New King James Version
Isaiah 3:2
2The mighty man and the man of war, The judge and the prophet, And the diviner and the elder;
Isaiah 3:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The mighty man, and the man of war, the judge, and the prophet, and the prudent, and the ancient,
- New International Version (NIV)the hero and the warrior, the judge and the prophet, the diviner and the elder,
- English Standard Version (ESV)the mighty man and the soldier, the judge and the prophet, the diviner and the elder,
- New Living Translation (NLT)all their heroes and soldiers, judges and prophets, fortune-tellers and elders,
Context of Isaiah 3:2
1For behold, the Lord, the Lord of hosts, Takes away from Jerusalem and from Judah The stock and the store, The whole supply of bread and the whole supply of water; The mighty man and the man of war, The judge and the prophet, And the diviner and the elder; 3The captain of fifty and the honorable man, The counselor and the skillful artisan, And the expert enchanter. 4“I will give children to be their princes, And babes shall rule over them.
Read all of Isaiah 3Isaiah 3:2 word by word
גִּבּ֖וֹר וְאִ֣ישׁ מִלְחָמָ֑ה שׁוֹפֵ֥ט וְנָבִ֖יא וְקֹסֵ֥ם וְזָקֵֽן׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Isaiah 3:2
- Isaiah 2:13Upon all the cedars of Lebanon that are high and lifted up, And upon all the oaks of Bashan;
- 2 Kings 24:14Also he carried into captivity all Jerusalem: all the captains and all the mighty men of valor, ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and smiths. None remained except the poorest people of the land.
- Psalms 74:9We do not see our signs; There is no longer any prophet; Nor is there any among us who knows how long.
- Lamentations 5:12Princes were hung up by their hands, And elders were not respected.
- Amos 2:3And I will cut off the judge from its midst, And slay all its princes with him,” Says the Lord.
- Isaiah 9:15The elder and honorable, he is the head; The prophet who teaches lies, he is the tail.
- Ezekiel 8:12Then He said to me, “Son of man, have you seen what the elders of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in the room of his idols? For they say, ‘The Lord does not see us, the Lord has forsaken the land.’ ”
- Ezekiel 9:5To the others He said in my hearing, “Go after him through the city and kill; do not let your eye spare, nor have any pity.
Commentaries on Isaiah 3:2
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2The mighty man - The hero, The idea expressed is not simply that of personal strength and prowess, but the higher one of military eminence or heroism. “Prof. Alexander.” This was fully accomplished in the time of Nebuchadnezzar; 2 Kings 24:14. And the prudent - This word in the original - קסם qosēm - means properly “a diviner,” or a “soothsayer.” But it is sometimes used in a good sense; see Proverbs 16:10, “margin.” The Chaldee understands it of a man…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-3On the day of judgment, all military, civil, judicial, and religious leaders will be removed (Isaiah 39:7; 2 Kings 24:14–16). God will eventually provide good leaders again (Isaiah 1:26), but not those who use pagan methods of revelation (47:9, 12–13; see Deuteronomy 18:10–12).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. Fulfilled (2Ki 24:14). prudent--the Hebrew often means a "soothsayer" (De 18:10-14); thus it will mean, the diviners, on whom they rely, shall in that day fail. It is found in a good sense (Pr 16:10), from which passage the Jews interpret it a king; "without" whom Israel long has been (Ho 3:4). ancient--old and experienced (1Ki 12:6-8).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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