10 For it is precept upon precept, precept upon precept,

line upon line, line upon line,

here a little, there a little.”

11 For by people of strange lips

and with a foreign tongue

the Lord will speak to this people,

10 For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept;

Line upon line, line upon line;

Here a little, and there a little:

11 For with stammering lips and another tongue

Will he speak to this people.

10 He tells us everything over and over—

one line at a time,

one line at a time,

a little here,

and a little there!”

11 So now God will have to speak to his people

through foreign oppressors who speak a strange language!

10 For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept,

Line upon line, line upon line,

Here a little, there a little.”

11 For with stammering lips and another tongue

He will speak to this people,

10 So they make fun of the Lord’s prophet and say:

“A command here, a command there.

A rule here, a rule there.

A little lesson here, a little lesson there.”

11 So the Lord will use strange words and foreign languages

to speak to these people.

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

11 Nay, but by men of strange lips and with another tongue will he speak to this people;

10 For it is precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, there a little. … 11 For with stammering lips and a strange tongue will he speak to this people;

10 They speak utter nonsense.

11 The Lord will speak to these people. 

He will mock them by speaking in a foreign language. 

10 For he says: “Law after law, law after law,

line after line, line after line,

a little here, a little there.”

11 So He will speak to this people

with stammering speech

and in a foreign language.

10 For it is precept upon precept, precept upon precept,

line upon line, line upon line,

here a little, there a little.”

11 Truly, with stammering lip

and with another tongue

he will speak to this people,

10 For it is blah-blah upon blah-blah,

blah-blah upon blah-blah,

gah-gah upon gah-gah,

gah-gah upon gah-gah,

a little here, a little there.

11 For he will speak with stammering and another tongue to this people,

10 Here is how he teaches.

Do this and do that.

Do that and do this.

Obey this rule and obey that rule.

Obey that rule and obey this rule.

Learn a little here and learn a little there.”

11 All right then, these people won’t listen to me.

So God will speak to them.

He will speak by using people who speak unfamiliar languages.

He will speak by using the mouths of strangers.

10 “For He says,

‘Order on order, order on order,

Line on line, line on line,

A little here, a little there.’ ”

11 Indeed, He will speak to this people

Through stammering lips and a foreign tongue,