Isaiah 3:2
1 For behold, the Lord GOD of Hosts is about to remove from Jerusalem and Judah both supply and support: the whole supply of food and water,
the mighty man and the warrior, the judge and the prophet, the soothsayer and the elder,
3 the commander of fifty and the dignitary, the counselor, the cunning magician, and the clever enchanter.
4 “I will make mere lads their leaders, and children will rule over them.”
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.
Compare
- BSB
- the mighty man and the warrior, the judge and the prophet, the soothsayer and the elder,
- KJV
- The mighty man, and the man of war, the judge, and the prophet, and the prudent, and the ancient,
- WEB
- the mighty man, the man of war, the judge, the prophet, the diviner, the elder,
- ASV
- the mighty man, and the man of war; the judge, and the prophet, and the diviner, and the elder;
- DARBY
- the mighty man and the man of war, the judge and the prophet, and the diviner and the elder,
- BLB
- the mighty one and the man of war, the judge and the prophet, and the diviner and the elder,
- ÅB
- helt og krigsmann, dommer og profet, spåmann og eldste,
- OTB
- Den mektige mannen og krigeren, dommeren og profeten, spåmannen og den eldste,
- B1930
- helt og krigsmann, dommer og profet, spåmann og eldste,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Kings 24:14–16
He carried into exile all Jerusalem—all the commanders and mighty men of valor, all the craftsmen and metalsmiths—ten thousand captives in all. Only the poorest people of the land remained.
Read in contextIsaiah 9:14–15
So the LORD will cut off Israel’s head and tail, both palm branch and reed in a single day.
Read in contextEzekiel 8:12
“Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the darkness, each at the shrine of his own idol? For they are saying, ‘The LORD does not see us; the LORD has forsaken the land.’”
Read in contextAmos 2:3
I will cut off the ruler of Moab and kill all the officials with him,” says the LORD.
Read in contextEzekiel 9:5
And as I listened, He said to the others, “Follow him through the city and start killing; do not show pity or spare anyone!
Read in contextIsaiah 2:13–15
against all the cedars of Lebanon, lofty and lifted up, against all the oaks of Bashan,
Read in contextPsalms 74:9
There are no signs for us to see. There is no longer any prophet. And none of us knows how long this will last.
Read in contextLamentations 5:12–14
Princes have been hung up by their hands; elders receive no respect.
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