Isaiah 28:12-14

English Standard Version

¹²    to whom he has said,
^(A)“This is rest;
    give rest to the weary;
and this is repose”;
    yet they would not hear.
¹³And 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,
^(B)that they may go, and fall backward,
    and be broken, and snared, and taken.

A Cornerstone in Zion

¹⁴Therefore hear the word of the Lord, you ^(C)scoffers,
who rule this people in Jerusalem!

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Isaiah 28:12-14

New International Version

¹²to whom he said,
    “This is the resting place, let the weary rest”;^(A)
and, “This is the place of repose”—
    but they would not listen.
¹³So 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^(B)—
so that as they go they will fall backward;
    they will be injured^(C) and snared and captured.^(D)