Isaiah 32:7

Isaiah 32:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The instruments also of the churl are evil: he deviseth wicked devices to destroy the poor with lying words, even when the needy speaketh right.
• New International Version (NIV)Scoundrels use wicked methods, they make up evil schemes to destroy the poor with lies, even when the plea of the needy is just.
• English Standard Version (ESV)As for the scoundrel—his devices are evil; he plans wicked schemes to ruin the poor with lying words, even when the plea of the needy is right.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Also the schemes of the schemer are evil; He devises wicked plans To destroy the poor with lying words, Even when the needy speaks justice.

Context of Isaiah 32:7

5No longer will a fool be called noble, nor a scoundrel be respected. 6For a fool speaks foolishness; his mind plots iniquity. He practices ungodliness and speaks falsely about the LORD; he leaves the hungry empty and deprives the thirsty of drink. The weapons of the scoundrel are destructive; he hatches plots to destroy the poor with lies, even when the plea of the needy is just. 8But a noble man makes honorable plans; he stands up for worthy causes. 9Stand up, you complacent women; listen to me. Give ear to my word, you overconfident daughters.

Isaiah 32:7 word by word

וְכֵלַ֖י כֵּלָ֣יו רָעִ֑ים ה֚וּא זִמּ֣וֹת יָעָ֔ץ לְחַבֵּ֤ל עֲנִיִּים֙ בְּאִמְרֵי־שֶׁ֔קֶר וּבְדַבֵּ֥ר אֶבְי֖וֹן מִשְׁפָּֽט׃Read the interlinear

• The weaponsכְּלִיkelîy · article/utensilH3627
• of the scoundrelכִּילַיkîylay kêlay · rogueH3596
• are destructiveרַעra‛ râ‛âh · bad: evilH7451
• heהוּאhû' hîy' · he/she/itH1931
• hatchesיָעַץyâ‛ats · to adviseH3289
• plotsזִמָּהzimmâh zammâh · wickednessH2154
• to destroyחָבַלchâbal · to destroyH2254
• the poorעָנָו‛ânâv ‛ânâyv · poorH6035
• with liesאֵמֶר'êmer · wordH561
• with liesשֶׁ֫קֶרsheqer · deceptionH8267
• even when the pleaדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• of the needyאֶבְיוֹן'ebyôn · needyH34
• is justמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justiceH4941

Cross-references for Isaiah 32:7

• Isaiah 1:23Your rulers are rebels, friends of thieves. They all love bribes and chasing after rewards. They do not defend the fatherless, and the plea of the widow never comes before them.
• Isaiah 5:23who acquit the guilty for a bribe and deprive the innocent of justice.
• Jeremiah 5:26For among My people are wicked men; they watch like fowlers lying in wait; they set a trap to catch men.
• Micah 2:11If a man of wind were to come and say falsely, “I will preach to you of wine and strong drink,” he would be just the preacher for this people!
• Micah 7:3Both hands are skilled at evil; the prince and the judge demand a bribe. When the powerful utters his evil desire, they all conspire together.
• Matthew 26:14Then one of the Twelve, the one called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests
• Psalms 10:7His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and violence; trouble and malice are under his tongue.
• Psalms 64:4ambushing the innocent in seclusion, shooting suddenly, without fear.
• Psalms 82:2“How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah
• Jeremiah 18:18Then some said, “Come, let us make plans against Jeremiah, for the law will never be lost to the priest, nor counsel to the wise, nor an oracle to the prophet. Come, let us denounce him and pay no heed to any of his words.”
• Micah 7:2The godly man has perished from the earth; there is no one upright among men. They all lie in wait for blood; they hunt one another with a net.
• Matthew 26:4and they conspired to arrest Jesus covertly and kill Him.
• Isaiah 59:3For your hands are stained with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, and your tongue mutters injustice.
• 1 Kings 21:10But seat two scoundrels opposite him and have them testify, ‘You have cursed both God and the king!’ Then take him out and stone him to death.”
• Acts 6:11Then they prompted some men to say, “We heard Stephen speak words of blasphemy against Moses and against God.”

Commentaries on Isaiah 32:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7The instruments also of the churl are evil "As for the niggard, his instruments are evil" - His machinations, his designs. The paronomasia, which the prophet frequently deals in, suggested this expression כליו וכלי vechelai kelaiv . The first word is expressed with some variety in the MSS. Seven MSS. read וכילי vekili, one וכל vechol, another וכולי vecoli . To destroy the poor with lying words "To defeat the assertions of the poor in judgment" - A word…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7The instruments also - In the Hebrew here there is a paronomasia which cannot be imitated in a translation. The word instruments‘ here denotes evidently the means by which the churl accomplishes his object; whether it be by words, by judicial decisions, or by crafty devices. This is also a kind of proverbial expression, and is given as a further reason why such a person would not be employed by a wise and virtuous prince. Are evil - He will make use of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7weapons … plots: See Proverbs 6:12, 18; 16:27; 24:8–9.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. churl--"the fraudulent"; this verse refers to the last clause of Is 32:5; as Is 32:6 referred to its first clause. speaketh right--pleadeth a just cause (Is 29:21); spiritually, "the poor man's cause" is the divine doctrine, his rule of faith and practice.Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 32:7

• Church
• Dishonesty
• Falsehood
• Poor
• Speaking
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Churl
• Reign
• Grace
• Isaiah
• Poor
• Salvation

Commentaries on Isaiah 32

• 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
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings