Isaiah

Isaiah 28:11–12

¹¹Indeed, with mocking lips and foreign tongues,

He will speak to this people^d ¹²to whom He has said:

“This is the place of rest, let the weary rest;

this is the place of repose.”

But they would not listen.

Footnotes

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Indeed	כִּ֚י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
with mocking	בְּלַעֲגֵ֣י	bə·la·‘ă·ḡê	Preposition-b; Adjective - masculine plural construct	H3934 mocking
lips	שָׂפָ֔ה	śā·p̄āh	Noun - feminine singular	H8193 lip, speech, edge
and foreign	אַחֶ֑רֶת	’a·ḥe·reṯ	Adjective - feminine singular	H312 another
tongues	וּבְלָשׁ֖וֹן	ū·ḇə·lā·šō·wn	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - common singular	H3956 tongue
He will speak	יְדַבֵּ֖ר	yə·ḏab·bêr	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1696 speak
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
this	הַזֶּֽה׃	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
people	הָעָ֥ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
to whom	אֲשֶׁ֣ר׀	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
He has said	אָמַ֣ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
This	זֹ֤את	zōṯ	Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
is the place of rest	הַמְּנוּחָה֙	ham·mə·nū·ḥāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4496 resting-place, rest
let the weary	לֶֽעָיֵ֔ף	le·‘ā·yêp̄	Preposition-l, Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H5889 faint, weary
rest	הָנִ֣יחוּ	hā·nî·ḥū	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural	H5117 rest
this	וְזֹ֖את	wə·zōṯ	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
is the place of repose	הַמַּרְגֵּעָ֑ה	ham·mar·gê·‘āh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4774 rest, repose
But they would	אָב֖וּא	’ā·ḇū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H14 be willing, consent
not	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
listen	שְׁמֽוֹעַ׃	šə·mō·w·a‘	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H8085 hear

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Isaiah 28:11 1 Corinthians 14:21 · Deuteronomy 28:49 · Jeremiah 5:15 · Isaiah 33:19

Isaiah 28:12 Matthew 11:28–29 · Isaiah 30:15 · Jeremiah 6:16 · Isaiah 11:10 · Zechariah 7:14 · Hebrews 12:25 · Jeremiah 44:16 · Psalm 81:11–13 · Zechariah 7:11 · 2 Chronicles 14:11 · 2 Chronicles 16:8–9

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.