Isaiah 11:8

“And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice' den.”

King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations for Isaiah 11:8

And the sucking childe shall play on the hole of the aspe, and the weaned childe shall put his hand on the cockatrice denne.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

The nursing child will play by the hole of the cobra, And the weaned child will put his hand on the viper's den.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the adder's den.
- American Standard Version (1901)

And the child at the breast will be playing by the hole of the snake, and the older child will put his hand on the bright eye of the poison-snake.
- Basic English Bible

And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the adder, and the weaned child shall put forth its hand to the viper's den.
- Darby Bible

And the suckling child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the den of the basilisk.
- Webster's Bible

The nursing child will play near a cobra's hole, and the weaned child will put his hand on the viper's den.
- World English Bible

And played hath a suckling by the hole of an asp, And on the den of a cockatrice Hath the weaned one put his hand.
- Youngs Literal Bible

And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the basilisk's den.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible

Bible Commentary for Isaiah 11:8

Wesley's Notes for Isaiah 11:8


11:6 The wolf - The creatures shall be restored to that state of innocency in which they were before the fall of man. Men of fierce, and cruel dispositions, shall be so transformed by the grace of Christ, that they shall become gentle, and tractable. A child - They will submit their rebellious wills to the conduct of the meanest persons that speak to them in Christ's name.

11:7 Feed - Together, without any danger or fear. Straw - The grass of the earth, as they did at first, and shall not devour other living creatures.

11:9 My holy mountain - In Zion, in my church. The sea - The channel of the sea.

11:10 A root - A branch growing upon the root. Ensign - Shall grow up into a great tree, shall become an eminent ensign. The people - Which not only the Jews, but all nations, may discern, and to which they shall resort. Rest - His resting - place, his temple or church, the place of his presence and abode. Glorious - Shall be filled with greater glory than the Jewish tabernacle and temple were; only this glory shall be spiritual, consisting in the plentiful effusions of the gifts, and graces, of the Holy Spirit.


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