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Yes, a little child will put its hand in a nest of deadly snakes without harm.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/11.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The nursing child shall play over the hole of the cobra, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the adder’s den.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/11.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The infant will play by the cobra’s den, and the toddler will reach into the viper’s nest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/11.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice' den.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/11.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The nursing child shall play by the cobra’s hole, And the weaned child shall put his hand in the viper’s den.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The nursing child will play by the hole of the cobra, And the weaned child will put his hand on the viper’s den.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/11.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The nursing child will play by the hole of the cobra, And the weaned child will put his hand on the viper&#8217s den.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And the nursing child will play by the hole of the cobra, And the weaned child will put his hand on the viper’s den.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And the nursing baby will play by the hole of the cobra, And the weaned child will put his hand on the viper’s den.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And the nursing child will [safely] play over the hole of the cobra, And the weaned child will put his hand on the viper’s den [and not be hurt].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />An infant will play beside the cobra’s pit, and a toddler will put his hand into a snake’s den.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />An infant will play beside the cobra&#8217s pit, and a toddler will put his hand into a snake&#8217s den. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/11.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Little children will play near snake holes. They will stick their hands into dens of poisonous snakes and never be hurt. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/11.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the basilisk's den.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Infants will play near cobras' holes. Toddlers will put their hands into vipers' nests.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/11.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Even a baby will not be harmed if it plays near a poisonous snake. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/11.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The nursing child will play over the hole of the cobra, and the weaned child will put his hand on vipers' dens. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The infant will play by the cobra?s den, and the toddler will reach into the viper?s nest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/11.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />A baby will play over the hole of a snake; over the nest of a serpent an infant will put his hand. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The nursing child will play near a cobra's hole, and the weaned child will put his hand on the viper's den.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the suckling child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the den of the basilisk.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/11.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The nursing child will play near a cobra’s hole, and the weaned child will put his hand on the viper’s den. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And a suckling has played by the hole of a cobra, "" And on the den of a viper "" The weaned one has put his hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And played hath a suckling by the hole of an asp, And on the den of a cockatrice Hath the weaned one put his hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the suckling was delighted upon the hole of the asp, and upon the viper's den the weaned directed his hand.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp: and the weaned child shall thrust his hand into the den of the basilisk. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And a breastfeeding infant will play above the lair of the asp. And a child who has been weaned will thrust his hand into the den of the king snake.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/11.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The baby shall play by the viper’s den, and the child lay his hand on the adder’s lair. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The nursing child shall play over the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put its hand on the adder’s den.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the suckling child shall play with the serpent, and the weaned child shall put his hand into the hole of the asp.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/11.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And a child shall play with a dragon, and into the hole of an asp, one who is weaned shall reach his hand<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/11.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, And the weaned child shall put his hand on the basilisk's den.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/11.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And an infant shall put his hand on the holes of asps, and on the nest of young asps.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/11-8.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=2531" 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/11.htm">The Root of Jesse</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">7</span>The cow will graze with the bear, their young will lie down together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox. <span class="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3243.htm" title="3243: yō·w·nêq (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To suck. A primitive root; to suck; causatively, to give milk.">The infant</a> <a href="/hebrew/8173.htm" title="8173: wə·ši·‘ă·ša‘ (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to look upon, i.e. Fondle, please or amuse; to look about, i.e. Stare.">will play</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">by</a> <a href="/hebrew/6620.htm" title="6620: pā·ṯen (N-ms) -- (a venomous serpent) perhaps cobra. From an unused root meaning to twist; an asp.">the cobra’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/2352.htm" title="2352: ḥur (N-msc) -- Or chur; from an unused root probably meaning to bore; the crevice of a serpent; the cell of a prison.">den,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1580.htm" title="1580: gā·mūl (V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; to treat a person, i.e. Benefit or requite; by implication, to ripen, i.e. to wean.">and the toddler</a> <a href="/hebrew/1911.htm" title="1911: hā·ḏāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- Stretch out (the hand). A primitive root; to stretch forth the hand.">will reach</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: yā·ḏōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)"></a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: wə·‘al (Conj-w:: Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">into</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.">the viper’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/3975.htm" title="3975: mə·’ū·raṯ (N-fsc) -- Feminine passive participle of 'owr; something lighted, i.e. An aperture; by implication, a crevice or hole.">nest.</a> </span><span class="reftext">9</span>They will neither harm nor destroy on all My holy mountain, for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the sea is full of water.…<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="/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="/hosea/2-18.htm">Hosea 2:18</a></span><br />On that day I will make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field and the birds of the air and the creatures that crawl on the ground. And I will abolish bow and sword and battle in the land, and will make them lie down in safety.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-21.htm">Romans 8:21</a></span><br />that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/65-25.htm">Isaiah 65:25</a></span><br />The wolf and the lamb will feed together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox, but the food of the serpent will be dust. They will neither harm nor destroy on all My holy mountain,” says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/35-9.htm">Isaiah 35:9</a></span><br />No lion will be there, and no vicious beast will go up on it. Such will not be found there, but the redeemed will walk upon it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/10-19.htm">Luke 10:19</a></span><br />Behold, I have given you authority to tread on snakes and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy. Nothing will harm you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/16-18.htm">Mark 16:18</a></span><br />they will pick up snakes with their hands, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not harm them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will be made well.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/91-13.htm">Psalm 91:13</a></span><br />You will tread on the lion and cobra; you will trample the young lion and serpent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/4-3.htm">Micah 4:3-4</a></span><br />Then He will judge between many peoples and arbitrate for strong nations far and wide. Then they will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will no longer take up the sword against nation, nor will they train anymore for war. / And each man will sit under his own vine and under his own fig tree, with no one to frighten him. For the mouth of the LORD of Hosts has spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/34-25.htm">Ezekiel 34:25</a></span><br />I will make with them a covenant of peace and rid the land of wild animals, so that they may dwell securely in the wilderness and sleep in the forest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/10-16.htm">Matthew 10:16</a></span><br />Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-54.htm">1 Corinthians 15:54-57</a></span><br />When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come to pass: “Death has been swallowed up in victory.” / “Where, O Death, is your victory? Where, O Death, is your sting?” / The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-4.htm">Revelation 21:4</a></span><br />‘He will wipe away every tear from their eyes,’ and there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the former things have passed away.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/22-3.htm">Revelation 22:3</a></span><br />No longer will there be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be within the city, and His servants will worship Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/65-20.htm">Isaiah 65:20</a></span><br />No longer will a nursing infant live but a few days, or an old man fail to live out his years. For the youth will die at a hundred years, and he who fails to reach a hundred will be considered accursed.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice' den.</p><p class="hdg">cockatrice'.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/59-5.htm">Isaiah 59:5</a></b></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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/140-3.htm">Psalm 140:3</a></b></br> They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison <i>is</i> under their lips. Selah.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/proverbs/23-32.htm">Adder</a> <a href="/psalms/140-3.htm">Adder's</a> <a href="/psalms/91-13.htm">Asp</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-32.htm">Basilisk</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-5.htm">Breast</a> <a href="/songs/6-10.htm">Bright</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-6.htm">Child</a> <a href="/psalms/91-13.htm">Cobra</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-5.htm">Cockatrice</a> <a href="/psalms/10-9.htm">Den</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-32.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/isaiah/2-10.htm">Hole</a> <a href="/job/24-9.htm">Infant</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-14.htm">Nest</a> <a href="/psalms/8-2.htm">Nursing</a> <a href="/job/32-4.htm">Older</a> <a href="/proverbs/10-23.htm">Play</a> <a href="/proverbs/30-32.htm">Played</a> <a href="/proverbs/26-19.htm">Playing</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/10-11.htm">Snake</a> <a href="/1_samuel/7-9.htm">Sucking</a> <a href="/psalms/78-71.htm">Suckling</a> <a href="/psalms/140-3.htm">Viper's</a> <a href="/psalms/131-2.htm">Weaned</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-7.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/14-29.htm">Adder</a> <a href="/psalms/140-3.htm">Adder's</a> <a href="/psalms/58-4.htm">Asp</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-29.htm">Basilisk</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-9.htm">Breast</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-10.htm">Bright</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-17.htm">Child</a> <a href="/job/20-14.htm">Cobra</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-29.htm">Cockatrice</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-11.htm">Den</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-11.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-15.htm">Hole</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-20.htm">Infant</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-2.htm">Nest</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-11.htm">Nursing</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-46.htm">Older</a> <a href="/isaiah/23-16.htm">Play</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-1.htm">Played</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-20.htm">Playing</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-29.htm">Snake</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-15.htm">Sucking</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-11.htm">Suckling</a> <a href="/job/20-16.htm">Viper's</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-9.htm">Weaned</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-16.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 11</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/11-1.htm">The peaceable kingdom of the Branch out of the root of Jesse</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/11-10.htm">The victorious restoration of Israel, and vocation of the Gentiles.</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/11.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/11.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>The infant will play by the cobra’s den</b><br>This phrase evokes a scene of peace and safety, where even the most vulnerable, an infant, can play near a dangerous creature without fear. In the biblical context, this imagery is part of a larger prophecy about the Messianic age, a time of harmony and restoration. The cobra, a venomous snake, symbolizes danger and death, often associated with evil in Scripture (<a href="/genesis/3.htm">Genesis 3:1-15</a>). The idea of an infant playing safely near a cobra's den suggests a reversal of the curse and the restoration of creation to its intended state of peace. This imagery connects to the prophecy of a new heaven and new earth where there is no harm or destruction (<a href="/isaiah/65-25.htm">Isaiah 65:25</a>). It also reflects the peace that Jesus Christ, the Messiah, brings, as He is the Prince of Peace (<a href="/isaiah/9-6.htm">Isaiah 9:6</a>).<p><b>and the toddler will reach into the viper’s nest</b><br>The continuation of this imagery with a toddler reaching into a viper's nest further emphasizes the theme of safety and fearlessness in the Messianic kingdom. In ancient Near Eastern culture, snakes were often feared and respected for their deadly potential. The viper, another venomous snake, represents a threat that is neutralized in this prophetic vision. This phrase suggests a world where natural enmities are reconciled, and the natural order is restored. It points to the transformative power of the Messiah's reign, where even the most dangerous elements of creation are rendered harmless. This vision aligns with the broader biblical narrative of redemption and restoration, where Jesus Christ's victory over sin and death brings about a new creation (<a href="/revelation/21-4.htm">Revelation 21:4-5</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/infant_and_toddler.htm">Infant and Toddler</a></b><br>Represent innocence and vulnerability, symbolizing a future time of peace and safety.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/c/cobra's_den_and_viper's_nest.htm">Cobra’s Den and Viper’s Nest</a></b><br>Dangerous places that, in this prophecy, become harmless, symbolizing the transformation of the natural world.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>The prophet who delivered this message, speaking to the people of Judah about the coming Messianic age.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/messianic_age.htm">Messianic Age</a></b><br>A future time of peace and righteousness under the reign of the Messiah, as prophesied by Isaiah.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, to whom Isaiah's prophecies were primarily directed.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/p/peace_in_the_messianic_kingdom.htm">Peace in the Messianic Kingdom</a></b><br><a href="/isaiah/11-8.htm">Isaiah 11:8</a> illustrates the profound peace and safety that will characterize the reign of the Messiah. This peace extends even to the natural world, where traditional enemies coexist without harm.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/transformation_through_christ.htm">Transformation through Christ</a></b><br>The imagery of children playing safely near dangerous animals symbolizes the transformative power of Christ's reign. Believers are called to live as agents of this transformation, promoting peace and reconciliation in their communities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_promises.htm">Trust in God's Promises</a></b><br>The prophecy assures us of God's ultimate plan for restoration and peace. Christians are encouraged to trust in God's promises, even when current circumstances seem contrary.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/childlike_faith_and_innocence.htm">Childlike Faith and Innocence</a></b><br>The reference to infants and toddlers invites believers to approach God with childlike faith and innocence, trusting in His protection and provision.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_for_the_future.htm">Hope for the Future</a></b><br>This vision of peace provides hope for the future, encouraging believers to persevere in faith and righteousness as they await the fulfillment of God's promises.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_11.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 11</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_are_kids_born_into_abusive_homes.htm">Why does God allow children to be born into abusive families knowing they will suffer?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_god_excessively_self-centered.htm">Is God excessively self-centered?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_evidence_of_long_lifespans.htm">Isaiah 65:20: Why is there no historical or archaeological evidence of humans living extended lifespans described here?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_accept_sacrifices.htm">If God is all-good, why does He accept human sacrifices in some cases (Judges 11:30-39)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/11.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(8) <span class= "bld">And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp . . .</span>--The description culminates in the transformation of the brute forms which were most identified with evil. As it is, the sight of a child near the hole of the asp (the <span class= "ital">cobra</span>) or cockatrice (better, perhaps, <span class= "ital">basilisk, </span>the great viper), would make its mother scream with terror. There was still "enmity between the seed of the woman and the seed of the serpent" (<a href="/genesis/3-15.htm" title="And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed; it shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel.">Genesis 3:15</a>), but in the far-off reign of the Christ even that enmity should disappear, and the very symbols of evil, subtle, malignant, venomous, should be reconciled to humanity. Some critics translate the last clause, "<span class= "ital">shall stretch out his hand to the eye-ball of the basilisk</span>" as if alluding to the power of fascination commonly assigned to it.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/11.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 8.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp</span>; rather, <span class="accented">by the hole -</span> near it. The "asp" is probably the <span class="accented">Coluber Naje</span> of Egypt, whose bite is very deadly. The cockatrice den. The "cockatrice" is another deadly serpent, perhaps the <span class="accented">Daboia xanthina</span> (Tristram, 'Natural Hist. of the Bible'). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/11-8.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">The infant</span><br /><span class="heb">יוֹנֵ֖ק</span> <span class="translit">(yō·w·nêq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3243.htm">Strong's 3243: </a> </span><span class="str2">To suck, to give milk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will play</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשִֽׁעֲשַׁ֥ע</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ši·‘ă·ša‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8173.htm">Strong's 8173: </a> </span><span class="str2">To look upon, fondle, please, amuse, to look about, stare</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the cobra’s</span><br /><span class="heb">פָּ֑תֶן</span> <span class="translit">(pā·ṯen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6620.htm">Strong's 6620: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a venomous serpent) perhaps cobra</span><br /><br /><span class="word">den,</span><br /><span class="heb">חֻ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(ḥur)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2356.htm">Strong's 2356: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cavity, socket, den</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the toddler</span><br /><span class="heb">גָּמ֖וּל</span> <span class="translit">(gā·mūl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1580.htm">Strong's 1580: </a> </span><span class="str2">To deal fully or adequately with, deal out to, wean, ripen</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will reach</span><br /><span class="heb">הָדָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(hā·ḏāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1911.htm">Strong's 1911: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stretch forth the hand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">into</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעַל֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘al)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the viper’s</span><br /><span class="heb">צִפְעוֹנִ֔י</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">nest.</span><br /><span class="heb">מְאוּרַ֣ת</span> <span class="translit">(mə·’ū·raṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3975.htm">Strong's 3975: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something lighted, an aperture, a crevice, hole</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/11-8.htm">Isaiah 11:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/11-8.htm">Isaiah 11:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/11-8.htm">Isaiah 11:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/11-8.htm">Isaiah 11:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/11-8.htm">Isaiah 11:8 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/11-8.htm">Isaiah 11:8 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/11-8.htm">Isaiah 11:8 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/11-8.htm">Isaiah 11:8 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/11-8.htm">Isaiah 11:8 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/11-8.htm">Isaiah 11:8 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/11-8.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 11:8 The nursing child will play near (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/11-7.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 11:7"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 11:7" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/11-9.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 11:9"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 11:9" /></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>