The counselor and the skillful artisan,
And the expert enchanter.
Every one by another and every one by his neighbor;
The child will be insolent toward the1 elder,
And the1 base toward the honorable.”
In the house of his father, saying,
“You have clothing;
You be our ruler,
And let these ruins be under your1 power,”
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American Standard Version
And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them.
Amplified® Bible
And I will make boys their princes, and with childishness shall they rule over them [with outrage instead of justice].
Contemporary English Version
He will let children and babies become your rulers.
Darby English Version
And I will appoint youths as their princes, and children shall rule over them.
Good News Bible
The LORD will let the people be governed by immature boys.
King James Version
And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them.
New American Standard Bible
And I will make mere lads their princes, And capricious children will rule over them,
New International Version
I will make boys their officials;
mere children will govern them.
New King James Version
" I will give children to be their princes,
And babes shall rule over them.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
And I will make mere lads their princes, And capricious children will rule over them,
Revised Standard Version
And I will make boys their princes, and babes shall rule over them.
Young's Literal Translation
And I have made youths their heads, And sucklings rule over them.
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