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Isaiah 28

Isa. 28:20 KJV (With Strong’s)

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For the bed
matstsa` (Hebrew #4702)
a couch
KJV usage: bed.
Pronounce: mats-tsaw'
Origin: from 3331
is shorter
qatsar (Hebrew #7114)
to dock off, i.e. curtail (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative); especially to harvest (grass or grain)
KJV usage: X at all, cut down, much discouraged, grieve, harvestman, lothe, mourn, reap(-er), (be, wax) short(-en, -er), straiten, trouble, vex.
Pronounce: kaw-tsar'
Origin: a primitive root
than that a man can stretch
sara` (Hebrew #8311)
to prolong, i.e. (reflex) be deformed by excess of members
KJV usage: stretch out self, (have any) superfluous thing.
Pronounce: saw-rah'
Origin: a primitive root
himself on it: and the covering
maccekah (Hebrew #4541)
properly, a pouring over, i.e. fusion of metal (especially a cast image); by implication, a libation, i.e. league; concretely a coverlet (as if poured out)
KJV usage: covering, molten (image), vail.
Pronounce: mas-say-kaw'
Origin: from 5258
narrower
tsarar (Hebrew #6887)
to cramp, literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive (as follows)
KJV usage: adversary, (be in) afflict(-ion), beseige, bind (up), (be in, bring) distress, enemy, narrower, oppress, pangs, shut up, be in a strait (trouble), vex.
Pronounce: tsaw-rar'
Origin: a primitive root
than that he can wrap
kanac (Hebrew #3664)
to collect; hence, to enfold
KJV usage: gather (together), heap up, wrap self.
Pronounce: kaw-nas'
Origin: a primitive root
himself in it.

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Bed; Bedstead

Cross References

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the bed.
Isa. 57:12‑13• 12I will declare thy righteousness; and as for thy works, they shall not profit thee.
 13When thou criest, let them whom thou hast gathered deliver thee; but the wind shall take them, a breath shall carry [them] all away: but he that putteth his trust in me shall possess the land, and shall inherit my holy mountain. (Isa. 57:12‑13)
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Isa. 59:5‑6• 5They hatch serpents' eggs, and weave the spider's web: he that eateth of their eggs dieth, and that which is crushed breaketh out into a viper.
 6Their webs shall not become garments, neither shall they cover themselves with their works; their works [are] works of iniquity, and the act of violence [is] in their hands. (Isa. 59:5‑6)
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Isa. 64:6• 6But we are all as an unclean [thing], and all our righteousnesses as filthy rags; and we all fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away. (Isa. 64:6)
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Isa. 66:3‑6• 3He that killeth an ox slayeth a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb breaketh a dog's neck; he that offereth an oblation [is as] swine's blood; he that burneth incense [is as] he that blesseth an idol. As they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations,
 4I also will choose their delusions, and will bring their fears upon them; because when I called, none did answer; when I spake, they did not hear: but they did the evil in mine eyes, and chose [that] wherein I delight not.
 5Hear the word of Jehovah, ye that tremble at his word, Your brethren that hated you, that cast you out for my name's sake, said, Let Jehovah be glorified; but he shall appear to your joy, and they shall be ashamed.
 6A voice of noise from the city, a voice from the temple, a voice of Jehovah that rendereth recompense to his enemies. (Isa. 66:3‑6)
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Jer. 7:8‑10• 8Behold, ye trust in lying words, that cannot profit.
 9Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not;
 10and come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and say, We are delivered to do all these abominations? (Jer. 7:8‑10)
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Rom. 9:30‑32• 30What then shall we say? That Gentiles which followed not after righteousness obtained righteousness, even [the] righteousness that is by faith;
 31but Israel following after a law of righteousness attained not unto a law of righteousness.
 32Why? Because not by faith but as by works [of law], for they stumbled at the stone of stumbling, (Rom. 9:30‑32)
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1 Cor. 1:18‑31• 18For the word of the cross is to those that perish foolishness, but to us that are to be saved it is God's power.
 19For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and put away the understanding of the understanding ones.
 20Where [is the] wise? where scribe? where disputer of this age? Hath not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?
 21For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom knew not God, God was pleased through the foolishness of the preaching to save those that believe;
 22since both Jews ask for signs and Greeks seek wisdom;
 23but we preach Christ crucified, to Jews a stumbling-block, and to Gentiles foolishness,
 24but to those that [are] called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ God's power and God's wisdom;
 25because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
 26For look at your calling, brethren, that not many [are] wise according to flesh, not many powerful, not many high-born.
 27But the foolish things of the world God chose that he might put to shame the wise; and the weak things of the world God chose that he might put to shame the strong things;
 28and the low-born things of the world and those despised God chose, [and] the things that are not, that he might bring to nought the things that are,
 29so that no flesh should boast before God.
 30But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who was made wisdom to us from God, and righteousness and sanctification and redemption;
 31that, according as it is written, He that boasteth, let him boast in [the] Lord. (1 Cor. 1:18‑31)

J. N. Darby Translation

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For the bed is too short to stretch oneself on, and the covering too narrow when he would wrap himself in it.

W. Kelly Translation

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For the bed is shorter than that [one] can stretch himself; and the covering narrower than that he can wrap himself.