Isaiah 1:28

But rebels and sinners will together be shattered, and those who forsake the LORD will perish.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — The prophet addresses covenant-breaking Judah, placing this declaration between the promise of redemption for the repentant in verse 27 and the warning of shame for idolatrous practices in verse 29. The words — שֶׁבֶר (shever) denotes a crushing or shattering, while יִכְלֽוּ (yikhlu) literally means they will come to an end. The thread — The theme of divine judgment on the wicked runs through Job 31:3, Psalms 1:6, and 2 Thessalonians 1:8. Why it lands — The text demands a clear choice between aligning with repentance or embracing rebellion, since forsaking Yahweh results in certain destruction.

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The Hebrew words

וְשֶׁ֧בֶרve./She.verand/ a crushing of פֹּשְׁעִ֛יםpo.she.'Imrebels וְחַטָּאִ֖יםve./cha.ta.'Imand/ sinners יַחְדָּ֑וyach.Davtogether וְעֹזְבֵ֥יve./'o.ze.Veiand/ [those who] forsake יְהוָ֖הYah.weh<of> Yahweh יִכְלֽוּ׃yikh.Luthey will come to an end

King James Version

And the destruction of the transgressors and of the sinners shall be together, and they that forsake the Lord shall be consumed.

Cross-references

Psalms 1:6 For the LORD guards the path of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.
2 Thessalonians 1:8 in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.
Job 31:3 Does not disaster come to the unjust and calamity to the workers of iniquity?
Isaiah 30:13 this iniquity of yours is like a breach about to fail, a bulge in a high wall, whose collapse will come suddenly—in an instant!
Revelation 21:8 But to the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death.”
1 Samuel 12:25 But if you persist in doing evil, both you and your king will be swept away.”
1 Kings 9:6 But if indeed you or your sons turn away from following Me and do not keep the commandments and statutes I have set before you, and if you go off to serve and worship other gods,
1 Chronicles 28:9 As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands the intent of every thought. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.
Psalms 5:6 You destroy those who tell lies; the LORD abhors the man of bloodshed and deceit.
Psalms 9:5 You have rebuked the nations; You have destroyed the wicked; You have erased their name forever and ever.