10For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little:


In Context

7 But they also have erred through wine, and through strong drink are out of the way; the priest and the prophet have erred through strong drink, they are overwhelmed with wine, they are out of the way through strong drink; they err in vision, they stumble in judgment.

8 For all tables are full of vomit and filthiness, so that there is no place clean.

9 Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts.

10 For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little:

11 For with stammering lips and another tongue will he speak to this people.

12 To whom he said, This is the rest with which ye may cause the weary to rest; and this is the refreshing: yet they would not hear.

Isaiah 28:10 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

28:10For precept [must be] upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, [and] there a little:

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

28:10For it is: Do and do, do and do, rule on rule, rule on rule ; a little here, a little there."

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

28:10For command, command again; command, command again; expect, expect again; expect, expect again: a little there, a little there.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

28:10For it is precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, there a little.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

28:10For it is precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, there a little. ...

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

28:10For it is precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, there a little.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

28:10For it is precept on precept, precept on precept; line on line, line on line; here a little, there a little.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

28:10For rule is on rule, rule on rule, line on line, line on line, A little here, a little there,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

28:10For precept must be on precept, precept on precept; line on line, line on line; here a little, and there a little: