Isaiah 28:12

God's Word

He will say to them, “This is a place for comfort. This is a place of rest for those who are tired. This is a place for them to rest.” But they weren’t willing to listen.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 14:11

Asa called on the Lord his God. He said, “Lord, there is no one except you who can help those who are not strong so that they can fight against a large ⌞army⌟. Help us, Lord our God, because we are depending on you. In your name we go against this large crowd. You are the Lord our God. Don’t let anyone successfully oppose you.”

Isaiah 11:10

At that time the root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the people ⌞to gather around⌟. The nations will come to him. His resting place will be glorious.

Isaiah 29:12

Then you give the book to someone who can’t read, saying, “Please read this.” He answers, “I can’t read.”

Isaiah 30:15

This is what the Almighty Lord, the Holy One of Israel, says: You can be saved by returning to me. You can have rest. You can be strong by being quiet and by trusting me. But you don’t want that.

Isaiah 32:17

Then an act of righteousness will bring about peace, calm, and safety forever.

Isaiah 32:18

My people will live in a peaceful place, in safe homes and quiet places of rest.

Jeremiah 44:16

“We won’t listen to the message that you have spoken to us in the Lord’s name.

Jeremiah 6:16

This is what the Lord says: Stand at the crossroads and look. Ask which paths are the old, reliable paths. Ask which way leads to blessings. Live that way, and find a resting place for yourselves. But you said that you wouldn’t live that way.

Zechariah 7:11

“But people refused to pay attention. They shrugged their shoulders at me and shut their ears so that they couldn’t hear.

Zechariah 7:14

I used a windstorm to scatter them among all the nations, nations they hadn’t even heard of. They left behind a land so ruined that no one is able to travel through it. They have turned a pleasant land into a wasteland.”

Hebrews 12:25

Be careful that you do not refuse to listen when God speaks. Your ancestors didn’t escape when they refused to listen to God, who warned them on earth. We certainly won’t escape if we turn away from God, who warns us from heaven.