Isaiah 28:1

AMP: Woe (judgment is coming) to [Samaria] the splendid crown of the drunkards of Ephraim,And to the fading flower of its glorious beauty,Which is at the head of the rich valleyOf those who are overcome with wine!

ASV: Woe to the crown of pride of the drunkards of Ephraim, and to the fading flower of his glorious beauty, which is on the head of the fat valley of them that are overcome with wine!

BSB: Woe to the majestic crown of Ephraim’s drunkards,to the fading flower of his glorious splendor,set on the summit above the fertile valley,the pride of those overcome by wine.

DARBY: Woe to the crown of pride of the drunkards of Ephraim, and to the fading flower of his glorious adornment, which is on the head of the fat valley of them that are overcome with wine.

DRA: Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, and to the fading flower the glory of his joy, who were on the head of the fat valley, staggering with wine.

KJV: 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!

Isaiah 28:2

AMP: Listen carefully, the Lord has a strong and mighty agent [the Assyrian];Like a tempest of hail, a disastrous storm,Like a tempest of mighty overflowing waters,He has cast it down to the earth with His hand.

ASV: Behold, the Lord hath a mighty and strong one; as a tempest of hail, a destroying storm, as a tempest of mighty waters overflowing, will he cast down to the earth with the hand.

BSB: Behold, the Lord has onewho is strong and mighty.Like a hailstorm or destructive tempest,like a driving rain or flooding downpour,he will smash that crown to the ground.

DARBY: Behold, the Lord hath a mighty and strong one, as a storm of hail [and] a destroying tempest; as a storm of mighty waters overflowing, shall he cast down to the earth with might.

DRA: Behold the Lord is mighty and strong, as a storm of hail: a destroying whirlwind, as the violence of many waters overflowing, and sent forth upon a spacious land.

KJV: 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.

Isaiah 28:3

AMP: The splendid crown of the drunkards of Ephraim is trampled by [the foreigners’] feet.

ASV: The crown of pride of the drunkards of Ephraim shall be trodden under foot:

BSB: The majestic crown of Ephraim’s drunkardswill be trampled underfoot.

DARBY: The crown of pride of the drunkards of Ephraim shall be trodden under feet;

DRA: The crown of pride of the drunkards of Ephraim shall be trodden under feet.

KJV: The crown of pride, the drunkards of Ephraim, shall be trodden under feet:

Isaiah 28:4

AMP: And the fading flower of its glorious beauty,Which is at the head of the rich valley,Will be like the early fig before the summer,Which one sees,And as soon as it is in his handHe [greedily] swallows it [and so will the Assyrians rapidly devour Samaria, Israel’s capital].

ASV: and the fading flower of his glorious beauty, which is on the head of the fat valley, shall be as the first-ripe fig before the summer; which when he that looketh upon it seeth, while it is yet in his hand he eateth it up.

BSB: The fading flower of his beautiful splendor,set on the summit above the fertile valley,will be like a ripe fig before the summer harvest:Whoever sees it will take it in his hand and swallow it.

DARBY: and the fading flower of his glorious adornment which is on the head of the fat valley shall be like an early fig before the summer: as soon as he that seeth it perceiveth it, scarcely is it in his hand, he swalloweth it down.

DRA: And the fading flower the glory of his joy, who is on the head of the fat valley, shall be as a hasty fruit before the ripeness of autumn: which when he that seeth it shall behold, as soon as he taketh it in his hand, he will eat it up.

KJV: 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.

Isaiah 28:5

AMP: In that day the Lord of hosts will become a magnificent crownAnd a glorious diadem to the [converted] remnant of His people,

ASV: In that day will Jehovah of hosts become a crown of glory, and a diadem of beauty, unto the residue of his people;

BSB: On that day the LORD of Hosts will be a crown of glory,a diadem of splendor to the remnant of His people,

DARBY: In that day will Jehovah of hosts be for a crown of glory, and for a diadem of beauty, unto the remnant of his people;

DRA: In that day the Lord of hosts shall be a crown of glory, and a garland of joy to the residue of his people:

KJV: 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,

Isaiah 28:6

AMP: A spirit of justice for him who sits in judgment [administering the law],A strength to those who drive back the battle at the gate.

ASV: and a spirit of justice to him that sitteth in judgment, and strength to them that turn back the battle at the gate.

BSB: a spirit of justice to him who sits in judgment,and a strength to those who repel the onslaught at the gate.

DARBY: and for a spirit of judgment to him that sitteth in judgment, and for strength to them that turn the battle to the gate.

DRA: And a spirit of judgment to him that sitteth in judgment, and strength to them that return out of the battle to the gate.

KJV: And for a spirit of judgment to him that sitteth in judgment, and for strength to them that turn the battle to the gate.

Isaiah 28:7

AMP: But even these reel with wine and stagger from strong drink:The priest and the prophet reel with strong drink;They are confused by wine, they stagger from strong drink;They reel while seeing visions,They stagger when pronouncing judgment.

ASV: And even these reel with wine, and stagger with strong drink; the priest and the prophet reel with strong drink, they are swallowed up of wine, they stagger with strong drink; they err in vision, they stumble in judgment.

BSB: These also stagger from wineand stumble from strong drink:Priests and prophets reel from strong drinkand are befuddled by wine.They stumble because of strong drink,muddled in their visions and stumbling in their judgments.

DARBY: But these also have erred through wine, and through strong drink are they gone astray. The priest and the prophet have erred through strong drink; they are overpowered by wine, they are gone astray through strong drink; they have erred in vision, they have stumbled [in] judgment.

DRA: But these also have been ignorant through wine, and through drunkenness have erred: the priest and the prophet have been ignorant through drunkenness, they are swallowed up with wine, they have gone astray in drunkenness, they have not known him that seeth, they have been ignorant of judgment.

KJV: 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.

Isaiah 28:8

AMP: For all the tables are full of filthy vomit, so that there is no place [that is clean.]

ASV: For all tables are full of vomit [and] filthiness, [so that there is] no place [clean].

BSB: For all their tables are covered with vomit;there is not a place without filth.

DARBY: For all tables are full of filthy vomit, so that there is no [more] place.

DRA: For all tables were full of vomit and filth, so that there was no more place.

KJV: For all tables are full of vomit and filthiness, so that there is no place clean.

Isaiah 28:9

AMP: ¶They say “To whom would He teach knowledge?And to whom would He explain the message?Those just weaned from milk?Those just taken from the breast?

ASV: Whom will he teach knowledge? and whom will he make to understand the message? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts?

BSB: Whom is He trying to teach?To whom is He explaining His message?To infants just weaned from milk?To babies removed from the breast?

DARBY: Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand the report? Them that are weaned from the milk, withdrawn from the breasts?

DRA: Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand the hearing? them that are weaned from the milk, that are drawn away from the breasts.

KJV: 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.

Isaiah 28:10

AMP: “For He says,‘Precept upon precept, precept upon precept,Rule upon rule, rule upon rule,Here a little, there a little.’ ”

ASV: For it is precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, there a little.

BSB: For they hear:“Order on order, order on order,line on line, line on line;a little here, a little there.”

DARBY: For [it is] precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, there a little.

DRA: For command, command again; command, command again; expect, expect again; expect, expect again: a little there, a little there.

KJV: For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little:

Isaiah 28:11

AMP: Indeed, the Lord will teach this people [in a more humiliating way]By [men with] stammering lips and a foreign tongue,

ASV: Nay, but by [men of] strange lips and with another tongue will he speak to this people;

BSB: Indeed, with mocking lips and foreign tongues,He will speak to this people

DARBY: For with stammering lips and a strange tongue will he speak to this people;

DRA: For with the speech of lips, and with another tongue he will speak to this people.

KJV: For with stammering lips and another tongue will he speak to this people.

Isaiah 28:12

AMP: He who said to them, “This is the place of quiet, give rest to the weary,”And, “This is the resting place,” yet they would not listen.

ASV: to 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.

BSB: 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.

DARBY: to whom he said, This is the rest: cause the weary to rest; and this is the refreshing. But they would not hear.

DRA: To whom he said: This is my rest, refresh the weary, and this is my refreshing: and they would not hear.

KJV: 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.

Isaiah 28:13

AMP: Therefore the word of the Lord to them will be [merely monotonous repetitions]:“Precept upon precept, precept upon precept,Rule upon rule, rule upon rule,Here a little, there a little.”That they may go and stumble backward, and be broken, ensnared, and taken captive.

ASV: Therefore 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.

BSB: Then the word of the LORD to them will become:“Order on order, order on order,line on line, line on line;a little here, a little there,”so that they will go stumbling backwardand will be injured, ensnared, and captured.

DARBY: And the word of Jehovah was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept, line upon line, line upon line, here a little, there a little: that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.

DRA: And the word of the Lord shall be to them: Command, command again; command, command again: expect, expect again; expect, expect again: a little there, a little there: that they may go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.

KJV: 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.

Isaiah 28:14

AMP: Therefore, hear the word of the Lord, you arrogant menWho rule this people who are in Jerusalem!

ASV: Wherefore hear the word of Jehovah, ye scoffers, that rule this people that is in Jerusalem:

BSB: Therefore hear the word of the LORD, O scofferswho rule this people in Jerusalem.

DARBY: Therefore hear the word of Jehovah, ye scornful men, that rule this people which is in Jerusalem.

DRA: Wherefore hear the word of the Lord, ye scornful men, who rule over my people that is in Jerusalem.

KJV: Wherefore hear the word of the LORD, ye scornful men, that rule this people which is in Jerusalem.

Isaiah 28:15

AMP: Because you have said, “We have made a covenant with death,And with Sheol (the place of the dead) we have made an agreement,When the overwhelming scourge passes by, it will not reach us,For we have made lies our refuge and we have concealed ourselves in deception.”

ASV: Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with Sheol 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:

BSB: For you said, “We have made a covenant with death;we have fashioned an agreement with Sheol.When the overwhelming scourge passes throughit will not touch us,because we have made lies our refugeand falsehood our hiding place.”

DARBY: For ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with Sheol have we made an 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.

DRA: For you have said : We have entered into a league with death, and we have made a covenant with hell. When the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come upon us: for we have placed our hope in lies, and by falsehood we are protected.

KJV: 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:

Isaiah 28:16

AMP: Therefore the Lord God says this,“Listen carefully, I am laying in Zion a Stone, a tested Stone,A precious Cornerstone for the [secure] foundation, firmly placed.He who believes [who trusts in, relies on, and adheres to that Stone] will not be disturbed or give way [in sudden panic]. [Ps 118:22; Matt 21:42; Acts 4:11; Rom 9:33; Eph 2:20; 1 Pet 2:4-6]

ASV: therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner -[stone] of sure foundation: he that believeth shall not be in haste.

BSB: So this is what the Lord GOD says:“See, I lay a stone in Zion,a tested stone,a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation;the one who believes will never be shaken.

DARBY: Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I lay for foundation in Zion a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner-stone, a sure foundation: he that trusteth shall not make haste.

DRA: Therefore thus saith the Lord God: Behold I will lay a stone in the foundations of Sion, a tried stone, a corner stone, a precious stone, founded in the foundation. He that believeth, let him not hasten.

KJV: 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.

Isaiah 28:17

AMP: “I will make justice the measuring lineAnd righteousness the mason’s level;Then hail will sweep away the refuge of liesAnd waters will flood over the secret [hiding] place.

ASV: And I will make justice the line, and righteousness the plummet; and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding-place.

BSB: I will make justice the measuring lineand righteousness the level.Hail will sweep away your refuge of lies,and water will flood your hiding place.

DARBY: And I will appoint judgment for a line, and righteousness for a plummet; and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding-place.

DRA: And I will set judgment in weight, and justice in measure: and hail shall overturn the hope of falsehood: and waters shall overflow its protection.

KJV: 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.

Isaiah 28:18

AMP: “Your covenant with death will be annulled,And your agreement with Sheol (the place of the dead) will not stand;When the overwhelming scourge passes through,Then you will become its trampling ground.

ASV: And your covenant with death shall be annulled, and your agreement with Sheol shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it.

BSB: Your covenant with death will be dissolved,and your agreement with Sheol will not stand.When the overwhelming scourge passes through,you will be trampled by it.

DARBY: And your covenant with death shall be annulled, and your agreement with Sheol shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, ye shall be trodden down by it.

DRA: And Sour league with death shall be abolished, and your covenant with hell shall not stand: when the overflowing scourge shall pass, you shall be trodden down by it.

KJV: 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.

Isaiah 28:19

AMP: “As often as it passes through, it will seize you;For morning after morning it will pass through, by day and by night,And it will be sheer terror to understand what it means.”

ASV: As often as it passeth though, it shall take you; for morning by morning shall it pass through, by day and by night: and it shall be nought but terror to understand the message.

BSB: As often as it passes through,it will carry you away;it will sweep through morning after morning,by day and by night.”The understanding of this messagewill bring sheer terror.

DARBY: As it passeth through it shall take you; for morning by morning shall it pass through, by day and by night; and it shall be terror only to understand the report.

DRA: Whensoever it shall pass through, it shall take you away: because in the morning early it shall pass through, in the day and in the night, and vexation alone shall make you understand what you hear.

KJV: 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.

Isaiah 28:20

AMP: For the bed is too short to stretch out on,And the blanket is too narrow to wrap around oneself [and likewise all their preparations are inadequate].

ASV: 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.

BSB: Indeed, the bed is too short to stretch out on,and the blanket too small to wrap around you.

DARBY: For the bed is too short to stretch oneself on, and the covering too narrow when he would wrap himself in it.

DRA: For the bed is straitened, so that one must fall out, and a short covering can- not cover both.

KJV: 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.

Isaiah 28:21

AMP: For the Lord will rise up as at Mount Perazim,He will be stirred up as in the Valley of Gibeon,To do His work, His unusual and incredible work,And to accomplish His work, His extraordinary work. [2 Sam 5:20; 1 Chr 14:16]

ASV: For Jehovah will rise up as in mount Perazim, he will 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.

BSB: For the LORD will rise up as at Mount Perazim.He will rouse Himself as in the Valley of Gibeon,to do His work, His strange work,and to perform His task, His disturbing task.

DARBY: For Jehovah will rise up as on mount Perazim, he will be moved with anger as in the valley of Gibeon; that he may do his work, his strange work, and perform his act, his unwonted act.

DRA: For the Lord shall stand up as in the mountain of divisions: he shall be angry as in the valley which is in Gabaon: that he may do his work, his strange work: that he may perform his work, his work is strange to him.

KJV: 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

AMP: Now do not carry on as scoffers,Or the bands which bind you will be made stronger;For I have heard from the Lord God of hosts [a decree]Of decisive destruction on all the earth.

ASV: Now 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.

BSB: So now, do not mock,or your shackles will become heavier.Indeed, I have heard from the Lord GOD of Hostsa decree of destruction against the whole land.

DARBY: Now 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.

DRA: And now do not mock, lest your bonds be tied strait. For I have heard of the Lord the God of hosts a consumption and a cutting short upon all the earth.

KJV: 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

AMP: ¶Listen and hear my voice;Listen carefully and hear my words.

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

BSB: Listen and hear my voice.Pay attention and hear what I say.

DARBY: Give ear, and hear my voice; hearken, and hear my speech.

DRA: Give ear, and hear my voice, hearken, and hear my speech.

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

Isaiah 28:24

AMP: Does the farmer plow all day to plant seed?Does he continually dig furrows and harrow his ground [after it is prepared]?

ASV: Doth he that ploweth to sow plow continually? doth he [continually] open and harrow his ground?

BSB: Does the plowman plow for planting every day?Does he continuously loosen and harrow the soil?

DARBY: Doth the ploughman plough all day to sow? Is he [all day] opening and breaking the clods of his land?

DRA: Shall the ploughman plough all the day to sow, shall he open and harrow his ground?

KJV: Doth the plowman plow all day to sow? doth he open and break the clods of his ground?

Isaiah 28:25

AMP: When he has leveled its surface,Does he not sow [the seed of] dill and scatter cumin,And plant wheat in rows,And barley in its [intended] place and rye within its border?

ASV: When he hath levelled the face thereof, doth he not cast abroad the fitches, and scatter the cummin, and put in the wheat in rows, and the barley in the appointed place, and the spelt in the border thereof?

BSB: When he has leveled its surface,does he not sow caraway and scatter cumin?He plants wheat in rows and barley in plots,and rye within its border.

DARBY: Doth he not, when he hath levelled the face thereof, cast abroad dill, and scatter cummin, and set the wheat in rows, and the barley in an appointed place, and the rye in its border?

DRA: Will he not, when he hath made plain the surface thereof, sow gith, and scatter cummin, and put wheat in order, and barley, and millet, and vetches in their bounds?

KJV: 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 rie in their place?

Isaiah 28:26

AMP: For his God instructs [him correctly] and teaches him properly.

ASV: For his God doth instruct him aright, [and] doth teach him.

BSB: For his God instructsand teaches him properly.

DARBY: His God doth instruct him in [his] judgment, he doth teach him.

DRA: For he will instruct him in judgment : his God will teach him.

KJV: For his God doth instruct him to discretion, and doth teach him.

Isaiah 28:27

AMP: For dill is not threshed with a sharp threshing sledge,Nor is a cartwheel rolled over cumin;But dill is beaten out with a staff, and cumin with a rod.

ASV: For the fitches are not threshed with a sharp [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.

BSB: Surely caraway is not threshed with a sledge,and the wheel of a cart is not rolled over the cumin.But caraway is beaten out with a stick,and cumin with a rod.

DARBY: For the dill is not threshed with a threshing instrument, neither is a cart-wheel turned about upon the cummin; but dill is beaten out with a staff, and cummin with a rod.

DRA: For gith shall not be thrashed with saws, neither shall the cart wheel turn about upon cummin: but gith shall be beaten out with a rod, and cummin with a staff.

KJV: 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.

Isaiah 28:28

AMP: Bread grain is crushed fine,Indeed, the farmer does not continue to thresh it forever.Because the wheel of his cart and his horses eventually damage it,He does not thresh it longer.

ASV: Bread [grain] is ground; for he will not be always threshing it: and though the wheel of his cart and his horses scatter it, he doth not grind it.

BSB: Grain for bread must be ground,but it is not endlessly threshed.Though the wheels of the cart roll over it,the horses do not crush it.

DARBY: Bread [corn] is crushed, because he will not ever be threshing it; and if he drove the wheels of his cart and his horses [over it], he would not crush it.

DRA: But bread corn shall be broken small: but the thrasher shall not thrash it for ever, neither shall the cart wheel hurt it, nor break it with its teeth.

KJV: 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.

Isaiah 28:29

AMP: This also comes from the Lord of hosts,Who has made His counsel wonderful and His wisdom great.

ASV: This also cometh forth from Jehovah of hosts, who is wonderful in counsel, and excellent in wisdom.

BSB: This also comes from the LORD of Hosts,who is wonderful in counseland excellent in wisdom.

DARBY: This also cometh forth from Jehovah of hosts; he is wonderful in counsel, great in wisdom.

DRA: This also is come forth from the Lord God of hosts, to make his counsel wonderful, and magnify justice.

KJV: This also cometh forth from the LORD of hosts, which is wonderful in counsel, and excellent in working.

Isaiah 28

Results