Isaiah 8:11

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“For this is what the LORD has spoken to me with a strong hand, instructing me not to walk in the way of this people:”

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BSBPD

“For this is what the LORD has spoken to me with a strong hand, instructing me not to walk in the way of this people:”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“For the Lord spake thus to me with a strong hand, and instructed me that I should not walk in the way of this people, saying,”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“For Jehovah spake thus to me with a strong hand, and instructed me not to walk in the way of this people, saying,”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“For thus hath Jehovah spoken unto me with strength of hand, and instructeth me against walking in the way of this people, saying,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Isaiah 8:11 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Psalms 32:8I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I will give you counsel and watch over you.
  2. Proverbs 1:15my son, do not walk the road with them or set foot upon their path.
  3. Jeremiah 15:19Therefore this is what the LORD says: “If you return, I will restore you; you will stand in My presence. And if you speak words that are noble instead of worthless, you will be My spokesman. It is they who must turn to you, but you must not turn to them.
  4. Jeremiah 20:7You have deceived me, O LORD, and I was deceived. You have overcome me and prevailed. I am a laughingstock all day long; everyone mocks me.
  5. Jeremiah 20:9If I say, “I will not mention Him or speak any more in His name,” His message becomes a fire burning in my heart, shut up in my bones, and I become weary of holding it in, and I cannot prevail.
  6. Ezekiel 2:6But you, son of man, do not be afraid of them or their words. Do not be afraid, though briers and thorns surround you, and you dwell among scorpions. Do not be afraid of their words or dismayed by their presence, though they are a rebellious house.
  7. Ezekiel 2:8And you, son of man, listen to what I tell you. Do not be rebellious like that rebellious house. Open your mouth and eat what I give you.”
  8. Ezekiel 3:14So the Spirit lifted me up and took me away, and I went in bitterness and in the anger of my spirit, with the strong hand of the LORD upon me.
  9. Acts 4:20For we cannot stop speaking about what we have seen and heard.”

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

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