Isaiah 1:28
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
And the destruction of the transgressors and of the sinners shall be together, and they that forsake the LORD shall be consumed.
American King James Version (AKJV)
And the destruction of the transgressors and of the sinners shall be together, and they that forsake the LORD shall be consumed.
American Standard Version (ASV)
But the destruction of transgressors and sinners shall be together, and they that forsake Jehovah shall be consumed.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
But a common destruction will overtake sinners and evil-doers together, and those who have gone away from the Lord will be cut off.
Webster's Revision
And the destruction of the transgressors and of the sinners shall be together, and they that forsake the LORD shall be consumed.
World English Bible
But the destruction of transgressors and sinners shall be together, and those who forsake Yahweh shall be consumed.
English Revised Version (ERV)
But the destruction of the transgressors and the sinners shall be together, and they that forsake the LORD shall be consumed.
Barnes's Isaiah 1:28 Bible Commentary
And the destruction - Hebrew שׁבר sheber - the breaking, or crushing, that is, the punishment which was about to come upon them; compare Lamentations 2:11; Lamentations 3:47; Proverbs 16:18.
Of the transgressors - "Revolters," or those that rebel against God.
And of the sinners - Of all the sinners in the nation, of all kinds and degrees.
Together - At the same time with the redemption of Zion.
Shall be consumed - יכלוּ yı̂kelû, from כלה kâlâh, to be completed, or finished; to be consumed, wasted away; to vanish, or disappear. It denotes complete and entire extinction; or the completing of anything. It is applied to a cloud of smoke, that entirely dissolves and disappears:
As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away:
So he that goeth down to the grave shall come up no more,
