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Isaiah 3:4-6
New International Version
Isaiah 3:4-6
New International Version
4 “I will make mere youths their officials;
children will rule over them.”(A)
5 People will oppress each other—
man against man, neighbor against neighbor.(B)
The young will rise up against the old,
the nobody against the honored.
6 A man will seize one of his brothers
in his father’s house, and say,
“You have a cloak, you be our leader;
take charge of this heap of ruins!”
Isaiah 3:4-6
New King James Version
Isaiah 3:4-6
New King James Version
4 “I will give (A)children[a] to be their princes,
And [b]babes shall rule over them.
5 The people will be oppressed,
Every one by another and every one by his neighbor;
The child will be insolent toward the [c]elder,
And the [d]base toward the honorable.”
6 When a man takes hold of his brother
In the house of his father, saying,
“You have clothing;
You be our ruler,
And let these ruins be under your [e]power,”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 3:4 boys
- Isaiah 3:4 Or capricious ones
- Isaiah 3:5 aged
- Isaiah 3:5 despised, lightly esteemed
- Isaiah 3:6 Lit. hand
Isaiah 3:4-6
King James Version
Isaiah 3:4-6
King James Version
4 And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them.
5 And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbour: the child shall behave himself proudly against the ancient, and the base against the honourable.
6 When a man shall take hold of his brother of the house of his father, saying, Thou hast clothing, be thou our ruler, and let this ruin be under thy hand:
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Isaiah 3:4-6
English Standard Version
Isaiah 3:4-6
English Standard Version
4 (A)And I will make boys their princes,
and infants[a] shall rule over them.
5 (B)And the people will oppress one another,
every one his fellow
and every one his neighbor;
the youth will be insolent to the elder,
and the despised to the honorable.
6 For (C)a man will take hold of his brother
in the house of his father, saying:
“You have a cloak;
you shall be our leader,
and this heap of ruins
shall be under your rule”;
Footnotes
- Isaiah 3:4 Or caprice
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