NLT
KJV
16. For before the child shall know to refuse the evil, and choose the good, the land that thou abhorrest shall be forsaken of both her kings.
ASV
16. For before the child shall know to refuse the evil, and choose the good, the land whose two kings thou abhorrest shall be forsaken.
ESV
16. For before the boy knows how to refuse the evil and choose the good, the land whose two kings you dread will be deserted.
ERVEN
16. But before he is old enough to make that choice, the land of the two kings you fear will be empty.
WEB
16. For before the child knows to refuse the evil, and choose the good, the land whose two kings you abhor shall be forsaken.
NET
16. Here is why this will be so: Before the child knows how to reject evil and choose what is right, the land whose two kings you fear will be desolate.
NLV
16. For before the boy knows to turn away from what is bad and choose good, the land whose two kings you are afraid of will be left empty."
HCSB
16. For before the boy knows to reject what is bad and choose what is good, the land of the two kings you dread will be abandoned.
YLT
16. For before the youth doth know To refuse evil, and to fix on good, Forsaken is the land thou art vexed with, because of her two kings.
LITV
16. For before the boy shall know to refuse the evil and choose the good, the land that you hate will be forsaken before both her kings.
RV
16. For before the child shall know to refuse the evil, and choose the good, the land whose two kings thou abhorrest shall be forsaken.
NCV
16. You are afraid of the kings of Israel and Aram now. But before the child learns to choose good and reject evil, the lands of Israel and Aram will be empty.
MKJV
16. For before the child shall know to refuse the evil and choose the good, the land that you loathe shall be forsaken before both its kings.
AKJV
16. For before the child shall know to refuse the evil, and choose the good, the land that you abhor shall be forsaken of both her kings.
LXXEN
16. For before the child shall know good or evil, he refuses evil, to choose the good; and the land shall be forsaken which thou art afraid of because of the two kings.
KJV
16. For before the child shall know to refuse the evil, and choose the good, the land that thou abhorrest shall be forsaken of both her kings.
AMP
16. For before the child shall know [enough] to refuse the evil and choose the good, the land [Canaan] whose two kings you abhor and of whom you are in sickening dread shall be forsaken [both Ephraim and Syria]. [Isa. 7:2.]
KJVP
16. For H3588 CONJ before H2962 B-ADV the child H5288 shall know H3045 to refuse H3988 the evil H7451 , and choose H977 the good H2896 BD-NMS , the land H127 D-NFS that H834 RPRO thou H859 PPRO-2MS abhorrest H6973 shall be forsaken H5800 of both H8147 ONUM her kings H4428 .
YLT
16. For before the youth doth know To refuse evil, and to fix on good, Forsaken is the land thou art vexed with, because of her two kings.
ASV
16. For before the child shall know to refuse the evil, and choose the good, the land whose two kings thou abhorrest shall be forsaken.
WEB
16. For before the child knows to refuse the evil, and choose the good, the land whose two kings you abhor shall be forsaken.
NASB
16. For before the child learns to reject the bad and choose the good, the land of those two kings whom you dread shall be deserted.
ESV
16. For before the boy knows how to refuse the evil and choose the good, the land whose two kings you dread will be deserted.
RV
16. For before the child shall know to refuse the evil, and choose the good, the land whose two kings thou abhorrest shall be forsaken.
RSV
16. For before the child knows how to refuse the evil and choose the good, the land before whose two kings you are in dread will be deserted.
NKJV
16. "For before the Child shall know to refuse the evil and choose the good, the land that you dread will be forsaken by both her kings.
MKJV
16. For before the child shall know to refuse the evil and choose the good, the land that you loathe shall be forsaken before both its kings.
AKJV
16. For before the child shall know to refuse the evil, and choose the good, the land that you abhor shall be forsaken of both her kings.
NRSV
16. For before the child knows how to refuse the evil and choose the good, the land before whose two kings you are in dread will be deserted.
NIV
16. But before the boy knows enough to reject the wrong and choose the right, the land of the two kings you dread will be laid waste.
NIRV
16. But even before that happens, the lands of the two kings you are afraid of will be completely destroyed.
NLT
16. For before the child is that old, the lands of the two kings you fear so much will both be deserted.
MSG
16. the threat of war will be over. Relax, those two kings that have you so worried will be out of the picture.
GNB
16. Even before that time comes, the lands of those two kings who terrify you will be deserted.
NET
16. Here is why this will be so: Before the child knows how to reject evil and choose what is right, the land whose two kings you fear will be desolate.
ERVEN
16. But before he is old enough to make that choice, the land of the two kings you fear will be empty.