Isaiah

Isaiah 28:9–10

⁹Whom is He trying to teach?

To whom is He explaining His message?

To infants just weaned from milk?

To babies removed from the breast?

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

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Whom	מִי֙	mî	Interrogative	H4310 who?
is He trying to teach	יוֹרֶ֣ה	yō·w·reh	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3384 throw, shoot
To whom	מִ֖י	mî	Interrogative	H4310 who?
is He explaining	יָבִ֣ין	yā·ḇîn	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H995 discern
His message	שְׁמוּעָ֑ה	šə·mū·‘āh	Noun - feminine singular	H8052 report
To infants just weaned	גְּמוּלֵי֙	gə·mū·lê	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural construct	H1580 deal fully or adequately with, deal out to
from milk	מֵֽחָלָ֔ב	mê·ḥā·lāḇ	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H2461 milk
To babies removed	עַתִּיקֵ֖י	‘at·tî·qê	Adjective - masculine plural construct	H6267 removed, old
from the breast	מִשָּׁדָֽיִם׃	miš·šā·ḏā·yim	Preposition-m; Noun - md	H7699 violence, havoc, devastation, ruin

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
Order	צַ֤ו	ṣaw	Noun - masculine singular	H6673 injunction
on order	לָצָו֙	lā·ṣāw	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H6673 injunction
order	צַ֣ו	ṣaw	Noun - masculine singular	H6673 injunction
on order	לָצָ֔ו	lā·ṣāw	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H6673 injunction
line	קַ֥ו	qaw	Noun - masculine singular	H6957 line
on line	לָקָ֖ו	lā·qāw	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H6957 line
line	קַ֣ו	qaw	Noun - masculine singular	H6957 line
on line	לָקָ֑ו	lā·qāw	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H6957 line
a little	זְעֵ֥יר	zə·‘êr	Noun - masculine singular	H2191 a little
here	שָׁ֖ם	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither
a little	זְעֵ֥יר	zə·‘êr	Noun - masculine singular	H2191 a little
there	שָֽׁם׃	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Isaiah 28:9 Psalm 131:2 · Jeremiah 6:10 · John 12:38 · Matthew 21:15–16 · Matthew 11:25 · Isaiah 53:1 · Isaiah 54:13 · John 3:19 · 1 Peter 2:2 · Jeremiah 5:31 · Isaiah 30:10–12 · Psalm 50:17

Isaiah 28:10 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.