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Isaiah 8:4 — compare English translations

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  • World English Bible Public Domain
    For before the child shall have knowledge to cry, My father, and, My mother, the riches of Damascus and the spoil of Samaria shall be carried away before the king of Assyria.
  • King James Version Public Domain
    For before the child shall have knowledge to cry, My father, and my mother, the riches of Damascus and the spoil of Samaria shall be taken away before the king of Assyria.
  • unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
    for before the boy knows to call out ‘my father’ or ‘my mother,’ one will carry away the wealth of Damascus and the spoil of Samaria to the face of the king of Assyria.”

unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).

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