Isaiah 3:9

Isaiah 3:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The shew of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have rewarded evil unto themselves.
• New International Version (NIV)The look on their faces testifies against them; they parade their sin like Sodom; they do not hide it. Woe to them! They have brought disaster upon themselves.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For the look on their faces bears witness against them; they proclaim their sin like Sodom; they do not hide it. Woe to them! For they have brought evil on themselves.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The look on their countenance witnesses against them, And they declare their sin as Sodom; They do not hide it. Woe to their soul! For they have brought evil upon themselves.

Context of Isaiah 3:9

7When that day comes the relative will cry out, “I’m not a doctor! I don’t have any food or a coat in my home. Don’t make me a leader of our family.” 8Jerusalem has stumbled, and Judah has fallen, because what they say and what they do is against the Lord. They are defiant in his honored presence. The 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. 11How horrible it will be for the wicked! Disaster will strike them. What they have done will be done to them.

Isaiah 3:9 word by word

הַכָּרַ֤ת פְּנֵיהֶם֙ עָ֣נְתָה בָּ֔ם וְחַטָּאתָ֛ם כִּסְדֹ֥ם הִגִּ֖ידוּ לֹ֣א כִחֵ֑דוּ א֣וֹי לְנַפְשָׁ֔ם כִּֽי־גָמְל֥וּ לָהֶ֖ם רָעָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The shewהַכָּרָהhakkârâh · lookH1971
• of their countenanceפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
• doth witness against themעָנָה‛ânâh · to answerH6030
• and they declareנָגַדnâgad · to tellH5046
• their sinחַטָּאתchaţţâ'âh chaţţâ'th · sinH2403
• as Sodomסְדֹםsedôm · SodomH5467
• they hideכָּחַדkâchad · to hideH3582
• not. Woeאוֹי'ôy · woe!H188
• unto their soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: myselfH5315
• for they have rewardedגָּמַלgâmal · to weanH1580
• evilרָעָהra‛ râ‛âh · distress: evilH7451

Cross-references for Isaiah 3:9

• Isaiah 3:16The Lord adds, “The women of Zion are arrogant. They walk with their noses in the air, making seductive glances, taking short little steps, jingling the ankle bracelets on their feet.”
• 1 Samuel 15:32“Bring me King Agag of Amalek,” Samuel said. Agag came to him trembling. “Surely, the bitterness of death is past,” Agag said.
• 2 Kings 9:30When Jehu arrived in Jezreel, Jezebel heard about it. She put on eye shadow, fixed her hair, and looked out of a second-story window.
• Psalms 10:4He turns up his nose ⌞and says⌟, “God doesn’t care.” His every thought ⌞concludes⌟, “There is no God.”
• Psalms 73:6That is why they wear arrogance like a necklace and acts of violence like clothing.
• Proverbs 30:13A certain kind of person looks around arrogantly and is conceited.
• Jeremiah 3:3So the rain has been withheld, and there have been no spring showers. Yet, you have the shameless look of a prostitute, and you refuse to blush.
• Jeremiah 6:15Are they ashamed when they do disgusting things? No, they’re not ashamed. They don’t even know how to blush. So they will die with those who die. They will be brought down when I punish them,” says the Lord.
• Daniel 7:20I also wanted to know about the ten horns on its head and about the other horn that had come up and made three of the horns fall out. That horn had eyes and a mouth that spoke impressive things. It appeared to be bigger than the others.
• Genesis 13:13(The people who lived in Sodom were very wicked. They committed terrible sins against the Lord.)
• Genesis 18:20The Lord also said, “Sodom and Gomorrah have many complaints against them, and their sin is very serious.
• Genesis 19:5They called to Lot, “Where are the men who came to ⌞stay with⌟ you tonight? Bring them out to us so that we can have sex with them.”
• Jeremiah 44:16“We won’t listen to the message that you have spoken to us in the Lord’s name.
• Ezekiel 23:16She fell in love with them at first sight and sent messengers to them in Babylonia.
• Lamentations 5:16The crown has fallen from our head. Because we have sinned, it has been disastrous for us.
• Hosea 13:9You are destroying yourself, Israel. You are against me, your helper.

Commentaries on Isaiah 3:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9The show of their countenance - Bishop Lowth has it the steadfastness of their countenance - they appear to be bent on iniquity, their eyes tell the wickedness of their hearts. The eye is the index of the mind. Envy, hatred, malice, malevolence, concupiscence, and murder, when in the heart, look most intelligently out at the eye. They tell the innocent to be on their guard; and serve the same purpose as the sonorous rings in the tail of the rattlesnake…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9The show of their countenance - The word rendered “the show” is probably derived from a word signifying “to know,” or “to recognize,” and here denotes “impudence” or “pride.” Septuagint, The shame of their face.‘ Doth witness against them - “Answers” to them; or “responds” to them (ענתה ‛ânetâh ). There is a correspondence between the feeling of the heart and the looks, an “answering” of the countenance to the purposes of the soul that shows their true…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9The expression on their faces: At this time, the people openly defied God.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. show--The Hebrew means, "that which may be known by their countenances" [Gesenius and Weiss]. But Maurer translates, "Their respect for person"; so Syriac and Chaldee. But the parallel word "declare" favors the other view. Kimchi, from the Arabic, translates "their hardness" (Job 19:3, Margin), or impudence of countenance (Jr 3:3). They have lost not only the substance of virtue, but its color. witness--literally, "corresponds" to them; their look…Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 3:9

• Character
• Countenance
• Face
• Physiognomy
• Sin
• Sodom
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Sodom
• Ancient
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• Bravery
• Cunning
• Fruit
• Girding
• Grind
• Ornament
• Stay

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