Isaiah 28:13 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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 28:13 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Isaiah 28:13 in 6 Bible Translations
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Isaiah 28:13 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Therefore Yahweh’s word will be to them precept on precept, precept on precept; line on line, line on line; here a little, there a little; that they may go, fall backward, be broken, be snared, and be taken.”
Isaiah 28:13 — World English Bible
Isaiah 28:13 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Therefore shall the word of Jehovah be unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, there a little; that they may go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.”
Isaiah 28:13 — American Standard Version
Isaiah 28:13 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And to whom a word of Jehovah hath been, Rule on rule, rule on rule, line on line, line on line, A little here, a little there, So that they go and have stumbled backward, And been broken, and snared, and captured.”
Isaiah 28:13 — Young's Literal Translation
Isaiah 28:13 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the word of Jehovah was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept, line upon line, line upon line, here a little, there a little: that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.”
Isaiah 28:13 — Darby Translation
Isaiah 28:13 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Therefore shall the worde of the Lord be vnto them precept vpon precept, precept vpon precept, line vnto line, line vnto line, there a litle and there a litle, that they may goe, and fall backward, and be broken, and be snared, and be taken.”
Isaiah 28:13 — Geneva Bible
Isaiah 28:13 in Context — Isaiah 28
11 Porque en lengua de tartamudos, y en extraña lengua hablará á este pueblo,
12 A los cuales él dijo: Este es el reposo: dad reposo al cansado; y éste es el refrigerio: mas no quisieron oir.
13 La palabra pues de Jehová les será mandamiento tras mandamiento, mandato sobre mandato, renglón tras renglón, línea sobre línea, un poquito allí, otro poquito allá; que vayan y caigan de espaldas, y sean quebrantados, y enlazados, y presos.
14 Por tanto, varones burladores, que estáis enseñoreados sobre este pueblo que está en Jerusalem, oid la palabra de Jehová.
15 Porque habéis dicho: Concierto tenemos hecho con la muerte, é hicimos acuerdo con la sepultura; cuando pasare el turbión del azote, no llegará á nosotros, pues que hemos puesto nuestra acogida en la mentira, y en la falsedad nos esconderemos:
What Does Isaiah 28:13 Mean?
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