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Isaiah 28:12
Isaiah 28:12 is verse 12 of Isaiah chapter 28, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
to whom He has said: “This is the place of rest, let the weary rest; this is the place of repose.” But they would not listen.
King James Version
To whom he said, This is the rest wherewith ye may cause the weary to rest; and this is the refreshing: yet they would not hear.
World English Bible
to whom he said, “This is the resting place. Give rest to the weary,” and “This is the refreshing;” yet they would not hear.
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Isaiah 28:10–14 · Berean Standard Bible
10 For they hear: “Order on order, order on order, line on line, line on line; a little here, a little there.”
11 Indeed, with mocking lips and foreign tongues, He will speak to this people
12 to whom He has said: “This is the place of rest, let the weary rest; this is the place of repose.” But they would not listen.
13 Then the word of the LORD to them will become: “Order on order, order on order, line on line, line on line; a little here, a little there,” so that they will go stumbling backward and will be injured, ensnared, and captured.
14 Therefore hear the word of the LORD, O scoffers who rule this people in Jerusalem.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Isaiah 30:15For the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel, has said: “By repentance and rest you would be saved; your strength would lie in quiet confidence— but you were not willing.”
2 Chronicles 14:11Then Asa cried out to the LORD his God: “O LORD, there is no one besides You to help the powerless against the mighty. Help us, O LORD our God, for we rely on You, and in Your name we have come against this multitude. O LORD, You are our God. Do not let a mere mortal prevail against You.”
2 Chronicles 16:8Were not the Cushites and Libyans a vast army with many chariots and horsemen? Yet because you relied on the LORD, He delivered them into your hand.
2 Chronicles 16:9For the eyes of the LORD roam to and fro over all the earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose hearts are fully devoted to Him. You have acted foolishly in this matter. From now on, therefore, you will be at war.”
Jeremiah 6:16This is what the LORD says: “Stand at the crossroads and look. Ask for the ancient paths: ‘Where is the good way?’ Then walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But they said, ‘We will not walk in it!’
Matthew 11:28Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
Matthew 11:29Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
Psalms 81:11But My people would not listen to Me, and Israel would not obey Me.
Psalms 81:12So I gave them up to their stubborn hearts to follow their own devices.
Psalms 81:13If only My people would listen to Me, if Israel would follow My ways,
Jeremiah 44:16“As for the word you have spoken to us in the name of the LORD, we will not listen to you!
Zechariah 7:11But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they stopped up their ears from hearing.
Zechariah 7:14But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations that they had not known, and the land was left desolate behind them so that no one could come or go. Thus they turned the pleasant land into a desolation.”
Hebrews 12:25See to it that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if the people did not escape when they refused Him who warned them on earth, how much less will we escape if we reject Him who warns us from heaven?