Isaiah 28:22 - Exposition

Be ye not mockers . As they had shown themselves previously ( Isaiah 28:9 , Isaiah 28:10 ). Lest your bands be made strong ; or, lest your fetters grow strong . The prophet views Judah as still, to some extent, an Assyrian dependency, held in light bonds; and warns his countrymen that an attempt to break the light bonds may result in Assyria's making them stronger and heavier. A consumption … determined upon the whole earth ; rather, a consummation (comp. Isaiah 10:22 , Isaiah 10:23 ).