Isaiah 1:28 (GNV)

Passage

And the destruction of the transgressers and of the sinners shalbe together: and they that forsake the Lord, shalbe consumed.

Nearby Context

Isaiah 1:26 And I will restore thy iudges as at the first, and thy counsellers as at the beginning: afterward shalt thou be called a citie of righteousnes, and a faithfull citie.

Isaiah 1:27 Zion shall be redeemed in iudgement, and they that returne in her, in iustice.

Isaiah 1:28 And the destruction of the transgressers and of the sinners shalbe together: and they that forsake the Lord, shalbe consumed.

Isaiah 1:29 For they shalbe confounded for the okes, which ye haue desired, and ye shall be ashamed of the gardens, that ye haue chosen.

Isaiah 1:30 For ye shalbe as an oke, whose leafe fadeth: and as a garden that hath no water.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "destruction", "transgressers", "sinners", "shalbe", "together", "forsake", and "lord". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "destruction" and "transgressers", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 27's "Zion shall be redeemed in iudgement and..." into verse 29's "For they shalbe confounded for the okes...", so "destruction" and "transgressers" belong inside that flow. In Isaiah context, the local focus is the Holy One of Israel, judgment and restoration, the servant of the LORD, and Zion's hope.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "destruction" and "transgressers" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.