Isaiah 28:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Isaiah 28:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Isaiah 28:17 is a verse from the book of Isaiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Isaiah 28:17 — KJV
“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.”
— Isaiah 28:17 (KJV)
Isaiah 28:17 in Context — About the Book of Isaiah
Isaiah is the prince of prophets — soaring visions of God's holiness, searing warnings, and the Old Testament's clearest portraits of the coming Messiah: born of a virgin, wounded for our transgressions, a man of sorrows. Comfort and strength for the weary run through every chapter.
Cross-References for Isaiah 28:17
“And they shall be unto you cities for refuge from the avenger; that the manslayer die not, until he stand before the congregation in judgment.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 28:17: judgment, lay, refuge
“And unto the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the other half tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Beeshterah with her suburbs; two cities.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 28:17: lay, refuge, lies
“So they sent and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and said, Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go again to his own place, that it slay us not, and our people: for there was a deadly destruction throughout all the city; the hand of God was very heavy there. us not...: Heb. me not, and my”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 28:17: lay, away, place
“And all the houses also of the high places that were in the cities of Samaria, which the kings of Israel had made to provoke the LORD to anger, Josiah took away, and did to them according to all the acts that he had done in Bethel.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 28:17: also, away, place
“Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the images: and the kingdom was quiet before him. images: Heb. sun images”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 28:17: also, away, place
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