Isaiah 28:13

“And the word of YHWH will be to them command upon command, command upon command, line upon line, line upon line, a little here, a little there, so that they will go and stumble backward, and be broken, and be snared, and be captured.”

Isaiah 28:13 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 28:13, word by word

And the wordדְּבַרdevar

word

What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.

Where else “devar” appears
of YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

Where else “yehva” appears
will beהָיָהhaya

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

Where else “haya” appears
commandצַוtsav

command, precept

A command, an order that is given.

Where else “tsav” appears
lineקַוkav

babble

Repeated syllables that sound like a small child's speech.

Where else “kav” appears
a littleזְעֵירzeer

a little

A little, small.

Where else “zeer” appears
they will goיֵלְכוּyelchu

go

To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.

Where else “yelchu” appears
and stumbleכָשְׁלוּchashlu

stumble

To lose one's balance while walking until one falls.

Where else “chashlu” appears
backwardאָחוֹרachor

behind

The part behind something or someone, the side not seen from the front.

Where else “achor” appears
and be brokenנִשְׁבָּרוּnishbaru

break

To break something to pieces.

Where else “nishbaru” appears
and be snaredנוֹקְשׁוּnokshu

be snared

Be snared: be caught like an animal in a snare; also to lay a snare.

Where else “nokshu” appears
and be capturedנִלְכָּדוּnilkadu

capture

To conquer a city or seize someone.

Where else “nilkadu” appears

The context

12to whom he said, “This is the rest; give rest to the weary; and this is the repose.” But they were not willing to hear.

13 · This verse (above)

14Therefore hear the word of YHWH, you men of scoffing, rulers of this people that is in Jerusalem.

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