ISA 7:15 Parallel View

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ULT He will eat curds and honey when he knows to refuse the evil and choose the good.

UST By the time that child is old enough to eat curds and honey, he will be able to reject what is evil and choose what is good.

BSB By the time He knows enough to reject evil and choose good, He will be eating curds and honey.

OEB Honey and curd he will eat,
⇔ when he knows how to choose what is good,
⇔ and to shun what is evil.

WEB He shall eat butter and honey when he knows to refuse the evil and choose the good.

NET He will eat sour milk and honey, which will help him know how to reject evil and choose what is right.

LSV He eats butter and honey,
When He knows to refuse evil, and to fix on good.

FBV He will eat curds and honey until the time he knows to refuse evil and choose the good.

T4T And by the time that child is old enough to eat curds/yogurt and honey, he will be able to reject what is evil and choose what is good.

LEB He shall eat curds and honey until he knows to reject the evil and to choose the good.

BBE Butter and honey will be his food, when he is old enough to make a decision between evil and good.

MOF No MOF ISA book available

JPS Curd and honey shall he eat, when he knoweth to refuse the evil, and choose the good.

ASV Butter and honey shall he eat, when he knoweth to refuse the evil, and choose the good.

DRA He shall eat butter and honey, that he may know to refuse the evil, and to choose the good.

YLT Butter and honey he doth eat, When he knoweth to refuse evil, and to fix on good.

DBY Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and to choose the good.

RV Butter and honey shall he eat, when he knoweth to refuse the evil, and choose the good.

WBS Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good.

KJB Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good.

BB Butter and honye shall he eate, vntill he knowe to refuse the euyll and choose the good.
(Butter and honeye shall he eat, until he know to refuse the evil and choose the good.)

GNV Butter and hony shall he eate, till he haue knowledge to refuse the euill, and to chuse the good.
(Butter and honey shall he eat, till he have knowledge to refuse the evil, and to chuse the good. )

CB Butter and hony shal he eate, yt he maye knowe the euel, and chose ye good.
(Butter and honey shall he eat, it he may know the euel, and chose ye/you_all good.)

WYC He schal ete botere and hony, that he kunne repreue yuel, and cheese good.
(He shall eat botere and honey, that he can repreue yuel, and cheese good.)

LUT Butter und Honig wird er essen, daß er wisse Böses zu verwerfen und Gutes zu erwählen.
(Butter and Honig becomes he eat, that he wisse Böses to verwerfen and Gutes to erwählen.)

CLV Butyrum et mel comedet, ut sciat reprobare malum, et eligere bonum.[fn]
(Butyrum and mel comedet, as sciat reprobare malum, and eligere bonum.)

7.15 Reprobare malum. ID. Quasi diceret: In pannis infantiæ positus habebit boni malique discretionem. His verbis percipimus Salvatoris, infantiam divinam in eo non minuisse sapientiam, quamvis dicatur: Puer autem proficiebat ætate et sapientia, ut veritas humani corporis probaretur: infantia enim non præjudicat divinæ sapientiæ.

7.15 Reprobare malum. ID. Quasi diceret: In pannis infantiæ positus habebit boni malique discretionem. His verbis percipimus Salvatoris, infantiam divinam in eo not/no minuisse wisdom, quamvis dicatur: Puer however proficiebat ætate and sapientia, as veritas humani corporis probaretur: infantia because not/no præyudicat divinæ sapientiæ.

BRN Butter and honey shall he eat, before he knows either to prefer evil, or choose the good.

BrLXX Βούτυρον καὶ μέλι φάγεται πρινὴ γνῶναι αὐτὸν ἢ προελέσθαι πονηρὰ, ἐκλέξασθαι τὸ ἀγαθόν·
(Bouturon kai meli fagetai prinaʸ gnōnai auton aʸ proelesthai ponaʸra, eklexasthai to agathon; )

TTN Tyndale Theme Notes:

Fearing People

God had promised to be with his people in the face of opposition (see, e.g., Deut 20:1-4; Josh 1:9); as long as they remained committed to him, they had no reason to fear others. Israel’s history demonstrated this reality (see Exod 14:10-31; Josh 10:9-14). But for those who look elsewhere for peace and security, God can be a stumbling stone rather than a source of safety (Isa 8:14).

During the reign of King Ahaz of Judah, when the king heard that Syria and Israel had allied against him, he trembled in fear (Isa 7:2). The Lord encouraged him to be a man of faith, because without faith he could not expect the Lord’s protection (7:9). However, Ahaz refused to trust the Lord. Rather, he turned to the Assyrians for help. As a result, the Lord became a trap for him, as well as for all Israel and Judah (8:11-15).

One of the purposes of Isaiah’s message was to highlight the contrast between faith and fear. We see Ahaz as an example of fear. We then see Hezekiah as an imperfect example of faith (see ch 37). Isaiah himself provides a better example of faith (ch 8). Finally, God’s servant stands as the ideal example of faith (42:1-7; 50:4-7).

Jesus instructed his followers not to fear those who threaten them—even those who wish to kill them (Matt 10:26-31). The same God who is aware of the happenings of each individual sparrow and who knows the number of hairs on a person’s head will be with those who trust in him. Such trust has been demonstrated by believers throughout history who have rejected the fear of what others can do to them—even to the point of martyrdom (see Acts 6:8–7:60).

Those who do not commit themselves wholly to God will live in fear of others. But those who rely on the Lord will be able to overcome such fear, recognizing the temporality of human foes and the enduring sovereignty of God.

Passages for Further Study

Num 14:1-12; 21:34-35; Josh 1:9; 2 Kgs 16:5-18; 2 Chr 28:16-23; Ps 23:4; Prov 29:25; Isa 7:1-25; 41:10; 51:7-8, 12-13; 54:4; 57:11; Jer 10:5; 30:10; 46:27-28

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

(Occurrence 0) He will eat curds and honey when he knows to refuse the evil and choose the good

(Some words not found in UHB: curds and,honey eat by_the_time,knows,he reject in/on/at/with,evil and,choose in/on/at/with,good )

People generally expect a child to know right from wrong once the child is a few years old. So the implication is that what Isaiah is describing will happen within a few years. Alternate translation: “Within a few years, he will eat curds and honey”

(Occurrence 0) curds

(Some words not found in UHB: curds and,honey eat by_the_time,knows,he reject in/on/at/with,evil and,choose in/on/at/with,good )

milk that people have treated to make it into a soft solid

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

(Occurrence 0) refuse the evil and choose the good

(Some words not found in UHB: curds and,honey eat by_the_time,knows,he reject in/on/at/with,evil and,choose in/on/at/with,good )

Here “the evil” and “the good” refer to evil and good things in general. Alternate translation: “refuse to do evil deeds and choose to do good deeds”

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