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Berean Standard Bible

“The infant will play by the cobra’s den, and the toddler will reach into the viper’s nest.”

Isaiah 11:8

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Isaiah describes the peaceable kingdom of the coming Messiah, where predators and prey dwell together in safety.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

The infant will play by the cobra’s den, and the toddler will reach into the viper’s nest.

World English Bible (WEB)

The nursing child will play near a cobra’s hole, and the weaned child will put his hand on the viper’s den.

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

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.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

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.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y el niño de teta se entretendrá sobre la cueva del áspid, y el recién destetado extenderá su mano sobre la caverna del basilisco.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Los pequeñitos andarán seguros gateando entre las serpientes venenosas, y el niñito que meta la mano en un nido de víboras no sufrirá ningún daño.

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