Isaiah 28:12 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 to whom he has said, “This is rest; give rest to the weary, and this is repose,” yet they would not hear. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 To whom he said, This is the rest wherewith ye may cause the weary to rest; and this is the refreshing: yet they would not hear. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition To these [complaining Jews the Lord] had said, This is the true rest [the way to true comfort and happiness] that you shall give to the weary, and, This is the [true] refreshing–yet they would not listen [to His teaching]. American Standard Version (1901) to whom he said, This is the rest, give ye rest to him that is weary; and this is the refreshing: yet they would not hear. Common English Bible He has said to them, “This is the place of rest; give rest to the weary; this is the place of repose”; but they refused to listen. Catholic Public Domain Version He said to them: "This is my rest. Refresh the weary," and, "This is my refreshment." And yet they were unwilling to listen. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version To whom he said: This is my rest. Refresh the weary, and this is my refreshing. And they would not hear. |
Asa cried to the Lord his God, “O Lord, there is no difference for you between helping the mighty and the weak. Help us, O Lord our God, for we rely on you, and in your name we have come against this multitude. O Lord, you are our God; let no mortal prevail against you.”
On that day the root of Jesse shall stand as a signal to the peoples; the nations shall inquire of him, and his dwelling shall be glorious.
And if it is given to those who cannot read, saying, “Read this,” they say, “We cannot read.”
For thus said the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel: In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and in trust shall be your strength. But you refused
The effect of righteousness will be peace, and the result of righteousness, quietness and trust forever.
My people will abide in a peaceful habitation, in secure dwellings, and in quiet resting places.
“As for the word that you have spoken to us in the name of the Lord, we are not going to listen to you.
Thus says the Lord: Stand at the crossroads and look, and ask for the ancient paths, where the good way lies; and walk in it, and find rest for your souls. But they said, “We will not walk in it.”
But they refused to listen and turned a stubborn shoulder and stopped their ears in order not to hear.
and I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations that they had not known. Thus the land they left was desolate, so that no one went to and fro, and a pleasant land was made desolate.”
See that you do not refuse the one who is speaking, for if they did not escape when they refused the one who warned them on earth, how much less will we escape if we reject the one who warns from heaven!