New King James Version
Isaiah 3:14
14The Lord will enter into judgment With the elders of His people And His princes: “For you have eaten up the vineyard; The plunder of the poor is in your houses.
Isaiah 3:14 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The Lord will enter into judgment with the ancients of his people, and the princes thereof: for ye have eaten up the vineyard; the spoil of the poor is in your houses.
- New International Version (NIV)The Lord enters into judgment against the elders and leaders of his people: “It is you who have ruined my vineyard; the plunder from the poor is in your houses.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The Lord will enter into judgment with the elders and princes of his people: "It is you who have devoured the vineyard, the spoil of the poor is in your houses.
- New Living Translation (NLT)The Lord comes forward to pronounce judgment on the elders and rulers of his people: “You have ruined Israel, my vineyard. Your houses are filled with things stolen from the poor.
Context of Isaiah 3:14
12As for My people, children are their oppressors, And women rule over them. O My people! Those who lead you cause you to err, And destroy the way of your paths.” 13The Lord stands up to plead, And stands to judge the people. The Lord will enter into judgment With the elders of His people And His princes: “For you have eaten up the vineyard; The plunder of the poor is in your houses. 15What do you mean by crushing My people And grinding the faces of the poor?” Says the Lord God of hosts. 16Moreover the Lord says: “Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, And walk with outstretched necks And wanton eyes, Walking and mincing as they go, Making a jingling with their feet,
Read all of Isaiah 3Isaiah 3:14 word by word
יְהוָה֙ בְּמִשְׁפָּ֣ט יָב֔וֹא עִם־זִקְנֵ֥י עַמּ֖וֹ וְשָׂרָ֑יו וְאַתֶּם֙ בִּֽעַרְתֶּ֣ם הַכֶּ֔רֶם גְּזֵלַ֥ת הֶֽעָנִ֖י בְּבָתֵּיכֶֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- The Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- will enterבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- into judgmentמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justice: judgementH4941
- with the ancientsזָקֵןzâqên · old: elderH2205
- of his peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
- and the princesשַׂרώar · rulerH8269
- thereof: for ye have eaten upבָּעַרbâ‛ar · to burn: destroyH1197
- the vineyardכֶּרֶםkerem · vineyardH3754
- the spoilגְּזֵלָהgezêlâh · violenceH1500
- of the poorעָנִי‛ânîy · afflictedH6041
- in your housesבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
Cross-references for Isaiah 3:14
- Job 22:4“Is it because of your fear of Him that He corrects you, And enters into judgment with you?
- Job 34:23For He need not further consider a man, That he should go before God in judgment.
- Psalms 143:2Do not enter into judgment with Your servant, For in Your sight no one living is righteous.
- Isaiah 3:2The mighty man and the man of war, The judge and the prophet, And the diviner and the elder;
- Isaiah 5:7For the vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel, And the men of Judah are His pleasant plant. He looked for justice, but behold, oppression; For righteousness, but behold, a cry for help.
- Job 24:2“Some remove landmarks; They seize flocks violently and feed on them;
- Jeremiah 5:27As a cage is full of birds, So their houses are full of deceit. Therefore they have become great and grown rich.
- Amos 4:1Hear this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, Who oppress the poor, Who crush the needy, Who say to your husbands, “Bring wine, let us drink!”
- Micah 2:2They covet fields and take them by violence, Also houses, and seize them. So they oppress a man and his house, A man and his inheritance.
- Micah 6:10Are there yet the treasures of wickedness In the house of the wicked, And the short measure that is an abomination?
- Matthew 21:33“Hear another parable: There was a certain landowner who planted a vineyard and set a hedge around it, dug a winepress in it and built a tower. And he leased it to vinedressers and went into a far country.
Commentaries on Isaiah 3:14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14The vineyard. "My vineyard" - - כרמי carmi, Septuagint, Chaldee, Jerome.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14With the ancients - With the old men, the counselors. Ye have eaten up the vineyard - Hebrew Ye have burnt up‘ - that is, you have oonsumed or destroyed it. By the vineyard is represented the Jewish republic or people; Psalm 80:9-13; compare the notes at Isaiah 5:1-7. The princes and rulers had, by their exactions and oppressions, ruined the people, and destroyed the country. The spoil of the poor - The “plunder” of the poor; or that which you have…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. 14elders and leaders: Wicked and abusive leadership by ungodly and incompetent leaders hinders God's purpose for his people (see also Isaiah 3:12). Therefore, leaders face stricter judgment because they are responsible for the well-being of those they lead. the vineyard: See the Song of the Vineyard (Isaiah 5:1–7).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. ancients--Hence they are spoken of as "taken away" (Is 3:1, 2). vineyard--the Jewish theocracy (Is 5:1-7; Psa 80:9-13). eaten up--"burnt"; namely, by "oppressive exactions" (Is 3:12). Type of the crowning guilt of the husbandmen in the days of Jesus Christ (Mt 21:34-41). spoil ... houses--(Mt 23:14).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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