And whom will he make to understand the message?
Those just weaned from milk?
Those just drawn from the breasts?
Line upon line, line upon line,
Here a little, there a little.”
You may cause the weary to rest,”
And, “This is the refreshing”;
Yet they would not hear.
“Precept upon precept, precept upon precept,
Line upon line, line upon line,
Here a little, there a little,”
That they might go and fall backward, and be broken
And snared and caught.
And with Sheol we are in agreement.
When the overflowing scourge passes through,
It will not come to us,
aFor we have made lies our refuge,
And under falsehood we have hidden ourselves.”
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American Standard Version
For it is precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, there a little.
Amplified® Bible
For it is [His prophets repeating over and over]: precept upon precept, precept upon precept, rule upon rule, rule upon rule; here a little, there a little.
Contemporary English Version
You don't even listen-- all you hear is senseless sound after senseless sound.
Darby English Version
For [it is] precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, there a little. ...
Good News Bible
He is trying to teach us letter by letter, line by line, lesson by lesson."
King James Version
For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little:
New American Standard Bible
"For {He says,} `Order on order, order on order, Line on line, line on line, A little here, a little there.'"
New International Version
For it is:
Do and do, do and do,
rule on rule, rule on rule ;
a little here, a little there."
New King James Version
For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept,
Line upon line, line upon line,
Here a little, there a little.”
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"For He says,' Order on order, order on order, Line on line, line on line, A little here, a little there.'"
Revised Standard Version
For it is precept upon precept, precept upon precept, line upon line, line upon line, here a little, there a little."
Young's Literal Translation
For rule `is' on rule, rule on rule, line on line, line on line, A little here, a little there,
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