Isaiah 28:26

For his God doth instruct him to discretion, and doth teach him.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

For his God instructs and teaches him properly.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

For his God doth instruct him aright, `and' doth teach him.
- American Standard Version (1901)

For his God is his teacher, giving him the knowledge of these things.
- Basic English Bible

His God doth instruct him in [his] judgment, he doth teach him.
- Darby Bible

For his God doth instruct him to discretion, and doth teach him.
- Webster's Bible

For his God instructs him in right judgment, and teaches him.
- World English Bible

And instruct him for judgment doth his God, He doth direct him.
- Youngs Literal Bible

For He doth instruct him aright; his God doth teach him.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible

Wesley's Notes for Isaiah 28:26

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.

28:27 A threshing instrument - This then was made like a sledge shod with iron, which was drawn by men or beasts, over the sheafs of corn, to bruise them, and tear the grain out of them. A wheel - A lower wheel than a cart wheel, but of the same form, upon which possibly the threshing instrument was drawn.

28:28 Bruised - With a threshing instrument. Break it - Understand, forever. Horses - This was another way of threshing out the corn, by driving horses, or other cattle, over the sheaves to tread it.