KJV King James Version
They hatch cockatrice’ eggs, and weave the spider’s web: he that eateth of their eggs dieth, and that which is crushed breaketh out into a viper.
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Isaiah 59:5
They hatch cockatrice’ eggs, and weave the spider’s web: he that eateth of their eggs dieth, and that which is crushed breaketh out into a viper.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
They hatch the eggs of vipers and weave a spider’s web. Whoever eats their eggs will die; crack one open, and a viper is hatched.
WEB World English Bible
They hatch adders’ eggs, and weave the spider’s web: he who eats of their eggs dies; and that which is crushed breaks out into a viper.
ASV American Standard Version
They hatch adders’ eggs, and weave the spider’s web: he that eateth of their eggs dieth; and that which is crushed breaketh out into a viper.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Eggs of a viper they have hatched, And webs of a spider they weave, Whoso is eating their eggs doth die, And the crushed hatcheth a viper.
Surrounding context — Isaiah 59
2 But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid [his] face from you, that he will not hear.
3 For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue hath muttered perverseness.
4 None calleth for justice, nor [any] pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.
5 They hatch cockatrice’ eggs, and weave the spider’s web: he that eateth of their eggs dieth, and that which is crushed breaketh out into a viper.
6 Their webs shall not become garments, neither shall they cover themselves with their works: their works [are] works of iniquity, and the act of violence [is] in their hands.
7 Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts [are] thoughts of iniquity; wasting and destruction [are] in their paths.
8 The way of peace they know not; and [there is] no judgment in their goings: they have made them crooked paths: whosoever goeth therein shall not know peace.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
בֵּיצֵ֤יH1000 · be.tsaheggצִפְעוֹנִי֙H6848 · tse.pahserpentבִּקֵּ֔עוּH1234 · ba.qato break up/openוְקוּרֵ֥יH6980 · qurwebעַכָּבִ֖ישׁH5908 · ak.ka.vishspiderיֶאֱרֹ֑גוּH707 · a.ragto weaveהָאֹכֵ֤לH398 · a.khalto eatמִבֵּֽיצֵיהֶם֙H1000 · be.tsaheggיָמ֔וּתH4191 · mutto dieוְהַזּוּרֶ֖הH2116 · zu.rehcrushedתִּבָּקַ֥עH1234 · ba.qato break up/openאֶפְעֶֽה׃H660 · eph.ehviper
Cross-references
Matthew 3:7But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?Isaiah 14:29Rejoice not thou, whole Palestina, because the rod of him that smote thee is broken: for out of the serpent’s root shall come forth a cockatrice, and his fruit [shall be] a fiery flying serpent.Proverbs 23:32At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.Matthew 12:34O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.Job 8:14Whose hope shall be cut off, and whose trust [shall be] a spider’s web.
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