Isaiah 28:12 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised He had said to them, ‘This is the place of rest; let the weary rest; this is the place of repose.’ But they would not listen. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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. |
Then Asa cried out to the Lord his God, ‘Lord, there is no one besides you to help the mighty and those without strength. Help us, Lord our God, for we depend on you, and in your name we have come against this large army. Lord, you are our God. Do not let a mere mortal hinder you.’
On that day the root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples. The nations will look to him for guidance, and his resting place will be glorious.
And if the document is given to one who cannot read and he is asked to read it, he will say, ‘I can’t read.’
For the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel, has said: ‘You will be delivered by returning and resting; your strength will lie in quiet confidence. But you are not willing.’
The result of righteousness will be peace; the effect of righteousness will be quiet confidence for ever.
Then my people will dwell in a peaceful place, in safe and secure dwellings.
‘As for the word you spoke to us in the name of the Lord, we are not going to listen to you!
This is what the Lord says: Stand by the roadways and look. Ask about the ancient paths, ‘Which is the way to what is good? ’ Then take it and find rest for yourselves. But they protested, ‘We won’t! ’
But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they closed their ears so they could not hear.
I scattered them with a windstorm over all the nations that had not known them, and the land was left desolate behind them, with no one coming or going. They turned a pleasant land into a desolation.’
See to it that you do not reject the one who speaks. For if they did not escape when they rejected him who warned them on earth, even less will we if we turn away from him who warns us from heaven.