Isaiah 3:14

Isaiah 3:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The Lord will enter into judgment with the ancients of his people, and the princes thereof: for ye have eaten up the vineyard; the spoil of the poor is in your houses.
• New International Version (NIV)The Lord enters into judgment against the elders and leaders of his people: “It is you who have ruined my vineyard; the plunder from the poor is in your houses.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The Lord will enter into judgment with the elders and princes of his people: "It is you who have devoured the vineyard, the spoil of the poor is in your houses.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The Lord will enter into judgment With the elders of His people And His princes: “For you have eaten up the vineyard; The plunder of the poor is in your houses.

Context of Isaiah 3:14

12Youths oppress My people, and women rule over them. O My people, your guides mislead you; they turn you from your paths. 13The LORD arises to contend; He stands to judge the people. The LORD brings this charge against the elders and leaders of His people: “You have devoured the vineyard; the plunder of the poor is in your houses. 15Why do you crush My people and grind the faces of the poor?” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts. 16The 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—

Isaiah 3:14 word by word

יְהוָה֙ בְּמִשְׁפָּ֣ט יָב֔וֹא עִם־זִקְנֵ֥י עַמּ֖וֹ וְשָׂרָ֑יו וְאַתֶּם֙ בִּֽעַרְתֶּ֣ם הַכֶּ֔רֶם גְּזֵלַ֥ת הֶֽעָנִ֖י בְּבָתֵּיכֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

• The LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• bringsבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• this chargeמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justice: judgementH4941
• againstעִם‛im · withH5973
• the eldersזָקֵןzâqên · old: elderH2205
• and leadersשַׂרώar · rulerH8269
• of His peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• Youאַתֶּם'attâh 'attâ 'ath 'attîy 'attem 'atten 'attênâh 'attênnâh · you(m.p.)H859
• have devouredבָּעַרbâ‛ar · to burn: destroyH1197
• the vineyardכֶּרֶםkerem · vineyardH3754
• the plunderגְּזֵלָהgezêlâh · violenceH1500
• of the poorעָנִי‛ânîy · afflictedH6041
• is in your housesבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004

Cross-references for Isaiah 3:14

• Job 22:4Is it for your reverence that He rebukes you and enters into judgment against you?
• Job 34:23For God need not examine a man further or have him approach for judgment.
• Psalms 143:2Do not bring Your servant into judgment, for no one alive is righteous before You.
• Isaiah 3:2the mighty man and the warrior, the judge and the prophet, the soothsayer and the elder,
• Isaiah 5:7For the vineyard of the LORD of Hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah are the plant of His delight. He looked for justice, but saw bloodshed; for righteousness, but heard a cry of distress.
• Job 24:2Men move boundary stones; they pasture stolen flocks.
• Jeremiah 5:27Like cages full of birds, so their houses are full of deceit. Therefore they have become powerful and rich.
• Amos 4:1Hear this word, you cows of Bashan on Mount Samaria, you women who oppress the poor and crush the needy, who say to your husbands, “Bring us more to drink.”
• Micah 2:2They covet fields and seize them; they take away houses. They deprive a man of his home, a fellow man of his inheritance.
• Micah 6:10Can I forget any longer, O house of the wicked, the treasures of wickedness and the short ephah, which is accursed?
• Matthew 21:33Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a tower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey.

Commentaries on Isaiah 3:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14The vineyard. "My vineyard" - - כרמי carmi, Septuagint, Chaldee, Jerome.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14With the ancients … - With the old men, the counselors. Ye have eaten up the vineyard - Hebrew Ye have burnt up‘ - that is, you have oonsumed or destroyed it. By the vineyard is represented the Jewish republic or people; Psalm 80:9-13; compare the notes at Isaiah 5:1-7. The princes and rulers had, by their exactions and oppressions, ruined the people, and destroyed the country. The spoil of the poor - The “plunder” of the poor; or that which you have…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-15Verses 10-15 The rule was certain; however there might be national prosperity or trouble, it would be well with the righteous and ill with the wicked. Blessed be God, there is abundant encouragement to the righteous to trust in him, and for sinners to repent and return to him. It was time for the Lord to show his might. He will call men to a strict account for all the wealth and power intrusted to and abused by them. If it is sinful to disregard the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14elders and leaders: Wicked and abusive leadership by ungodly and incompetent leaders hinders God's purpose for his people (see also Isaiah 3:12). Therefore, leaders face stricter judgment because they are responsible for the well-being of those they lead. the vineyard: See the Song of the Vineyard (Isaiah 5:1–7).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. ancients--Hence they are spoken of as "taken away" (Is 3:1, 2). vineyard--the Jewish theocracy (Is 5:1-7; Psa 80:9-13). eaten up--"burnt"; namely, by "oppressive exactions" (Is 3:12). Type of the crowning guilt of the husbandmen in the days of Jesus Christ (Mt 21:34-41). spoil ... houses--(Mt 23:14).Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 3:14

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• Grind
• Ornament
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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