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Isaiah 3:15

Poverty and the vulnerableJustice

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

14 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.

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—

17 the Lord will bring sores on the heads of the daughters of Zion, and the LORD will make their foreheads bare.”

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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
Why do you crush My people and grind the faces of the poor?” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts.
KJV
What mean ye that ye beat my people to pieces, and grind the faces of the poor? saith the Lord GOD of hosts.
WEB
What do you mean that you crush my people, and grind the face of the poor?” says the Lord, GOD of Armies.
ASV
what mean ye that ye crush my people, and grind the face of the poor? saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts.
DARBY
What mean ye that ye crush my people, and grind the faces of the afflicted? saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts.
BLB
Why do you crush My people, and grind the faces of the poor?” A declaration of the Lord YHWH of hosts.
ÅB
Hvordan kan dere tråkke mitt folk ned og knuse de fattige? sier Herren, Israels Gud, hærskarenes Gud.
OTB
Hva mener dere med å knuse mitt folk og male de fattiges ansikter?" erklærer Herren, hærskarenes Gud.
B1930
Hvorledes kan I tråkke mitt folk ned og knuse de fattige? sier Herren, Israels Gud, hærskarenes Gud.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Micah 3:2–3

    You hate good and love evil. You tear the skin from my people and strip the flesh from their bones.

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  • Psalms 94:5

    They crush Your people, O LORD; they oppress Your heritage.

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  • Amos 8:4–6

    Hear this, you who trample the needy, who do away with the poor of the land,

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  • Amos 2:6–7

    This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Israel, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they sell the righteous for silver and the needy for a pair of sandals.

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  • Ezekiel 18:2

    “What do you people mean by quoting this proverb about the land of Israel: ‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the teeth of the children are set on edge’?

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  • Exodus 5:14

    Then the Israelite foremen, whom Pharaoh’s taskmasters had set over the people, were beaten and asked, “Why have you not fulfilled your quota of bricks yesterday or today, as you did before?”

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  • Isaiah 58:4

    You fast with contention and strife to strike viciously with your fist. You cannot fast as you do today and have your voice be heard on high.

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