The Meaning of Isaiah 28:17 Explained

Isaiah 28:17

KJV: Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place.

YLT: And I have put judgment for a line, And righteousness for a plummet, And sweep away doth hail the refuge of lies, And the secret hiding-place do waters overflow.

Darby: And I will appoint judgment for a line, and righteousness for a plummet; and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding-place.

ASV: And I will make justice the line, and righteousness the plummet; and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding-place.

Discover Isaiah 28:17

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Isaiah 28:17?

MEANING: What does Isaiah 28:17 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Isaiah 28:17 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Isaiah 28:17?

What is the context of Isaiah 28:17?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place.

What does Isaiah 28:17 Mean?

Verse Meaning

The rulers had made a covenant in which they hoped ( Isaiah 28:15), but God would make justice and righteousness the measuring standards by which He would act and judge His people. They thought they could avoid the "overwhelming scourge" (cf. Isaiah 10:22; Isaiah 10:26) of their enemy by taking refuge in a treaty ( Isaiah 28:15), but God would allow them to be swept away by an adversary (cf. Isaiah 28:2).

Context Summary

Isaiah 28:14-29 - Truth The Only Refuge

In the beginning of Hezekiah's reign the Jewish leaders had made an alliance with Assyria, on whom they relied to protect them against any and all foes. But the prophet told them plainly that they would be disappointed, and that when the Assyrian scourge passed through the land toward Egypt, it would involve them also in disaster, Isaiah 28:18. Then he broke out with this sublime description of the only foundation of security that could never fail. The deep meaning of this prediction of the precious corner-stone is unfolded in later Scriptures, Matthew 21:42; Ephesians 2:20; 1 Peter 2:7. Christ was tried by Satan and by man: He is precious: He unites the walls of Jew and Gentile that were at right-angles to each other. All our excuses and professions are too short and too narrow when God enters into judgment. Outside of Christ there is neither peace nor safety. See that thou buildest Him a holy character of gold, silver, and precious stones, 1 Corinthians 3:10, etc. [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 28:17 mean?

And I will make justice the measuring line and righteousness the plummet and will sweep away the hail the refuge of lies and the hiding place the waters will overflow

וְשַׂמְתִּ֤י מִשְׁפָּט֙ לְקָ֔ו וּצְדָקָ֖ה לְמִשְׁקָ֑לֶת וְיָעָ֤ה בָרָד֙ מַחְסֵ֣ה כָזָ֔ב וְסֵ֥תֶר מַ֖יִם יִשְׁטֹֽפוּ

וְשַׂמְתִּ֤י	And I will make
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, first person common singular Root: שׂוּמָה Sense: to put, place, set, appoint, make.
מִשְׁפָּט֙	justice
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: מִשְׁפָּט Sense: judgment, justice, ordinance.
לְקָ֔ו	the measuring line
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular Root: קָו Sense: cord, line, measuring-line.
וּצְדָקָ֖ה	and righteousness
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular Root: צְדָקָה Sense: justice, righteousness.
לְמִשְׁקָ֑לֶת	the plummet
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, feminine singular Root: מִשְׁקֶלֶת Sense: level, levelling tool or instrument, plummet.
וְיָעָ֤ה	and will sweep away
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular Root: יָעָה Sense: (Qal) to sweep, sweep away, sweep together.
בָרָד֙	the hail
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: בָּרָד Sense: hail.
מַחְסֵ֣ה	the refuge
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: מַחְסֶה Sense: refuge, shelter.
כָזָ֔ב	of lies
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: כָּזָב Sense: a lie, untruth, falsehood, deceptive thing.
וְסֵ֥תֶר	and the hiding place
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: סֵתֶר Sense: covering, shelter, hiding place, secrecy.
מַ֖יִם	the waters
Parse: Noun, masculine plural Root: מַיִם Sense: water, waters.
יִשְׁטֹֽפוּ	will overflow
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: שָׁטַף Sense: to wash, rinse, overflow, engulf, rinse or wash off.

What are the major concepts related to Isaiah 28:17?

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