Isaiah 1:28 (WEB)

Passage

But the destruction of transgressors and sinners shall be together, and those who forsake Yahweh shall be consumed.

Nearby Context

Isaiah 1:26 I will restore your judges as at the first, and your counselors as at the beginning. Afterward you shall be called ‘The city of righteousness, a faithful town.’

Isaiah 1:27 Zion shall be redeemed with justice, and her converts with righteousness.

Isaiah 1:28 But the destruction of transgressors and sinners shall be together, and those who forsake Yahweh shall be consumed.

Isaiah 1:29 For they shall be ashamed of the oaks which you have desired, and you shall be confounded for the gardens that you have chosen.

Isaiah 1:30 For you shall be as an oak whose leaf fades, and as a garden that has no water.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "destruction", "transgressors", "sinners", "shall", "together", "forsake", and "yahweh". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "destruction" and "transgressors", 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 with justice and..." into verse 29's "For they shall be ashamed of the...", so "destruction" and "transgressors" 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 "transgressors" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.