Isaiah 28:10

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“For they hear: “Order on order, order on order, line on line, line on line; a little here, a little there.””

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BSBPD

“For they hear: “Order on order, order on order, line on line, line on line; a little here, a little there.””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little:”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“For it is precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, there a little.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“For rule <FI>is<Fi> on rule, rule on rule, line on line, line on line, A little here, a little there,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Isaiah 28:10 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Deuteronomy 6:1These are the commandments and statutes and ordinances that the LORD your God has instructed me to teach you to follow in the land that you are about to enter and possess,
  2. 2 Chronicles 36:15Again and again the LORD, the God of their fathers, sent word to His people through His messengers because He had compassion on them and on His dwelling place.
  3. Nehemiah 9:29You admonished them to turn back to Your law, but they were arrogant and disobeyed Your commandments. They sinned against Your ordinances, by which a man will live if he practices them. They stubbornly shrugged their shoulders; they stiffened their necks and would not obey.
  4. Isaiah 5:4What more could I have done for My vineyard than I already did for it? Why, when I expected sweet grapes, did it bring forth sour fruit?
  5. Isaiah 28:13Then the word of the LORD to them will become: “Order on order, order on order, line on line, line on line; a little here, a little there,” so that they will go stumbling backward and will be injured, ensnared, and captured.
  6. Jeremiah 11:7For from the time I brought your fathers out of the land of Egypt until today, I strongly warned them again and again, saying, ‘Obey My voice.’
  7. Jeremiah 25:3“From the thirteenth year of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah until this very day—twenty-three years—the word of the LORD has come to me, and I have spoken to you again and again, but you have not listened.
  8. Matthew 21:34When the harvest time drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit.
  9. Philippians 3:1Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord. It is no trouble for me to write the same things to you again, and it is a safeguard for you.
  10. 2 Timothy 3:7who are always learning but never able to come to a knowledge of the truth.
  11. Hebrews 5:12Although by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to reteach you the basic principles of God’s word. You need milk, not solid food!

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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