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Isaiah 30:8-10
New King James Version
Isaiah 30:8-10
New King James Version
A Rebellious People
8 Now go, (A)write it before them on a tablet,
And note it on a scroll,
That it may be for time to come,
Forever and ever:
9 That (B)this is a rebellious people,
Lying children,
Children who will not hear the law of the Lord;
10 (C)Who say to the seers, “Do not see,”
And to the prophets, “Do not prophesy to us right things;
(D)Speak to us smooth things, prophesy deceits.
Isaiah 30:8-10
New International Version
Isaiah 30:8-10
New International Version
8 Go now, write it on a tablet(A) for them,
inscribe it on a scroll,(B)
that for the days to come
it may be an everlasting witness.(C)
9 For these are rebellious(D) people, deceitful(E) children,
children unwilling to listen to the Lord’s instruction.(F)
10 They say to the seers,(G)
“See no more visions(H)!”
and to the prophets,
“Give us no more visions of what is right!
Tell us pleasant things,(I)
prophesy illusions.(J)
Isaiah 30:8-10
King James Version
Isaiah 30:8-10
King James Version
8 Now go, write it before them in a table, and note it in a book, that it may be for the time to come for ever and ever:
9 That this is a rebellious people, lying children, children that will not hear the law of the Lord:
10 Which say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits:
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Isaiah 30:8-10
English Standard Version
Isaiah 30:8-10
English Standard Version
A Rebellious People
8 And now, go, (A)write it before them on a tablet
and inscribe it in a book,
that it may be for the time to come
as a witness forever.[a]
9 (B)For they are a rebellious people,
lying children,
children unwilling to hear
the instruction of the Lord;
10 (C)who say to (D)the seers, “Do not see,”
and to the prophets, “Do not prophesy to us what is right;
speak to us (E)smooth things,
prophesy illusions,
Footnotes
- Isaiah 30:8 Some Hebrew manuscripts, Syriac, Targum, Vulgate, and Greek versions; Masoretic Text forever and ever
Isaiah 30:8-10
New American Standard Bible
Isaiah 30:8-10
New American Standard Bible
8 Now go, (A)write it on a tablet in their presence
And inscribe it on a scroll,
That it may [a]serve in the time to come
[b]As a witness forever.
9 For this is a (B)rebellious people, (C)false sons,
Sons who [c]refuse to (D)listen
To the [d]instruction of the Lord;
10 Who say to the (E)seers, “You must not see visions”;
And to the prophets, “You must not (F)prophesy the truth to us.
(G)Speak to us [e]pleasant words,
Prophesy illusions.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 30:8 Lit be
- Isaiah 30:8 As in most ancient versions; MT Forever and ever
- Isaiah 30:9 Lit are not willing
- Isaiah 30:9 Or Law
- Isaiah 30:10 Lit smooth things
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