Isaiah 28:12 BSB — MannaFest

Isaiah 28:12

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.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

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.

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.

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Commentary

1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

This is the rest “This is the true rest” - The sense of this verse is: God had warned them by his prophets that their safety and security, their deliverance from their present calamities and from the apprehensions of still greater approaching, depended wholly on their trust in God, their faith and obedience; but they rejected this gracious warning with contempt and mockery.

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Original language & word study

12 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
אֲשֶׁ֣ר׀	'a.Sher	whom	H834 →
אָמַ֣ר	'a.Mar	he said	H559 →
אֲלֵיהֶ֗ם	'a.lei.Hem	to them	H413 →
זֹ֤את	zot	this	H2063 →
הַמְּנוּחָה֙	ha.me.nu.Chah	[is] the resting place	H4496 →
הָנִ֣יחוּ	ha.Ni.chu	give rest	H5117 →
לֶֽעָיֵ֔ף	le.'a.Yef	to the weary	H5889 →
וְזֹ֖את	ve.Zot	and this	H2063 →
הַמַּרְגֵּעָ֑ה	ha.mar.ge.'Ah	[is] the place of rest	H4774 →
וְלֹ֥א	ve.Lo'	and not	H3808 →
אָב֖וּא	'a.Vu'	they were willing	H14 →
שְׁמֽוֹעַ׃	she.Mo.a'	to listen	H8085 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Jeremiah 6:16
This is what the LORD says: “Stand at the crossroads and look. Ask for the ancient paths: ‘Where is the good way?’ Then walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls.…
leads to
- Isaiah 30:21
  And whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear this command behind you: “This is the way. Walk in it.”
- Deuteronomy 32:7
  Remember the days of old; consider the years long past. Ask your father, and he will tell you, your elders, and they will inform you.
- Jeremiah 18:15
  Yet My people have forgotten Me. They burn incense to worthless idols that make them stumble in their ways, leaving the ancient roads to walk on rutted bypaths instead of on the highway.
- Matthew 11:28–29
  Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
- Jeremiah 7:23
  but this is what I commanded them: Obey Me, and I will be your God, and you will be My people. You must walk in all the ways I have commanded you, so that…
Through
Isaiah 30:15
For the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel, has said: “By repentance and rest you would be saved; your strength would lie in quiet confidence—but you were not willing.”
leads to
- Isaiah 26:3–4
  You will keep in perfect peace the steadfast of mind, because he trusts in You.
- Isaiah 32:17
  The work of righteousness will be peace; the service of righteousness will be quiet confidence forever.
- Psalms 125:1–2
  Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion. It cannot be moved; it abides forever.