Isaiah 28 in plain modern English. New Ground English Translation.
What a for the proud crown of Ephraim's drunks, for the of its stunning beauty, set on the head of a lush valley — belonging to those hammered by wine!
Look — the has someone strong and powerful. Like a hailstorm, a destroying wind, like a downpour of mighty, overwhelming waters, he will hurl it to the ground with force.
The proud crown of Ephraim's drunks will be trampled underfoot.
And the fading flower of its stunning beauty, set on the head of the lush valley, will be like an before summer harvest — whoever spots it plucks it and swallows it the moment it hits their hand.
On that day, of will become a beautiful crown, a stunning wreath for the of his people —
a spirit of for the one who sits in judgment, and strength for those who turn back the battle at the
But even these stagger from wine and stumble from strong drink. Priest and reel from strong drink, swallowed up by wine, stumbling from liquor, reeling when they see visions, staggering when they make decisions.
Every table is covered with vomit, with filth — there's no clean spot left.
"Who does he think he's teaching knowledge to? Who does he think he's explaining the message to? Babies just weaned from milk? Infants just pulled from the breast?"
"It's just la-tsav, qav la-qav, a little here, a little there!"
Fine then — through lips and through an alien tongue he will speak to this people.
He had told them, "This is the place of — give to the weary. This is the place of refreshment." But they would not listen.
So the of to them will be: "Tsav la-tsav, tsav la-tsav, qav la-qav, qav la-qav, a little here, a little there" — so that they will walk and stumble backward, be broken, trapped, and captured.
So hear the word of Yahweh, you who rule this people in Jerusalem!
Because you have said, "We've made a with Death, we've struck an agreement with the Grave. When the overwhelming flood sweeps through, it won't reach us — because we've made lies our shelter and hidden behind deception."
So this is what the Lord Yahweh says: "Look — I am laying a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious a sure foundation. The one who will not be shaken."
"I will make the line and the plumb line. Hail will sweep away your shelter of lies, and water will flood your hiding place."
"Your deal with Death will be canceled, your agreement with the Grave will not stand. When the overwhelming flood sweeps through, you will be trampled by it."
Every time it passes through, it will seize you — morning after morning it will sweep through, by day and by night. Understanding this message will be nothing but sheer
The bed is too short to stretch out on, the blanket too narrow to wrap yourself in.
For Yahweh will rise up as he did at Perazim, he will storm with fury as he did in the of — to do his his work, to perform his task, his alien task.
So stop your scoffing now, or your chains will be tightened, because I have heard from the Lord Yahweh of Armies a of against the whole land.
Listen closely and hear my voice; pay attention and hear what I'm saying.
Does the plow all day just to plant? Does he keep turning and breaking the soil forever?
When he has leveled the surface, doesn't he scatter and spread regular cumin? Doesn't he plant wheat in rows, barley in its proper place, and along the border?
His God him the right way; he instructs him.
Black cumin isn't with a heavy sledge, and a cart wheel isn't rolled over regular cumin. Black cumin is beaten out with a stick, and regular cumin with a rod.
Grain for bread must be ground, but no one threshes it forever. Though he drives the cart wheel over it, his horses do not crush it to powder.
This too comes from of — wonderful in counsel, magnificent in