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Whoever eats their eggs will die, and when one is broken, an adder is hatched.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/isaiah/59.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />They hatch deadly snakes and weave spiders’ webs. Whoever eats their eggs will die; whoever cracks them will hatch a viper.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/59.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />They 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/59.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/59.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/59.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />They hatch vipers’ eggs and weave the spider’s web; He who eats of their eggs dies, And <i>from</i> that which is crushed a viper breaks out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/59.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />They hatch vipers’ eggs and weave the spider’s web; The one who eats of their eggs dies, And <i>from</i> what is crushed, a snake breaks out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/59.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />They hatch adders&#8217 eggs and weave the spider&#8217s web; He who eats of their eggs dies, And from that which is crushed a snake breaks forth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/59.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />They hatch adders’ eggs and weave the spider’s web; He who eats of their eggs dies, And <i>from</i> that which is crushed a snake breaks forth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/59.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />They break open vipers’ eggs and weave the spider’s web; He who eats of their eggs dies, And <i>from</i> that which is crushed a snake breaks forth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/59.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />They hatch vipers’ eggs and weave the spider’s webs; He who eats of their eggs dies, And <i>from an egg</i> which is crushed a viper breaks out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/59.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They hatch viper’s eggs and weave spider’s webs. Whoever eats their eggs will die; crack one open, and a viper is hatched.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/59.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They hatch viper&#8217s eggs and weave spider&#8217s webs. Whoever eats their eggs will die; crack one open, and a viper is hatched. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/59.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/59.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You eat the deadly eggs of poisonous snakes, and more snakes crawl out from the eggs left to hatch. You weave spider webs, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/59.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />They hatch basilisks' eggs, and weave the spider's web: he that eateth of their eggs dieth, and that which is crushed breaketh out into a viper.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/59.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They hatch viper eggs and weave spiderwebs. Those who eat their eggs will die. When an egg is crushed, a poisonous snake is hatched.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/59.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />They hatch adders' eggs and weave a spider's web; whoever eats their eggs dies, and any crushed egg hatches out futility. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/59.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/59.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They hatch the eggs of a poisonous snake and spin a spider's web. Whoever eats their eggs will die, a poisonous snake is hatched. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/59.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/59.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/59.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />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. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/59.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />They have hatched eggs of a viper, "" And weave webs of a spider, "" Whoever is eating their eggs dies, and the crushed hatches a viper.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/59.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/59.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />They plundered vipers eggs, and they will weave spiders webs: he eating from their eggs shall die, and being crushed, it shall break forth a viper.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/59.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />They have broken the eggs of asps, and have woven the webs of spiders: he that shall eat of their eggs, shall die: and that which is brought out, shall be hatched into a basilisk. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/59.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />They have ruptured the eggs of asps, and they have woven the webs of spiders. Whoever will eat of their eggs will die. For what has been incubated will hatch into a king snake.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/59.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />They hatch adders’ eggs, and weave spiders’ webs: Whoever eats the eggs will die, if one of them is crushed, it will hatch a viper; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/59.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />They hatch adders’ eggs, and weave the spider’s web; whoever eats their eggs dies, and the crushed egg hatches out a viper.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/59.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />They hatch adder's eggs, and weave a spider's web; he who eats of their eggs shall die, and those which hatch out will be found to be vipers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/59.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The eggs of the Dragon they have hatched, and the webs of spiders they have spun. He who eats of their eggs shall die, and what hatches out can slither<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/59.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />They hatch basilisks' eggs, And weave the spider's web; He that eateth of their eggs dieth, And that which is crushed breaketh out into a viper.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/59.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />They have hatched asps' eggs, and weave a spider's web: and he that is going to eat of their eggs, having crushed an addled egg, has found also in it a basilisk.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/59-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=13044" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/59.htm">Sin Separates Us from God</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">4</span>No one calls for justice; no one pleads his case honestly. They rely on empty pleas; they tell lies; they conceive mischief and give birth to iniquity. <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1234.htm" title="1234: biq·qê·‘ū (V-Piel-Perf-3cp) -- To cleave, break open or through. A primitive root; to cleave; generally, to rend, break, rip or open.">They hatch</a> <a href="/hebrew/1000.htm" title="1000: bê·ṣê (N-fpc) -- An egg. From the same as buwts; an egg.">the eggs</a> <a href="/hebrew/6848.htm" title="6848: ṣip̄·‘ō·w·nî (N-ms) -- A serpent. From an unused root meaning to extrude; a viper.">of vipers</a> <a href="/hebrew/707.htm" title="707: ye·’ĕ·rō·ḡū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To weave. A primitive root; to plait or weave.">and weave</a> <a href="/hebrew/5908.htm" title="5908: ‘ak·kā·ḇîš (N-ms) -- A spider. Probably from an unused root in the literal sense of entangling; a spider.">a spider’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/6980.htm" title="6980: wə·qū·rê (Conj-w:: N-mpc) -- Thread, film. From quwr; trenches, i.e. A web.">web.</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: hā·’ō·ḵêl (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">Whoever eats</a> <a href="/hebrew/1000.htm" title="1000: mib·bê·ṣê·hem (Prep-m:: N-fpc:: 3mp) -- An egg. From the same as buwts; an egg.">their eggs</a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: yā·mūṯ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">will die;</a> <a href="/hebrew/2116.htm" title="2116: wə·haz·zū·reh (Conj-w, Art:: V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-fs) -- Trodden on. From zuwr; trodden on.">crack one open,</a> <a href="/hebrew/660.htm" title="660: ’ep̄·‘eh (N-ms) -- (a kind of) viper. From epha'; an asp or other venomous serpent.">and a viper</a> <a href="/hebrew/1234.htm" title="1234: tib·bā·qa‘ (V-Nifal-Imperf-3fs) -- To cleave, break open or through. A primitive root; to cleave; generally, to rend, break, rip or open.">is hatched.</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>Their cobwebs cannot be made into clothing, and they cannot cover themselves with their works. Their deeds are sinful deeds, and acts of violence are in their hands.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/20-16.htm">Job 20:16</a></span><br />He will suck the poison of cobras; the fangs of a viper will kill him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/8-17.htm">Jeremiah 8:17</a></span><br />“For behold, I will send snakes among you, vipers that cannot be charmed, and they will bite you,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/140-3.htm">Psalm 140:3</a></span><br />They sharpen their tongues like snakes; the venom of vipers is on their lips. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/3-13.htm">Romans 3:13</a></span><br />“Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.” “The venom of vipers is on their lips.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-33.htm">Matthew 23:33</a></span><br />You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape the sentence of hell?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/3-7.htm">Luke 3:7</a></span><br />Then John said to the crowds coming out to be baptized by him, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/7-4.htm">Micah 7:4</a></span><br />The best of them is like a brier; the most upright is sharper than a hedge of thorns. The day for your watchmen has come, the day of your visitation. Now is the time of their confusion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/23-32.htm">Proverbs 23:32</a></span><br />In the end it bites like a snake and stings like a viper.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/9-19.htm">Revelation 9:19</a></span><br />For the power of the horses was in their mouths and in their tails; indeed, their tails were like snakes, having heads with which to inflict harm.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/11-3.htm">2 Corinthians 11:3</a></span><br />I am afraid, however, that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may be led astray from your simple and pure devotion to Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/3-15.htm">Genesis 3:15</a></span><br />And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed. He will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/32-33.htm">Deuteronomy 32:33</a></span><br />Their wine is the venom of serpents, the deadly poison of cobras.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/58-4.htm">Psalm 58:4</a></span><br />Their venom is like the venom of a snake, like a cobra that shuts its ears,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/28-3.htm">Acts 28:3-6</a></span><br />Paul gathered a bundle of sticks, and as he laid them on the fire, a viper, driven out by the heat, fastened itself to his hand. / When the islanders saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “Surely this man is a murderer. Although he was saved from the sea, Justice has not allowed him to live.” / But Paul shook the creature off into the fire and suffered no ill effects. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-9.htm">1 Corinthians 10:9</a></span><br />We should not test Christ, as some of them did, and were killed by snakes.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">They hatch cockatrice' eggs, and weave the spider's web: he that eats of their eggs dies, and that which is crushed breaks out into a viper.</p><p class="hdg">cockatrice or adder's</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/14-29.htm">Isaiah 14:29</a></b></br> Rejoice 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 <i>shall be</i> a fiery flying serpent.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/23-32.htm">Proverbs 23:32</a></b></br> At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.</p><p class="hdg">crushed breaketh out into a viper.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/3-7.htm">Matthew 3:7</a></b></br> But 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?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/12-34.htm">Matthew 12:34</a></b></br> O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/140-3.htm">Adders</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-17.htm">Basilisks</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-4.htm">Birth</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-3.htm">Breaketh</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-13.htm">Breaks</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-12.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-29.htm">Cockatrice</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-6.htm">Crushed</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-5.htm">Death</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-14.htm">Die</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-12.htm">Dies</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-12.htm">Dieth</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-16.htm">Eateth</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-8.htm">Eating</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-16.htm">Eats</a> <a href="/job/6-6.htm">Egg</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-15.htm">Eggs</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-7.htm">Food</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-4.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-15.htm">Hatch</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-15.htm">Hatched</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-11.htm">Hatcheth</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-29.htm">Poison-Snake</a> <a href="/job/20-16.htm">Serpents</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-15.htm">Snake</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-29.htm">Snake's</a> <a href="/proverbs/30-28.htm">Spider</a> <a href="/job/27-18.htm">Spider's</a> <a href="/exodus/35-25.htm">Spin</a> <a href="/songs/7-5.htm">Threads</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-6.htm">Viper</a> <a href="/psalms/140-3.htm">Vipers</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-9.htm">Weave</a> <a href="/job/27-18.htm">Web</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-6.htm">Webs</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/8-17.htm">Adders</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-17.htm">Basilisks</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-7.htm">Birth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/19-11.htm">Breaketh</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-3.htm">Breaks</a> <a href="/isaiah/63-6.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-8.htm">Cockatrice</a> <a href="/isaiah/63-3.htm">Crushed</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-7.htm">Death</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-20.htm">Die</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-10.htm">Dies</a> <a href="/jeremiah/21-9.htm">Dieth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-30.htm">Eateth</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-17.htm">Eating</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-30.htm">Eats</a> <a href="/luke/11-12.htm">Egg</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-11.htm">Eggs</a> <a href="/isaiah/61-6.htm">Food</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-21.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-15.htm">Hatch</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-15.htm">Hatched</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-11.htm">Hatcheth</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-32.htm">Poison-Snake</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-17.htm">Serpents</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-22.htm">Snake</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-29.htm">Snake's</a> <a href="/job/8-14.htm">Spider</a> <a href="/job/8-14.htm">Spider's</a> <a href="/matthew/6-28.htm">Spin</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-6.htm">Threads</a> <a href="/acts/28-3.htm">Viper</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-17.htm">Vipers</a> <a href="/micah/7-3.htm">Weave</a> <a href="/judges/16-13.htm">Web</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-6.htm">Webs</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 59</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/59-1.htm">Calamities are not due to lack of saving power in God, but to their own sins</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/59-16.htm">Salvation is only of God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/59-20.htm">The covenant of the Redeemer</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/59.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/isaiah/59.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>They hatch the eggs of vipers</b><br>This phrase symbolizes the production of harmful and destructive outcomes from sinful actions. In biblical symbolism, vipers often represent deceit and danger (<a href="/matthew/3-7.htm">Matthew 3:7, 23</a>:33). The imagery of hatching eggs suggests that sin, when nurtured, leads to inevitable destruction. The context of <a href="/isaiah/59.htm">Isaiah 59</a> highlights the pervasive sinfulness and moral decay of the people, emphasizing that their actions are breeding grounds for further evil.<p><b>and weave a spider’s web.</b><br>The spider’s web represents the intricate and deceptive nature of sin. Just as a web is designed to ensnare prey, sinful actions entrap individuals in a cycle of deceit and destruction. This imagery is consistent with other biblical references to webs as symbols of fragility and futility (<a href="/job/8-14.htm">Job 8:14</a>). The cultural context of ancient Israel, where spiders were common, would make this metaphor particularly vivid and relatable.<p><b>Whoever eats their eggs will die;</b><br>This phrase underscores the deadly consequences of engaging with sin. Eating the eggs signifies partaking in or being complicit with sinful actions, leading to spiritual death. The concept of death as a result of sin is a recurring theme in Scripture (<a href="/romans/6-23.htm">Romans 6:23</a>). The warning is clear: involvement in sin, even indirectly, results in severe consequences.<p><b>crack one open, and a viper is hatched.</b><br>The act of cracking open an egg and finding a viper illustrates the hidden dangers of sin. What may seem harmless or insignificant can reveal itself to be deadly. This imagery serves as a warning about the deceptive nature of sin, which often appears benign but ultimately leads to destruction. The prophetic nature of Isaiah’s message is evident here, as it calls for awareness and repentance to avoid the dire outcomes of sin.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, Isaiah is the author of the book that bears his name. He prophesied to the Kingdom of Judah during a time of moral and spiritual decline.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, which Isaiah addressed in his prophecies. The people of Judah were often rebuked for their idolatry and injustice.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/v/viper.htm">Viper</a></b><br>A venomous snake, symbolizing danger and deceit. In this context, it represents the harmful and deadly consequences of sin.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/spider's_web.htm">Spider’s Web</a></b><br>A metaphor for the intricate and deceptive nature of sin. Just as a web ensnares its prey, sin entangles those who practice it.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/e/eggs.htm">Eggs</a></b><br>Symbolic of potential life, in this context, they represent the potential for sin to bring forth death and destruction.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_deceptive_nature_of_sin.htm">The Deceptive Nature of Sin</a></b><br>Sin often appears harmless or even attractive at first, like an egg, but it ultimately leads to destruction and death.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a></b><br>Just as eating the viper’s eggs results in death, engaging in sinful behavior leads to spiritual death and separation from God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_need_for_discernment.htm">The Need for Discernment</a></b><br>Believers must be vigilant and discerning, recognizing the deceptive nature of sin and avoiding its entanglements.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_righteousness.htm">The Call to Righteousness</a></b><br>Isaiah’s message is a call to repentance and righteousness, urging believers to turn away from sin and seek God’s ways.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_redemption.htm">The Power of Redemption</a></b><br>Despite the dire warnings, the broader message of Isaiah includes hope and redemption through God’s intervention and grace.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_59.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 59</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_hatching_viper_eggs_dangerous.htm">In Isaiah 59:5, how could the metaphor of hatching viper eggs make sense scientifically, given that Isaiah implies real danger from such acts? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_was_jesus'_lifespan.htm">What organization is Hamas?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_being_a_slave_to_sin_mean.htm">What does being a slave to sin mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_the_bible_support_penal_substitution.htm">Is penal substitution supported by biblical scripture?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/59.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) <span class= "bld">They hatch cockatrice' eggs.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">basilisk's, </span>as in <a href="/isaiah/14-29.htm" title="Rejoice not you, whole Palestina, because the rod of him that smote you is broken: for out of the serpent's root shall come forth a cockatrice, and his fruit shall be a fiery flying serpent.">Isaiah 14:29</a>. The schemes of the evil-doers are displayed in their power for evil and their impotence for good. To "eat of the eggs," which are assumed to be poisonous, is to fall in with their schemes, and so be ruined: to "crush" them is to oppose and so to rouse a more venomous opposition. Men break the <span class= "ital">egg, </span>and the living viper darts forth to attack them.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/59.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">They hatch cockatrice' eggs</span>. (On the cockatrice, see the comment upon <a href="/isaiah/11-8.htm">Isaiah 11:8</a>.) The meaning here is that the people gave themselves to brooding on and hatching purposes which were as pernicious and destructive as the eggs of venomous serpents. And weave the spider's web; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> "their purposes were as flimsy and unsubstantial as the web of the spider." He that eateth, etc. If a man partake of their plans, he becomes morally as bad as they, and is smitten with spiritual death. If an attempt be made to "crush" and destroy their plans, the only result is the premature birth of a viper<span class="cmt_word">.</span> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/59-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">They hatch</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּקֵּ֔עוּ</span> <span class="translit">(biq·qê·‘ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1234.htm">Strong's 1234: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cleave, to rend, break, rip, open</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the eggs</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּיצֵ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(bê·ṣê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1000.htm">Strong's 1000: </a> </span><span class="str2">An egg</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of vipers</span><br /><span class="heb">צִפְעוֹנִי֙</span> <span class="translit">(ṣip̄·‘ō·w·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6848.htm">Strong's 6848: </a> </span><span class="str2">A serpent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and weave</span><br /><span class="heb">יֶאֱרֹ֑גוּ</span> <span class="translit">(ye·’ĕ·rō·ḡū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_707.htm">Strong's 707: </a> </span><span class="str2">To plait, weave</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a spider’s</span><br /><span class="heb">עַכָּבִ֖ישׁ</span> <span class="translit">(‘ak·kā·ḇîš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5908.htm">Strong's 5908: </a> </span><span class="str2">A spider</span><br /><br /><span class="word">web.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְקוּרֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(wə·qū·rê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6980.htm">Strong's 6980: </a> </span><span class="str2">Trenches, a web</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Whoever eats</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאֹכֵ֤ל</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ō·ḵêl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To eat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their eggs</span><br /><span class="heb">מִבֵּֽיצֵיהֶם֙</span> <span class="translit">(mib·bê·ṣê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1000.htm">Strong's 1000: </a> </span><span class="str2">An egg</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will die;</span><br /><span class="heb">יָמ֔וּת</span> <span class="translit">(yā·mūṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> </span><span class="str2">To die, to kill</span><br /><br /><span class="word">crack one open,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַזּוּרֶ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·haz·zū·reh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2116.htm">Strong's 2116: </a> </span><span class="str2">Trodden on</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and a viper</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶפְעֶֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ep̄·‘eh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_660.htm">Strong's 660: </a> </span><span class="str2">An asp, other venomous serpent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is hatched.</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּבָּקַ֥ע</span> <span class="translit">(tib·bā·qa‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1234.htm">Strong's 1234: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cleave, to rend, break, rip, open</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/59-5.htm">Isaiah 59:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/59-5.htm">Isaiah 59:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/59-5.htm">Isaiah 59:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/59-5.htm">Isaiah 59:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/59-5.htm">Isaiah 59:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/59-5.htm">Isaiah 59:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/59-5.htm">Isaiah 59:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/59-5.htm">Isaiah 59:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/59-5.htm">Isaiah 59:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/59-5.htm">Isaiah 59:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/59-5.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 59:5 They hatch adders' eggs and weave (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/59-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 59:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 59:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/59-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 59:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 59:6" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>