NET Bible
"The Lord Will Judge Jerusalem Therefore, listen to the LORD’s message, you who mock, you rulers of these people who reside in Jerusalem!"
— Isaiah 28:14, NET Bible
“Wherefore hear the word of the Lord, ye scornful men, that rule this people which is in Jerusalem.”
“Wherefore hear the word of Jehovah, ye scoffers, that rule this people that is in Jerusalem: ”
“Therefore hear the word of Yahweh, you scoffers, that rule this people in Jerusalem:”
“Wherefore hear the word of the Lord, ye scornful men, who rule over my people that is in Jerusalem.”
“Give ear then to the word of the Lord, you men of pride, the rulers of this people in Jerusalem:”
“Wherefore hear the word of the Lord, ye scornful men, that rule this people which is in Jerusalem.”
For with mocking lips and a foreign tongue he will speak to these people.
In the past he said to them,“This is where security can be found. Provide security for the one who is exhausted! This is where rest can be found.” But they refused to listen.
So the LORD’s message to them will sound like meaningless gibberish, senseless babbling, a syllable here, a syllable there. As a result, they will fall on their backsides when they try to walk, and be injured, ensnared, and captured.
The Lord Will Judge Jerusalem Therefore, listen to the LORD’s message, you who mock, you rulers of these people who reside in Jerusalem!
For you say,“We have made a treaty with death, with Sheol we have made an agreement. When the overwhelming judgment sweeps by it will not reach us. For we have made a lie our refuge, we have hidden ourselves in a deceitful word.”
Therefore, this is what the Sovereign LORD, says:“Look, I am laying a stone in Zion, an approved stone, set in place as a precious cornerstone for the foundation. The one who maintains his faith will not panic.
I will make justice the measuring line, fairness the plumb line; hail will sweep away the unreliable refuge, the floodwaters will overwhelm the hiding place.