Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The bed is too short to stretch out on, the blanket too narrow to wrap around you. New Living Translation The bed you have made is too short to lie on. The blankets are too narrow to cover you. English Standard Version For the bed is too short to stretch oneself on, and the covering too narrow to wrap oneself in. Berean Standard Bible Indeed, the bed is too short to stretch out on, and the blanket too small to wrap around you. King James 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. New King James Version For the bed is too short to stretch out on, And the covering so narrow that one cannot wrap himself in it. New American Standard Bible The bed is too short on which to stretch out, And the blanket is too small to wrap oneself in. NASB 1995 The bed is too short on which to stretch out, And the blanket is too small to wrap oneself in. NASB 1977 The bed is too short on which to stretch out, And the blanket is too small to wrap oneself in. Legacy Standard Bible The bed is too short on which to stretch out, And the blanket is too narrow to wrap oneself in. Amplified Bible For the bed is too short to stretch out on, And the blanket is too narrow to wrap around oneself [and likewise all their preparations are inadequate]. Christian Standard Bible Indeed, the bed is too short to stretch out on, and its cover too small to wrap up in. Holman Christian Standard Bible Indeed, the bed is too short to stretch out on, and its cover too small to wrap up in. American Standard Version 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. Contemporary English Version Your bed is too short, your blanket too skimpy. English Revised Version 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation The bed is too short to stretch out on. The blanket is too narrow to serve as a cover. Good News Translation You will be like the person in the proverb, who tries to sleep in a bed too short to stretch out on, with a blanket too narrow to wrap himself in. International Standard Version because the bed is too short to stretch out on, and its blankets too narrow to wrap around oneself! Majority Standard Bible Indeed, the bed is too short to stretch out on, and the blanket too small to wrap around you. NET Bible For the bed is too short to stretch out on, and the blanket is too narrow to wrap around oneself. New Heart English Bible For the bed is too short to stretch out on, and the blanket is too narrow to wrap oneself in. Webster's Bible Translation 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. World English Bible For the bed is too short to stretch out on, and the blanket is too narrow to wrap oneself in. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionFor the bed has been shorter "" Than to stretch one’s self out in, "" And the covering has been narrower "" Than to wrap one’s self up in. Young's Literal Translation For shorter hath been the bed Than to stretch one's self out in, And the covering hath been narrower Than to wrap one's self up in. Smith's Literal Translation For the spreading was shortened above stretching out, and the covering narrow for hiding one's self. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleFor the bed is straitened, so that one must fall out, and a short covering can- not cover both. Catholic Public Domain Version For the bed has been narrowed, so much so that one alone would fall out, and the short blanket is not able to cover two. New American Bible For the bed shall be too short to stretch out in, and the cover too narrow to wrap in. New Revised Standard Version For the bed is too short to stretch oneself on it, and the covering too narrow to wrap oneself in it. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleFor the cloth is too short, and the warp grows weak and is insufficient for a garment. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Because the garment is shortened to cover him and the weaver shuttle has contracted and is incomplete OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917For the bed is too short for a man to stretch himself; And the covering too narrow when he gathereth himself up. Brenton Septuagint Translation ye that are distressed; we cannot fight, but we are ourselves too weak for you to be gathered. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context A Cornerstone in Zion…19As often as it passes through, it will carry you away; it will sweep through morning after morning, by day and by night.” The understanding of this message will bring sheer terror. 20Indeed, the bed is too short to stretch out on, and the blanket too small to wrap around you. 21For the LORD will rise up as at Mount Perazim. He will rouse Himself as in the Valley of Gibeon, to do His work, His strange work, and to perform His task, His disturbing task.… Cross References Matthew 11:28-30 Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. / Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. / For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.” Jeremiah 6:16 This is what the LORD says: “Stand at the crossroads and look. Ask for the ancient paths: ‘Where is the good way?’ Then walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But they said, ‘We will not walk in it!’ Psalm 62:1-2 For the choirmaster. According to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. In God alone my soul finds rest; my salvation comes from Him. / He alone is my rock and my salvation. He is my fortress; I will never be shaken. Hebrews 4:9-11 There remains, then, a Sabbath rest for the people of God. / For whoever enters God’s rest also rests from his own work, just as God did from His. / Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will fall by following the same pattern of disobedience. Isaiah 30:15 For the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel, has said: “By repentance and rest you would be saved; your strength would lie in quiet confidence—but you were not willing.” Micah 2:10 Arise and depart, for this is not your place of rest, because its defilement brings destruction—a grievous destruction! Ezekiel 13:10-16 Because they have led My people astray, saying, ‘Peace,’ when there is no peace, and whitewashing any flimsy wall that is built, / tell those whitewashing the wall that it will fall. Rain will come in torrents, I will send hailstones plunging down, and a windstorm will burst forth. / Surely when the wall has fallen, you will not be asked, ‘Where is the whitewash with which you covered it?’ ... Psalm 127:1-2 A song of ascents. Of Solomon. Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor in vain; unless the LORD protects the city, its watchmen stand guard in vain. / In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for bread to eat—for He gives sleep to His beloved. Isaiah 57:20-21 But the wicked are like the storm-tossed sea, for it cannot be still, and its waves churn up mire and muck. / “There is no peace,” says my God, “for the wicked.” Matthew 23:37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! Lamentations 1:3 Judah has gone into exile under affliction and harsh slavery; she dwells among the nations but finds no place to rest. All her pursuers have overtaken her in the midst of her distress. 2 Corinthians 12:9-10 But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me. / That is why, for the sake of Christ, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong. Isaiah 8:9-10 Huddle together, O peoples, and be shattered; pay attention, all you distant lands; prepare for battle, and be shattered; prepare for battle, and be shattered! / Devise a plan, but it will be thwarted; state a proposal, but it will not happen. For God is with us.” Job 20:22 In the midst of his plenty, he will be distressed; the full force of misery will come upon him. Luke 12:19-20 Then I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!”’ / But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’ Treasury of Scripture 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 bed Isaiah 57:12,13 I will declare thy righteousness, and thy works; for they shall not profit thee… Isaiah 59:5,6 They hatch cockatrice' eggs, and weave the spider's web: he that eateth of their eggs dieth, and that which is crushed breaketh out into a viper… Isaiah 64:6 But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away. Jump to Previous Bed Cover Covered Covering Enough Gathereth Narrow Narrower One's Oneself Short Shorter Small Stretch Stretched Wide WrapJump to Next Bed Cover Covered Covering Enough Gathereth Narrow Narrower One's Oneself Short Shorter Small Stretch Stretched Wide WrapIsaiah 28 1. The prophet threatens Ephraim for their pride and drunkenness5. The residue shall be advanced in the kingdom of Christ 7. He rebukes their error 9. Their unwillingness to learn 14. And their security 16. Christ the sure foundation is promised 17. Their security shall be tried 23. They are incited to the consideration of God's providence For the bed The imagery of a "bed" in this context symbolizes a place of rest and security. In the Hebrew text, the word used is "מִטָּה" (mittah), which can refer to a couch or a place of reclining. Historically, a bed represents comfort and safety, a place where one can find solace. However, in this verse, the bed is inadequate, suggesting that the false securities and alliances that Israel has relied upon are insufficient. This serves as a metaphor for the spiritual state of the people, who have sought rest in things other than God. is too short to stretch out on and the blanket too small to wrap around you Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Indeed,כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction the bed הַמַּצָּ֖ע (ham·maṣ·ṣā‘) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4702: Couch, bed is too short קָצַ֥ר (qā·ṣar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7114: To dock off, curtail, to harvest to stretch out on, מֵֽהִשְׂתָּרֵ֑עַ (mê·hiś·tā·rê·a‘) Preposition-m | Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct Strong's 8311: To prolong, be deformed by excess of members and the blanket וְהַמַּסֵּכָ֥ה (wə·ham·mas·sê·ḵāh) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4541: A pouring over, fusion of metal, a libation, league, a coverlet too small צָ֖רָה (ṣā·rāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 6887: To bind, tie up, be restricted, narrow, scant, or cramped to wrap around you. כְּהִתְכַּנֵּֽס׃ (kə·hiṯ·kan·nês) Preposition-k | Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct Strong's 3664: To collect, to enfold Links Isaiah 28:20 NIVIsaiah 28:20 NLT Isaiah 28:20 ESV Isaiah 28:20 NASB Isaiah 28:20 KJV Isaiah 28:20 BibleApps.com Isaiah 28:20 Biblia Paralela Isaiah 28:20 Chinese Bible Isaiah 28:20 French Bible Isaiah 28:20 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Isaiah 28:20 For the bed is too short (Isa Isi Is) |
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