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Isaiah 28:22

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

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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.

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.

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17 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.Tahand thereforeH6258 →
אַל־'al-may notH408 →
תִּתְלוֹצָ֔צוּtit.lo.Tza.tzuyou show yourself a mockerH3887 →
פֶּֽן־pen-lestH6435 →
יֶחְזְק֖וּyech.ze.Kuthey should become strongH2388 →
מֽוֹסְרֵיכֶ֑םmos.rei.Khemfetters yourH4147 →
כִּֽי־ki-forH3588 →
כָלָ֨הkha.Lahcomplete destructionH3617 →
וְנֶחֱרָצָ֜הve.ne.che.ra.Tzahand [what] has been decidedH2782 →
שָׁמַ֗עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiI have heardH8085 →
מֵאֵ֨תme.'Etfrom withH854 →
אֲדֹנָ֧י'a.do.Nai[the] LordH136 →
יְהוִ֛הYah.wehYahwehH3069 →
צְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otof hostsH6635 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
כָּל־kol-allH3605 →
הָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzthe landH776 →

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Isaiah 10:22–23Though your people, O Israel, be like the sand of the sea, only a remnant will return. Destruction has been decreed, overflowing with righteousness.Isaiah 24:1–23Behold, the LORD lays waste the earth and leaves it in ruins. He will twist its surface and scatter its inhabitants—Isaiah 28:14Therefore hear the word of the LORD, O scoffers who rule this people in Jerusalem.Jeremiah 20:7You have deceived me, O LORD, and I was deceived. You have overcome me and prevailed. I am a laughingstock all day long; everyone mocks me.Isaiah 32:12–14Beat your breasts for the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vines,Jeremiah 25:11And this whole land will become a desolate wasteland, and these nations will serve the king of Babylon for seventy years.Matthew 27:39And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their headsActs 13:40–41Watch out, then, that what was spoken by the prophets does not happen to you:Daniel 9:26–27Then after the sixty-two weeks the Messiah will be cut off and will have nothing. Then the people of the prince who is to come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end will come like a flood, and until the end there will be war; desolations have been decreed.Isaiah 28:14–15Therefore hear the word of the LORD, O scoffers who rule this people in Jerusalem.Revelation 22:18–19I testify to everyone who hears the words of prophecy in this book: If anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book.Matthew 27:44In the same way, even the robbers who were crucified with Him berated Him.Acts 17:32When they heard about the resurrection of the dead, some began to mock him, but others said, “We want to hear you again on this topic.”2 Chronicles 30:10And the couriers traveled from city to city through the land of Ephraim and Manasseh as far as Zebulun; but the people scorned and mocked them.Jeremiah 39:7Then he put out Zedekiah’s eyes and bound him with bronze chains to take him to Babylon.Lamentations 1:14My transgressions are bound into a yoke, knit together by His hand; they are draped over my neck, and the Lord has broken my strength. He has delivered me into the hands of those I cannot withstand.2 Chronicles 36:16But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy.Jeremiah 15:17I never sat with the band of revelers, nor did I celebrate with them. Because Your hand was on me, I sat alone, for You have filled me with indignation.

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The Prophet Isaiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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