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. My people, your leaders mislead you; they confuse the direction of your paths. 13The Lord rises to argue the case and stands to judge the people. The Lord brings this charge against the elders and leaders of his people: “You have devastated the vineyard. The plunder from the poor is in your houses. 15Why do you crush my people and grind the faces of the poor?” This is the declaration of the Lord God of Armies. 16The Lord also says: Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, walking with heads held high and seductive eyes, prancing along, jingling their ankle bracelets,

Isaiah 3:14 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• The Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• will enterבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• into judgmentמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justice: judgementH4941
• with the ancientsזָקֵןzâqên · old: elderH2205
• of his peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• and the princesשַׂרώar · rulerH8269
• thereof: for ye have eaten upבָּעַרbâ‛ar · to burn: destroyH1197
• the vineyardכֶּרֶםkerem · vineyardH3754
• the spoilגְּזֵלָהgezêlâh · violenceH1500
• of the poorעָנִי‛ânîy · afflictedH6041
• in your housesבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004

Cross-references for Isaiah 3:14

• Job 22:4Does he correct you and take you to court because of your piety?
• Job 34:23God does not need to examine a person further, that one should approach him in court.
• Psalms 143:2Do not bring your servant into judgment, for no one alive is righteous in your sight.
• Isaiah 3:2heroes and warriors, judges and prophets, fortune-tellers and elders,
• Isaiah 5:7For the vineyard of the Lord of Armies is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah, the plant he delighted in. He expected justice but saw injustice; he expected righteousness but heard cries of despair.
• Job 24:2The wicked displace boundary markers. They steal a flock and provide pasture for it.
• Jeremiah 5:27Like a cage full of birds, so their houses are full of deceit. Therefore they have grown powerful and rich.
• Amos 4:1Listen to this message, you cows of Bashan who are on the hill of Samaria, women who oppress the poor and crush the needy, who say to their husbands, “Bring us something to drink.”
• Micah 2:2They covet fields and seize them; they also take houses. They deprive a man of his home, a person of his inheritance.
• Micah 6:10Are there still the treasures of wickedness and the accursed short measure in the house of the wicked?
• Matthew 21:33“Listen to another parable: There was a landowner, who planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a watchtower. He leased it to tenant farmers and went away.

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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In the dictionaries

• Ancient
• Base
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• Cunning
• Fruit
• Girding
• Grind
• Ornament
• Stay
• Stomacher

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