Isaiah 3:8

Isaiah 3:8 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)Jerusalem staggers, Judah is falling; their words and deeds are against the Lord, defying his glorious presence.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For Jerusalem has stumbled, and Judah has fallen, because their speech and their deeds are against the Lord, defying his glorious presence.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For Jerusalem stumbled, And Judah is fallen, Because their tongue and their doings Are against the Lord, To provoke the eyes of His glory.

Context of Isaiah 3:8

6When a man takes hold of his brother in the house of his father, saying, “You have a robe, you shall be our judge and ruler, And this pile of ruins will be under your control,” 7He will protest on that day, saying, “I will not be a governor; For in my house there is neither bread nor clothing; You should not make me a judge and ruler of the people.” For Jerusalem has stumbled and Judah has fallen, Because their words and their actions are against the Lord, To rebel against His glorious presence and defiantly provoke Him. 9Their partiality testifies against them, They display their sin like Sodom; They do not even hide it. Woe (judgment is coming) to them! For they have brought evil on themselves [as a reward]. 10Say to the righteous that it will go well with them, For they will eat the fruit of their [righteous] actions.

Isaiah 3:8 word by word

כִּ֤י כָשְׁלָה֙ יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם וִיהוּדָ֖ה נָפָ֑ל כִּֽי־לְשׁוֹנָ֤ם וּמַֽעַלְלֵיהֶם֙ אֶל־יְהוָ֔ה לַמְר֖וֹת עֵנֵ֥י כְבוֹדֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
• is ruinedכָּשַׁלkâshal · to stumbleH3782
• and Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• is fallenנָפַלnâphal · to fall: fallH5307
• because their tongueלָשׁוֹןlâshôn lâshôn leshônâh · tongueH3956
• and their doingsמַעֲלָלma‛ălâl · deedH4611
• against the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• to provokeמָרָהmârâh · to rebelH4784
• the eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eye: appearanceH5869
• of his gloryכָּבוֹדkâbôd kâbôd · gloryH3519

Cross-references for Isaiah 3:8

• 2 Chronicles 28:5Therefore the Lord his God handed over Ahaz to the king of Aram (Syria), who defeated him and led away a great number [of the people] as captives, and brought them to Damascus. And he was also handed over to the king of Israel, who struck Judah with a great slaughter.
• 2 Chronicles 33:11So the Lord brought the commanders of the army of the king of Assyria against them, and they captured Manasseh with hooks [through his nose or cheeks] and bound him with bronze [chains] and took him to Babylon.
• 2 Chronicles 36:17Therefore He brought the king of the Chaldeans against them, who killed their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary, and had no compassion on young man or virgin, old man or infirm; He gave them all into his hand.
• Jeremiah 26:6then I will make this house [the temple] like Shiloh, and I will make this city [subject to] the curse of all nations of the earth [because it will be so vile in their sight].” ’ ”
• Lamentations 5:16The crown has fallen from our head [our honor is covered with dust]! Woe to us, for we have sinned!
• Micah 3:12Therefore, on account of you Zion shall be plowed like a field, Jerusalem shall become a heap of ruins, And the mountain of the house [of the Lord] shall become like a densely wooded hill.
• Isaiah 5:18Woe (judgment is coming) to those who drag along wickedness with cords of falsehood, And sin as if with cart ropes [towing their own punishment];
• Isaiah 57:4Of whom do you make fun? Against whom do you open wide your mouth And stick out your tongue? Are you not children of rebellion (sin), Offspring of deceit,
• Psalms 73:8They mock and wickedly speak of oppression; They speak loftily [with malice].
• Ezekiel 8:12Then He said to me, “Son of man, do you see what the elders of the house of Israel do in the dark, each man in his [secret] room of carved images? For they say, ‘The Lord does not see us; the Lord has abandoned the land.’ ”
• Ezekiel 9:9Then He said to me, “The wickedness (guilt) of the house of Israel and Judah is extremely great; the land is full of blood and the city is full of perversion and injustice; for they say, ‘The Lord has abandoned the land; the Lord does not see [what we are doing].’
• Hosea 7:16They turn, but they do not turn upward to the Most High. They are like a poorly crafted bow [that misses the mark]; Their princes shall fall by the sword Because of the insolence of their tongue. This will be cause for their mockery and disdain in the land of Egypt.
• Malachi 3:13“Your words have been harsh against Me,” says the Lord. “But you say, ‘What have we spoken against You?’
• Matthew 12:36But I tell you, on the day of judgment people will have to give an accounting for every careless or useless word they speak.
• Jude 1:15to execute judgment upon all, and to convict all the ungodly of all the ungodly deeds they have done in an ungodly way, and of all the harsh and cruel things ungodly sinners have spoken against Him.”
• Isaiah 65:3The people who continually provoke Me to My face, Sacrificing [to idols] in gardens and making offerings with incense on bricks [instead of at the designated altar];

Commentaries on Isaiah 3:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8The eyes "The cloud" - This word appears to be of very doubtful form, from the printed editions, the MSS., and the ancient versions. The first yod in עיני eyney, which is necessary according to the common interpretation, is in many of them omitted; the two last letters are upon a rasure in two MSS. I think it should be ענן anan, "a cloud," as the Syriac reads; and the allusion is to the cloud in in which the glory of the Lord appeared above the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8For Jerusalem … - The prophet proceeds to show the cause of this state of things. These are the words of the prophet, and not of him who was chosen leader.‘ - “Jerome.” Is ruined - It would be so ruined, and the prospect of preserving it would be so completely taken away, that no one could be induced to undertake to defend and protect it. Judah - The kingdom of Judah, of which Jerusalem was the capital; Note Isaiah 1:1. Is fallen - Hebrew, “falls;” that…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-9The weakness of human strength and society can be seen as a form of divine judgment. His glorious presence: The people of Judah were openly wicked, like the people of Sodom (Isaiah 3:9; see also 1:9–10).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. Reason given by the prophet, why all shrink from the government. eyes of his glory--to provoke His "glorious" Majesty before His "eyes" (compare Is 49:5; Ha 1:13). The Syriac and Lowth, by a slight change of the Hebrew, translate, "the cloud of His glory," the Shekinah.Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 3:8

• Anarchy
• Eye
• Famine
• Infidelity
• Jerusalem
• Sin

In the dictionaries

• Jerusalem
• Judah
• Judah, kingdom of Judah
• Judea, Judah
• Ancient
• Base
• Bravery
• Cunning
• Fruit
• Girding

Commentaries on Isaiah 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings