Isaiah Chapter 28
Yo, the vibe is way off for the proud crown and the lit drunks of Ephraim, whose beauty is fading like a flower chillin' on the heads of those lost in wine.
Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, whose glorious beauty {is} a fading flower, which {are} on the head of the fat valleys of them that are overcome with wine! {overcome: Heb. broken}
For real, the Lord's got a savage move coming, like a hailstorm and a flood, ready to drop some serious truth on the earth.
Behold, the Lord hath a mighty and strong one, {which} as a tempest of hail {and} a destroying storm, as a flood of mighty waters overflowing, shall cast down to the earth with the hand.
The proud crown and the Ephraim drunks? They’re about to get wrecked, no cap.
The crown of pride, the drunkards of Ephraim, shall be trodden under feet: {under...: Heb. with feet}
That glorious beauty on the fat valley's head? It’s just a wilting flower, like fruit that’s ripe but ready to spoil real quick.
And the glorious beauty, which {is} on the head of the fat valley, shall be a fading flower, {and} as the hasty fruit before the summer; which {when} he that looketh upon it seeth, while it is yet in his hand he eateth it up. {eateth: Heb. swalloweth}
On that day, the Lord of hosts is gonna be a crown of glory and a legendary diadem for the crew that’s left.
In that day shall the LORD of hosts be for a crown of glory, and for a diadem of beauty, unto the residue of his people,
And He’s bringing a spirit of judgment for those judging and strength for the homies ready to battle at the gate.
And for a spirit of judgment to him that sitteth in judgment, and for strength to them that turn the battle to the gate.
But for real, they’ve messed up from the wine, and their strong drinks got them lost; even the priest and prophet are trippin' hard on that liquor, stumbling in their judgment.
But they also have erred through wine, and through strong drink are out of the way; the priest and the prophet have erred through strong drink, they are swallowed up of wine, they are out of the way through strong drink; they err in vision, they stumble {in} judgment.
All the tables are straight-up gross with vomit and filth, like, there’s no clean spot at all.
For all tables are full of vomit {and} filthiness, {so that there is} no place {clean}.
Who’s ready to get schooled on knowledge? Who’s gonna get the doctrine? Only those who’ve moved on from milk and are prepped for the real deal.
Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? {them that are} weaned from the milk, {and} drawn from the breasts. {doctrine: Heb. the hearing?}
It’s all about precept on precept, line on line; a little bit here, a little bit there, that’s how we roll.
For precept {must be} upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, {and} there a little: {must be: or, hath been}
God’s gonna speak to the crew with some stammering lips and a whole new vibe.
For with stammering lips and another tongue will he speak to this people. {stammering...: Heb. stammerings of lip} {will...: or, he hath spoken}
He’s like, “This is the chill spot for the tired peeps; this is the refresh, but y’all ain’t vibing with it.”
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.
But the Lord’s word was like, “Precept on precept, line on line; a little here, a little there,” and they’re gonna end up trippin’ and getting wrecked.
But the word of the LORD was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, {and} there a little; that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.
So listen up, you haters ruling the crew in Jerusalem, catch the word of the Lord.
Wherefore hear the word of the LORD, ye scornful men, that rule this people which {is} in Jerusalem.
Y’all said, “We made a deal with death and vibed with hell; when the drama hits, it won’t touch us, ‘cause we’re hiding in falsehoods.”
Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:
So the Lord God’s like, “Check it, I’m laying down a solid stone in Zion, a legendary corner stone; if you believe, you won’t be rushing.”
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner {stone}, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.
I’m bringing judgment to the line and righteousness to the scale; the hail’s gonna wipe out those lies, and the waters will flood your hiding spots.
Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place.
Your deal with death? Yeah, that’s getting axed; your hell agreement? Not gonna stand; when the drama hits, you’ll be crushed by it.
And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it. {trodden...: Heb. a treading down to it}
Once it starts rolling, it’s coming for you, morning and night; it’s only gonna stress you out trying to get the scoop.
From the time that it goeth forth it shall take you: for morning by morning shall it pass over, by day and by night: and it shall be a vexation only {to} understand the report. {to...: or, when he shall make you to understand doctrine}
The bed’s too short for you to stretch out, and the cover’s too tight to wrap up in.
For the bed is shorter than that {a man} can stretch himself {on it}: and the covering narrower than that he can wrap himself {in it}.
The Lord’s gonna rise up like it’s mount Perazim, getting mad heated like in Gibeon, doing His thing, that wild work; bringing His moves, that strange act, no cap.
For the LORD shall rise up as {in} mount Perazim, he shall be wroth as {in} the valley of Gibeon, that he may do his work, his strange work; and bring to pass his act, his strange act.
So don’t be out here mocking, or your crew’s gonna get wrecked; I heard from the Lord God of hosts, it’s a whole vibe for the earth.
Now therefore be ye not mockers, lest your bands be made strong: for I have heard from the Lord GOD of hosts a consumption, even determined upon the whole earth.
Listen up, fam, hear my voice; pay attention and catch my vibe.
Give ye ear, and hear my voice; hearken, and hear my speech.
Does a plowman grind all day just to sow? Does he break up the dirt like it’s nothing?
Doth the plowman plow all day to sow? doth he open and break the clods of his ground?
When he clears the ground, doesn’t he spread the seeds and scatter the herbs, throwing in that prime wheat and the barley where it belongs?
When he hath made plain the face thereof, doth he not cast abroad the fitches, and scatter the cummin, and cast in the principal wheat and the appointed barley and the rie in their place? {the principal...: or, the wheat in the principal place, and barley in the appointed place} {rie: or, spelt} {place: Heb. border?}
His God’s teaching him how to play it smart, giving him the knowledge, fr.
For his God doth instruct him to discretion, {and} doth teach him. {For...: or, And he bindeth it in such sort as his God doth teach him}
Fitches aren’t threshed with fancy tools, and you don’t roll a cart over the cummin; nah, the fitches get beaten with a stick, and the cummin’s done with a rod.
For the fitches are not threshed with a threshing instrument, neither is a cart wheel turned about upon the cummin; but the fitches are beaten out with a staff, and the cummin with a rod.
Bread corn gets bruised; He’s not always threshing it, or rolling it with the cart, or smashing it with the horses, periodt.
Bread {corn} is bruised; because he will not ever be threshing it, nor break {it with} the wheel of his cart, nor bruise it {with} his horsemen.
This too comes from the Lord of hosts, who’s got the rizz in counsel and is legendary in action.
This also cometh forth from the LORD of hosts, {which} is wonderful in counsel, {and} excellent in working.