New American Standard Bible 2020
Isaiah 32:7
7As for a rogue, his weapons are evil; He 1devises wicked schemes To 2destroy the poor with 3slander, 4Even though the needy one speaks 5what is right.
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
5No longer will the fool be called noble, Or the rogue be spoken of as generous. 6For a fool speaks nonsense, And his heart inclines toward wickedness: To practice ungodliness and to speak error against the Lord, To keep the hungry person unsatisfied And to withhold drink from the thirsty. As for a rogue, his weapons are evil; He devises wicked schemes To destroy the poor with slander, Even though the needy one speaks what is right. 8But the noble person devises noble plans; And by noble plans he stands. 9Rise up, you women who are at ease, And hear my voice; Listen to my word, You complacent daughters.
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וְכֵלַ֖י כֵּלָ֣יו רָעִ֑ים ה֚וּא זִמּ֣וֹת יָעָ֔ץ לְחַבֵּ֤ל עֲנִיִּים֙ בְּאִמְרֵי־שֶׁ֔קֶר וּבְדַבֵּ֥ר אֶבְי֖וֹן מִשְׁפָּֽט׃Read the interlinear
- As for a rogueכִּילַיkîylay kêlay · rogueH3596
- his weaponsכְּלִיkelîy · article/utensilH3627
- are evilרַעra‛ râ‛âh · bad: evilH7451
- devisesיָעַץyâ‛ats · to adviseH3289
- wickedזִמָּהzimmâh zammâh · wickednessH2154
- destroyחָבַלchâbal · to destroyH2254
- poorעָנִי‛ânîy · afflictedH6041
- slanderאֵמֶר'êmer · wordH561
- slanderשֶׁ֫קֶרsheqer · deceptionH8267
- needyאֶבְיוֹן'ebyôn · needyH34
- speaksדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
- whatמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justice: judgementH4941
Cross-references for Isaiah 32:7
- Isaiah 1:23Your rulers are rebels And companions of thieves; Everyone loves a bribe And chases after gifts. They do not obtain justice for the orphan, Nor does the widow’s case come before them.
- Isaiah 5:23Who declare the wicked innocent for a bribe, And take away the rights of the ones who are in the right!
- Jeremiah 5:26For wicked people are found among My people, They watch like fowlers lying in wait; They set a trap, They catch people.
- Micah 2:11If someone walking after wind and falsehood Had lied and said, ‘I will prophesy to you about wine and liquor,’ He would become a prophet to this people.
- Micah 7:3As for evil, both hands do it well. The leader asks for a bribe, also the judge, And the great one speaks the capricious desire of his soul; So they plot it together.
- Matthew 26:14Then one of the twelve, named Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests
- Psalms 10:7His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and oppression; Under his tongue is harm and injustice.
- Psalms 64:4To shoot from concealment at the innocent; Suddenly they shoot at him, and do not fear.
- Psalms 82:2How long will you judge unjustly And show partiality to the wicked? Selah
- Jeremiah 18:18Then they said, “Come and let’s devise plans against Jeremiah. Certainly the Law is not going to be lost by the priest, nor advice by the wise, nor the divine word by the prophet! Come, and let’s strike at him with our tongue, and let’s pay no attention to any of his words.”
- Micah 7:2The godly person has perished from the land, And there is no upright person among mankind. All of them lie in wait for bloodshed; Each of them hunts the other with a net.
- Matthew 26:4and they plotted together to arrest Jesus covertly and kill Him.
- Isaiah 59:3For your hands are defiled with blood, And your fingers with wrongdoing; Your lips have spoken deceit, Your tongue mutters wickedness.
- 1 Kings 21:10and seat two worthless men opposite him, and have them testify against him, saying, ‘You cursed God and the king.’ Then take him out and stone him to death.”
- Acts 6:11Then they secretly induced men to say, “We have heard him speak blasphemous words against 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
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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
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