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Isaiah 7:15–16

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15bButter and bhoney shall he eat,

cThat he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good.

16dFor before the child shall know to refuse the evil, and choose the good,

dThe land that thou abhorrest shall be forsaken of eboth her kings.

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Footnotes

  1. bDeut. 32:13, 14. Job 20:17. ver. 22.
  2. bDeut. 32:13, 14. Job 20:17. ver. 22.
  3. dComp. ch. 8:4. & 10:9.
  4. dComp. ch. 8:4. & 10:9.
  5. eComp. 2 Kin. 15:30. & 16:9. ch. 17:3.

Cross references

  1. cLuke 2:40, 52.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

He shall eat curds and honey when he knows how to refuse the evil and choose the good. For before the boy knows how to refuse the evil and choose the good, the land whose two kings you dread will be deserted.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

He will be eating curds and honey when he knows enough to reject the wrong and choose the right, for before the boy knows enough to reject the wrong and choose the right, the land of the two kings you dread will be laid waste.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

By the time he learns to reject what is bad and choose what is good, he will be eating curds and honey. For before the boy knows to reject what is bad and choose what is good, the land of the two kings you dread will be abandoned.

NLTNew Living Translation

By the time this child is old enough to choose what is right and reject what is wrong, he will be eating yogurt and honey. For before the child is that old, the lands of the two kings you fear so much will both be deserted.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

He shall eat curds and honey until he knows to reject the evil and to choose the good. For before the boy knows to reject the evil and to choose the good, the land whose two kings you dread will be abandoned.