Isaiah 11:8 (KJV)
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And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice’ den.
— Isaiah on Cockatrice
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice’ den." in the context of "Isaiah 11:8 (KJV)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Cockatrice" (Quotes, Bible: Wycliffe's Bible uses the word "cockatrice" to translate several different Hebrew words. This usage was followed by the King James Version, the word being used several times. The Revised Version—following the tradition established by Jerome's Vulgate basiliscus—renders the word as "basilisk", and the New International Version translates it as "viper".)
The 'What it means' explanation text was generated by Google Gemini Flash (accessed January 18, 2026). https://gemini.google.com/app
About Isaiah
Isaiah יְשַׁעְיָהוּ Yəšạʻyā́hû ("Yahweh is salvation") lived approximately 2700 years ago and was a prophet in the 8th-century BC Kingdom of Judah. Isaiah warns the people of Israel to turn back to Yahweh, he is sensitive to the common people's problems and is outspoken regarding their treatment.
About Isaiah
Isaiah יְשַׁעְיָהוּ Yəšạʻyā́hû ("Yahweh is salvation") lived approximately 2700 years ago and was a prophet in the 8th-century BC Kingdom of Judah. Isaiah warns the people of Israel to turn back to Yahweh, he is sensitive to the common people's problems and is outspoken regarding their treatment.
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