Isaiah 28:13
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But the word of the Lord was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little; that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.Then the word of the LORD to them will become: “Order on order, order on order, line on line, line on line; a little here, a little there,” so that they will go stumbling backward and will be injured, ensnared, and captured.
In other translations
But the word of the Lord was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little; that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.Then the word of the LORD to them will become: “Order on order, order on order, line on line, line on line; a little here, a little there,” so that they will go stumbling backward and will be injured, ensnared, and captured.
Hebrew words
וְהָיָהvehayahand it will beH1961לָהֶםlahemto themדְּבַר־devar-[the] word ofH1697יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068צַוtzavcommandH6673לָצָוlatzavto [the] commandH6673צַוtzavcommandH6673לָצָוlatzavto [the] commandH6673קַוkavlineH6957לָקָוlakavto [the] lineH6957קַוkavlineH6957לָקָוlakavto [the] lineH6957זְעֵירze'eira littleH2191שָׁםshamthereH8033זְעֵירze'eira littleH2191שָׁםshamthereH8033לְמַעַןlema'anso thatH4616יֵלְכוּyelekhuthey may goH1980וְכָשְׁלוּvekhasheluand they will stumbleH3782אָחוֹר'achorbackwardsH268וְנִשְׁבָּרוּvenishbaruand they will be brokenH7665וְנוֹקְשׁוּvenokshuand they will be ensnaredH3369וְנִלְכָּדוּ׃ פvenilkaduand they will be capturedH3920
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