Isaiah 28:9
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28:9Who is the Lord19 trying to teach?
To whom is he explaining a message?20
Those just weaned from milk!
Those just taken from their mother’s breast!21
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- 19 Heb “he”; the referent (the Lord) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- 20 Heb “Who is he teaching knowledge? For whom is he explaining a message?” The translation assumes that the Lord is the subject of the verbs “teaching” and “explaining,” and that the prophet is asking the questions. See v. 12. According to some vv. 9–10 record the people’s sarcastic response to the Lord’s message through Isaiah.
- 21 Heb “from the breasts.” The words “their mother’s” are supplied in the translation for clarification. The translation assumes that this is the prophet’s answer to the questions asked in the first half of the verse. The Lord is trying to instruct people who are “infants” morally and ethically.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
“To whom will he teach knowledge,
and to whom will he explain the message?
Those who are weaned from the milk,
those taken from the breast?
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
“Who is it he is trying to teach?
To whom is he explaining his message?
To children weaned from their milk,
to those just taken from the breast?
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
Who is he trying to teach?
Who is he trying to instruct?
Infants just weaned from milk?
Babies removed from the breast?
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NLTNew Living Translation
“Who does the Lord think we are?” they ask.
“Why does he speak to us like this?
Are we little children,
just recently weaned?
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
To whom will he teach knowledge,
and to whom will he explain the message?
Those who are weaned from milk,
those taken from the breast?
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
KJV 1900King James Version
Whom shall he teach knowledge?
And whom shall he make to understand doctrine?
Them that are weaned from the milk,
And drawn from the breasts.
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