King James Version

Isaiah 28:11

For with stammering lips and another tongue will he speak to this people.

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כִּ֚יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…בְּלַעֲגֵ֣יbelaagein mockerלָעֵגpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “in mocker”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3934a buffoon; also a foreignermocker, stammering.שָׂפָ֔הsafahlanguageשָׂפָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “language”, the ordinary formH8193the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)band, bank, binding, border, brim, brink, edge, language, lip, prating, (sea-)shore, side, speech, talk, (vain) words.וּבְלָשׁ֖וֹןuvelashonand in tongueלָשׁוֹןconjunction, preposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “and in tongue”, the ordinary formH3956the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water)[phrase] babbler, bay, [phrase] evil speaker, language, talker, tongue, wedge.אַחֶ֑רֶתacheretother manאַחֵרadjective, adjective, feminine, singular, absolute — “other man”, the ordinary formH312properly, hinder; generally, next, other, etc.(an-) other man, following, next, strange.יְדַבֵּ֖רyedaberspeakדָבַרverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “speak”, an unfinished actionH1696perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdueanswer, appoint, bid, command, commune, declare, destroy, give, name, promise, pronounce, rehearse, say, speak, be spokesman, subdue, talk, teach, tell, think, use (entreaties), utter, [idiom] well, [idiom] work.אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).הָעָ֥םhaamthe peopleעַםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the people”, the ordinary formH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.הַזֶּֽהhazehthe the one...the otherזֶהdefinite article, pronoun, demonstrative, masculine, singular — “the the one...the other”H2088the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or thathe, [idiom] hence, [idiom] here, it(-self), [idiom] now, [idiom] of him, the one...the other, [idiom] than the other, ([idiom] out of) the (self) same, such (a one) that, these, this (hath, man), on this side...on that side, [idiom] thus,…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

For with stammering lips and with a strange tongue shall it be spoken to this people;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Nay, but by men of strange lips and with another tongue will he speak to this people;

Young’s Literal Translation

For by scorned lip, and by another tongue, Doth He speak unto this people.

World English Bible

But he will speak to this nation with stammering lips and in another language,

Darby Translation

For with stammering lips and a strange tongue will he speak to this people;

Douay-Rheims

For with the speech of lips, and with another tongue he will speak to this people.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

For with stammering lips and with a strange tongue shall it be spoken to this people;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

by reason of the contemptuous words of the lips, by means of another language: for they shall speak to this people, saying to them,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

διὰ φαυλισμὸν χειλέων, διὰ γλώσσης ἑτέρας, ὅτι λαλήσουσι τῷ λαῷ τούτῳ,

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1 Corinthians 14:21 1 Corinthians 14:21 · King James VersionIn 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.1 Corinthians 14:21 · King James VersionOpen the Source
In the law it is written
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.

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