‏ Isaiah 28

CHAPTER 28

Woe to the Hirelings of Ephraim

1Woe to the crown   of insolence, the hirelings of Ephraim, the flower, the one having fallen of the glory upon the top of the [²mountain   ¹thick branched], the ones being intoxicated without wine. 2Behold, strong and hard is the rage of the lord; as hail being carried down not having protection, with force being carried down; as [³water ²of much ¹a multitude] dragging a place along. In the land he shall cause rest to the hands. 3And by the feet [⁴shall be trampled ¹the ²crown   ³of insolence], the hirelings   of Ephraim. 4And [³shall be ¹the ²flower] (the one having fallen off of the hope of the glory) upon the tip of the [²mountain   ¹high] as a forerunner of a fig. The one beholding it, before [²into   ³his hand ¹taking it], will want to swallow it down. 5  In that day [³will be ¹the lord  ²of Hosts] the crown   of hope, the plaited crown    of glory to the one being left behind of my people. 6And they shall be left behind in spirit of equity for judgment, and for the strength restraining doing away with.

The Offending Priests and Prophets

7For these [³in wine ²wandering ¹are]; wandering because of the liquor; the priest and prophet are startled because of the liquor; they are swallowed down because of the wine; they are shaken from the intoxication of the liquor; they wandered; this is a visible manifestation. 8A curse shall devour this   plan, for this   plan is because of the desire for wealth. 9To whom did we announce evils? and to whom did we announce a message? even to the ones being weaned from milk, and the ones being drawn away from the breast. 10Affliction upon affliction; favorably receive hope upon hope; still a little, still a little, 11because of disparagement of the lips; [³by ⁵tongue ⁴another ¹for ²they shall speak]   to this people, 12saying to it, This is  the rest to the one hungering, and this is the destruction; and they did not want to hear. 13And [⁴will be ⁵to them ¹the ²oracle   ³of God], affliction upon affliction, hope upon hope, still a little, still a little; that they should go and should fall to the rear, and shall be exposed to danger, and shall be broken, and shall be captured. 14On account of this hear the word of the lord, O men being afflicted, and   rulers   of this people   in Jerusalem! 15For you said, We made a covenant with   Hades, and [²with   ³death ¹treaties]. [²a gale ³being brought ¹If] should go by, in no way should it come to us. We made the lie   our hope, and by the lie we shall be sheltered.

The Cornerstone in Zion

16On account of this, thus says the lord, Behold, I shall put for the foundations of Zion [⁴stone ¹a very costly ²chosen ³cornering] of value for   its foundations; and the one trusting upon it in no way should be disgraced. 17And I shall place judgment for hope,   and my charity by weights. And the ones relying vainly in a lie that in no way should [²go by ³you ¹the gale]; 18even [⁴should not have removed ¹your   ²covenant   ³of death]; and   your hope, the one in   Hades in no way should adhere. [²the blast ³being brought ¹If] should come, you will be [³by it ¹for ²trampling]. 19Whenever it should go by, it shall take you. Morning by morning it shall go by you, and in the night it will be [²hope ¹an evil]. Learn to hear! 20O ones having been restricted, in no way are we able to do combat; but we are ourselves weakened   for you to gather. 21As if a mountain of impious men  the lord shall rise up; and it shall be in the ravine of Gibeon; with rage he shall execute   his works -- [²of bitterness ¹a work];   but his rage [²strangely ¹he shall treat], and   his rottenness in strangeness. 22And you, may you not be glad, nor [³strengthen ⁴in you ¹the ²bonds]; because [³being completed ⁴and ⁵being rendered concise ²the things ¹I heard] by the lord  of Host, which he will do upon all the earth. 23Give ear and hearken   to my voice! Take heed and hear   my words! 24Shall not [⁵the entire   ⁶day ³be about ¹the ²one plowing ⁴to plow]? or the one sowing, will he not prepare beforehand to work the ground? 25Does he not whenever he should level the face of it, then sow the small pepperwort or cummin, and again sow wheat, and barley, and spelt, in   your boundaries? 26And you shall be corrected in the equity of your God, and shall be glad. 27For not with hardness [²cleansed   ¹is the pepperwort], nor [²the wheel ³of a wagon ¹shall] lead about upon the cummin; but [⁴by a rod ³is shaken off ¹the ²pepperwort]. 28But the cummin [²with ³bread ¹shall be eaten], [³not ¹for ⁶into ⁷the ⁸eon ²I am  ⁴provoked to anger ⁵against you], nor shall the voice   of my bitterness trample you. 29And these [³by ⁴the lord  ⁵of Hosts ²came forth   ¹miracles]. Take counsel, exalt vain comfort!