Therefore ... - This verse commences a direct address to the scoffing and scornful nation, which continues through Isaiah 28:22. It is addre…

You scornful men, that rule this people ... —The last words emphasize the fact that the men who derided the prophet in th…

Therefore hear the word of the Lord. He goes on to address them with still stronger reproof, and at the same time mingles with it a consol…

Wherefore hear the word of the Lord, you scornful men
Men of scorn and mockery, that scoffed and mocked at the word …

The prophet next turns to Judah, whom he calls the residue of his people. Happy are those alone who glory in the Lord of hosts himself. Therefore, …

1. Woe to the crown. In this part, he i ues a threat against those who scorn the predictions of the prophets.

   First, he thre…