Isaiah 43:28

43:27 Thy first father hath sinned, and thy teachers have transgressed against me. teachers: Heb. interpreters

Therefore I have profaned the princes of the sanctuary, and have given Jacob to the curse, and Israel to reproaches. princes: or, holy princes

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Therefore I will profane the princes of the sanctuary; and I will make Jacob a curse, and Israel an insult.”

Therefore I have profaned the princes of the sanctuary, and have given Jacob to the curse, and Israel to reproaches.

What does Isaiah 43:28 mean?

Isaiah 43:28 is a verse in the book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include חָלַל (châlal), שַׂר (sar), קֹדֶשׁ (qôdesh).

Hebrew interlinear

Therefore

have

profanedחָלַלchâlal/khaw-lal'/H2490properly, to bore, i.e. (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane (a person, place or thing), to break (one's word), to begin (as if by an 'opening wedge'); to play (the flute)

the

princesשַׂרsar/sar/H8269a head person (of any rank or class)

the

sanctuary,קֹדֶשׁqôdesh/ko'-desh/H6944a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity

and

have

givenנָתַןnâthan/naw-than'/H5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)

JacobיַעֲקֹבYaʻăqôb/yah-ak-obe'/H3290Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch

the

curse,חֵרֶםchêrem/khay'-rem/H2764physical (as shutting in) a net (either literally or figuratively); usually a doomed object; abstractly extermination

and

IsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלYisrâʼêl/yis-raw-ale'/H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity

reproaches.גִּדּוּףgiddûwph/ghid-doof'/H1421vilification

princes:

or,

holy

princes

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Isaiah 43:28.

Exodus 31:14

Ye shall keep the sabbath therefore; for it is holy unto you: every one that defileth it shall surely be put to death: for whosoever doeth any work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people.

Frequently asked questions

What does Isaiah 43:28 say?

Isaiah 43:28 (King James Version) reads: "Therefore I have profaned the princes of the sanctuary, and have given Jacob to the curse, and Israel to reproaches. princes: or, holy princes"

Is Isaiah 43:28 in the Old or New Testament?

Isaiah 43:28 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Isaiah.

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