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Isaiah 11:8

PeaceParents and children

6 The wolf will live with the lamb, and the leopard will lie down with the goat; the calf and young lion and fatling will be together, and a little child will lead them.

7 The cow will graze with the bear, their young will lie down together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox.

The infant will play by the cobra’s den, and the toddler will reach into the viper’s nest.

9 They will neither harm nor destroy on all My holy mountain, for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the sea is full of water.

10 On that day the Root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples. The nations will seek Him, and His place of rest will be glorious.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
The infant will play by the cobra’s den, and the toddler will reach into the viper’s nest.
KJV
And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice’ den.
WEB
The nursing child will play near a cobra’s hole, and the weaned child will put his hand on the viper’s den.
ASV
And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the adder`s den.
DARBY
And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the adder, and the weaned child shall put forth its hand to the viper's den.
BLB
And the suckling will play over the hole of a cobra, and over the den of a viper the one being weaned will stretch out his hand.
ÅB
Diebarnet skal leke ved huggormens hule, og over basiliskens hull skal det avvente barn rekke ut sin hånd.
OTB
Diebarnet skal leke ved kobras hule, og det avvente barnet skal rekke hånden ut mot hoggormens rede.
B1930
Diebarnet skal leke ved huggormens hule, og over basiliskens hull skal det avvente barn rekke ut sin hånd.

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Cross references

  • Psalms 140:3

    They sharpen their tongues like snakes; the venom of vipers is on their lips. Selah

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  • Isaiah 59:5

    They hatch the eggs of vipers and weave a spider’s web. Whoever eats their eggs will die; crack one open, and a viper is hatched.

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