Isaiah 29:12
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And the book shall be given to one that knoweth no letters, and it shall be said to him: Read: and he shall answer: I know no letters.

Isaiah 8:16
Bind up the testimony, seal the law among my disciples.

Isaiah 29:11
And the vision of all shall be unto you as the words of a book that is sealed which when they shall deliver to one that is learned, they shall say: Read this: and he shall answer: I cannot, for it is sealed.

Isaiah 29:13
And the Lord said: Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips glorify me, but their heart is far from me, and they have feared me with the commandment and doctrines of men:

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And the book shall be given to one that knoweth no letters, and it shall be said to him: Read: and he shall answer: I know no letters.

I am not

Isaiah 29:18 And in that day the deaf shall hear the words of the book, and out of darkness and obscurity the eyes of the blind shall see.

Isaiah 28:12,13 To whom he said: This is my rest, refresh the weary, and this is my refreshing: and they would not hear. . . .

Jeremiah 5:4 But I said: Perhaps these are poor and foolish, that know not the way of the Lord, the judgment of their God.

Hosea 4:6 My people have been silent, because they had no knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will reject thee, that thou shalt not do the office of priesthood to me: and thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I also will forget thy children.

John 7:15,16 And the Jews wondered, saying: How doth this man know letters, having never learned? . . .

Context
Woe to the City of David
11And the vision of all shall be unto you as the words of a book that is sealed which when they shall deliver to one that is learned, they shall say: Read this: and he shall answer: I cannot, for it is sealed. 12And the book shall be given to one that knoweth no letters, and it shall be said to him: Read: and he shall answer: I know no letters.13And the Lord said: Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips glorify me, but their heart is far from me, and they have feared me with the commandment and doctrines of men:…
Lexicon
Or if the scroll
הַסֵּ֗פֶר (has·sê·p̄er)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5612: A missive, document, writing, book

is given
וְנִתַּ֣ן (wə·nit·tan)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5414: To give, put, set

to
עַל֩ (‘al)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

one who
אֲשֶׁ֨ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's Hebrew 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

is not
לֹֽא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

able to read,
יָדַ֥ע (yā·ḏa‘)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3045: To know

he will say,
וְאָמַ֕ר (wə·’ā·mar)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

“I cannot read.”
לֹ֥א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no


Additional Translations
Or if the scroll is given to one who is not able to read, he will say, “I cannot read.”And the book is delivered to him that is not learned, saying, Read this, I pray you: and he said, I am not learned.

and the book is delivered to him that is not learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee; and he saith, I am not learned.

And this book shall be given into the hands of a man that is unlearned, and one shall say to him, Read this; and he shall say, I am not learned.

And they give the book to him that cannot read, saying, Read this, I pray thee; and he saith, I cannot read.

and the book is delivered to him that is not learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I am not learned.

And the book is delivered to him that is not learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I am not learned.

and the book is delivered to one who is not educated, saying, "Read this, please;" and he says, "I can't read."

And the book is given to him who hath not known books, Saying, 'Read this, we pray thee,' And he hath said, 'I have not known books.'
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