Isaiah

Isaiah 28:10

10For they hear:b

“Order on order, order on order,

line on line, line on line;c

a little here, a little there.”

Footnotes

  • b 28:10 Or For He says or For it is; literally For
  • c 28:10 Or Do this, do that, a rule for this, a rule for that; Hebrew sav lasav sav lasav kav lakav kav lakav (possibly meaningless sounds to demonstrate an inability to understand); also in verse 13

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Forכִּ֣יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
Orderצַ֤וṣawNoun - masculine singularH6673 injunction
on orderלָצָו֙lā·ṣāwPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singularH6673 injunction
orderצַ֣וṣawNoun - masculine singularH6673 injunction
on orderלָצָ֔וlā·ṣāwPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singularH6673 injunction
lineקַ֥וqawNoun - masculine singularH6957 line
on lineלָקָ֖וlā·qāwPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singularH6957 line
lineקַ֣וqawNoun - masculine singularH6957 line
on lineלָקָ֑וlā·qāwPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singularH6957 line
a littleזְעֵ֥ירzə·‘êrNoun - masculine singularH2191 a little
hereשָׁ֖םšāmAdverbH8033 there, thither
a littleזְעֵ֥ירzə·‘êrNoun - masculine singularH2191 a little
thereשָֽׁם׃šāmAdverbH8033 there, thither

Cross-references

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Isaiah 28:13 · 2 Timothy 3:7 · Jeremiah 11:7 · Jeremiah 25:3–7 · Hebrews 5:12 · Nehemiah 9:29–30 · Isaiah 5:4 · Matthew 21:34–41 · 2 Chronicles 36:15–16 · Deuteronomy 6:1–6

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.