Isaiah 28:12 - Easy To Read Version In the past God spoke to those people, and he said, “Here is a resting place. This is the peaceful place. Let the tired people come and rest. This is the place of peace.” 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. |
Asa called out to the Lord his God and said, “Lord, only you can help weak people against strong people! Help us, Lord our God! We depend on you. We fight against this large army in your name. Lord, you are our God! Don’t let anyone win against you!”
At that time, there will be a special person from Jesse’s {\cf2\super [135]} family. This person will be like a flag. This “flag” will show all the nations that they should come together around him. The nations will ask him the things they should do. And the place where he is will be filled with glory.
Or you can give the book to a person that can’t read, and tell that person to read the book. That person will say, “I can’t read the book because I don’t know how to read.”
The Lord my Master, the Holy One of Israel, says, “If you come back to me you will be saved. The only strength you have will come if you trust me. But you must be calm.”
My people will live in the beautiful field of peace. My people will live in tents of safety. They will live in calm and peaceful places.
“We will not listen to the message from the Lord that you spoke to us.
The Lord says these things:\par “Stand at the crossroads and look.\par Ask where the old road is.\par Ask where the good road is,\par and walk on that road.\par If you do, you will find rest for yourselves.\par But you people have said,\par ‘We will not walk on the good road!’\par
But those people refused to listen.\par They refused to do what he wanted.\par They closed their ears so they\par could not hear what God said.\par
I will bring the other nations against them\par like a storm.\par They didn’t know those nations,\par but the country will be destroyed\par after those nations pass through.\par This pleasant country will be destroyed.”\par
Be careful and don’t refuse to listen when God speaks. Those people (Israelites) refused to listen to him when he warned them on earth. And those people did not escape. Now God is speaking from heaven. So now it will be worse for those people who refuse to listen to him.