Isaiah 28:10

The Captivity of Ephraim

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: “Order on order, order on order, line on line, line on line; a little here, a little there.” 11Indeed, with mocking lips and foreign tongues, He will speak to this people

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Berean Standard Bible
For they hear: “Order on order, order on order, line on line, line on line; a little here, a little there.”
American Standard Version (1901)
For it is precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, there a little.
Bible in Basic English
For it is one rule after another; one line after another; here a little, there a little.
Free Bible Version
He tells us this blah and that blah, blah upon blah, and again blah and blah, and even more blah and blah! It's a bit here and a bit there.”
Geneva Bible 1599
For precept must be vpon precept, precept vpon precept, line vnto line, line vnto line, there a litle, and there a litle.
King James (Authorized) Version
For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little:
One Unity Resource Bible
For it is precept on precept, precept on precept; line on line, line on line; here a little, there a little.
Translation for Translators
He continually tells us, ‘Do this, do that;’ first he tells us one rule, then another rule, he tells us only one line at a time.”
Unlocked Literal Bible
For it is command upon command, command upon command; rule upon rule, rule upon rule; here a little, there a little.
Noah Webster Bible
For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little:
World English Bible
For it is precept on precept, precept on precept; line on line, line on 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,