Isaiah 7:16

King James Version (KJV)

For before the child shall know to refuse the evil, and choose the good, the land that thou abhorrest shall be forsaken of both her kings.

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14 Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.

15 Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good.

16 For before the child shall know to refuse the evil, and choose the good, the land that thou abhorrest shall be forsaken of both her kings.

17 The LORD shall bring upon thee, and upon thy people, and upon thy father’s house, days that have not come, from the day that Ephraim departed from Judah; even the king of Assyria.

18 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall hiss for the fly that is in the uttermost part of the rivers of Egypt, and for the bee that is in the land of Assyria.

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Isaiah 7:16 in every translation

KJV King James Version: For before the child shall know to refuse the evil, and choose the good, the land that thou abhorrest shall be forsaken of both her kings.
WEB World English Bible: For before the child knows to refuse the evil and choose the good, the land whose two kings you abhor shall be forsaken.
BSB Berean Standard Bible: For before the boy knows enough to reject evil and choose good, the land of the two kings you dread will be laid waste.
ASV American Standard Version: For before the child shall know to refuse the evil, and choose the good, the land whose two kings thou abhorrest shall be forsaken.
YLT Young's Literal Translation: For before the youth doth know To refuse evil, and to fix on good, Forsaken is the land thou art vexed with, because of her two kings.
DBY Darby Translation: For before the child knoweth to refuse the evil and to choose the good, the land whose two kings thou fearest shall be forsaken.
WBS Webster Bible: For before the child shall know to refuse the evil, and choose the good, the land that thou abhorrest shall be forsaken by both her kings.