Isaiah 3:3

Isaiah 3:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The captain of fifty, and the honourable man, and the counsellor, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator.
• New International Version (NIV)the captain of fifty and the man of rank, the counselor, skilled craftsman and clever enchanter.
• English Standard Version (ESV)the captain of fifty and the man of rank, the counselor and the skillful magician and the expert in charms.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The captain of fifty and the honorable man, The counselor and the skillful artisan, And the expert enchanter.

Context of Isaiah 3:3

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. 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, the 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. 5People will be cruel to each other. Men will argue against one another and neighbours will fight each other. Young people will insult older people. And useless people will speak against people that they should respect.

Isaiah 3:3 word by word

שַׂר־חֲמִשִּׁ֖ים וּנְשׂ֣וּא פָנִ֑ים וְיוֹעֵ֛ץ וַחֲכַ֥ם חֲרָשִׁ֖ים וּנְב֥וֹן לָֽחַשׁ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The captainשַׂרώar · rulerH8269
• of fiftyחֲמִשִּׁיםchămishshîym · fiftyH2572
• and the honourableנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: kindnessH5375
• manפָּנֶהpânîym · face: kindnessH6440
• and the counsellorיָעַץyâ‛ats · to adviseH3289
• and the cunningחָכָםchâkâm · wiseH2450
• artificerחֶ֫רֶשׁcheresh · magic artH2791
• and the eloquentבִּיןbîyn · to understandH995
• oratorלַ֫חַשׁlachash · charmH3908

Cross-references for Isaiah 3:3

• Exodus 18:21But you must also choose some other clever men to help you. They must be honest men who respect God. They must not want to take money from people. Choose these men to be officers with authority over groups of the people. They will be leaders of 1,000 people, or 100 people, or 50 people, or 10 people.
• Deuteronomy 1:15So I chose men that you knew were wise to be the leaders in your tribes. I gave them authority to rule over you. Some were leaders of groups of 1,000 men. Some led groups of 100 men, or 50 men, or ten men. I also chose other officers for each tribe.
• 1 Samuel 8:12The king will choose some of your sons to be officers in his army. Some will be leaders of 1,000 soldiers. Others will be leaders of 50 soldiers. Some of your sons will have to plough the king's fields. They will have to cut his crops at harvest time. They will have to make weapons for the king to fight wars. They will have to fix his chariots.
• Judges 8:18Then Gideon said to Zebah and Zalmunna, ‘Tell me about the men that you killed at Tabor. What kind of men were they?’ The kings answered, ‘They were like you. They looked like the sons of kings.’
• Exodus 4:10Then Moses said to the Lord, ‘My Lord, I cannot speak well. I speak slowly and I speak with difficulty. I never could speak well. And even now, when you have spoken to me, I still cannot speak well.’

Commentaries on Isaiah 3:3

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3The captain of fifty - By this was probably denoted an officer in the army. The idea is, that the commanders of the various divisions of the army should be taken away. The honourable man - Hebrew פנים נשׂוּא nes'û' pânı̂ym “The man of elevated countenance.” That is, the man high in office. He was so called from the aspect of dignity which a man in office would assume. In the previous chapter, the phrase is used to denote rather the “pride” which attended…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. 33. captain of fifty--not only captains of thousands, and centurions of a hundred, but even semi-centurions of fifty, shall fail. honourable--literally, "of dignified aspect." cunning--skilful. The mechanic's business will come to a standstill in the siege and subsequent desolation of the state; artisans are no mean "stay" among a nation's safeguards. eloquent orator--rather, as Vulgate, "skilled in whispering," that is, incantation (Psa 58:5). See Is…Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 3:3

• Armies
• Captain
• Famine
• Jerusalem
• Orator

In the dictionaries

• Ancient
• Artificer
• Base
• Bravery
• Charmer
• Cunning
• Fruit
• Girding
• Grind
• Ornament

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