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Isaiah 3:9

Sodom
Judgment

7 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.

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.

10 Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their labor.

11 Woe to the wicked; disaster is upon them! For they will be repaid with what their hands have done.

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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
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.
KJV
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.
WEB
The look of their faces testify against them. They parade their sin like Sodom. They don’t hide it. Woe to their soul! For they have brought disaster upon themselves.
ASV
The show 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 done evil unto themselves.
DARBY
The look of their face doth witness against them, and they declare their sin as Sodom: they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have brought evil upon themselves.
BLB
The look of their faces answers against them, and their sin like Sodom they declare—they do not hide [it]! Woe to their soul, for they have brought evil upon themselves.
ÅB
Uttrykket i deres ansikter vitner mot dem, og om sin synd taler de åpent som folket i Sodoma, de dølger den ikke; ve deres sjeler, for de volder seg selv ulykke!
OTB
Uttrykket i deres ansikter vitner mot dem; de viser sin synd som Sodoma; de forsøker ikke engang å skjule den. Ve dem! For de har brakt ulykke over seg selv.
B1930
Uttrykket i deres ansikter vidner mot dem, og om sin synd taler de åpent som folket i Sodoma, de dølger den ikke; ve deres sjeler, for de volder sig selv ulykke!

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Genesis 13:13

    But the men of Sodom were wicked, sinning greatly against the LORD.

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  • Genesis 18:20–21

    Then the LORD said, “The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great. Because their sin is so grievous,

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  • Jeremiah 6:15

    Are they ashamed of the abomination they have committed? No, they have no shame at all; they do not even know how to blush. So they will fall among the fallen; when I punish them, they will collapse,” says the LORD.

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  • Proverbs 30:13

    There is a generation—how haughty are their eyes and pretentious are their glances—

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  • 2 Kings 9:30

    Now when Jehu arrived in Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it. So she painted her eyes, adorned her head, and looked down from a window.

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  • 1 Samuel 15:32

    Then Samuel said, “Bring me Agag king of the Amalekites.” Agag came to him cheerfully, for he thought, “Surely the bitterness of death is past.”

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  • Proverbs 8:36

    But he who fails to find me harms himself; all who hate me love death.”

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  • Isaiah 3:16

    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—

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