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

5Godless fools will no longer be called nobles, nor will scoundrels be considered gentlemen. 6Godless fools speak foolishness, and their minds plan evil in order to do ungodly things. They speak falsely about the Lord. They let people go hungry and withhold water from thirsty people. The tricks of scoundrels are evil. They devise wicked plans in order to ruin poor people with lies, even when needy people plead for justice. 8But honorable people act honorably and stand firm for what is honorable. 9Get up, and listen to me, you pampered women. Hear 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 with thieves. They all love bribes and run after gifts. They never defend orphans. They don’t notice the widows’ pleas.
• Isaiah 5:23who declare the guilty innocent for a bribe, who take away the rights of righteous people.
• Jeremiah 5:26“Wicked people are found among my people. They lie in ambush like bird catchers. They set traps and catch people.
• Micah 2:11Liars and frauds may go around and say, “We will preach to you about wine and liquor.” They would be just the type of preacher you want.
• Micah 7:3Their hands are skilled in doing evil. Officials ask for gifts. Judges accept bribes. Powerful people dictate what they want. So they scheme together.
• Matthew 26:14Then one of the twelve apostles, the one named Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests.
• Psalms 10:7His mouth is full of cursing, deception, and oppression. Trouble and wrongdoing are on the tip of his tongue.
• Psalms 64:4to shoot at innocent people from their hiding places. They shoot at them suddenly, without any fear.
• Psalms 82:2“How long are you going to judge unfairly? How long are you going to side with wicked people?” Selah
• Jeremiah 18:18Then they said, “Let’s plot against Jeremiah, because the teachings of the priests, the advice of wise people, and the word of the prophets won’t disappear. Accuse him! Pay no attention to anything he says.”
• Micah 7:2Faithful people are gone from the earth, and no one is decent. All people lie in ambush to commit murder. They trap each other with nets.
• Matthew 26:4They made plans to arrest Jesus in an underhanded way and to kill him.
• Isaiah 59:3Your hands are stained with blood, and your fingers are stained with sin. You speak lies, and you mutter wicked things.
• 1 Kings 21:10Have two good-for-nothing men sit opposite him and accuse him of cursing God and the king. Then stone him to death outside the city.”
• Acts 6:11Then they bribed some men to lie. These men said, “We heard him slander 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