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Isaiah 3:2-4
Contemporary English Version
Isaiah 3:2-4
Contemporary English Version
2 soldiers and heroes,
judges and prophets,
leaders and army officers,
3 officials and advisors,
fortunetellers and others
who tell the future.
4 He will let children and babies[a]
become your rulers.
Footnotes
- 3.4 babies: Or “worthless nobodies.”
Isaiah 3:2-4
New International Version
Isaiah 3:2-4
New International Version
Isaiah 3:2-4
New King James Version
Isaiah 3:2-4
New King James Version
2 (A)The mighty man and the man of war,
The judge and the prophet,
And the diviner and the elder;
3 The captain of fifty and the [a]honorable man,
The counselor and the skillful artisan,
And the expert enchanter.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 3:3 Eminent looking men
- Isaiah 3:4 boys
- Isaiah 3:4 Or capricious ones
Isaiah 3:2-4
English Standard Version
Isaiah 3:2-4
English Standard Version
2 (A)the mighty man and the soldier,
the judge and the prophet,
the diviner and the elder,
3 the captain of fifty
and the man of rank,
the counselor and the skillful magician
and the expert in charms.
4 (B)And I will make boys their princes,
and infants[a] shall rule over them.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 3:4 Or caprice
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