Isaiah 3:8
6 When a man shall take hold of his brother of the house of his father, saying, Thou hast clothing, be thou our ruler, and let this ruin be under thy hand:
7 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.
For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen: because their tongue and their doings are against the LORD, to provoke the eyes of his glory.
9 The shew of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have rewarded evil unto themselves.
10 Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.
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
- For Jerusalem has stumbled and Judah has fallen because they spoke and acted against the LORD, defying His glorious presence.
- KJV
- For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen: because their tongue and their doings are against the LORD, to provoke the eyes of his glory.
- WEB
- For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen; because their tongue and their doings are against the LORD, to provoke the eyes of his glory.
- ASV
- For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen; because their tongue and their doings are against Jehovah, to provoke the eyes of his glory.
- DARBY
- For Jerusalem stumbleth and Judah falleth, because their tongue and their doings are against Jehovah, to provoke the eyes of his glory.
- BLB
- For Jerusalem has stumbled, and Judah has fallen, because their tongue and their deeds [are] against YHWH, defying the eyes of His glory.
- ÅB
- For Jerusalem snubler, og Juda faller, fordi deres tunge og deres gjerninger er mot Herren, de trosser hans herlighets øyne.
- OTB
- For Jerusalem har snublet og Juda har falt, fordi deres ord og gjerninger er mot Herren, for å trosse Hans herlige nærvær.
- B1930
- For Jerusalem snubler, og Juda faller, fordi deres tunge og deres gjerninger er mot Herren, de trosser hans herlighets øine.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ezekiel 9:9
Then said he unto me, The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceeding great, and the land is full of blood, and the city full of perverseness: for they say, The LORD hath forsaken the earth, and the LORD seeth not.
Read in context1 Corinthians 10:22
Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he?
Read in contextMalachi 3:13–15
Your words have been stout against me, saith the LORD. Yet ye say, What have we spoken so much against thee?
Read in contextHosea 7:16
They return, but not to the most High: they are like a deceitful bow: their princes shall fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue: this shall be their derision in the land of Egypt.
Read in contextLamentations 5:16–17
The crown is fallen from our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned!
Read in contextPsalms 73:8–11
They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily.
Read in contextMicah 3:12
Therefore shall Zion for your sake be plowed as a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of the forest.
Read in context2 Chronicles 28:18
The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the low country, and of the south of Judah, and had taken Beth-shemesh, and Ajalon, and Gederoth, and Shocho with the villages thereof, and Timnah with the villages thereof, Gimzo also and the villages thereof: and they dwelt there.
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