Christian Standard Bible
Isaiah 3:2
2heroes and warriors, judges and prophets, fortune-tellers and elders,
Isaiah 3:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The mighty man, and the man of war, the judge, and the prophet, and the prudent, and the ancient,
- New International Version (NIV)the hero and the warrior, the judge and the prophet, the diviner and the elder,
- English Standard Version (ESV)the mighty man and the soldier, the judge and the prophet, the diviner and the elder,
- New King James Version (NKJV)The mighty man and the man of war, The judge and the prophet, And the diviner and the elder;
Context of Isaiah 3:2
1Note this: The Lord God of Armies is about to remove from Jerusalem and from Judah every kind of security: the entire supply of bread and water, heroes and warriors, judges and prophets, fortune-tellers and elders, 3commanders of fifty and dignitaries, counselors, cunning magicians, and necromancers. 4“I will make youths their leaders, and unstable rulers will govern them.”
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גִּבּ֖וֹר וְאִ֣ישׁ מִלְחָמָ֑ה שׁוֹפֵ֥ט וְנָבִ֖יא וְקֹסֵ֥ם וְזָקֵֽן׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Isaiah 3:2
- Isaiah 2:13against all the cedars of Lebanon, lofty and lifted up, against all the oaks of Bashan,
- 2 Kings 24:14He deported all Jerusalem and all the commanders and all the best soldiers — ten thousand captives including all the craftsmen and metalsmiths. Except for the poorest people of the land, no one remained.
- Psalms 74:9There are no signs for us to see. There is no longer a prophet. And none of us knows how long this will last.
- Lamentations 5:12Princes have been hung up by their hands; elders are shown no respect.
- Amos 2:3I will cut off the judge from the land and kill all its officials with him. The Lord has spoken.
- Isaiah 9:15The head is the elder, the honored one; the tail is the prophet, the one teaching lies.
- Ezekiel 8:12He said to me, “Son of man, do you see what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the darkness, each at the shrine of his idol? For they are saying, ‘The Lord does not see us. The Lord has abandoned the land.’”
- Ezekiel 9:5He spoke to the others in my hearing: “Pass through the city after him and start killing; do not show pity or spare them!
Commentaries on Isaiah 3:2
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2The mighty man - The hero, The idea expressed is not simply that of personal strength and prowess, but the higher one of military eminence or heroism. “Prof. Alexander.” This was fully accomplished in the time of Nebuchadnezzar; 2 Kings 24:14. And the prudent - This word in the original - קסם qosēm - means properly “a diviner,” or a “soothsayer.” But it is sometimes used in a good sense; see Proverbs 16:10, “margin.” The Chaldee understands it of a man…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-3On the day of judgment, all military, civil, judicial, and religious leaders will be removed (Isaiah 39:7; 2 Kings 24:14–16). God will eventually provide good leaders again (Isaiah 1:26), but not those who use pagan methods of revelation (47:9, 12–13; see Deuteronomy 18:10–12).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. Fulfilled (2Ki 24:14). prudent--the Hebrew often means a "soothsayer" (De 18:10-14); thus it will mean, the diviners, on whom they rely, shall in that day fail. It is found in a good sense (Pr 16:10), from which passage the Jews interpret it a king; "without" whom Israel long has been (Ho 3:4). ancient--old and experienced (1Ki 12:6-8).Read the comment
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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
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