Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

To whom he said to them, This the rest they caused to the weary to rest; and this the quiet: and they would not hear.

New American Standard Bible

He who said to them, “Here is rest, give rest to the weary,”
And, “Here is repose,” but they would not listen.

King James Version

To whom he said, This is the rest wherewith ye may cause the weary to rest; and this is the refreshing: yet they would not hear.

Holman Bible

He had said to them:
“This is the place of rest,
let the weary rest;
this is the place of repose.”
But they would not listen.

International Standard Version

to whom he said, "This is the resting place, so give rest to the weary"' and, "This is the place of repose" - but they would not listen.

A Conservative Version

to whom he said, This is the rest. Give ye rest to him who is weary. And this is the refreshing. Yet they would not hear.

American Standard Version

to whom he said, This is the rest, give ye rest to him that is weary; and this is the refreshing: yet they would not hear.

Amplified


He who said to them, “This is the place of quiet, give rest to the weary,”
And, “This is the resting place,” yet they would not listen.

Bible in Basic English

To whom he said, This is the rest, give rest to him who is tired; and by this you may get new strength; but they would not give ear.

Darby Translation

to whom he said, This is the rest: cause the weary to rest; and this is the refreshing. But they would not hear.

King James 2000

To whom he said, This is the rest with which you may cause the weary to rest; and this is the refreshing: yet they would not hear.

Lexham Expanded Bible

to whom he has said, "This [is] rest; give rest to the weary; and this [is] repose"; yet they were not willing to hear.

Modern King James verseion

To whom He said, This is the rest; cause the weary to rest; and this is the refreshing. Yet they were not willing to hear.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

"This shall bring rest, if one refresh the weary, yea this shall bring rest." But they had no will to hear.

NET Bible

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.

New Heart English Bible

to whom he said, "This is the resting place. Give rest to weary;" and "This is the refreshing;" yet they would not hear.

The Emphasized Bible

To whom he said - This, is the rest - give ye rest to the weary, and This, is the quietness, - But they were unwilling to hear.

Webster

To whom he said, This is the rest with which ye may cause the weary to rest; and this is the refreshing: yet they would not hear.

World English Bible

to whom he said, "This is the resting place. Give rest to weary;" and "This is the refreshing;" yet they would not hear.

Youngs Literal Translation

Unto whom He hath said, 'This is the rest, give ye rest to the weary, And this -- the refreshing:' And they have not been willing to hear,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
To whom he said

Usage: 0

This is the rest
מנחה מנוּחה 
M@nuwchah 
Usage: 21

עיף 
`ayeph 
Usage: 17

to rest
נוּח 
Nuwach 
Usage: 144

and this is the refreshing
מרגּעה 
Marge`ah 
Usage: 1

H14
אבה 
'abah 
Usage: 54

References

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Smith

Law

Images Isaiah 28:12

Prayers for Isaiah 28:12

Context Readings

Isaiah And The Drunken Prophets Of Judah

11 For with the stammerings of the lip and with another tongue he will speak to this people. 12 To whom he said to them, This the rest they caused to the weary to rest; and this the quiet: and they would not hear. 13 And the word of Jehovah was to them, precept to precept, precept to precept; line to line, line to line; a little there, a little there, so that they shall go and they stumbled backward, and were broken and snared and taken.

Cross References

Matthew 11:28-29

Come to me, all ye wearied and loaded, and I will cause you to rest.

Isaiah 30:15

For thus said Jehovah, the Holy One of Israel, In turning back and in rest shall ye be saved; in quiet and in trust shall be your strength, and ye would not.

Jeremiah 6:16

Thus said Jehovah, Stand ye upon the ways, and see, and ask for the beaten paths of old, where this the good way, and go ye in it, and find rest to your soul. And they will say, We will not go.

2 Chronicles 14:11

And Asa will call to Jehovah his God, and he will say, O Jehovah, nothing with thee to help between many to those of no power: help us, O Jehovah our God, for upon thee we relied, and in thy name we came against this multitude. O Jehovah, thou our God; man shall not detain with thee.

2 Chronicles 16:8-9

Were not the Cushites and the Lubims for an army for multitude, for chariots, and for horsemen to a great multitude? and in thy relying upon Jehovah he gave them into thy hand.

Psalm 81:11-13

And my people heard not to my voice; and Israel was not inclined to me.

Isaiah 11:10

And there was in that day a root of Jesse which stood for a signal of the peoples; to him shall the nations seek, and his rest was glory.

Jeremiah 44:16

The word which thou spakest to us in the name of Jehovah, we hear not to thee

Zechariah 7:11

And they will refuse to attend, and they will give a stubborn shoulder, and their ears they made heavy from hearing.

Zechariah 7:14

And I will toss them about among all the nations which they knew not: and the land was desolate after them from passing through and from turning back: and they shall set the land of desire for a desolation.

Hebrews 12:25

See that ye refuse not him speaking. For if they escaped not, having refused him giving an intimation of the divine will on earth, much more we, who having turned back from him from the heavens:

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