Isaiah 29:21

Isaiah 29:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)That make a man an offender for a word, and lay a snare for him that reproveth in the gate, and turn aside the just for a thing of nought.
• English Standard Version (ESV)who by a word make a man out to be an offender, and lay a snare for him who reproves in the gate, and with an empty plea turn aside him who is in the right.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Who make a man an offender by a word, And lay a snare for him who reproves in the gate, And turn aside the just by empty words.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Those who convict the innocent by their false testimony will disappear. A similar fate awaits those who use trickery to pervert justice and who tell lies to destroy the innocent.

Context of Isaiah 29:21

19Once more the humble will rejoice in the Lord; the needy will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel. 20The ruthless will vanish, the mockers will disappear, and all who have an eye for evil will be cut down— those who with a word make someone out to be guilty, who ensnare the defender in court and with false testimony deprive the innocent of justice. 22Therefore this is what the Lord, who redeemed Abraham, says to the descendants of Jacob: “No longer will Jacob be ashamed; no longer will their faces grow pale. 23When they see among them their children, the work of my hands, they will keep my name holy; they will acknowledge the holiness of the Holy One of Jacob, and will stand in awe of the God of Israel.

Isaiah 29:21 word by word

מַחֲטִיאֵ֤י אָדָם֙ בְּדָבָ֔ר וְלַמּוֹכִ֥יחַ בַּשַּׁ֖עַר יְקֹשׁ֑וּן וַיַּטּ֥וּ בַתֹּ֖הוּ צַדִּֽיק׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• That make a manאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
• an offenderחָטָאchâţâ' · to sinH2398
• for a wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• and lay a snareקוּשׁqôsh · to lureH6983
• for him that reprovethיָכַחyâkach · to rebukeH3198
• in the gateשַׁ֫עַרsha‛ar · gateH8179
• and turn asideנָטָהnâţâh · to stretchH5186
• the justצַדִּיקtsaddîyq · righteousH6662
• for a thing of noughtתֹּ֫הוּtôhû · formlessnessH8414

Cross-references for Isaiah 29:21

• Judges 12:6they said, “All right, say ‘Shibboleth.’ ” If he said, “Sibboleth,” because he could not pronounce the word correctly, they seized him and killed him at the fords of the Jordan. Forty-two thousand Ephraimites were killed at that time.
• Matthew 22:15Then the Pharisees went out and laid plans to trap him in his words.
• Luke 11:53When Jesus went outside, the Pharisees and the teachers of the law began to oppose him fiercely and to besiege him with questions,
• Jeremiah 18:18They said, “Come, let’s make plans against Jeremiah; for the teaching of the law by the priest will not cease, nor will counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophets. So come, let’s attack him with our tongues and pay no attention to anything he says.”
• Jeremiah 20:7You deceived me, Lord, and I was deceived; you overpowered me and prevailed. I am ridiculed all day long; everyone mocks me.
• Jeremiah 26:2“This is what the Lord says: Stand in the courtyard of the Lord’s house and speak to all the people of the towns of Judah who come to worship in the house of the Lord. Tell them everything I command you; do not omit a word.
• Amos 5:10There are those who hate the one who upholds justice in court and detest the one who tells the truth.
• Amos 7:10Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent a message to Jeroboam king of Israel: “Amos is raising a conspiracy against you in the very heart of Israel. The land cannot bear all his words.
• Micah 2:6“Do not prophesy,” their prophets say. “Do not prophesy about these things; disgrace will not overtake us.”
• Proverbs 28:21To show partiality is not good— yet a person will do wrong for a piece of bread.
• Ezekiel 13:19You have profaned me among my people for a few handfuls of barley and scraps of bread. By lying to my people, who listen to lies, you have killed those who should not have died and have spared those who should not live.
• Amos 5:11You levy a straw tax on the poor and impose a tax on their grain. Therefore, though you have built stone mansions, you will not live in them; though you have planted lush vineyards, you will not drink their wine.
• Malachi 3:5“So I will come to put you on trial. I will be quick to testify against sorcerers, adulterers and perjurers, against those who defraud laborers of their wages, who oppress the widows and the fatherless, and deprive the foreigners among you of justice, but do not fear me,” says the Lord Almighty.
• Matthew 26:15and asked, “What are you willing to give me if I deliver him over to you?” So they counted out for him thirty pieces of silver.
• Acts 3:14You disowned the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you.
• James 5:6You have condemned and murdered the innocent one, who was not opposing you.

Commentaries on Isaiah 29:21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21Him that reproveth in the gate "Him that pleaded in the gate" - "They are heard by the treasurer, master of the horse, and other principal officers of the regency of Algiers, who sit constantly in the gate of the palace for that purpose:" that is, the distribution of justice. - Shaw's Travels, p. 315, fol. He adds in the note, "That we read of the elders in the gate. Deuteronomy 21:15; Deuteronomy 25:7; and, Isaiah 29:21; Amos 5:10, of him that reproveth…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21That make a man an offender - literally, who cause a man to sin‘ (מחטיאי machăṭı̂y'ēy ); that is, who hold a man to be guilty, or a criminal. Lowth renders this singularly enough: Who bewildered the poor man in speaking.‘ Grotius supposes it means, Who on account of the word of God, that is, the true prophecy, treat men as guilty of crime.‘ Calvin supposes it means, Who bear with impatience the reproofs and denunciation of the prophets, and who…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-24Verses 17-24 The wonderful change here foretold, may refer to the affairs of Judah, though it looks further. When a great harvest of souls was gathered to Christ from among the Gentiles, then the wilderness was turned into a fruitful field; and the Jewish church, that had long been a fruitful field, became as a deserted forest. Those who, when in trouble, can truly rejoice in God, shall soon have cause greatly to rejoice in him. The grace of meekness…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21The false testimony that led to the oppression of the poor through trickery in the courts of Isaiah’s era would end. Because of God’s work in their hearts, the people would turn from their sinful behavior of the past.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. Rather, "Who make a man guilty in his cause" [Gesenius], that is, unjustly condemn him. "A man" is in the Hebrew a poor man, upon whom such unjust condemnations might be practiced with more impunity than on the rich; compare Is 29:19, "the meek ... the poor." him that reproveth--rather, "pleadeth"; one who has a suit at issue. gate--the place of concourse in a city, where courts of justice were held (Ru 4:11; Pr 31:23; Am 5:10, 12). just--one who has…Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 29:21

• Church
• Isaiah
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Malice
• Persecution
• Rulers
• Uncharitableness

In the dictionaries

• Close
• Gate
• Mouth
• Raise
• Sennacherib
• Isaiah
• Offence; Offend

Commentaries on Isaiah 29

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings