Isaiah 29:12

When you give it to others who cannot read, they will say, “ We cannot read it because we do not know how to read.”

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

And the book is delivered to him that is not learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I am not learned.

In Context

11Yahweh gave me this vision; but for you, it is only words on a scroll that is sealed shut. If you give it to those who can read and request that they read it, they will say, “We cannot read it because the scroll is sealed.”

13So the Lord says, “These people say that they belong to me. They honor me by what they say [MTY], but they do not think [IDM] about what I desire. When they worship me, all they do is recite rules that people have made and that they have memorized.

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Cross References

Isaiah 29:18At that time, deaf people will be able to hear; they will be able to hear when someone reads from a book; and blind people will be able to see; they will be able to see things when it is gloomy and even when it is dark.

Hosea 4:6It is because my people do not know about me that they will be destroyed. And their not knowing about me is because you priests have refused to teach them about me; so I will no longer allow you to be my priests. You have forgotten the things that I taught you, so I will forget to bless your children.

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 29:10-17

Threatenings against Judah. ( b. c. 725.) 9 Stay yourselves, and wonder; cry ye out, and cry: they are drunken, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink. 10 For the Lord hath poured out upon you the spirit of deep sleep, and hath closed your eyes: the prophets and your rulers, the seers hath he covered. 11 And the vision of all is become unto you as the words of a book that is sealed, which men deliver to one that is learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I cannot; for it is… Read the whole commentary →

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