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Isaiah 3:7

Judgment

5 The people will oppress one another, man against man, neighbor against neighbor; the young will rise up against the old, and the base against the honorable.

6 A man will seize his brother within his father’s house: “You have a cloak—you be our leader! Take charge of this heap of rubble.”

On that day he will cry aloud: “I am not a healer. I have no food or clothing in my house. Do not make me leader of the people!”

8 For Jerusalem has stumbled and Judah has fallen because they spoke and acted against the LORD, defying His glorious presence.

9 The expression on their faces testifies against them, and like Sodom they flaunt their sin; they do not conceal it. Woe to them, for they have brought disaster upon themselves.

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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
On that day he will cry aloud: “I am not a healer. I have no food or clothing in my house. Do not make me leader of the people!”
KJV
In that day shall he swear, saying, I will not be an healer; for in my house is neither bread nor clothing: make me not a ruler of the people.
WEB
In that day he will cry out, saying, “I will not be a healer; for in my house is neither bread nor clothing. You shall not make me ruler of the people.”
ASV
in that day shall he lift up [his voice], saying, I will not be a healer; for in my house is neither bread nor clothing: ye shall not make me ruler of the people.
DARBY
he will lift up [his hand] in that day, saying, I cannot be a healer, and in my house there is neither bread nor clothing; ye shall not make me a chief of the people.
BLB
he will lift up in that day to say, “I will not be one binding [wounds], and in my house there is no bread and no garment; you⁺ shall not set me [as] chief of the people.”
ÅB
så skal han samme dag svare og si: Jeg vil ikke være lege, og i mitt hus er det intet brød og ingen klærdere skal ikke sette meg til folkets fyrste.
OTB
På den dagen vil han protestere og si: "Jeg vil ikke være din helbreder, for i mitt hus er det verken brød eller kappe; utnevn meg ikke som leder for folket."
B1930
så skal han samme dag svare og si: Jeg vil ikke være læge, og i mitt hus er det intet brød og ingen klær; I skal ikke sette mig til folkets fyrste.

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Cross references

  • Hosea 5:13

    When Ephraim saw his sickness and Judah his wound, then Ephraim turned to Assyria and sent to the great king. But he cannot cure you or heal your wound.

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  • Hosea 6:1

    Come, let us return to the LORD. For He has torn us to pieces, but He will heal us; He has wounded us, but He will bind up our wounds.

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  • Deuteronomy 32:40

    For I lift up My hand to heaven and declare: As surely as I live forever,

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  • Ezekiel 34:4

    You have not strengthened the weak, healed the sick, bound up the injured, brought back the strays, or searched for the lost. Instead, you have ruled them with violence and cruelty.

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  • Revelation 10:5–6

    Then the angel I had seen standing on the sea and on the land lifted up his right hand to heaven.

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  • Genesis 14:22

    But Abram replied to the king of Sodom, “I have raised my hand to the LORD God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth,

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  • Jeremiah 14:19

    Have You rejected Judah completely? Do You despise Zion? Why have You stricken us so that we are beyond healing? We hoped for peace, but no good has come, and for the time of healing, but there was only terror.

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  • Isaiah 58:12

    Your people will rebuild the ancient ruins; you will restore the age-old foundations; you will be called Repairer of the Breach, Restorer of the Streets of Dwelling.

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