Isaiah

Isaiah 28:22

²²So now, do not mock,

or your shackles will become heavier.

Indeed, I have heard from the Lord GOD of Hosts

a decree of destruction against the whole land.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So now	וְעַתָּה֙	wə·‘at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H6258 now
do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
mock	תִּתְלוֹצָ֔צוּ	tiṯ·lō·w·ṣā·ṣū	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H3887 scorn
or	פֶּֽן־	pen-	Conjunction	H6435 lest
your shackles	מֽוֹסְרֵיכֶ֑ם	mō·ws·rê·ḵem	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H4147 chastisement, halter, restraint
will become heavier	יֶחְזְק֖וּ	yeḥ·zə·qū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen
Indeed	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I have heard	שָׁמַ֗עְתִּי	šā·ma‘·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H8085 hear
from the Lord	אֲדֹנָ֧י	’ă·ḏō·nāy	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H136 lord
GOD	יְהוִ֛ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3069 Yahweh
of Hosts	צְבָא֖וֹת	ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ	Noun - common plural	H6635 army, war, warfare
a decree	וְנֶחֱרָצָ֜ה	wə·ne·ḥĕ·rā·ṣāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine singular	H2782 cut, sharpen, decide
of destruction	כָלָ֨ה	ḵā·lāh	Noun - feminine singular	H3617 completion, complete destruction, consumption, annihilation
against	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the whole	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
land	הָאָֽרֶץ׃	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land

Cross-references

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

Isaiah 10:22–23 · Isaiah 24:1–23 · Lamentations 1:14 · Daniel 9:26–27 · Acts 17:32 · Matthew 27:44 · Luke 21:24 · Isaiah 28:14–15 · Revelation 22:18–19 · Jeremiah 25:11 · Psalm 107:16 · 2 Chronicles 30:10

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.