Isaiah 28:20
Strong's Lexicon
Indeed,
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since 1a) that 1a1) yea, indeed 1b) when (of time) 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) 1c) because, since (causal connection) 1d) but (after negative) 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if 1f) but rather, but 1g) except that 1h) only, nevertheless 1i) surely 1j) that is 1k) but if 1l) for though 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore

the bed
הַמַּצָּ֖ע (ham·maṣ·ṣā‘)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4702: 1) couch, bed

is too short
קָצַ֥ר (qā·ṣar)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7114: 1) to be short, be impatient, be vexed, be grieved 1a) (Qal) to be short 1b) (Piel) to shorten 1c) (Hiphil) to shorten 2) to reap, harvest 2a) (Qal) to reap, harvest 2b) (Hiphil) to reap, harvest

to stretch out on,
מֵֽהִשְׂתָּרֵ֑עַ (mê·hiś·tā·rê·a‘)
Preposition-m | Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 8311: 1) to extend, stretch out 1a) (Qal) extended (participle) 1b) (Hithpael) to stretch oneself

and the blanket
וְהַמַּסֵּכָ֥ה (wə·ham·mas·sê·ḵāh)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4541: 1) a pouring, libation, molten metal, cast image, drink offering 1a) libation (with covenant sacrifice) 1b) molten metal, molten image, molten gods 2) web, covering, veil, woven stuff

too small
צָ֖רָה (ṣā·rāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6887: 1) to bind, be narrow, be in distress, make narrow, cause distress, besiege, be straitened, be bound 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to bind, tie up, shut up 1a2) to be scant, be cramped, be in straits 1b) (Pual) to be bound, be tied up 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to make narrow for, cause distress to, press hard upon 1c2) to suffer distress 2) to show hostility toward, vex 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to show hostility toward, treat with enmity, vex, harass 1a2) vexer, harasser (participle)

to wrap around you.
כְּהִתְכַּנֵּֽס׃ (kə·hiṯ·kan·nês)
Preposition-k | Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 3664: 1) to gather, collect, wrap 1a) (Qal) to gather 1b) (Piel) to gather 1c) (Hithpael) to gather together, wrap oneself up

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Indeed, the bed is too short to stretch out on, and the blanket too small to wrap around you.

Young's Literal Translation
For shorter hath been the bed Than to stretch one’s self out in, And the covering hath been narrower Than to wrap one’s self up in.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Indeed, the bed is too short to stretch out on, and its cover too small to wrap up in.

New American Standard Bible
The bed is too short on which to stretch out, And the blanket is too small to wrap oneself in.

King James Bible
For the bed is shorter than that [a man] can stretch himself [on it]: and the covering narrower than that he can wrap himself [in it].
Parallel Verses
New International Version
The bed is too short to stretch out on, the blanket too narrow to wrap around you.

New Living Translation
The bed you have made is too short to lie on. The blankets are too narrow to cover you.

English Standard Version
For the bed is too short to stretch oneself on, and the covering too narrow to wrap oneself in.

New American Standard Bible
The bed is too short on which to stretch out, And the blanket is too small to wrap oneself in.

King James Bible
For the bed is shorter than that a man can stretch himself on it: and the covering narrower than that he can wrap himself in it.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Indeed, the bed is too short to stretch out on, and its cover too small to wrap up in.

International Standard Version
because the bed is too short to stretch out on, and its blankets too narrow to wrap around oneself!

NET Bible
For the bed is too short to stretch out on, and the blanket is too narrow to wrap around oneself.

American Standard Version
For the bed is shorter than that a man can stretch himself on it; and the covering narrower than that he can wrap himself in it.

English Revised Version
For the bed is shorter than that a man can stretch himself on it; and the covering narrower than that he can wrap himself in it.

Young's Literal Translation
For shorter hath been the bed Than to stretch one's self out in, And the covering hath been narrower Than to wrap one's self up in.
















Cross References
Isaiah 59:6
Their webs shall not become garments, neither shall they cover themselves with their works: their works are works of iniquity, and the act of violence is in their hands.

Ezekiel 42:5
Now the upper chambers were shorter: for the galleries were higher than these, than the lower, and than the middlemost of the building.

Isaiah 1:1
The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.

Isaiah 28:19
From the time that it goeth forth it shall take you: for morning by morning shall it pass over, by day and by night: and it shall be a vexation only to understand the report.

Isaiah 28:18
And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it.

Isaiah 28:17
Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place.

Isaiah 28:21
For the LORD shall rise up as in mount Perazim, he shall be wroth as in the valley of Gibeon, that he may do his work, his strange work; and bring to pass his act, his strange act.

Isaiah 28:22
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.

Isaiah 28:23
Give ye ear, and hear my voice; hearken, and hear my speech.
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