Isaiah 29:12

“And the book is delivered to him that is not learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I am not learned.”

King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations for Isaiah 29:12

And the booke is deliuered to him that is not learned, saying, Reade this, I pray thee: and he saith, I am not learned.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

Then the book will be given to the one who is illiterate, saying, "Please read this. And he will say, "I cannot read.""
- New American Standard Version (1995)

and the book is delivered to him that is not learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee; and he saith, I am not learned.
- American Standard Version (1901)

And they give it to one without learning, saying, Make clear to us what is in the book: and he says, I have no knowledge of writing.
- Basic English Bible

Or if the scroll is handed to one unable to read, he will say, "I cannot read."
- Berean Standard Bible Bible

And they give the book to him that cannot read, saying, Read this, I pray thee; and he saith, I cannot read.
- Darby Bible

And the book shall be given to one that knoweth no letters, and it shall be said to him: Read: and he shall answer: I know no letters.
- Douay-Rheims Bible

and the book is delivered to him that is not learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I am not learned.
- English Revised Version

and the book is delivered to one who is not educated, saying, "Read this, please;" and he says, "I can't read."
- World English Bible

Bible Commentary for Isaiah 29:12

Wesley's Notes for Isaiah 29:12


29:12 Of all - Of all, your prophets. As a book - In which no man can read, while it is sealed up, as books then sometimes were, being made in the form of rolls. Delivered - Unsealed and opened.


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