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

5A fool will no longer be called a noble, nor a scoundrel said to be important. 6For a fool speaks foolishness and his mind plots iniquity. He lives in a godless way and speaks falsely about the Lord. He leaves the hungry empty and deprives the thirsty of drink. The scoundrel’s weapons are destructive; he hatches plots to destroy the needy with lies, even when the poor person says what is right. 8But a noble person plans noble things; he stands up for noble causes. 9Stand up, you complacent women; listen to me. Pay attention to what I say, 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• The instrumentsכְּלִיkelîy · article/utensilH3627
• also of the churlכִּילַיkîylay kêlay · rogueH3596
• evilרַעra‛ râ‛âh · bad: evilH7451
• he devisethיָעַץyâ‛ats · to adviseH3289
• wicked devicesזִמָּהzimmâh zammâh · wickednessH2154
• to destroyחָבַלchâbal · to destroyH2254
• the poorעָנָו‛ânâv ‛ânâyv · poorH6035
• the poorעָנִי‛ânîy · afflictedH6041
• with lyingשֶׁ֫קֶרsheqer · deceptionH8267
• wordsאֵמֶר'êmer · wordH561
• even when the needyאֶבְיוֹן'ebyôn · needyH34
• speakethדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• rightמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justiceH4941

Cross-references for Isaiah 32:7

• Isaiah 1:23Your rulers are rebels, friends of thieves. They all love graft and chase after bribes. They do not defend the rights of the fatherless, and the widow’s case never comes before them.
• Isaiah 5:23who acquit the guilty for a bribe and deprive the innocent of justice.
• Jeremiah 5:26for wicked men live among my people. They watch like hunters lying in wait. They set a trap; they catch men.
• Micah 2:11If a man comes and utters empty lies — “I will preach to you about wine and beer” — he would be just the preacher for this people!
• Micah 7:3Both hands are good at accomplishing evil: the official and the judge demand a bribe; when the powerful man communicates his evil desire, they plot it together.
• Matthew 26:14Then one of the Twelve, the man called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests
• Psalms 10:7Cursing, deceit, and violence fill his mouth; trouble and malice are under his tongue.
• Psalms 64:4shooting from concealed places at the blameless. They shoot at him suddenly and are not afraid.
• Psalms 82:2“How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked?Selah
• Jeremiah 18:18Then certain ones said, “Come, let’s make plans against Jeremiah, for instruction will never be lost from the priest, or counsel from the wise, or a word from the prophet. Come, let’s denounce him and pay no attention to all his words.”
• Micah 7:2Faithful people have vanished from the land; there is no one upright among the people. All of them wait in ambush to shed blood; they hunt each other with a net.
• Matthew 26:4and they conspired to arrest Jesus in a treacherous way and kill him.
• Isaiah 59:3For your hands are defiled with blood and your fingers, with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, and your tongues mutter injustice.
• 1 Kings 21:10Then seat two wicked men opposite him and have them testify against him, saying, “You have cursed God and the king!” Then take him out and stone him to death.
• Acts 6:11Then they secretly persuaded some men to say, “We heard him speaking blasphemous words against Moses and 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