Isaiah 3:8-15
New American Standard Bible
8 For (A)Jerusalem has stumbled and Judah has fallen,
Because their [a](B)speech and their actions are against the Lord,
To (C)rebel against [b]His glorious presence.
9 [c]The expression of their faces testifies against them,
And they [d]display their sin like (D)Sodom;
They do not even conceal it.
Woe to [e]them!
For they have (E)done evil to themselves.
10 Say to the (F)righteous that it will go well for them,
For they will eat the fruit of their actions.
11 Woe to the wicked! It will go badly for him,
For [f](G)what he deserves will be done to him.
12 My people! Their oppressors (H)treat them violently,
And women rule over them.
My people! (I)Those who guide you lead you astray
And confuse the direction of your paths.
God Will Judge
13 (J)The Lord arises to contend,
And stands to judge the people.
14 The Lord (K)enters into judgment with the elders and leaders of His people,
“It is you who have [g](L)devoured the vineyard;
The (M)goods stolen from the poor are in your houses.
15 What do you mean by (N)crushing My people
And [h]oppressing the face of the poor?”
Declares the Lord [i]God of armies.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 3:8 Lit tongue
- Isaiah 3:8 Lit the eyes of His glory
- Isaiah 3:9 Or Their partiality testifies
- Isaiah 3:9 Lit proclaim
- Isaiah 3:9 Lit their soul
- Isaiah 3:11 Lit the accomplishment of his hands
- Isaiah 3:14 Lit grazed over
- Isaiah 3:15 Lit grinding the face of
- Isaiah 3:15 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord
Isaiah 3:8-15
Christian Standard Bible
8 For Jerusalem has stumbled
and Judah has fallen
because they have spoken and acted against the Lord,(A)
defying his glorious presence.(B)
9 The look on their faces testifies against them,
and like Sodom,(C) they flaunt their sin;
they do not conceal it.
Woe to them,
for they have brought disaster on themselves.(D)
10 Tell the righteous that it will go well for them,
for they will eat the fruit of their labor.
11 Woe to the wicked—it will go badly for them,
for what they have done will be done to them.
12 Youths oppress my people,(E)
and women rule over them.
My people, your leaders mislead you;
they confuse the direction of your paths.(F)
13 The Lord rises to argue the case
and stands to judge the people.(G)
14 The Lord brings this charge
against the elders and leaders of his people:(H)
“You have devastated the vineyard.
The plunder from the poor is in your houses.(I)
15 Why do you crush my people
and grind the faces of the poor?”
This is the declaration of the Lord God of Armies.
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