ISA 28:9 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs.
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BrLXX Τίνι ἀνηγγείλαμεν κακά, καὶ τίνι ἀνηγγείλαμεν ἀγγελίαν; οἱ ἀπογεγαλακτισμένοι ἀπὸ γάλακτος, οἱ ἀπεσπασμένοι ἀπὸ μαστοῦ.
(Tini anaʸngeilamen kaka, kai tini anaʸngeilamen angelian; hoi apogegalaktismenoi apo galaktos, hoi apespasmenoi apo mastou.)

BrTr To whom have we reported evils? and to whom have we reported a message? even to those that are weaned from the milk, who are drawn from the breast.

ULT ⇔ “Whom will he teach knowledge,
⇔ and whom will he make understand the report?
⇔ The ones weaned from milk,
⇔ the ones withdrawn from the breasts?

UST ⇔ The Judeans mock God and say, “He speaks to us as if we were people
⇔ who are difficult to teach and need to have someone explain to us what he is doing.
⇔ He speaks to us as if we were babies
⇔ who have just stopped nursing.

BSB Whom is He trying to teach?
⇔ To whom is He explaining His message?
⇔ To infants just weaned from milk?
⇔ To babies removed from the breast?

MSB (Same as BSB above)

OEB No OEB ISA book available

WEBBE Whom will he teach knowledge? To whom will he explain the message? Those who are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts?

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Who is the Lord trying to teach?
⇔ To whom is he explaining a message?
⇔ Those just weaned from milk!
⇔ Those just taken from their mother’s breast!

LSV By whom does He teach knowledge? And by whom does He cause to understand the report? The weaned from milk, the removed from breasts,

FBV “Just who is he trying to teach knowledge to?” they ask.[fn] “Who is he explaining his message to? To children just weaned from milk, to babies just removed from the breast?

28:9 “They ask.” Supplied for clarity.

T4T ⇔ They ridicule Yahweh saying, “Who does he think that he is teaching?
⇔ Why is he talking to us like this?
⇔ Does he think that we are little children
⇔ who have recently been weaned?

LEB • To whom will he teach knowledge,
• and to whom will he explain the message?
• Those who are weaned from milk,
• those taken from the breast?

BBE To whom will he give knowledge? and to whom will he make clear the word? Will it be to those who have newly given up milk, and who have only now been taken from the breast?

Moff No Moff ISA book available

JPS Whom shall one teach knowledge? And whom shall one make to understand the message? Them that are weaned from the milk, them that are drawn from the breasts?

ASV Whom will he teach knowledge? and whom will he make to understand the message? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts?

DRA Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand the hearing? them that are weaned from the milk, that are drawn away from the breasts.

YLT By whom doth He teach knowledge? And by whom doth He cause to understand the report? The weaned from milk, the removed from breasts,

Drby Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand the report? Them that are weaned from the milk, withdrawn from the breasts?

RV Whom will he teach knowledge? and whom will he make to understand the message? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts?
(Whom will he teach knowledge? and whom will he make to understand the message? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breast/chests?)

SLT Whom shall he teach knowledge? whom shall he cause to understand hearing? those weaned from milk and those taken away from the breasts.

Wbstr Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts.

KJB-1769 ¶ Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts.[fn]
(¶ Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breast/chests.)

28.9 doctrine: Heb. the hearing?

KJB-1611 ¶ [fn]Whome shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to vnderstand doctrine? them that are weaned from the milke, and drawen from the breasts.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above apart from footnotes)

28:9 Hebr. the hearing.

Bshps Whom then shall suche one teache knowledge? and whom shall he make to vnderstande the thing that he heareth? for they are as ignoraunt as young chyldren that are taken from the milke, and are weaned.
(Whom then shall such one teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand the thing that he heareth/hears? for they are as ignorant as young children that are taken from the milk, and are weaned.)

Gnva Whome shall he teache knowledge? and whome shall he make to vnderstand the thinges that hee heareth? them that are weyned from the milke, and drawen from the breastes.
(Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand the things that he heareth/hears? them that are weyned from the milk, and drawn from the breast/chests.)

Cvdl What is he amonge them, yt can teach, instructe or enfourme the childre, which are weened from suck or taken from the brestes: of eny other fashion, then:
(What is he among them, it can teach, instructe or inform the children, which are weaned from suck or taken from the breast/chests: of any other fashion, then:)

Wycl Whom schal he teche kunnyng, and whom schal he make to vndurstonde heryng? Men wenyd fro mylk, men drawun awei fro tetis.
(Whom shall he teach cunning, and whom shall he make to understood hearing? Men wenyd from milk, men drawn away from teats/nipples.)

Luth Wen soll er denn lehren Erkenntnis? Wem soll er zu verstehen geben die Predigt? Den Entwöhnten von der Milch; denen, die von Brüsten abgesetzt sind.
(Wen should he because/than teach knowledge? Who should he to/for understand give the sermon? The Entwöhnten from the/of_the milk; those, the from breasts abgesetzt are.)

ClVg Quem docebit scientiam? et quem intelligere faciet auditum? Ablactatos a lacte, avulsos ab uberibus.[fn]
(Which will_teach knowledge? and which to_understand will_do hearing? Ablactatos from milk, avulsos away breasts.)

28.9 Ablactatos a lacte, avulsos. Alios non, quia portare non possunt. Hi enim sunt qui jam solido cibo uti possunt; aliis dicit Apostolus: Lac dedi vobis potum, non escam I Cor. 3..

28.9 Ablactatos from milk, avulsos. Alios non, because to_carry not/no they_can. They because are who/which already solido with_food/feed to_use they_can; to_others he_says Apostolus: Lac I_gave to_you(pl) drink, not/no food I Cor. 3..

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / quotemarks

אֶת מִי֙ יוֹרֶ֣ה דֵעָ֔ה וְ⁠אֶת מִ֖י

DOM who? teach knowledge and=DOM who?

This is the beginning of what the drunken leaders say in mockery. You may wish to mark the words of this speech with a quotation mark at the beginning and end of them or with some other punctuation or convention that your language uses to indicate a quotation.

Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns

יוֹרֶ֣ה

teach

The pronoun he refers to Isaiah. The drunken leaders are mocking him by asking who he thinks he can teach. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [will Isaiah teach]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

דֵעָ֔ה

knowledge

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of knowledge, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [what he knows]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

גְּמוּלֵי֙ מֵֽ⁠חָלָ֔ב עַתִּיקֵ֖י מִ⁠שָּׁדָֽיִם

weaned_of from,milk taken_of from,breasts

Isaiah is using the question form to continue the contemptuous mockery of the drunken leaders. They suggest that his teaching is only fit for small children. If a speaker of your language would not use the question form for that purpose, you could translate this as a statement or as an exclamation. Alternate translation: [It is as though we were babies just weaned from milk and withdrawn from the breasts!]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

עַתִּיקֵ֖י

taken_of

The expression the ones withdrawn is a passive verbal form. If it would be unnatural to use that form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [the ones their mothers have weaned]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

אֶת מִי֙ יוֹרֶ֣ה דֵעָ֔ה וְ⁠אֶת מִ֖י יָבִ֣ין שְׁמוּעָ֑ה

DOM who? teach knowledge and=DOM who? explain message

Isaiah is using the question form to express the mocking contempt of the drunken leaders. They imply that they do not need God’s teaching, delivered to them by Isaiah. If a speaker of your language would not use the question form for that purpose, you could translate this as a statement or as an exclamation. Alternate translation: [As if he could teach us knowledge, or make us understand the report!]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

גְּמוּלֵי֙ מֵֽ⁠חָלָ֔ב עַתִּיקֵ֖י מִ⁠שָּׁדָֽיִם

weaned_of from,milk taken_of from,breasts

The expressions The ones weaned and the ones withdrawn are passive verbal forms. If it would be unnatural to use that form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [Those who have stopped drinking milk, the ones their mothers have weaned]

Parallel ISA 28:9