Verse Comparison: Isaiah 7:16
American Standard Version
For before the child shall know to refuse the evil, and choose the good, the land whose two kings thou abhorrest shall be forsaken.
Amplified® Bible
For before the child shall know [enough] to refuse the evil and choose the good, the land [Canaan] whose two kings you abhor {and} of whom you are in sickening dread shall be forsaken [both Ephraim and Syria].
Contemporary English Version
(SEE 7:15)
Darby English Version
For before the child knoweth to refuse the evil and to choose the good, the land whose two kings thou fearest shall be forsaken.
Good News Bible
Even before that time comes, the lands of those two kings who terrify you will be deserted.
King James Version
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.
New American Standard Bible
"For before the boy will know {enough} to refuse evil and choose good, the land whose two kings you dread will be forsaken.
New International Version
But 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.
New King James Version
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.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
" For before the boy will know enough to refuse evil and choose good, the land whose two kings you dread will become forsaken.
Revised Standard Version
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.
Young's Literal Translation
For before the youth doth know To refuse evil, and to fix on good, Forsaken is the land thou art vexed with, because of her two kings.
