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10 For it is precept upon precept, precept upon precept,
    line upon line, line upon line,
    here a little, there a little.’[a]

11 Truly, with stammering lip
    and with alien tongue
he will speak to this people,
12     to whom he has said,
‘This is rest;
    give rest to the weary;
and this is repose’;
    yet they would not hear.

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  1. Isaiah 28:10 Meaning of Heb of this verse uncertain

10 For it is:
    Do this, do that,
    a rule for this, a rule for that[a];
    a little here, a little there.(A)

11 Very well then, with foreign lips and strange tongues(B)
    God will speak to this people,(C)
12 to whom he said,
    “This is the resting place, let the weary rest”;(D)
and, “This is the place of repose”—
    but they would not listen.

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  1. Isaiah 28:10 Hebrew / sav lasav sav lasav / kav lakav kav lakav (probably meaningless sounds mimicking the prophet’s words); also in verse 13