Ah, the proud crowns of the drunkards of Ephraim,Whose glorious beauty is but wilted flowersOn the heads of those bloatedabloated Ge is contracted from geʼe; cf. Ibn Ezra. with rich food,Who are overcome by wine!
Lo, my Sovereign has something strong and mighty,Like a storm of hail,A shower of pestilence.Something like a storm of massive, torrential rainbrain Lit. “water.” Shall be hurled with force to the ground.
Word-by-Word Analysis
הנה
60
חזק
115
ואמץ
137
לאדני
95
כזרם
267
ברד
206
שער
570
קטב
111
כזרם
267
מים
90
כבירים
282
שטפים
439
הניח
73
לארץ
321
ביד
16
Isaiah 28:3
Gematria: 2996
ברגליםתרמסנהעטרתגאותשכוריאפרים
Trampled underfoot shall beThe proud crowns of the drunkards of Ephraim,
The wilted flowers—On the heads of those bloatedcbloated See note at v. 1. with rich food—That are his glorious beauty.They shall be like an early figBefore the fruit harvest;Whoever sees it devours itWhile it is still in his hand.din his hand Emendation yields “on the bough.”
Word-by-Word Analysis
והיתה
426
ציצת
590
נבל
82
צבי
102
תפארתו
1087
אשר
501
עלראש
601
גיא
14
שמנים
440
כבכורה
253
בטרם
251
קיץ
200
אשר
501
יראה
216
הראה
211
אותה
412
בעודה
87
בכפו
108
יבלענהס
227
Isaiah 28:5
Gematria: 3590
ביוםההואיהיהיהוהצבאותלעטרתצביולצפירתתפארהלשארעמו
In that day, GOD of Hosts shall become a crown of beauty and a diadem of glory for the remnant of this people,
Word-by-Word Analysis
ביום
58
ההוא
17
יהיה
30
יהוה
26
צבאות
499
לעטרת
709
צבי
102
ולצפירת
816
תפארה
686
לשאר
531
עמו
116
Isaiah 28:6
Gematria: 2933
ולרוחמשפטליושבעלהמשפטולגבורהמשיבימלחמהשערהס
and a spirit of judgment for the one who sits in judgment and of valor for those who repel attacks at the gate.
But these are also muddled by wineAnd dazed by liquor:Priest and prophetAre muddled by liquor;They are confused by wine,They are dazed by liquor;They are muddled in their visions,They stumble in judgment.
Word-by-Word Analysis
וגםאלה
85
ביין
72
שגו
309
ובשכר
528
תעו
476
כהן
75
ונביא
69
שגו
309
בשכר
522
נבלעו
158
מןהיין
165
תעו
476
מןהשכר
615
שגו
309
בראה
208
פקו
186
פליליה
165
Isaiah 28:8
Gematria: 1466
כיכלשלחנותמלאוקיאצאהבלימקוםפ
Yea, all tables are coveredWith vomit and filth,So that no space is left.
Word-by-Word Analysis
כי
30
כלשלחנות
844
מלאו
77
קיא
111
צאה
96
בלי
42
מקוםפ
266
Isaiah 28:9
Gematria: 2854
אתמייורהדעהואתמייביןשמועהגמולימחלבעתיקימשדים
eThis is the drunkards’ reaction to Isaiah’s reproof. “To whom would he give instruction?To whom expound a message?To those newly weaned from milk,Just taken away from the breast?
Word-by-Word Analysis
אתמי
451
יורה
221
דעה
79
ואתמי
457
יבין
72
שמועה
421
גמולי
89
מחלב
80
עתיקי
590
משדים
394
Isaiah 28:10
Gematria: 2212
כיצולצוצולצוקולקוקולקוזעירשםזעירשם
That same mutter upon mutter,Murmur upon murmur,Now here, now there!”
Word-by-Word Analysis
כי
30
צו
96
לצו
126
צו
96
לצו
126
קו
106
לקו
136
קו
106
לקו
136
זעיר
287
שם
340
זעיר
287
שם
340
Isaiah 28:11
Gematria: 1912
כיבלעגישפהובלשוןאחרתידבראלהעםהזה
Truly, as one who speaks to that people in a stammering jargon and an alien tongue
is he who declares to them, “This is the resting place, let the weary rest;flet the weary rest I.e., do not embark on any political adventure at this time. this is the place of repose.” They refuse to listen.
To them the word of GOD is:“Mutter upon mutter,Murmur upon murmur,Now here, now there.”And so they will march,gmarch I.e., embark on the political adventure. But they shall fall backward,And be injured and snared and captured.
Word-by-Word Analysis
והיה
26
להם
75
דבריהוה
232
צו
96
לצו
126
צו
96
לצו
126
קו
106
לקו
136
קו
106
לקו
136
זעיר
287
שם
340
זעיר
287
שם
340
למען
190
ילכו
66
וכשלו
362
אחור
215
ונשברו
564
ונוקשו
468
ונלכדופ
196
Isaiah 28:14
Gematria: 2886
לכןשמעודבריהוהאנשילצוןמשליהעםהזהאשרבירושלם
Hear now the word of GOD,You scoffers,Who govern that peoplehWho govern that people Or “composers of taunt-verses for that people.” In Jerusalem!
For you have said,“We have made a covenant with Death,Concluded a pact with Sheol.When the sweeping flood passes through,It shall not reach us;For we have made falsehood our refuge,Taken shelter in treachery.”
Assuredly,Thus said the Sovereign GOD:“Behold, I will found in Zion,Stone by stone,A tower of precious cornerstones,iA tower of precious cornerstones Meaning of Heb. uncertain. Exceedingly firm;One who trusts need not fear.
But I will apply judgment as a measuring lineAnd retributionjretribution As in 1.27; 5.16; 10.22. as weights;kI will apply … as weights I.e., I will make judgment and retribution My plan of action; cf. 34.11; 2 Kings 21.13. Hail shall sweep away the refuge of falsehood,And flood-waters engulf your shelter.
It shall catch youEvery time it passes through;It shall pass through every morning,Every day and every night.And it shall be sheer horrorTo grasp the message.”
Word-by-Word Analysis
מדי
54
עברו
278
יקח
118
אתכם
461
כיבבקר
334
בבקר
304
יעבר
282
ביום
58
ובלילה
83
והיה
26
רקזועה
388
הבין
67
שמועה
421
Isaiah 28:20
Gematria: 2626
כיקצרהמצעמהשתרעוהמסכהצרהכהתכנס
The couch is too short for stretching out,And the cover too narrow for curling up!
For GOD will ariseAs on the hill of Perazim;[God] will be rousedAs in the vale of Gibeon,To do godly work—Strange is this work!And to perform God’s task—Astounding is this task!lStrange is … God’s task Instead of giving victory, as at Baal-perazim and Gibeon (cf. 2 Sam. 5.19–25; 1 Chron. 14.9–16), God will inflict punishment.
Therefore, refrain from mockery,Lest your bonds be tightened.For I have heard a decree of destructionFrom my Sovereign GOD of HostsAgainst all the land.
Word-by-Word Analysis
ועתה
481
אלתתלוצצו
1053
פןיחזקו
261
מוסריכם
376
כיכלה
85
ונחרצה
359
שמעתי
820
מאת
441
אדני
65
יהוה
26
צבאות
499
עלכלהארץפ
526
Isaiah 28:23
Gematria: 2143
האזינוושמעוקוליהקשיבוושמעואמרתי
Give diligent ear to my words,Attend carefully to what I say.
Word-by-Word Analysis
האזינו
79
ושמעו
422
קולי
146
הקשיבו
423
ושמעו
422
אמרתי
651
Isaiah 28:24
Gematria: 2727
הכלהיוםיחרשהחרשלזרעיפתחוישדדאדמתו
Do those who plow to sowPlow all the time,Breaking up and furrowing their land?
When they have smoothed its surface,Do they not rather broadcast black cuminAnd scatter cumin,Or set wheat in a row,mset wheat in a row In some Near Eastern countries, wheat is actually planted rather than scattered. Barley in a strip,And emmer in a patch?
Word-by-Word Analysis
הלוא
42
אםשוה
352
פניה
145
והפיץ
191
קצח
198
וכמן
116
יזרק
317
ושם
346
חטה
22
שורה
511
ושערה
581
נסמן
200
וכסמת
526
גבלתו
441
Isaiah 28:26
Gematria: 1065
ויסרולמשפטאלהיויורנו
For they are taught the right manner,Their God instructs them.
So, too, black cumin is not threshed with a threshing board,Nor is the wheel of a threshing sledge rolled over cumin;But black cumin is beaten out with a stickAnd cumin with a rod.
It is cereal that is crushed.ncrushed Emendation yields “threshed.” For even ifoeven if Taking loʼ as equivalent to lu. it is threshed thoroughly,And overwhelmed by the wheel of a sledge and horses,poverwhelmed … horses Meaning of Heb. uncertain. It will not be crushed.
Word-by-Word Analysis
לחם
78
יודק
120
כי
30
לא
31
לנצח
178
אדוש
311
ידושנו
376
והמם
91
גלגל
66
עגלתו
509
ופרשיו
602
לא
31
ידקנו
170
Isaiah 28:29
Gematria: 2366
גםזאתמעםיהוהצבאותיצאההפלאעצההגדילתושיהפ
That, too, is ordered by GOD of Hosts—Whose counsel is unfathomable,And whose wisdom is marvelous.