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Isaiah 11:8

Isaiah chapter 11 · verse 8 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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.

Context

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

v.8This passage

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

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Isaiah 59:5

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

  • Psalms 140:3

    They have sharpened their tongue like a serpent; Adders’ poison is under their lips. [Selah