Isaiah 28:10

In 11 translations

BSB

For they hear: “Order on order, order on order, line on line, line on line; a little here, a little there.”Or For He says; or For it is; literally ForOr Do this, do that, a rule for this, a rule for that; Hebrew sav lasav sav lasav kav lakav kav lakav (possibly meaningless sounds to demonstrate an inability to understand); also in verse 13

KJV

For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little:must be: or, hath been

WEB

For it is precept on precept, precept on precept; line on line, line on line; here a little, there a little.

ASV

For it is precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, there a little.

LSV

For rule on rule, rule on rule, || Line on line, line on line, || A little here, a little there,

YLT

For rule [is] on rule, rule on rule, line on line, line on line, A little here, a little there,

DBY

For [it is] precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, there a little. ...

DRC

For command, command again; command, command again; expect, expect again; expect, expect again: a little there, a little there.

GNV

For precept must be vpon precept, precept vpon precept, line vnto line, line vnto line, there a litle, and there a litle.

JPS

For it is precept by precept, precept by precept, line by line, line by line; here a little, there a little.

LXXE

Expect thou affliction on affliction, hope upon hope: yet a little, and yet a little,

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WLC

כִּ֣י צַ֤ו לָצָו֙ צַ֣ו לָצָ֔ו קַ֥ו לָקָ֖ו קַ֣ו לָקָ֑ו זְעֵ֥יר שָׁ֖ם זְעֵ֥יר שָֽׁם׃

LXX-Br

Θλίψιν ἐπὶ θλίψιν προσδέχου, ἐλπίδα ἐπʼ ἐλπίδι, ἐτι μικρὸν ἔτι μικρόν,

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• Isaiah 28:13Then the word of the LORD to them will become: “Order on order, order on order, line on line, line on line; a little here, a little there,” so that they will go stumbling backward and will be injured, ensnared, and…
• 2 Timothy 3:7who are always learning but never able to come to a knowledge of the truth.
• Jeremiah 11:7For from the time I brought your fathers out of the land of Egypt until today, I strongly warned them again and again, saying, ‘Obey My voice.’
• Jeremiah 25:3–7“From the thirteenth year of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah until this very day—twenty-three years—the word of the LORD has come to me, and I have spoken to you again and again, but you have not listened. And the…
• Hebrews 5:12Although 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!
• Nehemiah 9:29–30You admonished them to turn back to Your law, but they were arrogant and disobeyed Your commandments. They sinned against Your ordinances, by which a man will live if he practices them. They stubbornly shrugged their…
• Isaiah 5:4What more could I have done for My vineyard than I already did for it? Why, when I expected sweet grapes, did it bring forth sour fruit?
• Matthew 21:34–41When the harvest time drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit. But the tenants seized his servants. They beat one, killed another, and stoned a third. Again, he sent other…
• Deuteronomy 6:1–6These are the commandments and statutes and ordinances that the LORD your God has instructed me to teach you to follow in the land that you are about to enter and possess, so that you and your children and…
• 2 Chronicles 36:15–16Again and again the LORD, the God of their fathers, sent word to His people through His messengers because He had compassion on them and on His dwelling place. But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words…
• Philippians 3:1Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord. It is no trouble for me to write the same things to you again, and it is a safeguard for you.

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