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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.

KJV

Et dabitur liber nescienti litteras, diceturque ei : Lege ; et respondebit : Nescio litteras.

Vulgate

καὶ δοθήσεται τὸ βιβλίον τοῦτο εἰς χεῖρας ἀνθρώπου μὴ ἐπισταμένου γράμματα, καὶ ἐρεῖ αὐτῷ Ἀνάγνωθι τοῦτο· καὶ ἐρεῖ Οὐκ ἐπίσταμαι γράμματα.

LXX

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

ASV

וְ/נִתַּ֣ן הַ/סֵּ֗פֶר עַל֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר לֹֽא יָדַ֥ע סֵ֛פֶר לֵ/אמֹ֖ר קְרָ֣א נָא זֶ֑ה וְ/אָמַ֕ר לֹ֥א יָדַ֖עְתִּי סֵֽפֶר

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

10 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲשֶׁר
'shr
particle · 5461×
זֶּֽה
zh
pronoun · 1173×
יָדְע֖וּ
yd'v
verb · 944×
יִּקְרָ֥א
yqr'
verb · 737×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
ם
m
verb · 1995×
נָ֣א
n'
particle · 403×
סֵ֛פֶר
spr
noun · 188×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Isa 29:18 — And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity, and out of darkness.
  • John 7:15 — And the Jews marvelled, saying, How knoweth this man letters, having never learned?