Isaiah 29:12
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Or if the scroll is handed to one unable to read, he will say, “I cannot read.””
A short, plain-language explanation of Isaiah 29:12 goes here — the kind of answer a reader (or an AI assistant) can quote in one breath. Original meaning coming soon.
“Or if the scroll is handed to one unable to read, he will say, “I cannot read.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And the book is delivered to him that is not learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I am not learned.”
King James Version · Public Domain“and the book is delivered to him that is not learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee; and he saith, I am not learned.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“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.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Isaiah 29:12 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Isaiah 28:12to whom He has said: “This is the place of rest, let the weary rest; this is the place of repose.” But they would not listen.
- Isaiah 29:18On that day the deaf will hear the words of the scroll, and out of the deep darkness the eyes of the blind will see.
- Jeremiah 5:4Then I said, “They are only the poor; they have played the fool, for they do not know the way of the LORD, the justice of their God.
- Hosea 4:6My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you as My priests. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children.
- John 7:15The Jews were amazed and asked, “How did this man attain such learning without having studied?”
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