The Meaning of Isaiah 28:18 Explained

Isaiah 28:18

KJV: And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it.

YLT: And disannulled hath been your covenant with death, And your provision with Sheol doth not stand, An overflowing scourge, when it passeth over, Then ye have been to it for a treading-place.

Darby: And your covenant with death shall be annulled, and your agreement with Sheol shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, ye shall be trodden down by it.

ASV: And your covenant with death shall be annulled, and your agreement with Sheol shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it.

Discover Isaiah 28:18

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Isaiah 28:18?

MEANING: What does Isaiah 28:18 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Isaiah 28:18 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Isaiah 28:18?

What is the context of Isaiah 28:18?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it.

What does Isaiah 28:18 Mean?

Study Notes

hell
Heb. "Sheol," .

Sheol is, in the O.T., the place to which the dead go.

(1) Often, therefore, it is spoken of as the equivalent of the grave, merely, where all human activities cease; the terminus toward which all human life moves (e.g. Genesis 42:38 grave Job 14:13 grave Psalms 88:3 grave

(2) To the man "under the sun," the natural man, who of necessity judges from appearances, sheol seems no more than the grave-- the end and total cessation, not only of the activities of life, but of life itself. Ecclesiastes 9:5 ; Ecclesiastes 9:10

(3) But Scripture reveals sheol as a place of sorrow 2 Samuel 22:6 ; Psalms 18:5 ; Psalms 116:3 ; in which the wicked are turned Psalms 9:17 and where they are fully conscious; Isaiah 14:9-17 ; Ezekiel 32:21 see, especially, Jonah 2:2 what the belly of the great fish was to Jonah that sheol is to those who are therein). The sheol of the O.T. and hades of the N.T. (See Scofield " Luke 16:23 ") are identical.

Context Summary

Isaiah 28:14-29 - Truth The Only Refuge

In the beginning of Hezekiah's reign the Jewish leaders had made an alliance with Assyria, on whom they relied to protect them against any and all foes. But the prophet told them plainly that they would be disappointed, and that when the Assyrian scourge passed through the land toward Egypt, it would involve them also in disaster, Isaiah 28:18. Then he broke out with this sublime description of the only foundation of security that could never fail. The deep meaning of this prediction of the precious corner-stone is unfolded in later Scriptures, Matthew 21:42; Ephesians 2:20; 1 Peter 2:7. Christ was tried by Satan and by man: He is precious: He unites the walls of Jew and Gentile that were at right-angles to each other. All our excuses and professions are too short and too narrow when God enters into judgment. Outside of Christ there is neither peace nor safety. See that thou buildest Him a holy character of gold, silver, and precious stones, 1 Corinthians 3:10, etc. [source]

Chapter Summary: Isaiah 28

¹ The prophet threatens Ephraim for their pride and drunkenness
⁵ 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

What do the individual words in Isaiah 28:18 mean?

And will be annulled your covenant with death and Your agreement Sheol not will stand the scourge overflowing when passes through then you will be by it trampled down

וְכֻפַּ֤ר בְּרִֽיתְכֶם֙ אֶת־ מָ֔וֶת וְחָזוּתְכֶ֥ם שְׁא֖וֹל לֹ֣א תָק֑וּם שׁ֤וֹט שׁוֹטֵף֙ כִּ֣י יַֽעֲבֹ֔ר וִהְיִ֥יתֶם ל֖וֹ לְמִרְמָֽס

וְכֻפַּ֤ר	And will be annulled
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Pual, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular Root: כָּפַר Sense: to cover, purge, make an atonement, make reconciliation, cover over with pitch.
בְּרִֽיתְכֶם֙	your covenant
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, second person masculine plural Root: בְּרִית Sense: covenant, alliance, pledge.
מָ֔וֶת	death
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: מָוֶת Sense: death, dying, Death (personified), realm of the dead.
וְחָזוּתְכֶ֥ם	and Your agreement
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular construct, second person masculine plural Root: חָזוּת Sense: vision, conspicuousness.
שְׁא֖וֹל	Sheol
Parse: Noun, common singular Root: שְׁאֹול Sense: sheol, underworld, grave, hell, pit.
תָק֑וּם	will stand
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person feminine singular Root: קוּם Sense: to rise, arise, stand, rise up, stand up.
שׁ֤וֹט	the scourge
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: שֹׁוט Sense: scourge, whip.
שׁוֹטֵף֙	overflowing
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular Root: שָׁטַף Sense: to wash, rinse, overflow, engulf, rinse or wash off.
יַֽעֲבֹ֔ר	passes through
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: עָבַר Sense: to pass over or by or through, alienate, bring, carry, do away, take, take away, transgress.
וִהְיִ֥יתֶם	then you will be
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, second person masculine plural Root: אֶהְיֶה Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
ל֖וֹ	by it
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
לְמִרְמָֽס	trampled down
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular Root: מִרְמָס Sense: trampling place, trampling.

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