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Isaiah 11:8

PeaceParents and children

6 The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.

7 And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.

And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice’ den.

9 They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.

10 And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall 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.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Psalms 140:3

    They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders’ poison is under their lips. Selah.

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  • Isaiah 59:5

    They hatch cockatrice’ eggs, and weave the spider’s web: he that eateth of their eggs dieth, and that which is crushed breaketh out into a viper.

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