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Isaiah 1:28
ESV But rebels and sinners shall be broken together, and those who forsake the LORD shall be consumed.
NIV But rebels and sinners will both be broken, and those who forsake the LORD will perish.
NASB But wrongdoers and sinners together will be broken, And those who abandon the Lord will come to an end.
CSB At the same time both rebels and sinners will be broken, and those who abandon the Lord will perish.
NLT But rebels and sinners will be completely destroyed, and those who desert the Lord will be consumed.
KJV And the destruction of the transgressors and of the sinners shall be together, and they that forsake the LORD shall be consumed.

What does Isaiah 1:28 mean?

Isaiah has been painfully clear and will continue to do so. There is no hope for those in Judah who refuse to repent of their sinful ways and to return to faithfulness to the Lord. He emphasizes that "rebels and sinners" will be destroyed by the Lord together. In other words, God's judgment will come down equally on those who are "merely" sinners, failing to obey God. As well as those who are "rebels," denying God's right to rule over them. Lesser disobedience will be no protection from the coming destruction. When God's message is clear, and so are the consequences, there is no room for halfhearted obedience.

Those who forsake Yahweh will be consumed. The time to repent and return to obedience is now, not later. Isaiah is pointing forward to the coming invasion of Judah by the Babylonians, who will decimate the city and carry the people of God into exile (Isaiah 36).
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