Isaiah 3:14

12 Youths oppress My people, and women rule over them. O My people, your guides mislead you; they turn you from your paths.

13 The LORD arises to contend; He stands to judge the people.

The LORD brings this charge against the elders and leaders of His people: “You have devoured the vineyard; the plunder of the poor is in your houses.

15 Why do you crush My people and grind the faces of the poor?” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts.

16 The LORD also says: “Because the daughters of Zion are haughty— walking with heads held high and wanton eyes, prancing and skipping as they go, jingling the bracelets on their ankles—

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
The LORD brings this charge against the elders and leaders of His people: “You have devoured the vineyard; the plunder of the poor is in your houses.
KJV
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.
WEB
The LORD will enter into judgment with the elders of his people and their leaders: “It is you who have eaten up the vineyard. The plunder of the poor is in your houses.
ASV
Jehovah will enter into judgment with the elders of his people, and the princes thereof: It is ye that have eaten up the vineyard; the spoil of the poor is in your houses:
DARBY
Jehovah will enter into judgment with the elders of his people and their princes, [saying:] It is ye that have eaten up the vineyard: the spoil of the poor is in your houses.
BLB
YHWH will enter into judgment with the elders of His people and His princes: “And you⁺—you⁺ have consumed the vineyard; the plunder of the poor [is] in your⁺ houses.
ÅB
Herren møter i retten sitt folks eldste og dets høvdinger: Dere har avgnaget vingården! Dere har rov fra de fattige i husene hos dere!
OTB
Herren går til doms med de eldste og lederne for sitt folk: "Det er dere som har herjet min vingård; byttet fra de fattige er i deres hus.
B1930
Herren møter i retten sitt folks eldste og dets høvdinger: I har avgnaget vingården! I har rov fra de fattige i husene hos eder!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Job 22:4

    Is it for your reverence that He rebukes you and enters into judgment against you?

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  • Job 24:9

    The fatherless infant is snatched from the breast; the nursing child of the poor is seized for a debt.

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  • Isaiah 3:2–3

    the mighty man and the warrior, the judge and the prophet, the soothsayer and the elder,

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  • Amos 4:1

    Hear this word, you cows of Bashan on Mount Samaria, you women who oppress the poor and crush the needy, who say to your husbands, “Bring us more to drink.”

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  • Psalms 143:2

    Do not bring Your servant into judgment, for no one alive is righteous before You.

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  • Isaiah 5:7

    For the vineyard of the LORD of Hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah are the plant of His delight. He looked for justice, but saw bloodshed; for righteousness, but heard a cry of distress.

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  • Psalms 14:4

    Will the workers of iniquity never learn? They devour my people like bread; they refuse to call upon the LORD.

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  • James 2:6

    But you have dishonored the poor. Is it not the rich who oppress you and drag you into court?

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