NET Bible
"For the bed is too short to stretch out on, and the blanket is too narrow to wrap around oneself."
— Isaiah 28:20, NET Bible
“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.”
“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. ”
“For the bed is too short to stretch out on, and the blanket is too narrow to wrap oneself in.”
“For the bed is straitened, so that one must fall out, and a short covering cannot cover both.”
“For the bed is not long enough for a man to be stretched out on: and the cover is not wide enough for him to be covered with.”
“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.”
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.
Your treaty with death will be dissolved; your agreement with Sheol will not last. When the overwhelming judgment sweeps by, you will be overrun by it.
Whenever it sweeps by, it will overtake you; indeed, every morning it will sweep by, it will come through during the day and the night.” When this announcement is understood, it will cause nothing but terror.
For the bed is too short to stretch out on, and the blanket is too narrow to wrap around oneself.
For the LORD will rise up, as he did at Mount Perazim, he will rouse himself, as he did in the Valley of Gibeon, to accomplish his work, his peculiar work, to perform his task, his strange task.
So now, do not mock, or your chains will become heavier! For I have heard a message about decreed destruction, from the Sovereign LORD of Heaven’s Armies, against the entire land.
Pay attention and listen to my message! Be attentive and listen to what I have to say!