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.
Isaiah 29:12 in other translations
| BSB | Or if the scroll is handed to one unable to read, he will say, “I cannot read.” |
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| WEB | and the book is delivered to one who is not educated, saying, “Read this, please;” and he says, “I can’t read.” |
| ASV | and the book is delivered to him that is not learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee; and he saith, I am not learned. |
| YLT | And the book is given to him who hath not known books, Saying, ‘Read this, we pray thee,' And he hath said, ‘I have not known books.' |
| DARBY | And they give the book to him that cannot read, saying, Read this, I pray thee; and he saith, I cannot read. |
| BBE | And they give it to one without learning, saying, Make clear to us what is in the book: and he says, I have no knowledge of writing. |
| Webster | And the book is delivered to him that is not learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I am not learned. |
What does Isaiah 29:12 mean?
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 29:9-16
The security of sinners in sinful ways, is cause for lamentation and wonder. The learned men, through prejudice, said that the Divine prophecies were obscure; and the poor urged their want of learning. The Bible is a sealed book to every man, learned or unlearned, till he begins to study it with a simple heart and a teachable spirit, that he may thence learn the truth and the will of God. To worship God, is to…
Isaiah 29:12 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Isaiah 29:12
- John 7:15-16
And the Jews marvelled, saying, How knoweth this man letters, having never learned? Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me.
- Isaiah 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.
- Hosea 4:6
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.
- Isaiah 28:12-13
To whom he said, This is the rest wherewith ye may cause the weary to rest; and this is the refreshing: yet they would not hear. But the word of the Lord was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little; that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.
- Jeremiah 5:4
Therefore I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish: for they know not the way of the Lord, nor the judgment of their God.
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Context
- Isaiah 29:11
And the vision of all is become unto you as the words of a book that is sealed, which men deliver to one that is learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I cannot; for it is sealed:
- 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.
- Isaiah 29:13
Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men:
Isaiah 29:12 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y si se diere el libro al que no sabe leer, diciéndole: Lee ahora esto; él dirá: No sé leer. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et on donne le livre à celui qui ne sait pas lire, en disant: Lis ceci, je te prie; et il dit: Je ne sais pas lire. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | und man gibt die Schrift einem, der nicht lesen kann, indem man sagt: Lies doch dieses! er aber sagt: Ich kann nicht lesen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et dabitur liber nescienti litteras, diceturque ei: Lege; et respondebit: Nescio litteras. |