9  tWhom shall he teach knowledge?

And whom shall he make to understand †doctrine?

uThem that are weaned from the milk,

And drawn from the breasts.

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

vLine upon line, line upon line;

Here a little, and there a little:

11  For wwith †xstammering lips and another tongue

||Will he speak to this people.

12  To whom he said,

yThis is the rest wherewith ye may cause zthe weary to rest;

And this is athe refreshing: wyet they would not hear.

13  But the word of the Lord was unto them

bPrecept upon precept, precept upon precept;

bLine upon line, line upon line;

Here a little, and there a little;

That they might go, and cfall backward, and cbe broken,

And csnared, and ctaken.

14  Wherefore hear the word of the Lord, dye scornful men,

That rule this people which is in Jerusalem.

15  Because ye have said, We have emade a covenant with death,

And ewith hell are we at agreement;

When fthe overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us:

For gwe have made lies our refuge,

And gunder falsehood have we hid ourselves:

16  Therefore thus saith the Lord God,

hBehold, I lay in Zion for a foundation ia stone,

jA tried stone, ia precious corner stone, ka sure foundation:

hlHe that believeth shall not make haste.