God’s Word Translation
Isaiah 3:11
11How horrible it will be for the wicked! Disaster will strike them. What they have done will be done to them.
Isaiah 3:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.
- New International Version (NIV)Woe to the wicked! Disaster is upon them! They will be paid back for what their hands have done.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Woe to the wicked! It shall be ill with him, for what his hands have dealt out shall be done to him.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Woe to the wicked! It shall be ill with him, For the reward of his hands shall be given him.
Context of Isaiah 3:11
9The look on their faces will be held against them. They boast about their sins, which are like ⌞those of the people of⌟ Sodom. They don’t even bother to hide them. How horrible it will be for these people, because they have brought disaster on themselves. 10Tell the righteous that blessings will come to them. They will taste the fruit of their labor. How horrible it will be for the wicked! Disaster will strike them. What they have done will be done to them. 12“Children will oppress my people. Women will rule them. My people, your guides mislead you, and you don’t know which way to go.” 13The Lord takes his place in the courtroom. He stands to judge his people.
Read all of Isaiah 3Isaiah 3:11 word by word
א֖וֹי לְרָשָׁ֣ע רָ֑ע כִּֽי־גְמ֥וּל יָדָ֖יו יֵעָ֥שֶׂה לּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Isaiah 3:11
- Isaiah 48:22“There is no peace for the wicked,” says the Lord.
- Isaiah 57:20But the wicked are like the churning sea. It isn’t quiet, and its water throws up mud and slime.
- Isaiah 65:13This is what the Lord God says: My servants will eat, but you will be hungry. My servants will drink, but you will be thirsty. My servants will be glad, but you will be ashamed.
- Psalms 1:3He is like a tree planted beside streams— a tree that produces fruit in season and whose leaves do not wither. He succeeds in everything he does.
- Psalms 11:5The Lord tests righteous people, but he hates wicked people and the ones who love violence.
- Ecclesiastes 8:13But it will not go well for the wicked. They will not live any longer. Their lives are like shadows, because they don’t fear God.
- Psalms 28:4Pay them back for what they have done, for their evil deeds. Pay them back for what their hands have done, and give them what they deserve.
- Psalms 62:12Mercy belongs to you, O Lord. You reward a person based on what he has done.”
- Proverbs 1:31They will eat the fruit of their lifestyle. They will be stuffed with their own schemes.
- 2 Corinthians 5:10All of us must appear in front of Christ’s judgment seat. Then all people will receive what they deserve for the good or evil they have done while living in their bodies.
- James 2:13No mercy will be shown to those who show no mercy to others. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
- Psalms 120:3You deceitful tongue, what can the Lord give you? What more can he do for you?
Commentaries on Isaiah 3:11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Wo unto the wicked - לרשע lerasha, the man who is, Evil in his heart. Evil in his purposes. Evil in his life. As he is wicked, he does that which is wicked; and is influenced by the wicked one, of whom he is the servant and the son. It shall be ill with him, רע ra ; in a single word say to him - evil! Of him you can speak no good; and to him you can speak no good - all is evil, in him - before him - after him - round about him - above him - below him…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Wo unto the wicked - To all the wicked - but here having particular reference to the Jews whom Isaiah was addressing. It shall be ill with him - The word “ill” is the only word here in the original. It is an emphatic mode of speaking - expressing deep abhorrence and suddenness of denunciation. Woe to the impious! Ill!‘ For the reward of his hands - Of his conduct. The hands are the instruments by which we accomplish anything, and hence, they are put for…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. 11Those who do wrong and act unfairly will face God's just punishment.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. ill--antithesis to "well" (Is 3:10); emphatic ellipsis of the words italicized. "Ill!" hands--his conduct; "hands" being the instrument of acts (Ec 8:12, 13).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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