Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version For it is: Do this, do that, a rule for this, a rule for that; a little here, a little there.” New Living Translation He tells us everything over and over— one line at a time, one line at a time, a little here, and a little there!” English Standard Version For it is precept upon precept, precept upon precept, line upon line, line upon line, here a little, there a little.” Berean Standard Bible For they hear: “Order on order, order on order, line on line, line on line; a little here, a little there.” King James Bible For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little: New King James Version For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept, Line upon line, line upon line, Here a little, there a little.” New American Standard Bible “For He says, ‘Order on order, order on order, Line on line, line on line, A little here, a little there.’” NASB 1995 “For He says, ‘Order on order, order on order, Line on line, line on line, A little here, a little there.’” NASB 1977 “For He says, ‘Order on order, order on order, Line on line, line on line, A little here, a little there.’” Legacy Standard Bible For He says, ‘Order on order, order on order, Line on line, line on line, A little here, a little there.’” Amplified Bible “For He says, ‘Precept upon precept, precept upon precept, Rule upon rule, rule upon rule, Here a little, there a little.’” Christian Standard Bible “Law after law, law after law, line after line, line after line, a little here, a little there.” Holman Christian Standard Bible For he says: “Law after law, law after law, line after line, line after line, a little here, a little there.” American Standard Version For it is precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, there a little. Contemporary English Version You don't even listen--all you hear is senseless sound after senseless sound. English Revised Version For it is precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, there a little. GOD'S WORD® Translation They speak utter nonsense. Good News Translation He is trying to teach us letter by letter, line by line, lesson by lesson." International Standard Version For it is: "Do this and do that, do this and do that, Line upon line, line upon line, a little here, a little there." Majority Standard Bible For they hear: ?Order on order, order on order, line on line, line on line; a little here, a little there.? NET Bible Indeed, they will hear meaningless gibberish, senseless babbling, a syllable here, a syllable there. New Heart English Bible For it is precept on precept, precept on precept; line on line, line on line; here a little, there a little. Webster's Bible Translation For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little: World English Bible For it is precept on precept, precept on precept; line on line, line on line; here a little, there a little. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionFor rule on rule, rule on rule, "" Line on line, line on line, "" A little here, a little there, Young's Literal Translation For rule is on rule, rule on rule, line on line, line on line, A little here, a little there, Smith's Literal Translation For precept to precept, precept to precept; line to line, line to line; a little there, a little there: Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleFor command, command again; command, command again; expect, expect again; expect, expect again: a little there, a little there. Catholic Public Domain Version So then: command, and command again; command, and command again; expect, and expect again; a little here, and a little there. New American Bible For he says, ‘Command on command, command on command, rule on rule, rule on rule, here a little, there a little!’ ” New Revised Standard Version For it is precept upon precept, precept upon precept, line upon line, line upon line, here a little, there a little.” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleFor filth is upon filth, filth upon filth; vomit upon vomit, vomit upon vomit; a little here, a little there; Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Because reply on reply and reply on reply and answer on answer and answer on answer, a little here and a little there OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917For it is precept by precept, precept by precept, Line by line, line by line; Here a little, there a little. Brenton Septuagint Translation Except thou affliction on affliction, hope upon hope: yet a little, and yet a little, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Judgment on Ephraim…9Whom is He trying to teach? To whom is He explaining His message? To infants just weaned from milk? To babies removed from the breast? 10For they hear: “Order on order, order on order, line on line, line on line; a little here, a little there.” 11Indeed, with mocking lips and foreign tongues, He will speak to this people… Cross References Matthew 13:13-15 This is why I speak to them in parables: ‘Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.’ / In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled: ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving. / For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’ 1 Corinthians 14:21 It is written in the Law: “By strange tongues and foreign lips I will speak to this people, but even then they will not listen to Me, says the Lord.” Hebrews 5:12-14 Although by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to reteach you the basic principles of God’s word. You need milk, not solid food! / For everyone who lives on milk is still an infant, inexperienced in the message of righteousness. / But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained their senses to distinguish good from evil. 2 Timothy 3:7 who are always learning but never able to come to a knowledge of the truth. John 16:12-13 I still have much to tell you, but you cannot yet bear to hear it. / However, when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. For He will not speak on His own, but He will speak what He hears, and He will declare to you what is to come. Mark 4:33-34 With many such parables Jesus spoke the word to them, to the extent that they could understand. / He did not tell them anything without using a parable. But privately He explained everything to His own disciples. 1 Corinthians 3:1-2 Brothers, I could not address you as spiritual, but as worldly—as infants in Christ. / I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready for solid food. In fact, you are still not ready, Romans 11:8 as it is written: “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that could not see, and ears that could not hear, to this very day.” 2 Peter 3:16 He writes this way in all his letters, speaking in them about such matters. Some parts of his letters are hard to understand, which ignorant and unstable people distort, as they do the rest of the Scriptures, to their own destruction. Luke 8:10 He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to others I speak in parables, so that, ‘though seeing, they may not see; though hearing, they may not understand.’ Jeremiah 6:10 To whom can I give this warning? Who will listen to me? Look, their ears are closed, so they cannot hear. See, the word of the LORD has become offensive to them; they find no pleasure in it. Hosea 8:12 Though I wrote for them the great things of My law, they regarded them as something strange. Psalm 119:130 The unfolding of Your words gives light; it informs the simple. Proverbs 1:5 let the wise listen and gain instruction, and the discerning acquire wise counsel Deuteronomy 28:49 The LORD will bring a nation from afar, from the ends of the earth, to swoop down upon you like an eagle—a nation whose language you will not understand, Treasury of Scripture For precept must be on precept, precept on precept; line on line, line on line; here a little, and there a little: for precept Isaiah 28:13 But the word of the LORD was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little; that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken. Isaiah 5:4 What could have been done more to my vineyard, that I have not done in it? wherefore, when I looked that it should bring forth grapes, brought it forth wild grapes? Deuteronomy 6:1-6 Now these are the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments, which the LORD your God commanded to teach you, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go to possess it: … must be. Jump to Previous Line Order Precept RuleJump to Next Line Order Precept RuleIsaiah 28 1. The prophet threatens Ephraim for their pride and drunkenness5. The residue shall be advanced in the kingdom of Christ 7. He rebukes their error 9. Their unwillingness to learn 14. And their security 16. Christ the sure foundation is promised 17. Their security shall be tried 23. They are incited to the consideration of God's providence For it is This phrase introduces the reason or explanation for what has been previously stated. In the context of Isaiah 28, the prophet is addressing the leaders of Ephraim and Judah, who are mocking the simplicity of God's message. The phrase "For it is" serves as a bridge, connecting the previous rebuke to the explanation of their error. It emphasizes the importance of understanding God's word as it is presented, without adding or subtracting from it. precept upon precept precept upon precept line upon line line upon line here a little, there a little Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew For [He says],כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction “Order צַ֤ו (ṣaw) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6673: Perhaps command on order, לָצָו֙ (lā·ṣāw) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6673: Perhaps command order צַ֣ו (ṣaw) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6673: Perhaps command on order, לָצָ֔ו (lā·ṣāw) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6673: Perhaps command line קַ֥ו (qaw) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6957: A cord, for, measuring, a rule, a rim, a musical string, accord on line, לָקָ֖ו (lā·qāw) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6957: A cord, for, measuring, a rule, a rim, a musical string, accord line קַ֣ו (qaw) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6957: A cord, for, measuring, a rule, a rim, a musical string, accord on line, לָקָ֑ו (lā·qāw) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6957: A cord, for, measuring, a rule, a rim, a musical string, accord a little זְעֵ֥יר (zə·‘êr) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2191: A little here, שָׁ֖ם (šām) Adverb Strong's 8033: There, then, thither a little זְעֵ֥יר (zə·‘êr) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2191: A little there.” שָֽׁם׃ (šām) Adverb Strong's 8033: There, then, thither Links Isaiah 28:10 NIVIsaiah 28:10 NLT Isaiah 28:10 ESV Isaiah 28:10 NASB Isaiah 28:10 KJV Isaiah 28:10 BibleApps.com Isaiah 28:10 Biblia Paralela Isaiah 28:10 Chinese Bible Isaiah 28:10 French Bible Isaiah 28:10 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Isaiah 28:10 For it is precept on precept precept (Isa Isi Is) |
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