Isaiah 7:16

KJ21

For before the Child shall know to refuse the evil and choose the good, the land that thou abhorrest shall be forsaken of both her kings.

ASV

For before the child shall know to refuse the evil, and choose the good, the land whose two kings thou abhorrest shall be forsaken.

AMP

For before the child will know enough to refuse evil and choose good, the land (Canaan) whose two kings you dread will be deserted [both Ephraim and Aram].

AMPC

For before the child shall know [enough] to refuse the evil and choose the good, the land [Canaan] whose two kings you abhor and of whom you are in sickening dread shall be forsaken [both Ephraim and Syria].

BRG

For before the child shall know to refuse the evil, and choose the good, the land that thou abhorrest shall be forsaken of both her kings.

CSB

For before the boy knows to reject what is bad and choose what is good, the land of the two kings you dread will be abandoned.

CSBA

For before the boy knows to reject what is bad and choose what is good, the land of the two kings you dread will be abandoned.

CEB

Before the boy learns to reject evil and choose good, the land of the two kings you dread will be abandoned.

CJB

Yes, before the child knows enough to refuse evil and choose good, the land whose two kings you dread will be left abandoned.

CEV

Even before the boy is old enough to know how to choose between right and wrong, he will eat yogurt and honey, and the countries of the two kings you fear will be destroyed.

DARBY

For before the child knoweth to refuse the evil and to choose the good, the land whose two kings thou fearest shall be forsaken.

DRA

For before the child know to refuse the evil, and to choose the good, the land which thou abhorrest shall be forsaken of the face of her two kings.

ERV

But before he is old enough to make that choice, the land of the two kings you fear will be empty.

EASY

Even before that, the two kings that you are now afraid of will have no power. Their land will be empty.

EHV

because even before the child knows how to refuse evil and choose good, the land whose two kings you dread will be forsaken.

ESV

For before the boy knows how to refuse the evil and choose the good, the land whose two kings you dread will be deserted.

ESVUK

For before the boy knows how to refuse the evil and choose the good, the land whose two kings you dread will be deserted.

EXB

·But [or For] before the child ·learns [knows] to choose good and reject evil, the lands of the two kings you fear [^CIsrael and Aram/Syria] will be ·empty [desolate; laid waste].

GNV

For afore the child shall have knowledge to eschew the evil, and to choose the good, the land that thou abhorrest, shall be forsaken of both her kings.

Indeed, before the boy knows how to reject evil and choose good, the land of the two kings who terrify you will be deserted.

GNT

Even before that time comes, the lands of those two kings who terrify you will be deserted.

HCSB

For before the boy knows to reject what is bad and choose what is good, the land of the two kings you dread will be abandoned.

ICB

You are afraid of the kings of Israel and Aram now. But before the child learns what is good and what is evil, the lands of Israel and Aram will be empty.

ISV

However, before the youth knows enough to reject what’s wrong and choose what’s right, the land whose two kings you dread will be devastated.”

JUB

For before the child shall know to refuse the evil and choose the good; the land that thou dost abhor shall be forsaken of both her kings.

KJV

For before the child shall know to refuse the evil, and choose the good, the land that thou abhorrest shall be forsaken of both her kings.

AKJV

For before the child shall know to refuse the evil, and choose the good, the land that thou abhorrest shall be forsaken of both her kings.

LSB

For before the boy will know to refuse evil and choose good, the land whose two kings you dread will be forsaken.

LEB

For before the boy knows to reject the evil and to choose the good, the land whose two kings you dread will be abandoned.

TLB

By the time this child is weaned and knows right from wrong, the two kings you fear so much—the kings of Israel and Syria—will both be dead.

MSG

So Isaiah told him, “Then listen to this, government of David! It’s bad enough that you make people tired with your pious, timid hypocrisies, but now you’re making God tired. So the Master is going to give you a sign anyway. Watch for this: A girl who is presently a virgin will get pregnant. She’ll bear a son and name him Immanuel (God-With-Us). By the time the child is twelve years old, able to make moral decisions, the threat of war will be over. Relax, those two kings that have you so worried will be out of the picture. But also be warned: God will bring on you and your people and your government a judgment worse than anything since the time the kingdom split, when Ephraim left Judah. The king of Assyria is coming!”

MEV

For before the child shall know to refuse the evil and choose the good, the land that you dread shall be forsaken of both her kings.

NOG

Indeed, before the boy knows how to reject evil and choose good, the land of the two kings who terrify you will be deserted.

NABRE

for before the child learns to reject evil and choose good, the land of those two kings whom you dread shall be deserted.

NASB

For before the boy knows enough to refuse evil and choose good, the land whose two kings you dread will be abandoned.

NASB1995

For before the boy will know enough to refuse evil and choose good, the land whose two kings you dread will be forsaken.

NCB

Before that child has learned to reject the bad and choose the good, deserted will be the lands of those two kings whom you dread.

NCV

You are afraid of the kings of Israel and Aram now. But before the child learns to choose good and reject evil, the lands of Israel and Aram will be empty.

NET

Here is why this will be so: Before the child knows how to reject evil and choose what is right, the land whose two kings you fear will be desolate.

NIRV

Even before then, the lands of the two kings you fear will be ruined.

NIV

for before the boy knows enough to reject the wrong and choose the right, the land of the two kings you dread will be laid waste.

NIVUK

for before the boy knows enough to reject the wrong and choose the right, the land of the two kings you dread will be laid waste.

NKJV

For before the Child shall know to refuse the evil and choose the good, the land that you dread will be forsaken by both her kings.

NLV

For before the boy knows to turn away from what is bad and choose good, the land whose two kings you are afraid of will be left empty.”

NLT

For before the child is that old, the lands of the two kings you fear so much will both be deserted.

NRSVA