For before the child shall know [how] to call [his] father or [his] mother, [one] shall take the power of Damascus and the spoils of Samaria before the king of the Assyrians.
KJV
Isaiah 8:4
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.
Parallel Translations
For before the child shall know [how] to call [his] father or [his] mother, [one] shall take the power of Damascus and the spoils of Samaria before the king of the Assyrians.
For before the child knows how to say, ‘My father’ and ‘My mother,’ the riches of Damascus and the plunder of Samaria will be carried away by the king of Assyria.”
Cross References
Romans 9:112 Kings 17:5–6Jonah 4:11Isaiah 7:8–9Deuteronomy 1:39Isaiah 7:15–16Isaiah 10:6–142 Kings 16:92 Kings 17:3Isaiah 17:32 Kings 15:29
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