Isaiah 1:28 (LSB)

Passage

But transgressors and sinners will be broken together, And those who forsake Yahweh will come to an end.

Nearby Context

Isaiah 1:26 Then I will have your judges return as at the first, And your counselors as at the beginning; Afterwards you will be called the city of righteousness, A faithful town.”

Isaiah 1:27 Zion will be redeemed with justice And her repentant ones with righteousness.

Isaiah 1:28 But transgressors and sinners will be broken together, And those who forsake Yahweh will come to an end.

Isaiah 1:29 For you will be ashamed of the oaks which you have desired, And you will be humiliated because of the gardens which you have chosen.

Isaiah 1:30 For you will be like an oak whose leaf withers away Or as a garden that has no water.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "transgressors", "sinners", "broken", "together", "forsake", "yahweh", and "come". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "transgressors" and "sinners", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 27's "Zion will be redeemed with justice And..." into verse 29's "For you will be ashamed of the...", so "transgressors" and "sinners" 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 "transgressors" and "sinners" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.