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Isaiah 7:15–16

15 “He will eat acurds and honey 1at the time He knows enough to refuse evil and choose good.

16 aFor before the boy will know enough to refuse evil and choose good, bthe land whose two kings you dread will be forsaken.

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Isaiah 7:15–16 — The New International Version (NIV)

15 He will be eating curds and honey when he knows enough to reject the wrong and choose the right, 16 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.

Isaiah 7:15–16 — English Standard Version (ESV)

15 He shall eat curds and honey when he knows how to refuse the evil and choose the good. 16 For before the boy knows how to refuse the evil and choose the good, the land whose two kings you dread will be deserted.

Isaiah 7:15–16 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

15 Butter and honey shall he eat,

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

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

The land that thou abhorrest shall be forsaken of both her kings.

Isaiah 7:15–16 — New Living Translation (NLT)

15 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. 16 For before the child is that old, the lands of the two kings you fear so much will both be deserted.

Isaiah 7:15–16 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

15 Curds and honey He shall eat, that He may know to refuse the evil and choose the good. 16 For before the Child shall know to refuse the evil and choose the good, the land that you dread will be forsaken by both her kings.

Isaiah 7:15–16 — New Century Version (NCV)

15 He will be eating milk curds and honey when he learns to reject what is evil and to choose what is good. 16 You are afraid of the kings of Israel and Aram now. But before the child learns to choose good and reject evil, the lands of Israel and Aram will be empty.

Isaiah 7:15–16 — American Standard Version (ASV)

15 Butter and honey shall he eat, when he knoweth to refuse the evil, and choose the good. 16 For before the child shall know to refuse the evil, and choose the good, the land whose two kings thou abhorrest shall be forsaken.

Isaiah 7:15–16 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

15 Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and to choose the good. 16 For before the child knoweth to refuse the evil and to choose the good, the land whose two kings thou fearest shall be forsaken.

Isaiah 7:15–16 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

15 He will eat cheese and honey until he knows how to reject evil and choose good. 16 Indeed, before the boy knows how to reject evil and choose good, the land of the two kings who terrify you will be deserted. 

Isaiah 7:15–16 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

15 By the time he learns to reject what is bad and choose what is good, he will be eating butter and honey. 16 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.

Isaiah 7:15–16 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

15 He shall eat curds and honey by the time he knows how to refuse the evil and choose the good. 16 For before the child knows how to refuse the evil and choose the good, the land before whose two kings you are in dread will be deserted.

Isaiah 7:15–16 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

15 He shall eat curds and honey until he knows to reject the evil and to choose the good. 16 For before the boy knows to reject the evil and to choose the good, the land whose two kings you dread will be abandoned.

Isaiah 7:15–16 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

15 “The time will come when he is old enough to decide between what is wrong and what is right. By that time he will have only butter and honey to eat. 16 But even before that happens, the lands of the two kings you are afraid of will be completely destroyed.


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