Verse Comparison: Isaiah 8:20
American Standard Version
To the law and to the testimony! if they speak not according to this word, surely there is no morning for them.
Amplified® Bible
[Direct such people] to the teaching and to the testimony! If their teachings are not in accord with this word, it is surely because there is no dawn {and} no morning for them.
Contemporary English Version
what it should do." None of those who talk like that will live to see the light of day!
Darby English Version
To the law and the testimony! If they speak not according to this word, for them there is no daybreak.
Good News Bible
You are to answer them, "Listen to what the LORD is teaching you! Don't listen to mediums---what they tell you cannot keep trouble away."
King James Version
To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.
New American Standard Bible
To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, it is because they have no dawn.
New International Version
To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, they have no light of dawn.
New King James Version
To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, it has happened because they have no dawn.
Revised Standard Version
To the teaching and to the testimony! Surely for this word which they speak there is no dawn.
Young's Literal Translation
To the law and to the testimony! If not, let them say after this manner, `That there is no dawn to it.'