Isaiah 28 Parallel Bible

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	GENEVA Geneva Bible of 1587	ESV English Standard Version	NIV New International Version
1	Woe to the crowne of pride, the drunkards of Ephraim: for his glorious beautie shall be a fading flowre, which is vpon the head of the valley of them that be fat, and are ouercome with wine.	Ah, the proud crown of the drunkards of Ephraim, and the fading flower of its glorious beauty, which is on the head of the rich valley of those overcome with wine!	Woe to that wreath, the pride of Ephraim’s drunkards, to the fading flower, his glorious beauty, set on the head of a fertile valley— to that city, the pride of those laid low by wine!
2	Beholde, the Lorde hath a mightie and strong hoste, like a tempest of haile, and a whirlewinde that ouerthroweth, like a tempest of mightie waters that ouerflowe, which throwe to the ground mightily.	Behold, the Lord has one who is mighty and strong; like a storm of hail, a destroying tempest, like a storm of mighty, overflowing waters, he casts down to the earth with his hand.	See, the Lord has one who is powerful and strong. Like a hailstorm and a destructive wind, like a driving rain and a flooding downpour, he will throw it forcefully to the ground.
3	They shall be troden vnder foote, euen the crowne & the pride of the drunkards of Ephraim.	The proud crown of the drunkards of Ephraim will be trodden underfoot;	That wreath, the pride of Ephraim’s drunkards, will be trampled underfoot.
4	For his glorious beautie shall be a fading floure, which is vpon the head of the valley of them that be fatte, and as the hastie fruite afore sommer, which when hee that looketh vpon it, seeth it, while it is in his hand, he eateth it.	and the fading flower of its glorious beauty, which is on the head of the rich valley, will be like a first-ripe fig before the summer: when someone sees it, he swallows it as soon as it is in his hand.	That fading flower, his glorious beauty, set on the head of a fertile valley, will be like figs ripe before harvest— as soon as people see them and take them in hand, they swallow them.
5	In that day shall the Lord of hostes be for a crowne of glory, and for a diademe of beautie vnto the residue of his people:	In that day the LORD of hosts will be a crown of glory, and a diadem of beauty, to the remnant of his people,	In that day the LORD Almighty will be a glorious crown, a beautiful wreath for the remnant of his people.
6	And for a spirite of iudgement to him that sitteth in iudgement, and for strength vnto them that turne away the battell to the gate.	and a spirit of justice to him who sits in judgment, and strength to those who turn back the battle at the gate.	He will be a spirit of justice to the one who sits in judgment, a source of strength to those who turn back the battle at the gate.
7	But they haue erred because of wine, and are out of the way by strong drinke: the priest and the prophet haue erred by strong drinke: they are swallowed vp with wine: they haue gone astraye through strong drinke: they faile in vision: they stumble in iudgement.	These also reel with wine and stagger with strong drink; the priest and the prophet reel with strong drink, they are swallowed by wine, they stagger with strong drink, they reel in vision, they stumble in giving judgment.	And these also stagger from wine and reel from beer: Priests and prophets stagger from beer and are befuddled with wine; they reel from beer, they stagger when seeing visions, they stumble when rendering decisions.
8	For all their tables are full of filthy vomiting: no place is cleane.	For all tables are full of filthy vomit, with no space left.	All the tables are covered with vomit and there is not a spot without filth.
9	Whome shall he teache knowledge? and whome shall he make to vnderstand the thinges that hee heareth? them that are weyned from the milke, and drawen from the breastes.	“To whom will he teach knowledge, and to whom will he explain the message? Those who are weaned from the milk, those taken from the breast?	“Who is it he is trying to teach? To whom is he explaining his message? To children weaned from their milk, to those just taken from the breast?
10	For precept must be vpon precept, precept vpon precept, line vnto line, line vnto line, there a litle, and there a litle.	For it is precept upon precept, precept upon precept, line upon line, line upon line, here a little, there a little.”	For it is: Do this, do that, a rule for this, a rule for that; a little here, a little there.”
11	For with a stammering tongue and with a strange language shall he speake vnto this people.	For by people of strange lips and with a foreign tongue the LORD will speak to this people,	Very well then, with foreign lips and strange tongues God will speak to this people,
12	Vnto whome hee saide, This is the rest: giue rest to him that is weary: and this is the refreshing, but they would not heare.	to whom he has said, “This is rest; give rest to the weary; and this is repose”; yet they would not hear.	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	Therefore shall the worde of the Lord be vnto them precept vpon precept, precept vpo precept, line vnto line, line vnto line, there a litle and there a litle, that they may goe, and fall backward, and be broken, and be snared, and be taken.	And the word of the LORD will be to them precept upon precept, precept upon precept, line upon line, line upon line, here a little, there a little, that they may go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.	So then, the word of the LORD to them will become: Do this, do that, a rule for this, a rule for that; a little here, a little there— so that as they go they will fall backward; they will be injured and snared and captured.
14	Wherefore, heare the worde of the Lorde, ye scornefull men that rule this people, which is at Ierusalem.	Therefore hear the word of the LORD, you scoffers, who rule this people in Jerusalem!	Therefore hear the word of the LORD, you scoffers who rule this people in Jerusalem.
15	Because ye haue said, We haue made a couenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement: though a scourge runne ouer, and passe through, it shal not come at vs: for we haue made falshood our refuge, & vnder vanitie are we hid,	Because you have said, “We have made a covenant with death, and with Sheol we have an agreement, when the overwhelming whip passes through it will not come to us, for we have made lies our refuge, and in falsehood we have taken shelter”;	You boast, “We have entered into a covenant with death, with the realm of the dead 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	Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I will laye in Zion a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation. Hee that beleeueth, shall not make haste.	therefore thus says the Lord GOD, “Behold, I am the one who has laid as a foundation in Zion, a stone, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, of a sure foundation: ‘Whoever believes will not be in haste.’	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 relies on it will never be stricken with panic.
17	Iudgement also will I laye to the rule, and righteousnesse to the balance, and the haile shall sweepe away the vaine confidence, and the waters shall ouerflowe the secret place.	And I will make justice the line, and righteousness the plumb line; and hail will sweep away the refuge of lies, and waters will overwhelm the shelter.”	I will make justice the measuring line and righteousness the plumb line; hail will sweep away your refuge, the lie, and water will overflow your hiding place.
18	And your couenant with death shalbe disanulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand: when a scourge shall runne ouer and passe through, then shall ye be trode downe by it.	Then your covenant with death will be annulled, and your agreement with Sheol will not stand; when the overwhelming scourge passes through, you will be beaten down by it.	Your covenant with death will be annulled; your agreement with the realm of the dead will not stand. When the overwhelming scourge sweeps by, you will be beaten down by it.
19	When it passeth ouer, it shall take you away: for it shall passe through euery morning in the day, and in the night, and there shalbe onely feare to make you to vnderstand the hearing.	As often as it passes through it will take you; for morning by morning it will pass through, by day and by night; and it will be sheer terror to understand the message.	As often as it comes it will carry you away; morning after morning, by day and by night, it will sweep through.” The understanding of this message will bring sheer terror.
20	For the bed is streight that it can not suffice, and the couering narowe that one can not wrappe himselfe.	For the bed is too short to stretch oneself on, and the covering too narrow to wrap oneself in.	The bed is too short to stretch out on, the blanket too narrow to wrap around you.
21	For the Lord shall stand as in mount Perazim: hee shall be wroth as in the valley of Gibeon, that he may do his worke, his strage worke, and bring to passe his acte, his strange acte.	For the LORD will rise up as on Mount Perazim; as in the Valley of Gibeon he will be roused; to do his deed—strange is his deed! and to work his work—alien is his work!	The LORD will rise up as he did at Mount Perazim, he will rouse himself as in the Valley of Gibeon— to do his work, his strange work, and perform his task, his alien task.
22	Nowe therefore be no mockers, least your bondes increase: for I haue heard of the Lorde of hostes a consumption, euen determined vpon the whole earth.	Now therefore do not scoff, lest your bonds be made strong; for I have heard a decree of destruction from the Lord GOD of hosts against the whole land.	Now stop your mocking, or your chains will become heavier; the Lord, the LORD Almighty, has told me of the destruction decreed against the whole land.
23	Hearken ye, and heare my voyce: hearken ye, and heare my speach.	Give ear, and hear my voice; give attention, and hear my speech.	Listen and hear my voice; pay attention and hear what I say.
24	Doeth the plowe man plowe all the day, to sowe? doeth he open, and breake the clots of his ground?	Does he who plows for sowing plow continually? Does he continually open and harrow his ground?	When a farmer plows for planting, does he plow continually? Does he keep on breaking up and working the soil?
25	When he hath made it plaine, wil he not then sowe the fitches, and sowe cummin, and cast in wheat by measure, and the appointed barly and rye in their place?	When he has leveled its surface, does he not scatter dill, sow cumin, and put in wheat in rows and barley in its proper place, and emmer as the border?	When he has leveled the surface, does he not sow caraway and scatter cumin? Does he not plant wheat in its place, barley in its plot, and spelt in its field?
26	For his God doeth instruct him to haue discretion, and doeth teach him.	For he is rightly instructed; his God teaches him.	His God instructs him and teaches him the right way.
27	For fitches shall not be threshed with a threshing instrument, neither shall a cart wheele be turned about vpon the cummin: but ye fitches are beaten out with a staffe, and cummin with a rod.	Dill is not threshed with a threshing sledge, nor is a cart wheel rolled over cumin, but dill is beaten out with a stick, and cumin with a rod.	Caraway is not threshed with a sledge, nor is the wheel of a cart rolled over cumin; caraway is beaten out with a rod, and cumin with a stick.
28	Bread corne when it is threshed, hee doeth not alway thresh it, neither doeth the wheele of his cart still make a noyse, neither will he breake it with the teeth thereof.	Does one crush grain for bread? No, he does not thresh it forever; when he drives his cart wheel over it with his horses, he does not crush it.	Grain must be ground to make bread; so one does not go on threshing it forever. The wheels of a threshing cart may be rolled over it, but one does not use horses to grind grain.
29	This also commeth from the Lorde of hostes, which is wonderfull in counsell, and excellent in workes.	This also comes from the LORD of hosts; he is wonderful in counsel and excellent in wisdom.	All this also comes from the LORD Almighty, whose plan is wonderful, whose wisdom is magnificent.
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