they give rest to the weary, and this is the refreshing,” they were not willing to listen.

Latin

Cui dixit: Hæc est requies mea, reficite lassum; et hoc est meum refrigerium: et noluerunt audire.

Original

Hebrew

English

…to whom He has said: “This is the place of rest, let the weary rest; this is the place of repose.” But they would not listen.

Notes

Isaiah 28:12

If his people had listened, God's revelation would have led them to rest (see Isaiah 48:18–19). However, they did not listen because of their stubborn hearts (Isaiah 65:12).

Isaiah 28:7–13

The focus shifts back to the unfortunate current situation in Israel (and Judah). The leaders and people will be trapped by their own plans.

Isaiah 28:1–29

The glory of Samaria, capital of the northern kingdom of Israel, is here contrasted with the glory of the Lord. This section represents the first of the six woes (Woe to...).

Theme notes and profiles

Isaiah Salvation in Isaiah The Stone the Builders Rejected

Events

Prophecies of Isaiahc. 759 BC

Related verses

Matthew 11:28–29
Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
Isaiah 30:15
For the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel, has said: “By repentance and rest you would be saved; your strength would lie in quiet confidence—but you were not willing.”
Jeremiah 6:16
This is what the LORD says: “Stand at the crossroads and look. Ask for the ancient paths: ‘Where is the good way?’ Then walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But they said, ‘We will not walk in it!’
Isaiah 11:10
On that day the Root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples. The nations will seek Him, and His place of rest will be glorious.
Jeremiah 44:16
“As for the word you have spoken to us in the name of the LORD, we will not listen to you!
Zechariah 7:14
But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations that they had not known, and the land was left desolate behind them so that no one could come or go. Thus they turned the pleasant land into a desolation.”
Hebrews 12:25
See to it that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if the people did not escape when they refused Him who warned them on earth, how much less will we escape if we reject Him who warns us from heaven?
2 Chronicles 14:11
Then Asa cried out to the LORD his God: “O LORD, there is no one besides You to help the powerless against the mighty. Help us, O LORD our God, for we rely on You, and in Your name we have come against this multitude. O LORD, You are our God. Do not let a mere mortal prevail against You.”
Zechariah 7:11
But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they stopped up their ears from hearing.
Psalm 81:11–13
But My people would not listen to Me, and Israel would not obey Me.
2 Chronicles 16:8–9
Were not the Cushites and Libyans a vast army with many chariots and horsemen? Yet because you relied on the LORD, He delivered them into your hand.

Glossary

Isaiah, Book of

Topics

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