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Isaiah 28:11
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KJ21
For with stammering lips and another tongue will He speak to this people,
ASV
Nay, but by men of strange lips and with another tongue will he speak to this people;
AMP
Indeed, the Lord will teach this people [in a more humiliating way] By [men with] stammering lips and a foreign tongue,
AMPC
No, but [the Lord will teach the rebels in a more humiliating way] by men with stammering lips and another tongue will He speak to this people [says Isaiah, and teach them His lessons].
BRG
For with stammering lips and another tongue will he speak to this people.
CSB
For he will speak to this people with stammering speech and in a foreign language.
CSBA
For he will speak to this people with stammering speech and in a foreign language.
CEB
With derisive speech and a foreign tongue, he will speak to this people.
CJB
So with stammering lips, in a foreign accent, [Adonai] will speak to this people.
CEV
So, the Lord will speak to his people in strange sounds and foreign languages.
DARBY
For with stammering lips and a strange tongue will he speak to this people;
DRA
For with the speech of lips, and with another tongue he will speak to this people.
ERV
So God will use this strange way of talking, and he will use other languages to speak to these people.
EASY
So now the Lord will use foreign enemies to speak to these people. He will speak to them in a strange language.
EHV
So the Lord will speak to this people with barbarous lips and in a foreign tongue.
ESV
For by people of strange lips and with a foreign tongue the Lord will speak to this people,
ESVUK
For by people of strange lips and with a foreign tongue the Lord will speak to this people,
EXB
So the Lord will use ·strange words [mocking/stammering lips] and foreign ·languages [tongues] to speak to these people.
GNV
For with a stammering tongue, and with a strange language shall he speak unto this people.
GW
The Lord will speak to these people. He will mock them by speaking in a foreign language.
GNT
If you won't listen to me, then God will use foreigners speaking some strange-sounding language to teach you a lesson.
HCSB
So He will speak to this people with stammering speech and in a foreign language.
ICB
So the Lord will use strange words and foreign languages to speak to these people.
ISV
Very well, then, through the mouths of foreigners and foreign languages the Lord will speak to this people
JUB
For with stammering lips and another tongue he will speak to this people.
KJV
For with stammering lips and another tongue will he speak to this people.
AKJV
for with stammering lips and another tongue will he speak to this people.
LSB
Indeed, He will speak to this people Through stammering lips and a foreign tongue,
LEB
For he will speak with stammering and another tongue to this people,
TLB
But they won’t listen; the only language they can understand is punishment! So God will punish them by sending against them foreigners who speak strange gibberish! Only then will they listen to him!
MSG
But that’s exactly how you will be addressed. God will speak to this people In baby talk, one syllable at a time— and he’ll do it through foreign oppressors. He said before, “This is the time and place to rest, to give rest to the weary. This is the place to lay down your burden.” But they won’t listen.
MEV
For with stammering lips and foreign tongue He will speak to this people,
NOG
Yahweh will speak to these people. He will mock them by speaking in a foreign language.
NABRE
Yes, with stammering lips and in a strange language he will speak to this people,
NASB
Indeed, He will speak to this people Through stammering lips and a foreign tongue,
NASB1995
Indeed, He will speak to this people Through stammering lips and a foreign tongue,
NCB
Now, with stammering lips and in an alien tongue, he will speak to this people,
NCV
So the Lord will use strange words and foreign languages to speak to these people.
NET
For with mocking lips and a foreign tongue he will speak to these people.
NIRV
All right then, these people won’t listen to me. So God will speak to them. He will speak by using people who speak unfamiliar languages. He will speak by using the mouths of strangers.
NIV
Very well then, with foreign lips and strange tongues God will speak to this people,
NIVUK
Very well then, with foreign lips and strange tongues God will speak to this people,
NKJV
For with stammering lips and another tongue He will speak to this people,
NLV
The Lord will speak to these people through men from other lands and in strange languages.
NLT
So now God will have to speak to his people through foreign oppressors who speak a strange language!
NRSVA
Truly, with stammering lip and with alien tongue he will speak to this people,
NRSVACE
Truly, with stammering lip and with alien tongue he will speak to this people,
NRSVCE
Truly, with stammering lip and with alien tongue he will speak to this people,
NRSVUE
Truly, with stammering lip and with another tongue he will speak to this people,
OJB
For with stammering safah (lips) and with lashon acheret (another tongue, different tongue) will He speak to HaAm Hazeh.
RGT
For with a stammering tongue and with a strange language he shall speak to this people,
RSV
Nay, but by men of strange lips and with an alien tongue the Lord will speak to this people,
RSVCE
Nay, but by men of strange lips and with an alien tongue the Lord will speak to this people,
TLV
For through stammering lips and a foreign tongue He will speak to this people,
VOICE
For now that God’s people reject His message, He will speak to them through the stammering lips And foreign language of an invader.
WEB
But he will speak to this nation with stammering lips and in another language,
WYC
For why in [the] speech of lip, and in other language, he shall speak to this people,
YLT
For by scorned lip, and by another tongue, Doth He speak unto this people.
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