Isaiah 28:20
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Indeed, the bed is too short to stretch out on, and the blanket too small to wrap around you.”
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“Indeed, the bed is too short to stretch out on, and the blanket too small to wrap around you.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“For the bed is shorter than that a man can stretch himself on it: and the covering narrower than that he can wrap himself in it.”
King James Version · Public Domain“For the bed is shorter than that a man can stretch himself on it; and the covering narrower than that he can wrap himself in it.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“For shorter hath been the bed Than to stretch one's self out in, And the covering hath been narrower Than to wrap one's self up in.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Isaiah 28:20 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Isaiah 10:3What will you do on the day of reckoning when devastation comes from afar? To whom will you flee for help? Where will you leave your wealth?
- Isaiah 57:12I will expose your righteousness and your works, and they will not profit you.
- Isaiah 59:5They hatch the eggs of vipers and weave a spider’s web. Whoever eats their eggs will die; crack one open, and a viper is hatched.
- Isaiah 64:6Each of us has become like something unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all wither like a leaf, and our iniquities carry us away like the wind.
- Isaiah 66:3Whoever slaughters an ox is like one who slays a man; whoever sacrifices a lamb is like one who breaks a dog’s neck; whoever presents a grain offering is like one who offers pig’s blood; whoever offers frankincense is like one who blesses an idol. Indeed, they have chosen their own ways and delighted in their abominations.
- Jeremiah 7:8But look, you keep trusting in deceptive words to no avail.
- Romans 9:30What then will we say? That the Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have obtained it, a righteousness that is by faith;
- 1 Corinthians 1:18For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).