Isaiah 3:12-14
King James Version
12 As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths.
13 The Lord standeth up to plead, and standeth to judge the people.
14 The Lord will enter into judgment with the ancients of his people, and the princes thereof: for ye have eaten up the vineyard; the spoil of the poor is in your houses.
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Isaiah 3:12-14
New King James Version
12 As for My people, children are their oppressors,
And women rule over them.
O My people! (A)Those who lead you [a]cause you to err,
And destroy the way of your paths.”
Oppression and Luxury Condemned
13 The Lord stands up (B)to [b]plead,
And stands to judge the people.
14 The Lord will enter into judgment
With the elders of His people
And His princes:
“For you have [c]eaten up (C)the vineyard;
The plunder of the poor is in your houses.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 3:12 lead you astray
- Isaiah 3:13 contend, plead His case
- Isaiah 3:14 burned
Isaiah 3:12-14
English Standard Version
12 My people—(A)infants are their oppressors,
and women rule over them.
O my people, (B)your guides mislead you
and they have swallowed up[a] the course of your paths.
13 The Lord (C)has taken his place to contend;
he stands to judge peoples.
14 The Lord will enter into judgment
with the (D)elders and princes of his people:
“It is you who (E)have devoured[b] the vineyard,
(F)the spoil of the poor is in your houses.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 3:12 Or they have confused
- Isaiah 3:14 Or grazed over; compare Exodus 22:5
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