Isaiah 29:11
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
The entireהַכֹּ֗ל
(hak·kol)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
visionחָז֣וּת
(cha·zut)
2380: vision, conspicuousnessfrom chazah
will be to you like the wordsכְּדִבְרֵי֮
(ke·div·rei)
1697: speech, wordfrom dabar
of a sealedהֶֽחָתוּם֒
(he·cha·tum)
2856: to seal, affix a seal, seal upa prim. root
book,הַסֵּ֣פֶר
(has·se·fer)
5612: a missive, document, writing, bookprobably of foreign origin
whichאֲשֶֽׁר־
(a·sher-)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
when they giveיִתְּנ֣וּ
(yit·te·nu)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
it to the one who is literate,יֹודֵ֥עַ
(yo·v·de·a')
3045: to knowa prim. root
saying,לֵאמֹ֖ר
(le·mor)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"Pleaseנָא־
(na-)
4994: I (we) pray, nowa prim. particle of entreaty or exhortation
readקְרָ֣א
(ke·ra)
7121: to call, proclaim, reada prim. root
this,"זֶ֑ה
(zeh;)
2088: this, herea prim. pronoun
he will say,וְאָמַר֙
(ve·'a·mar)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"I cannot,אוּכַ֔ל
(u·chal,)
3201: to be able, have powera prim. root
for it is sealed."חָת֖וּם
(cha·tum)
2856: to seal, affix a seal, seal upa prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And the vision
chazuwth  (khaw-zooth')
a look; hence (figuratively) striking appearance, revelation, or (by implication) compact -- agreement, notable (one), vision.
of all is become unto you as the words
dabar  (daw-baw')
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
of a book
cepher  (say'-fer)
writing (the art or a document); by implication, a book -- bill, book, evidence, learn(-ed) (-ing), letter, register, scroll.
that is sealed
chatham  (khaw-tham')
to close up; especially to seal -- make an end, mark, seal (up), stop.
which men deliver
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
to one that is learned
yada`  (yaw-dah')
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially
saying
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
Read
qara'  (kaw-raw')
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
this I pray thee and he saith
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
I cannot
yakol  (yaw-kole')
to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
for it is sealed
chatham  (khaw-tham')
to close up; especially to seal -- make an end, mark, seal (up), stop.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The entire vision will be to you like the words of a sealed book, which when they give it to the one who is literate, saying, "Please read this," he will say, "I cannot, for it is sealed."

King James Bible
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 sealed:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For you the entire vision will be like the words of a sealed document. If it is given to one who can read and he is asked to read it, he will say, "I can't read it, because it is sealed."

International Standard Version
"And this entire vision has become for you like the words of a sealed book. When people give it to someone who can read, and say, 'Read this, please,' he answers, 'I cannot, because it is sealed.'

NET Bible
To you this entire prophetic revelation is like words in a sealed scroll. When they hand it to one who can read and say, "Read this," he responds, "I can't, because it is sealed."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
To you all these visions will be like words in a book that is closed and sealed. You give this book to someone who can read, saying, "Please read this." He answers, "I can't read it. It's sealed."

King James 2000 Bible
And the vision of all has 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 you: and he says, I cannot; for it is sealed:
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