Isaiah 8:20

Darkness and Light

19When men tell you to consult the spirits of the dead and the spiritists who whisper and mutter, shouldn’t a people consult their God instead? Why consult the dead on behalf of the living?20To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, they have no light of dawn.

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Berean Standard Bible
To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, they have no light of dawn.
American Standard Version (1901)
To the law and to the testimony! if they speak not according to this word, surely there is no morning for them.
Bible in Basic English
Then say to them, Put your faith in the teaching and the witness. ... If they do not say such things. ... For him there is no dawn. ...
Free Bible Version
Go and examine God's law and his instructions! If what they say doesn't correspond with God's word, there will be no dawn for them.
Geneva Bible 1599
To the Law, and to the testimonie, if they speake not according to this worde: it is because there is no light in them.
King James (Authorized) Version
To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.
One Unity Resource Bible
Turn to the Torah ·Teaching· and to the testimony! If they don’t speak according to this word, surely there is no morning for them.
Translation for Translators
Pay attention to God’s instructions and teaching! If people do not say things that agree with what God teaches us, what they say is worthless. It is as though those people are in darkness.
Unlocked Literal Bible
To the law and to the testimony! If they do not say such things, it is because they have no light of dawn.
Noah Webster Bible
To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.
World English Bible
Turn to the law and to the covenant! If they don’t speak according to this word, surely there is no morning for them.
Young's Literal Translation
To the law and to the testimony! If not, let them say after this manner, 'That there is no dawn to it.'