Is 28:5-13

5On that day the LORD of hosts

will be a glorious crown

And a brilliant diadem

for the remnant of his people,

6A spirit of judgment

for the one who sits in judgment,

And strength for those

who turn back the battle at the gate.

7But these also stagger from wine

and stumble from strong drink:

Priest and prophet stagger from strong drink,

overpowered by wine;

They are confused by strong drink,

they stagger in their visions,

they totter when giving judgment.^d

8Yes, all the tables

are covered with vomit,

with filth, and no place left clean.

9^* “To whom would he impart knowledge?

To whom would he convey the message?

To those just weaned from milk,

those weaned from the breast?

10For he says,

‘Command on command, command on command,

rule on rule, rule on rule,

here a little, there a little!’”

11^* Yes, with stammering lips and in a strange language

he will speak to this people,^e

12to whom he said:

“This is the resting place,

give rest to the weary;

And this is the place of repose”—

but they refused to hear.^f

13So for them the word of the LORD shall be:

“Command on command, command on command,

Rule on rule, rule on rule,

here a little, there a little!”

So that when they walk, they shall stumble backward,

broken, ensnared, and captured.^g