Isaiah 28:12
What does Isaiah 28:12 mean?
A plain-English look at Isaiah 28:12 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000to whom he said, This is the rest, give ye rest to him that is weary; and this is the refreshing: yet they would not hear.
KJV
King James Version · 1611To 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.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901to whom he said, This is the rest, give ye rest to him that is weary; and this is the refreshing: yet they would not hear.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949To whom he said, This is the rest, give rest to him who is tired; and by this you may get new strength; but they would not give ear.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Unto whom He hath said, `This <FI>is<Fi> the rest, give ye rest to the weary, And this--the refreshing:' And they have not been willing to hear,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752To whom he said: This is my rest, refresh the weary, and this is my refreshing: and they would not hear.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890to whom he said, This is the rest: cause the weary to rest; and this is the refreshing. But they would not hear.
Context
v.11Nay, but bymen of strange lips and with another tongue will he speak to this people;
v.12This passage
v.13Therefore shall the word of Jehovah be unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, there a little; that they may go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Jeremiah 6:16
Thus saith Jehovah, Stand ye in the ways and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way; and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls: but they said, We will not walk therein.
- Isaiah 11:10
And it shall come to pass in that day, that the root of Jesse, that standeth for an ensign of the peoples, unto him shall the nations seek; and his resting-place shall be glorious.
- Psalms 81:11
But my people hearkened not to my voice; And Israel would none of me.
- Zechariah 7:14
but I will scatter them with a whirlwind among all the nations which they have not known. Thus the land was desolate after them, so that no man passed through nor returned: for they laid the pleasant land desolate.
- Matthew 11:28
Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
- Hebrews 12:25
See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not when they refused him that warned them on earth, much more shall not we escape who turn away from him that warneth from heaven:
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