KJV ORIGINAL
To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Go back to God's law and His testimony! If people don't speak in agreement with this word, it's because there is no light in them.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God is saying that His written word is the standard for truth, and anyone who contradicts it lacks spiritual understanding.
📚 Historical Context
Isaiah spoke these words during a time when many Israelites were turning to mediums, fortune-tellers, and false prophets for guidance instead of seeking God. The 'law and testimony' refers to the written scriptures God had already given His people through Moses and other prophets. Isaiah was calling people back to God's reliable word rather than the darkness of occult practices.
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