the Week of Proper 12 / Ordinary 17
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Isaiah 28:20
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Indeed, the bed is too short to stretch out on,and its cover too small to wrap up in.
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.
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.
For the bed is too short to stretch oneself on, and the covering too narrow to wrap oneself in.
The bed is too short on which to stretch out, And the blanket is too small to wrap oneself in.
You will be like the person who tried to sleep on a bed that was too short and with a blanket that was too narrow to wrap around himself.
For the bed is too short to stretch out on, And the blanket is too narrow to wrap around oneself [and likewise all their preparations are inadequate].
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.
For the bed is streight that it can not suffice, and the couering narowe that one can not wrappe himselfe.
The bed is too short on which to stretch out,And the blanket is too narrow to wrap oneself in.
Indeed, the bed is too short to stretch out on, and the blanket too small to wrap around you.
Your bed is too short, your blanket too skimpy.
For, [as the saying goes,] "The bed is too short for a person to stretch, and the blanket too narrow [to protect him from cold] even if he crams himself in."
For the bed is too short to stretch oneself on, and the covering too narrow when he would wrap himself in it.
A man tried to sleep on a bed that was too short for him. He had a blanket that was not wide enough to cover him. The bed and blanket were useless, and so were your agreements. "
For the cloth is too short, and the warp grows weak and is insufficient for a garment.
You will be like the person in the proverb, who tries to sleep in a bed too short to stretch out on, with a blanket too narrow to wrap himself in.
For the bed is too short to stretch out on, and the covering is too narrow when wrapping oneself.
For the bed is shorter than one can stretch himself on; and the cover is narrower than one can wrap himself in.
For ye bedde shalbe so narow yt a ma ca not lye vpon it. And the coueringe to small, that a ma maye not wynde him self therin.
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.
For the bed is too short for a man to stretch himself; and the covering too narrow when he gathereth himself up.
For the bed is shorter, then that a man can stretch himselfe on it: and the couering narrower, then that he can wrap himselfe in it.
For the bed is narrowe and not large, and the couering so small that a man can not winde him selfe [vnder it.]
ye that are distressed; we cannot fight, but we are ourselves too weak for you to be gathered.
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.
Forsothe the bed is streit, so that the tother falle doun; and a schort mentil schal not hile euer either.
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.
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].
For the bed is too short to stretch out on, and the blanket is too narrow to wrap around oneself.
For the bed is too short to stretch out on, And the covering so narrow that one cannot wrap himself in it.
The bed you have made is too short to lie on. The blankets are too narrow to cover you.
The bed is too short to lie on in comfort. And the covering is too small to put around yourself.
For the bed is too short to stretch oneself on it, and the covering too narrow to wrap oneself in it.
For too short is the couch to stretch oneself out, - And, the coverlet, too narrow, when one draweth up his feet.
For the bed is straitened, so that one must fall out, and a short covering cannot cover both.
For the bed is too short to stretch oneself on it, and the covering too narrow to wrap oneself in it.
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.
The bed is too short on which to stretch out, And the blanket is too small to wrap oneself in.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
the bed: Isaiah 57:12, Isaiah 57:13, Isaiah 59:5, Isaiah 59:6, Isaiah 64:6, Isaiah 66:3-6, Jeremiah 7:8-10, Romans 9:30-32, 1 Corinthians 1:18-31
Reciprocal: Genesis 3:7 - and they Isaiah 8:8 - Immanuel Isaiah 30:1 - cover Malachi 2:16 - covereth
Cross-References
Then Isaac sent for Jacob, and blessing him, said, Do not take a wife from among the women of Canaan;
But go to Paddan-aram, to the house of Bethuel, your mother's father, and there get yourself a wife from the daughters of Laban, your mother's brother.
And may God, the Ruler of all, give you his blessing, giving you fruit and increase, so that you may become an army of peoples.
And that Jacob had done as his father and mother said and had gone to Paddan-aram;
So Jacob went out from Beer-sheba to go to Haran.
And he had a dream, and in his dream he saw steps stretching from earth to heaven, and the angels of God were going up and down on them.
And truly, I will be with you, and will keep you wherever you go, guiding you back again to this land; and I will not give you up till I have done what I have said to you.
Then Jacob took an oath, and said, If God will be with me, and keep me safe on my journey, and give me food and clothing to put on,
I am the God of Beth-el, where you put oil on the pillar and took an oath to me: now then, come out of this land and go back to the country of your birth.
And she made an oath, and said, O Lord of armies, if you will truly take note of the sorrow of your servant, not turning away from me but keeping me in mind, and will give me a man-child, then I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and his hair will never be cut.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
For the bed is shorter than that [a man] can stretch himself [on it],.... When a bed is short, a man cannot lie at his full length, and at ease:
and the covering narrower than that he can wrap himself [in it]; when the bedclothes are narrow a man cannot cover himself with them, so as to be warm and comfortable. These proverbial expressions are interpreted by Kimchi of Jerusalem, when besieged by the Assyrian army, when the inhabitants of it were much straitened, distressed, and made uncomfortable; perhaps it may be better understood of the same city when besieged by the Romans, to which the Jews flocked from all parts, in such numbers, for shelter, that there was not room enough for them, at least not provision, and which was the cause of that great distress and miserable condition they were reduced to: in general, the design of the words may be to show that all refuges and shelters, all means made use of for safety and protection, by which they endeavoured to cover and secure themselves, would be insufficient; and particularly such that laid themselves at ease on the bed of their own righteousness, not submitting to Christ and his righteousness, and covered themselves with the rags of their own doings, and not with the garments of his salvation, would find themselves in a very uncomfortable and unsafe state.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
For the bed is shorter ... - This is evidently a proverbial saying, and means that they would find all their places of defense insufficient to secure them. They seek repose and security - as a man lies down to rest at night. But they find neither. His bed furnishes no rest; his scanty covering furnishes no security from the chills of the night. So it would be with those who sought protection in idols, in the promises of false prophets, and in the aid which might be obtained from Egypt. So it is with sinners. Their vain refuges shall not shield them. The bed on which they seek rest shall give them no repose; the covering with which they seek to clothe themselves shall not defend them from the wrath of God.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Isaiah 28:20. For the bed is shorter — A mashal or proverbial saying, the meaning of which is, that they will find all means of defence and protection insufficient to secure them, and cover them from the evils coming upon them. מסך massek, Isaiah 22:8, the covering, is used for the outworks of defense, the barrier of the country; and here, in the allegorical sense, it means much the same thing. Their beds were only mattresses laid on the floor; and the coverlet a sheet, or in the winter a carpet, laid over it, in which the person wrapped himself. For כהתכנס kehithcannes, it ought probably to be מהתכנס mehithcannes. Houbigant, Secker.
