Isaiah 11:8

Isaiah 11:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice’ den.
• New International Version (NIV)The infant will play near the cobra’s den, and the young child will put its hand into the viper’s nest.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The nursing child shall play by the cobra’s hole, And the weaned child shall put his hand in the viper’s den.
• New Living Translation (NLT)The baby will play safely near the hole of a cobra. Yes, a little child will put its hand in a nest of deadly snakes without harm.

Context of Isaiah 11:8

6The wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the young goat, and the calf and the lion and the fattened calf together; and a little child shall lead them. 7The cow and the bear shall graze; their young shall lie down together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. The nursing child shall play over the hole of the cobra, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the adder's den. 9They shall not hurt or destroy in all my holy mountain; for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea. 10In that day the root of Jesse, who shall stand as a signal for the peoples—of him shall the nations inquire, and his resting place shall be glorious.

Isaiah 11:8 word by word

וְשִֽׁעֲשַׁ֥ע יוֹנֵ֖ק עַל־חֻ֣ר פָּ֑תֶן וְעַל֙ מְאוּרַ֣ת צִפְעוֹנִ֔י גָּמ֖וּל יָד֥וֹ הָדָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the sucking childיָנַקyânaq · to suckleH3243
• shall playשָׁעַעshâ‛a‛ · to delightH8173
• on the holeחֻרchûr chûr · creviceH2352
• of the aspפֶּ֫תֶןpethen · cobraH6620
• and the weaned childגָּמַלgâmal · to weanH1580
• shall putהָדָהhâdâh · to stretch outH1911
• his handיָדyâd · handH3027
• on the cockatrice’צִפְעוֹנִיtsepha‛ tsiph‛ônîy · serpentH6848
• denמְאוּרָהme'ûrâh · holeH3975

Cross-references for Isaiah 11:8

• Isaiah 59:5They hatch adders' eggs; they weave the spider's web; he who eats their eggs dies, and from one that is crushed a viper is hatched.
• Psalms 140:3They make their tongue sharp as a serpent's, and under their lips is the venom of asps. Selah

Commentaries on Isaiah 11:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8The cockatrice' den - This is supposed, both by the Targum and by Kimchi, to mean the pupil of this serpent's eye. "When," says Kimchi, "he is in the mouth of his den, in an obscure place, then his eyes sparkle exceedingly: the child, seeing this, and supposing it to be a piece of crystal, or precious stone, puts forth his hand to take it. What would be very dangerous at another time, shall be safe in the days of the Messiah; for the serpent will not hurt…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8And the sucking child - An emblem here of harmlessness and innocence. The change in the world, under the Messiah, shall be as great as if a sucking infant should be able to play unharmed with a venomous serpent. Shall play - Shall delight himself (שׁעשׁע shı̂‛ăsha‛ ) as children usually engage in their sports; compare Proverbs 8:30-31; Psalm 119:24. On the hole of the asp - Over, or around the cavern, hole, or place of retreat of the asp. He shall play…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-16The kingdom of the Messiah, first mentioned in Isaiah 9:1–7, is now explored in more detail. Isaiah questioned the Israelites about their trust in other nations when God had far better plans in mind.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. play--literally, "delight" himself in sport. cockatrice--a fabulous serpent supposed to be hatched from the egg of a cock. The Hebrew means a kind of adder, more venomous than the asp; Bochart supposes the basilisk to be meant, which was thought to poison even with its breath.Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 11:8

• Allegory
• Animals
• Asp
• Church
• Cockatrice
• Gentiles
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Peace
• Righteous

In the dictionaries

• Adder
• Asp
• Basilisk
• Beast
• Cockatrice
• Den
• Equity
• Hole
• Rest
• Canon of the Old Testament

Commentaries on Isaiah 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings