Isaiah 3:11

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 expression of their faces bears witness against them, And they display their sin like Sodom; They do not even conceal it. Woe to them! For they have brought evil on themselves. 10Say to the righteous that it will go well with them, For they will eat the fruit of their actions. Woe to the wicked! It will go badly with him, For what he deserves will be done to him. 12O My people! Their oppressors are children, And women rule over them. O My people! Those who guide you lead you astray And confuse the direction of your paths. 13The Lord arises to contend, And stands to judge the people.

Isaiah 3:11 word by word

א֖וֹי לְרָשָׁ֣ע רָ֑ע כִּֽי־גְמ֥וּל יָדָ֖יו יֵעָ֥שֶׂה לּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

• Woeאוֹי'ôy · woe!H188
• to the wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563
• badlyרַעra‛ râ‛âh · bad: harmfulH7451
• whatגְּמוּלgemûl · recompenseH1576
• whatיָדyâd · handH3027
• will be doneעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213

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 tossing sea, For it cannot be quiet, And its waters toss up refuse and mud.
• Isaiah 65:13Therefore, thus says the Lord God, “Behold, My servants will eat, but you will be hungry. Behold, My servants will drink, but you will be thirsty. Behold, My servants will rejoice, but you will be put to shame.
• Psalms 1:3He will be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water, Which yields its fruit in its season And its leaf does not wither; And in whatever he does, he prospers.
• Psalms 11:5The Lord tests the righteous and the wicked, And the one who loves violence His soul hates.
• Ecclesiastes 8:13But it will not be well for the evil man and he will not lengthen his days like a shadow, because he does not fear God.
• Psalms 28:4Requite them according to their work and according to the evil of their practices; Requite them according to the deeds of their hands; Repay them their recompense.
• Psalms 62:12And lovingkindness is Yours, O Lord, For You recompense a man according to his work.
• Proverbs 1:31So they shall eat of the fruit of their own way And be satiated with their own devices.
• 2 Corinthians 5:10For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may be recompensed for his deeds in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad.
• James 2:13For judgment will be merciless to one who has shown no mercy; mercy triumphs over judgment.
• Psalms 120:3What shall be given to you, and what more shall be done to you, You deceitful tongue?

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

Topics related to Isaiah 3:11

• Judgment
• Sin
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

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• Grind
• Ornament
• Stay
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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