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Isaiah 3:11
11Woe to the wicked! Disaster is upon them! They will be paid back for what their hands have done.
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)But the wicked are doomed, for they will get exactly what they deserve.
Context of Isaiah 3:11
9The look on their faces testifies against them; they parade their sin like Sodom; they do not hide it. Woe to them! They have brought disaster upon themselves. 10Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their deeds. Woe to the wicked! Disaster is upon them! They will be paid back for what their hands have done. 12Youths oppress my people, women rule over them. My people, your guides lead you astray; they turn you from the path. 13The Lord takes his place in court; he rises to judge the people.
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א֖וֹי לְרָשָׁ֣ע רָ֑ע כִּֽי־גְמ֥וּל יָדָ֖יו יֵעָ֥שֶׂה לּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Isaiah 3:11
- Isaiah 48:22“There is no peace,” says the Lord, “for the wicked.”
- Isaiah 57:20But the wicked are like the tossing sea, which cannot rest, whose waves cast up mire and mud.
- Isaiah 65:13Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: “My servants will eat, but you will go hungry; my servants will drink, but you will go thirsty; my servants will rejoice, but you will be put to shame.
- Psalms 1:3That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither— whatever they do prospers.
- Psalms 11:5The Lord examines the righteous, but the wicked, those who love violence, he hates with a passion.
- Ecclesiastes 8:13Yet because the wicked do not fear God, it will not go well with them, and their days will not lengthen like a shadow.
- Psalms 28:4Repay them for their deeds and for their evil work; repay them for what their hands have done and bring back on them what they deserve.
- Psalms 62:12and with you, Lord, is unfailing love”; and, “You reward everyone according to what they have done.”
- Proverbs 1:31they will eat the fruit of their ways and be filled with the fruit of their schemes.
- 2 Corinthians 5:10For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each of us may receive what is due us for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad.
- James 2:13because judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
- Psalms 120:3What will he do to you, and what more besides, 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
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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
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