Isaiah 3:7

Isaiah 3:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)In that day shall he swear, saying, I will not be an healer; for in my house is neither bread nor clothing: make me not a ruler of the people.
• New International Version (NIV)But in that day he will cry out, “I have no remedy. I have no food or clothing in my house; do not make me the leader of the people.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)in that day he will speak out, saying: "I will not be a healer; in my house there is neither bread nor cloak; you shall not make me leader of the people."
• New King James Version (NKJV)In that day he will protest, saying, “I cannot cure your ills, For in my house is neither food nor clothing; Do not make me a ruler of the people.”

Context of Isaiah 3:7

5And the people will be oppressed, Each one by another, and each one by his neighbor; The youth will assault the elder, And the contemptible person will assault the one honored. 6When a man lays hold of his brother in his father’s house, saying, “You have a cloak, you shall be our ruler! And these ruins will be under your authority,” He will protest on that day, saying, “I will not be your healer, For in my house there is neither bread nor cloak; You should not appoint me ruler of the people.” 8For Jerusalem has stumbled and Judah has fallen, Because their speech and their actions are against the Lord, To rebel against His glorious presence. 9The expression of their faces testifies against them, And they display their sin like Sodom; They do not even conceal it. Woe to them! For they have done evil to themselves.

Isaiah 3:7 word by word

יִשָּׂא֩ בַיּ֨וֹם הַה֤וּא׀ לֵאמֹר֙ לֹא־אֶהְיֶ֣ה חֹבֵ֔שׁ וּבְבֵיתִ֕י אֵ֥ין לֶ֖חֶם וְאֵ֣ין שִׂמְלָ֑ה לֹ֥א תְשִׂימֻ֖נִי קְצִ֥ין עָֽם׃Read the interlinear

• protestנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: loudH5375
• on that dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• healerחָבַשׁchâbash · to saddle/tieH2280
• For in my houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• thereאַ֫יִן'ayin · nothingH369
• breadלֶ֫חֶםlechem · food: breadH3899
• cloakשִׂמְלָהώimlâh · mantleH8071
• You should not appointשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: makeH7760
• me rulerקָצִיןqâtsîyn · chiefH7101
• of the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971

Cross-references for Isaiah 3:7

• Genesis 14:22But Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I have sworn to the Lord God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth,
• Deuteronomy 32:40Indeed, I raise My hand to heaven, And say, as I live forever,
• Revelation 10:5Then the angel whom I saw standing on the sea and on the land raised his right hand to heaven,
• Isaiah 58:12Those from among you will rebuild the ancient ruins; You will raise up the age-old foundations; And you will be called the repairer of the breach, The restorer of the streets in which to dwell.
• Jeremiah 14:19Have You completely rejected Judah? Or have You loathed Zion? Why have You stricken us so that we are beyond healing? We waited for peace, but nothing good came; And for a time of healing, but behold, terror!
• Lamentations 2:13How shall I admonish you? What shall I compare to you, Daughter of Jerusalem? What shall I liken to you as I comfort you, Virgin daughter of Zion? For your collapse is as vast as the sea; Who can heal you?
• Hosea 5:13When Ephraim saw his sickness, And Judah his sore, Ephraim then went to Assyria And sent word to King Jareb. But he is unable to heal you, Or to cure you of your sore.
• Hosea 6:1“Come, let’s return to the Lord. For He has torn us, but He will heal us; He has wounded us, but He will bandage us.
• 1 Kings 4:22Solomon’s provision for one day was thirty kors of fine flour and sixty kors of meal,
• Nehemiah 5:17Moreover, there were at my table 150 Jews and officials, besides those who came to us from the nations that were around us.
• Isaiah 59:16And He saw that there was no one, And was amazed that there was not one to intercede; Then His own arm brought salvation to Him, And His righteousness upheld Him.

Commentaries on Isaiah 3:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7In that day shall he swear "Then shall he openly declare" - The Septuagint, Syriac, and Jerome, read וישא veyissa, adding the conjunction, which seems necessary in this place. I will not be a healer - I am noy a leche. - Old MS. Bible. Leech was the ancient English word for a physician. For in my house is neither bread nor clothing "For in my house is neither bread nor raiment" - "It is customary through all the East," says Sir J. Chardin, "to gather…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7In that day shall he swear - Hebrew, ישׁא yı̂shā' Shall he lift up‘ - that is, the voice, or the hand. To lift up the hand was one of the modes of taking an oath. Perhaps it means only that he should lift up “the voice” - that is, “should answer;” compare Numbers 14:1. The Vulgate, the Septuagint, and the Chaldee, read it simply he shall answer.‘ I will not be an healer - Hebrew, a binder up,‘ Isaiah 1:6. The Vulgate renders it, I am not a physician.‘…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-7Things would be so bad (this heap of rubble) that no one would want to lead. The people would become so desperate that anyone offering food or clothes could lead them (Isaiah 3:7). However, no one would actually have food or clothing (see Isaiah 4:1).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. swear--literally, "lift up," namely, his hand; the gesture used in solemn attestation. Or, his voice, that is, answer; so Vulgate. healer--of the body politic, incurably diseased (Is 1:6). neither ... clothing--so as to relieve the people and maintain a ruler's dignity. A nation's state must be bad indeed, when none among men, naturally ambitious, is willing to accept office.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