Isaiah's Response
Isaiah 28:14-22
Why hear the word of the LORD, you scornful men, that rule this people which is in Jerusalem.…


The prophet replies that when the storm does sweep over the land, as it assuredly will, these "refuges of lies" will prove no shelter to their builders; they have been tried by the plummet of honesty and righteousness and found to be so out of line that they must come down: but meanwhile, nay, from of old, Jehovah has Himself founded a really serviceable house for His people, namely, the ancient constitution and polity of which He Himself is the chief cornerstone; and the man who trusts in that foundation, believing that it really is there, will not be urged to any impatient acts of panic, whatever may be the apparent danger.

(Sir E. Strachey, Bart.)



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

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




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