Isaiah 43:27
25 I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.
26 Put me in remembrance: let us plead together: declare thou, that thou mayest be justified.
Thy first father hath sinned, and thy teachers have transgressed against me.
28 Therefore I have profaned the princes of the sanctuary, and have given Jacob to the curse, and Israel to reproaches.
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
- Your first father sinned, and your spokesmen rebelled against Me.
- KJV
- Thy first father hath sinned, and thy teachers have transgressed against me.
- WEB
- Your first father sinned, and your teachers have transgressed against me.
- ASV
- Thy first father sinned, and thy teachers have transgressed against me.
- DARBY
- Thy first father hath sinned, and thy mediators have rebelled against me.
- BLB
- Your first father sinned, and your spokesmen have rebelled against me.
- ÅB
- Din første far syndet, og dine talsmenn falt fra meg;
- OTB
- Din tidligste forfar syndet, og dine representanter har gjort opprør mot meg.
- B1930
- Din første far syndet, og dine talsmenn falt fra mig;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Jeremiah 5:31
The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?
Read in contextIsaiah 28:7
But they also have erred through wine, and through strong drink are out of the way; the priest and the prophet have erred through strong drink, they are swallowed up of wine, they are out of the way through strong drink; they err in vision, they stumble in judgment.
Read in contextEzekiel 16:3
And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD unto Jerusalem; Thy birth and thy nativity is of the land of Canaan; thy father was an Amorite, and thy mother an Hittite.
Read in contextEzekiel 22:25–28
There is a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst thereof, like a roaring lion ravening the prey; they have devoured souls; they have taken the treasure and precious things; they have made her many widows in the midst thereof.
Read in contextLamentations 4:13–14
For the sins of her prophets, and the iniquities of her priests, that have shed the blood of the just in the midst of her,
Read in contextMalachi 3:7
Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from mine ordinances, and have not kept them. Return unto me, and I will return unto you, saith the LORD of hosts. But ye said, Wherein shall we return?
Read in contextMatthew 27:1
When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:
Read in contextIsaiah 3:12
As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths.
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