Isaiah 8:20

In 11 translations

BSB

To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, they have no light of dawn.

KJV

To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.no…: Heb. no morning

WEB

Turn to the law and to the covenant! If they don’t speak according to this word, surely there is no morning for them.

ASV

To the law and to the testimony! if they speak not according to this word, surely there is no morning for them.

LSV

To the Law and to the testimony! If not, let them say after this manner, “That there is no dawn to it.”

YLT

To the law and to the testimony! If not, let them say after this manner, 'That there is no dawn to it.'

DBY

To the law and the testimony! If they speak not according to this word, for them there is no daybreak.

DRC

To the law rather, and to the testimony. And if they speak not according to this word, they shall not have the morning light.

GNV

To the Law, and to the testimonie, if they speake not according to this worde: it is because there is no light in them.

JPS

for instruction and for testimony?' — Surely they will speak according to this word, wherein there is no light. —

LXXE

For he has given the law for a help, that they should not speak according to this word, concerning which there are no gifts to give for it.See Heb.

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WLC

לְתוֹרָ֖ה וְלִתְעוּדָ֑ה אִם־לֹ֤א יֹֽאמְרוּ֙ כַּדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֵֽין־ל֖וֹ שָֽׁחַר׃

LXX-Br

Νόμον γὰρ εἰς βοήθειαν ἔδωκεν, ἵνα εἴπωσιν οὐχ ὡς τὸ ῥῆμα τοῦτο, περὶ οὗ οὐκ ἔστι δῶρα δοῦναι περὶ αὐτοῦ.

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• 2 Peter 1:19We also have the word of the prophets as confirmed beyond doubt. And you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.
• 2 Timothy 3:15–17From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for instruction, for conviction, for correction,…
• Acts 17:11Now the Bereans were more noble-minded than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if these teachings were true.
• Psalms 119:130The unfolding of Your words gives light; it informs the simple.
• John 5:39You pore over the Scriptures because you presume that by them you possess eternal life. These are the very words that testify about Me,
• John 5:46–47If you had believed Moses, you would believe Me, because he wrote about Me. But since you do not believe what he wrote, how will you believe what I say?”
• Isaiah 30:8–11Go now, write it on a tablet in their presence and inscribe it on a scroll; it will be for the days to come, a witness forever and ever. These are rebellious people, deceitful children, children unwilling to obey the…
• Hosea 6:3So let us know— let us press on to know the LORD. As surely as the sun rises, He will appear; He will come to us like the rain, like the spring showers that water the earth.
• Jeremiah 8:9The wise will be put to shame; they will be dismayed and trapped. Since they have rejected the word of the LORD, what wisdom do they really have?
• Mark 7:7–9They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’ You have disregarded the commandment of God to keep the tradition of men.” He went on to say, “You neatly set aside the command of God to maintain…
• Romans 1:22Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools,
• Matthew 22:29Jesus answered, “You are mistaken because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God.
• Isaiah 8:16Bind up the testimony and seal the law among my disciples.
• Malachi 4:2“But for you who fear My name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings, and you will go out and leap like calves from the stall.
• Galatians 3:8–29The Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and foretold the gospel to Abraham: “All nations will be blessed through you.” So those who have faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of…
• Proverbs 4:18The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.

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