Isaiah 28:23

¶ Giue yee eare, and heare my voyce, hearken and heare my speach.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

Give ear and hear my voice, Listen and hear my words.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

Give ye ear, and hear my voice; hearken, and hear my speech.
- American Standard Version (1901)

Let your ears be open to my voice; give attention to what I say.
- Basic English Bible

Give ear, and hear my voice; hearken, and hear my speech.
- Darby Bible

Give ye ear, and hear my voice; hearken, and hear my speech.
- Webster's Bible

Give ear, and hear my voice! Listen, and hear my speech!
- World English Bible

Give ear, and hear my voice, Attend, and hear my saying:
- Youngs Literal Bible

Give ye ear, and hear my voice; attend, and hear my speech.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible

Wesley's Notes for Isaiah 28:23

28:21 Perazim - Where he fought against the Philistines, #2Sam 5:20|. Gibeon - Where he fought against the Canaanites, #Josh 10:10|, &c. and afterwards against the Philistines, #1Chron 14:16|. Strange work - For this work of bringing total destruction upon Israel, was contrary to the benignity of his own nature, and to the usual way of dealing with his people.

28:22 Lest - Lest thereby you make the judgments of God sure and unavoidable. For - God hath assured me, that he will utterly destroy the people of Israel.

28:24 Doth - The plowman doth not spend all his time in plowing the ground; but he has several times for several works. And so God has his times and seasons for several works, and his providence is various at several times, and towards several people. Therefore those scoffing Israelites were guilty of great folly, in flattering themselves, because of God's long patience towards them; for God will certainly take a time to thresh, and break them with his judgments, as at present he plowed and harrowed them, and so prepared them for it by his threatenings. Open - Understand, all day. Break - Which they used to do with a kind of harrow.

28:25 Made plain - By breaking the clods. The wheat - The best which he chuses for seed. Barley - That proportion of barley which he appointed. Place - Heb. in his border; each seed in a several place.