14Therefore hear the word of the Lord , you scoffers who rule this people in Jerusalem.


In Context

11 Very well then, with foreign lips and strange tongues God will speak to this people,

12 to whom he said, "This is the resting place, let the weary rest"; and, "This is the place of repose"- but they would not listen.

13 So then, the word of the Lord to them will become: Do and do, do and do, rule on rule, rule on rule; a little here, a little there- so that they will go and fall backward, be injured and snared and captured.

14 Therefore hear the word of the Lord , you scoffers who rule this people in Jerusalem.

15 You boast, "We have entered into a covenant with death, with the grave we have made an agreement. When an overwhelming scourge sweeps by, it cannot touch us, for we have made a lie our refuge and falsehood our hiding place."

16 So this is what the Sovereign Lord says: "See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone for a sure foundation; the one who trusts will never be dismayed.

Isaiah 28:14 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

28:14Wherefore hear the word of the LORD, ye scornful men, that rule this people which [is] in Jerusalem.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

28:14Wherefore hear the word of the Lord, ye scornful men, who rule over my people that is in Jerusalem.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

28:14Wherefore hear the word of Jehovah, ye scoffers, that rule this people that is in Jerusalem:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

28:14Therefore hear the word of Jehovah, ye scornful men, that rule this people which is in Jerusalem.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

28:14Wherefore hear the word of the LORD, ye scornful men, that rule this people which is in Jerusalem:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

28:14Wherefore hear the word of the LORD, ye scornful men, that rule this people which is in Jerusalem.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

28:14Therefore hear the word of Yahweh, you scoffers, that rule this people in Jerusalem:

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

28:14Therefore, hear a word of Jehovah, ye men of scorning, Ruling this people that is in Jerusalem.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

28:14Why hear the word of the LORD, you scornful men, that rule this people which is in Jerusalem.