Isaiah 28:12 - Exposition

To whom he said ; rather, because he said to them . God had from remote times offered to his people "rest" and "refreshing"—or a life of ease and peace in Palestine—but on condition of their serving him faithfully and observing his Laws ( Deuteronomy 28:1-14 ). But they had re-jeered this "rest," since they had refused to observe the condition on which it was promised. Because they had thus acted, God now brought upon them war and a conqueror.