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Complete Jewish Bible
Isaiah 29:12
If the scroll is given to someone who can't read with the request, "Please read this," he says, "I can't read."
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Christian Standard Bible®
And if the document is given to one who cannot read and he is asked to read it, he will say, “I can’t read.”
And if the document is given to one who cannot read and he is asked to read it, he will say, “I can’t read.”
Hebrew Names Version
and the book is delivered to him who is not learned, saying, Read this, I pray you; and he says, I am not learned.
and the book is delivered to him who is not learned, saying, Read this, I pray you; and he says, I am not learned.
King James Version
And the book is delivered to him that is not learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I am not learned.
And the book is delivered to him that is not learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I am not learned.
English Standard Version
And when they give the book to one who cannot read, saying, "Read this," he says, "I cannot read."
And when they give the book to one who cannot read, saying, "Read this," he says, "I cannot read."
New American Standard Bible
Then the book will be given to the one who is illiterate, saying, "Please read this." And he will say, "I cannot read."
Then the book will be given to the one who is illiterate, saying, "Please read this." And he will say, "I cannot read."
New Century Version
Or you may give the book to someone who cannot read and tell him to read it. But he will say, "I don't know how to read."
Or you may give the book to someone who cannot read and tell him to read it. But he will say, "I don't know how to read."
Amplified Bible
Then the book will be given to the one who cannot read, saying, "Read this, please." And he will say, "I cannot read."
Then the book will be given to the one who cannot read, saying, "Read this, please." And he will say, "I cannot read."
World English Bible
and the book is delivered to him who is not learned, saying, Read this, I pray you; and he says, I am not learned.
and the book is delivered to him who is not learned, saying, Read this, I pray you; and he says, I am not learned.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And the booke is giuen vnto him that can not reade, saying, Reade this, I pray thee. And he shall say, I can not reade.
And the booke is giuen vnto him that can not reade, saying, Reade this, I pray thee. And he shall say, I can not reade.
Legacy Standard Bible
Then the book will be given to the one who does not know how to read a book, saying, "Please read this." And he will say, "I do not know how to read a book."
Then the book will be given to the one who does not know how to read a book, saying, "Please read this." And he will say, "I do not know how to read a book."
Berean Standard Bible
Or if the scroll is given to one who is not able to read, he will say, "I cannot read."
Or if the scroll is given to one who is not able to read, he will say, "I cannot read."
Contemporary English Version
Others say, "We can't read it, because we don't know how to read."
Others say, "We can't read it, because we don't know how to read."
Darby Translation
And they give the book to him that cannot read, saying, Read this, I pray thee; and he saith, I cannot read.
And they give the book to him that cannot read, saying, Read this, I pray thee; and he saith, I cannot read.
Easy-to-Read Version
Or you can give the book to someone who cannot read and tell that person to read it. That person will say, "I cannot read the book because I don't know how to read."
Or you can give the book to someone who cannot read and tell that person to read it. That person will say, "I cannot read the book because I don't know how to read."
George Lamsa Translation
And the book is given to him who is not learned, saying, Read this, and he says, I am not learned.
And the book is given to him who is not learned, saying, Read this, and he says, I am not learned.
Good News Translation
If you give it to someone who can't read and ask him to read it to you, he will answer that he doesn't know how.
If you give it to someone who can't read and ask him to read it to you, he will answer that he doesn't know how.
Lexham English Bible
And if the document is given to one who does not know how to read, saying, "Read this now!" he says, "I do not know how to read."
And if the document is given to one who does not know how to read, saying, "Read this now!" he says, "I do not know how to read."
Literal Translation
And the book is given to one who does not know books, saying, Please read this. Then he says, I do not know books.
And the book is given to one who does not know books, saying, Please read this. Then he says, I do not know books.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But yf it be geue to one yt is not lerned, or sayde vnto him: rede this lettre: Then sayeth he. I can not rede.
But yf it be geue to one yt is not lerned, or sayde vnto him: rede this lettre: Then sayeth he. I can not rede.
American Standard Version
and the book is delivered to him that is not learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee; and he saith, I am not learned.
and the book is delivered to him that is not learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee; and he saith, I am not learned.
Bible in Basic English
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.
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.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
and the writing is delivered to him that is not learned, saying: 'Read this, I pray thee'; and he saith: 'I am not learned.'
and the writing is delivered to him that is not learned, saying: 'Read this, I pray thee'; and he saith: 'I am not learned.'
King James Version (1611)
And the booke is deliuered to him that is not learned, saying, Reade this, I pray thee: and he saith, I am not learned.
And the booke is deliuered to him that is not learned, saying, Reade this, I pray thee: and he saith, I am not learned.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the booke is geuen to him that is not learned, saying, Reade thou in it: and he saith, I am not learned.
And the booke is geuen to him that is not learned, saying, Reade thou in it: and he saith, I am not learned.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And this book shall be given into the hands of a man that is unlearned, and one shall say to him, Read this; and he shall say, I am not learned.
And this book shall be given into the hands of a man that is unlearned, and one shall say to him, Read this; and he shall say, I am not learned.
English Revised Version
and the book is delivered to him that is not learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I am not learned.
and the book is delivered to him that is not learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I am not learned.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the book schal be youun to him that kan not lettris, and it schal be seid to hym, Rede thou; and he schal answere, Y kan no lettris.
And the book schal be youun to him that kan not lettris, and it schal be seid to hym, Rede thou; and he schal answere, Y kan no lettris.
Update Bible Version
and the book is delivered to him that is not learned, saying, Read this, I pray you; and he says, I am not learned.
and the book is delivered to him that is not learned, saying, Read this, I pray you; and he says, I am not learned.
Webster's Bible Translation
And the book is delivered to him that is not learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I am not learned.
And the book is delivered to him that is not learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I am not learned.
New English Translation
Or when they hand the scroll to one who can't read and say, "Read this," he says, "I can't read."
Or when they hand the scroll to one who can't read and say, "Read this," he says, "I can't read."
New King James Version
Then the book is delivered to one who is illiterate, saying, "Read this, please." And he says, "I am not literate."
Then the book is delivered to one who is illiterate, saying, "Read this, please." And he says, "I am not literate."
New Living Translation
When you give it to those who cannot read, they will say, "We don't know how to read."
When you give it to those who cannot read, they will say, "We don't know how to read."
New Life Bible
Then they will give the book to one who cannot read, saying, "Read this." And he will say, "I cannot read."
Then they will give the book to one who cannot read, saying, "Read this." And he will say, "I cannot read."
New Revised Standard
And if it is given to those who cannot read, saying, "Read this," they say, "We cannot read."
And if it is given to those who cannot read, saying, "Read this," they say, "We cannot read."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And then the writing is delivered to one unacquainted with writing, saying, Pray thee read this, And he saith I am not acquainted with writing.
And then the writing is delivered to one unacquainted with writing, saying, Pray thee read this, And he saith I am not acquainted with writing.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the book shall be given to one that knoweth no letters, and it shall be said to him: Read: and he shall answer: I know no letters.
And the book shall be given to one that knoweth no letters, and it shall be said to him: Read: and he shall answer: I know no letters.
Revised Standard Version
And when they give the book to one who cannot read, saying, "Read this," he says, "I cannot read."
And when they give the book to one who cannot read, saying, "Read this," he says, "I cannot read."
Young's Literal Translation
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.'
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.'
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then the book will be given to the one who is illiterate, saying, "Please read this." And he will say, "I cannot read."
Then the book will be given to the one who is illiterate, saying, "Please read this." And he will say, "I cannot read."
Contextual Overview
9 If you make yourselves stupid, you will stay stupid! If you blind yourselves, you will stay blind! You are drunk, but not from wine; you are staggering, but not from strong liquor. 10 For Adonai has poured over you a spirit of lethargy; he has closed your eyes (that is, the prophets) and covered your heads (that is, the seers). 11 For you this whole prophetic vision has become like the message in a sealed-up scroll. When one gives it to someone who can read and says, "Please read this," he answers, "I can't, because it's sealed." 12 If the scroll is given to someone who can't read with the request, "Please read this," he says, "I can't read." 13 Then Adonai said: "Because these people approach me with empty words, and the honor they bestow on me is mere lip-service; while in fact they have distanced their hearts from me, and their ‘fear of me' is just a mitzvah of human origin — 14 therefore, I will have to keep shocking these people with astounding and amazing things, until the ‘wisdom' of their ‘wise ones' vanishes, and the ‘discernment' of their ‘discerning ones' is hidden away." 15 Woe to those who burrow down deep to hide their plans from Adonai ! They work in the dark and say to themselves, "Nobody sees us, nobody knows us." 16 How you turn things upside down! — Is the potter not better than the clay, Does something made say of its maker, "He didn't make me"? Does the product say of its producer, "He has no discernment"?
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
I am not: Isaiah 29:18, Isaiah 28:12, Isaiah 28:13, Jeremiah 5:4, Hosea 4:6, John 7:15, John 7:16
Reciprocal: Luke 7:32 - are Luke 14:18 - all 1 Corinthians 14:16 - unlearned Revelation 5:2 - Who
Cross-References
Genesis 13:8
Avram said to Lot, "Please, let's not have quarreling between me and you, or between my herdsmen and yours, since we're kinsmen.
Avram said to Lot, "Please, let's not have quarreling between me and you, or between my herdsmen and yours, since we're kinsmen.
Genesis 24:28
The girl ran off and told her mother's household what had happened.
The girl ran off and told her mother's household what had happened.
Genesis 29:14
Lavan said to him, "You are indeed my own flesh and blood." After Ya‘akov had stayed with him for a whole month,
Lavan said to him, "You are indeed my own flesh and blood." After Ya‘akov had stayed with him for a whole month,
Genesis 29:16
Now Lavan had two daughters; the name of the older was Le'ah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.
Now Lavan had two daughters; the name of the older was Le'ah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And the book is delivered to him that is not learned,.... Or that knows not a book or letters, as before, and so consequently cannot read, having never been put to school, or learned to read:
saying, Read this, I pray thee; or "now" w, at once, immediately:
and he saith, I am not learned; he does not excuse himself on account of its being sealed, but on account of his want of learning; which shows the former was but an excuse. In short, the sum of it is this, that neither the learned nor unlearned, among the Jews, cared to read their Bibles, or to search the Scriptures, and the prophecies in them, concerning the Messiah, and that neither of them understood them; these things were hid from the wise and prudent, as well as from the ignorant and unlearned of the people, in common, and were only made known to a few babes and sucklings. There was great ignorance of the Scriptures in the times of Christ, to which these passages truly belong, Matthew 11:25.
w × × "nunc", Pagninus, Montanus.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
And the book is delivered ... - That is, they are just as ignorant of the true nature and meaning of the revelations of God as a man is of the contents of a book who is utterly unable to read.
