1 Corinthians 14:21
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In the law it is written, With men of other tongues and other lips will I speak unto this people; and yet for all that will they not hear me, saith the Lord.It is written in the Law: “By strange tongues and foreign lips I will speak to this people, but even then they will not listen to Me, says the Lord.”
In other translations
In the law it is written, With men of other tongues and other lips will I speak unto this people; and yet for all that will they not hear me, saith the Lord.It is written in the Law: “By strange tongues and foreign lips I will speak to this people, but even then they will not listen to Me, says the Lord.”
Greek words
ἐνenInG1722τῷtōtheG3588νόμῳnomōlawG3551γέγραπταιgegraptaiit has been writtenG1125ὅτιhotithatG3754ἐνenByG1722ἑτερογλώσσοιςheteroglōssoisother tonguesG2084καὶkaiandG2532ἐνenbyG1722χείλεσινcheilesinlipsG5491ἑτέρωνheterōnof othersG2087λαλήσωlalēsōI will speakG2980τῷtōto theG3588λαῷlaōpeopleG2992τούτῳ,toutōthis,G3778καὶkaiandG2532οὐδ᾽oud᾽not evenG3761οὕτωςhoutōsthusG3779εἰσακούσονταίeisakousontaiwill they hearG1522μου,mouMe,G3165λέγειlegeisaysG3004κύριος.kurios[the] Lord.G2962
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Related verses
- Isaiah 28:11-1211 For with stammering lips and another tongue will he speak to this people. 12 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.11 Indeed, with mocking lips and foreign tongues, He will speak to this people 12 to 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.
- Jeremiah 5:15Lo, I will bring a nation upon you from far, O house of Israel, saith the Lord: it is a mighty nation, it is an ancient nation, a nation whose language thou knowest not, neither understandest what they say.Behold, I am bringing a distant nation against you, O house of Israel,” declares the LORD. “It is an established nation, an ancient nation, a nation whose language you do not know and whose speech you do not understand.
- Deuteronomy 28:49The Lord shall bring a nation against thee from far, from the end of the earth, as swift as the eagle flieth; a nation whose tongue thou shalt not understand;The LORD will bring a nation from afar, from the ends of the earth, to swoop down upon you like an eagle—a nation whose language you will not understand,
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