The Meaning of Isaiah 28:10 Explained

Isaiah 28:10

KJV: For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little:

YLT: For rule is on rule, rule on rule, line on line, line on line, A little here, a little there,

Darby: For it is precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, there a little. ...

ASV: For it is precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, there a little.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Isaiah 28:10?

MEANING: What does Isaiah 28:10 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Isaiah 28:10 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Isaiah 28:10?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

For precept  [must be] upon precept,  precept  upon precept;  line  upon line,  line  upon line;  here a little,  [and] there a little: 

What does Isaiah 28:10 Mean?

Context Summary

Isaiah 28:1-13 - The Decay Of An Intemperate People
A new series of prophecies begins here and extends to Isaiah 32:20. Samaria is described as a faded crown or garland on the nation's head because it was disgraced by the national drunkenness. See Amos 4:1. So corrupted was she by strong drink and its attendant evils that the Assyrian invader would plunder her as a man gathers ripe figs. But to Judah, that is, the remnant, the Lord would be a crown or garland, not of pride but of glory. His beauty would not be as a fading flower, but a lasting diadem. What wine is to the sensuous man, that God is to the spiritual. See Ephesians 5:18. You that have to form right judgments, and you that have to turn the battle from the gate, will find all your need in Him. In Isaiah 28:7-8 we have a terrible picture of widespread effects of strong drink; and in Isaiah 28:9-10 the prophet recites the ribald remarks addressed to himself by the roisterers of those evil days. He replies that God would Himself answer them by the stern accents of the Assyrian tongue, which would sound like stammering, Isaiah 28:11; and this would befall them because they would not need the wooing accents of His love, Isaiah 28:12. [source]

Chapter Summary: Isaiah 28

1  The prophet threatens Ephraim for their pride and drunkenness
5  The residue shall be advanced in the kingdom of Christ
7  He rebukes their error
9  Their unwillingness to learn
14  And their security
16  Christ the sure foundation is promised
17  Their security shall be tried
23  They are incited to the consideration of God's providence

What do the individual words in Isaiah 28:10 mean?

For precept [must be] upon precept precept upon precept Line upon line upon line a little Here a little there
כִּ֣י צַ֤ו לָצָו֙ צַ֣ו לָצָ֔ו קַ֥ו לָקָ֖ו לָקָ֑ו זְעֵ֥יר שָׁ֖ם זְעֵ֥יר שָֽׁם

צַ֤ו  precept  [must  be] 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: צַו  
Sense: command, ordinance, oracle (meaning dubious).
לָצָו֙  upon  precept 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular
Root: צַו  
Sense: command, ordinance, oracle (meaning dubious).
צַ֣ו  precept 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: צַו  
Sense: command, ordinance, oracle (meaning dubious).
לָצָ֔ו  upon  precept 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular
Root: צַו  
Sense: command, ordinance, oracle (meaning dubious).
קַ֥ו  Line 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: קָו 
Sense: cord, line, measuring-line.
לָקָ֖ו  upon  line 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular
Root: קָו 
Sense: cord, line, measuring-line.
לָקָ֑ו  upon  line 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular
Root: קָו 
Sense: cord, line, measuring-line.
זְעֵ֥יר  a  little 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: זְעֵיר  
Sense: a little.
שָׁ֖ם  Here 
Parse: Adverb
Root: שָׁם  
Sense: there, thither.
זְעֵ֥יר  a  little 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: זְעֵיר  
Sense: a little.

What are the major concepts related to Isaiah 28:10?

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