23_ISA_28_01 woe to the crown of pride , to the drunkards of Ephraim , whose glorious beauty [ Is ] A fading flower , which [ are ] on the head of the fat valleys of them that are overcome with wine !
23_ISA_28_02 behold , the LORD hath A mighty And strong one , [ which ] as A tempest of hail [ And ] A destroying storm , as A flood of mighty waters overflowing , shall cast down to the earth with the hand .
23_ISA_28_03 the crown of pride , the drunkards of Ephraim , shall be trodden under feet :
23_ISA_28_04 And the glorious beauty , which [ Is ] on the head of the fat valley , shall be A fading flower , [ And ] as the hasty fruit before the summer ; which [ when ] he that looketh upon it seeth , while it Is yet in his hand he eateth it up .
23_ISA_28_05 in that day shall the LORD of hosts be for A crown of glory , And for A diadem of beauty , unto the residue of his people ,
23_ISA_28_06 And for A spirit of judgment to him that sitteth in judgment , And for strength to them that turn the battle to the gate .
23_ISA_28_07 but they also have erred through wine , And through strong drink are out of the way ; the priest And the prophet have erred through strong drink , they are swallowed up of wine , they are out of the way through strong drink ; they err in vision , they stumble [ in ] judgment .
23_ISA_28_08 for all tables are full of vomit [ And ] filthiness , [ So that there Is ] no place [ clean ] .
23_ISA_28_09 whom shall he teach knowledge ? And whom shall he make to understand doctrine ? [ them that are ] weaned from the milk , [ And ] drawn from the breasts .
23_ISA_28_10 for precept [ must be ] upon precept , precept upon precept ; line upon line , line upon line ; here A little , [ And ] there A little :
23_ISA_28_11 for with stammering lips And another tongue will he speak to this people .
23_ISA_28_12 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 .
23_ISA_28_13 but the word of the LORD was unto them precept upon precept , precept upon precept ; line upon line , line upon line ; here A little , [ And ] there A little ; that they might go , And fall backward , And be broken , And snared , And taken .
23_ISA_28_14 Wherefore hear the word of the LORD , ye Scornful men , that rule this people which [ Is ] in Jerusalem .
23_ISA_28_15 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 :
23_ISA_28_16 therefore thus saith the LORD God , behold , I lay in Zion for A foundation A stone , A tried stone , A precious corner [ stone ] , A sure foundation : he that believeth shall not make haste .
23_ISA_28_17 judgment also will I lay to the line , And righteousness to the plummet : And the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies , And the waters shall overflow the hiding place .
23_ISA_28_18 And your covenant with death shall be disannulled , And your agreement with hell shall not stand ; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through , Then ye shall be trodden down by it .
23_ISA_28_19 from the time that it goeth forth it shall take you : for morning by morning shall it pass over , by day And by night : And it shall be A vexation only [ to ] understand the report .
23_ISA_28_20 for the bed Is shorter than that [ A man ] can stretch himself [ on it ] : And the covering narrower than that he can wrap himself [ in it ] .
23_ISA_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 .
23_ISA_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 .
23_ISA_28_23 give ye ear , And hear my voice ; hearken , And hear my speech .
23_ISA_28_24 Doth the plowman plow all day to sow ? Doth he open And break the clods of his ground ?
23_ISA_28_25 when he hath made plain the face thereof , Doth he not cast abroad the fitches , And scatter the cummin , And cast in the principal wheat And the appointed barley And the rie in their place ?
23_ISA_28_26 for his God Doth instruct him to discretion , [ And ] Doth teach him .
23_ISA_28_27 for the fitches are not threshed with A threshing instrument , neither Is A cart wheel turned about upon the cummin ; but the fitches are beaten out with A staff , And the cummin with A rod .
23_ISA_28_28 bread [ corn ] Is bruised ; because he will not ever be threshing it , nor break [ it with ] the wheel of his cart , nor bruise it [ with ] his horsemen .
23_ISA_28_29 this also cometh forth from the LORD of hosts , [ which ] Is wonderful in counsel , [ And ] excellent in working .