Isaiah 28:14

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

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
hear	שִׁמְע֥וּ shim.'U	H8085	to hear intelligently (often with implication of attent… · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine plural
word	דְבַר de.var-	H1697	a word · noun, common masculine singular construct
LORD	יְהוָ֖ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
scornful	לָצ֑וֹן la.Tzon	H3944	derision · noun, common masculine singular absolute
men	אַנְשֵׁ֣י 'an.Shei	H582	a man in general (singly or collectively) · noun, common masculine plural construct
rule	מֹֽשְׁלֵי֙ mo.she.Lei	H4910	to rule · verb, qal active participle, masculine plural construct
people	הָעָ֣ם ha.'Am	H5971	a people (as a congregated unit) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
Jerusalem	בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם bi.ru.sha.Lim	H3389	Jerushalaim or Jerushalem · preposition + proper noun, a place name

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Cross-references

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…
Isaiah 1:10 Hear the word of the LORD, ye rulers of Sodom; give ear unto the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah.
Isaiah 29:20 For the terrible one is brought to nought, and the scorner is consumed, and all that watch for iniquity are cut off:
Acts 13:41 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…
Proverbs 1:22 How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?
Proverbs 3:34 Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly.
Proverbs 29:8 Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise men turn away wrath.
Isaiah 5:9 In mine ears said the LORD of hosts, Of a truth many houses shall be desolate, even great and fair, without inhabitant.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 28:14-22

The prophet, having reproved those that made a jest of the word of God, here goes on to reprove those that made a jest of the judgments of God, and set them at defiance; for he is a jealous God, and will not suffer either his ordinances or his providences to be brought into contempt. He addressed himself to the scornful men who ruled in Jerusalem, who were the magistrates of the city, Isa 28:14. It is bad with a people when their thrones of judgment become the seats of the scornful, when rulers are scorners; but that the rulers of Jerusalem should be men of such a character, that they should make light of God's judgments and scorn to take notice of the tokens of his displeasure, is very sad.…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 28:14

scornful--(See on Isa 28:9).

John Gill on Isaiah 28:14

Wherefore hear the word of the Lord, ye scornful men,.... Men of scorn and mockery, that scoffed and mocked at the word of God, as in the preceding verse Isaiah 28:13; or at the threatenings of punishment; and even made a jest of death and hell, as in the following words: "the word of the Lord" they are called upon to hear, hearken, and attend to, is either the word of promise of the Messiah, Isaiah 28:16 or rather the word threatening them with ruin, Isaiah 28:18 or it may be both: that rule this people which is in Jerusalem; which must not be understood of the chief ruler Hezekiah, but rather of some subordinate rulers, such as Shebna and others; these set a very bad example to the common…

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John Calvin on Isaiah 28:14

Wherefore hear ye the word of the Lord. He goes on to address to them still stronger reproof, and at the same time mingles with it a consolation in order to encourage the hearts of the godly. While he threatens utter destruction against the wicked, he leaves for believers ground of consolation, by declaring that their salvation is dear and precious in the sight of God. Ye scornful men. By this term he means men who are addicted to sophistry and deceit, who think that by jeers and cunning they can escape the judgment of God; for lvts (lutz) [228] signifies to jeer or scorn. Now, he addresses not ordinary men, but rulers and governors, who, in governing the people, thought that they surpassed…

The Church Fathers

When you renounce Satan, trampling underfoot every covenant with him, then you annul that ancient "league with hell," and God's paradise opens before you, that Eden, planted in the east, from which for his transgression our first father was banished.
— Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Lecture 1:9

"He has become my help and my protector unto salvation." They are said to be helpers who grant us their cooperation through specific acts. Protectors, however, are those who defend us with their power. Protection can take a variety of forms. For some, God is a protection, but deception becomes a protection for others, who lie about themselves, as Isaiah said: "We have established deception as our hope, and we are protected by lies."
— Verecundus of Junca, COMMENTARY ON THE CANTICLE OF EXODUS 1:3

What, then, are the burdens that he censures? None but those which they were accumulating of their own accord, when they taught for commandments the doctrines of men; for the sake of private advantage joining house to house, so as to deprive their neighbor of his own; cajoling the people, loving gifts, pursuing rewards, robbing the poor of the right of judgment, that they might have the widow for a prey and the fatherless for a spoil. Of these Isaiah also says, "woe to them that are strong in Jerusalem!"
— Tertullian, AGAINST MARCION 4.27

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Dictionary and topics

Infidelity · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Presumption · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Scoffing · .Rulers of Israel — .Rulers of Israel
Scorning And Mocking · Exemplified: Rulers of Israel — Exemplified: Rulers of Israel

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Isaiah 28:14

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 28:14-22

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 28:14

John Gill on Isaiah 28:14

John Calvin on Isaiah 28:14

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Isaiah 28:14

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 28:14-22

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 28:14

John Gill on Isaiah 28:14

John Calvin on Isaiah 28:14

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Isaiah 28:14-17

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Isaiah 28:14-22

Rashi on Isaiah 28:14