Isaiah 28:10–11
10 For it is precept upon precept, precept upon precept,
line upon line, line upon line,
here a little, there a little.”
11 lFor by people of strange lips
and with a foreign tongue
the Lord will speak to this people,
Isaiah 28:10–11 — The New International Version (NIV)
10 For it is:
Do this, do that,
a rule for this, a rule for that;
a little here, a little there.”
11 Very well then, with foreign lips and strange tongues
God will speak to this people,
Isaiah 28:10–11 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
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.
Isaiah 28:10–11 — New Living Translation (NLT)
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!
Isaiah 28:10–11 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
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,
Isaiah 28:10–11 — New Century Version (NCV)
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.
Isaiah 28:10–11 — American Standard Version (ASV)
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;
Isaiah 28:10–11 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
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;
Isaiah 28:10–11 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
10 They speak utter nonsense.
11 The Lord will speak to these people.
He will mock them by speaking in a foreign language.
Isaiah 28:10–11 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
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.
Isaiah 28:10–11 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
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 alien tongue
he will speak to this people,
Isaiah 28:10–11 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
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,
Isaiah 28:10–11 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
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.
Isaiah 28:10–11 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
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,