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Isaiah 3:2
2He will take away the brave men and the soldiers, the judges and the prophets, their leaders and the people who have visions of future things,
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
1Listen to this! I will show you what the Lord, the Almighty Lord, will do. He will remove from Jerusalem and Judah everything that people trust to help them. He will take away even their food and their water. He will take away the brave men and the soldiers, the judges and the prophets, their leaders and the people who have visions of future things, 3the army officers and the city officers, the wise advisors, and those who use magic to do clever things. 4The Lord says, ‘I will cause boys to become their leaders who will rule them badly.
Read all of Isaiah 3Isaiah 3:2 word by word
גִּבּ֖וֹר וְאִ֣ישׁ מִלְחָמָ֑ה שׁוֹפֵ֥ט וְנָבִ֖יא וְקֹסֵ֥ם וְזָקֵֽן׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Isaiah 3:2
- Isaiah 2:13The Lord will cut down the great cedar trees in Lebanon, and the oak trees in Bashan.
- 2 Kings 24:14Nebuchadnezzar took away as his prisoners all the people who lived in Jerusalem. There were 10,000 people. They included all the officers and all the soldiers. He also took away the people who had special skills to work with wood and metal. The only people who remained in Judah were the very poor people.
- Psalms 74:9We no longer see any signs that God is with us. There are no more prophets among us. Nobody can tell us how long this will continue.
- Lamentations 5:12They hang our leaders by their hands. And they are cruel to our old men too.
- Amos 2:3I will let the enemies kill the ruler of Moab. And I will let them kill all its leaders too.’ That is what the Lord says.
- Isaiah 9:15The head is their leaders and important people. The tail is the prophets who teach lies.
- Ezekiel 8:12The Lord said, ‘Son of man, look at the wicked things that Israel's leaders are doing! They are doing them secretly in the dark. Each of them has a room where they worship their images of idols. They say, “The Lord does not see us! The Lord has gone away from our land!” ’
- Ezekiel 9:5While I listened, the Lord said to the other men, ‘Follow that man through the city. Kill people who do not have his mark on their heads. Do not be sorry for them. Do not be kind to 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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