Isaiah 3 - Compare Translations
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Isaiah 3:1
KJVFor, behold, the Lord, the Lord of hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem and from Judah the stay and the staff, the whole stay of bread, and the whole stay of water.
WEBFor, behold, the Lord, Yahweh of Armies, takes away from Jerusalem and from Judah supply and support,
YLTFor, lo, the Lord, Jehovah of Hosts, Is turning aside from Jerusalem, And from Judah, stay and staff, Every stay of bread, and every stay of water.
Isaiah 3:2
KJVThe mighty man, and the man of war, the judge, and the prophet, and the prudent, and the ancient,
WEBthe mighty man,
YLTHero and man of war, judge and prophet, And diviner and elder,
Isaiah 3:3
KJVThe captain of fifty, and the honourable man, and the counsellor, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator.
WEBthe captain of fifty,
YLTHead of fifty, and accepted of faces, And counsellor, and the wise of artificers, And the intelligent of charmers.
Isaiah 3:4
KJVAnd I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them.
WEBI will give boys to be their princes,
YLTAnd I have made youths their heads, And sucklings rule over them.
Isaiah 3:5
KJVAnd the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbour: the child shall behave himself proudly against the ancient, and the base against the honourable.
WEBThe people will be oppressed,
YLTAnd the people hath exacted -- man upon man, Even a man on his neighbour, Enlarge themselves do the youths against the aged, And the lightly esteemed against the honoured.
Isaiah 3:6
KJVWhen a man shall take hold of his brother of the house of his father, saying, Thou hast clothing, be thou our ruler, and let this ruin be under thy hand:
WEBIndeed a man shall take hold of his brother in the house of his father, saying,
YLTWhen one layeth hold on his brother, [Of] the house of his father, [by] the garment, `Come, a ruler thou art to us, And this ruin [is] under thy hand.'
Isaiah 3:7
KJVIn that day shall he swear, saying, I will not be an healer; for in my house is neither bread nor clothing: make me not a ruler of the people.
WEBIn that day he will cry out, saying, “I will not be a healer;
YLTHe lifteth up, in that day, saying: `I am not a binder up, And in my house is neither bread nor garment, Ye do not make me a ruler of the people.'
Isaiah 3:8
KJVFor Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen: because their tongue and their doings are against the Lord, to provoke the eyes of his glory.
WEBFor Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen;
YLTFor stumbled hath Jerusalem, and Judah hath fallen, For their tongue and their doings [are] against Jehovah, To provoke the eyes of His glory.
Isaiah 3:9
KJVThe shew of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have rewarded evil unto themselves.
WEBThe look of their faces testify against them.
YLTThe appearance of their faces witnessed against them, And their sin, as Sodom, they declared, They have not hidden! Wo to their soul, For they have done to themselves evil.
Isaiah 3:10
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Isaiah 3:11
KJVWoe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.
WEBWoe to the wicked!
YLTWo to the wicked -- evil, Because the deed of his hand is done to him.
Isaiah 3:12
KJVAs for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths.
WEBAs for my people, children are their oppressors,
YLTMy people -- its exactors [are] sucklings, And women have ruled over it. My people -- thy eulogists are causing to err, And the way of thy paths swallowed up.
Isaiah 3:13
KJVThe Lord standeth up to plead, and standeth to judge the people.
WEBYahweh stands up to contend,
YLTJehovah hath stood up to plead, And He is standing to judge the peoples.
Isaiah 3:14
KJVThe 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.
WEBYahweh will enter into judgment with the elders of his people,
YLTJehovah into judgment doth enter With elders of His people, and its heads: `And ye, ye have consumed the vineyard, Plunder of the poor [is] in your houses.
Isaiah 3:15
KJVWhat mean ye that ye beat my people to pieces, and grind the faces of the poor? saith the Lord God of hosts.
WEBWhat do you mean that you crush my people,
YLTWhat -- to you? ye bruise My people, And the faces of the poor ye grind.' An affirmation of the Lord, Jehovah of Hosts, And Jehovah saith:
Isaiah 3:16
KJVMoreover the Lord saith, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet:
WEBMoreover Yahweh said, “Because the daughters of Zion are arrogant,
YLT`Because that daughters of Zion have been haughty, And they walk stretching out the neck, And deceiving [with] the eyes, Walking and mincing they go, And with their feet they make a tinkling,
Isaiah 3:17
KJVTherefore the Lord will smite with a scab the crown of the head of the daughters of Zion, and the Lord will discover their secret parts.
WEBtherefore the Lord brings sores on the crown of the head of the women of Zion,
YLTThe Lord also hath scabbed The crown of the head of daughters of Zion, And Jehovah their simplicity exposeth.
Isaiah 3:18
KJVIn that day the Lord will take away the bravery of their tinkling ornaments about their feet, and their cauls, and their round tires like the moon,
WEBIn that day the Lord will take away the beauty of their anklets, the headbands, the crescent necklaces,
YLTIn that day doth the Lord turn aside The beauty of the tinkling ornaments, And of the embroidered works, And of the round tires like moons,
Isaiah 3:19
KJVThe chains, and the bracelets, and the mufflers,
WEBthe earrings, the bracelets, the veils,
YLTOf the drops, and the bracelets, and the mufflers,
Isaiah 3:20
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Isaiah 3:21
KJVThe rings, and nose jewels,
WEBthe signet rings, the nose rings,
YLTOf the seals, and of the nose-rings,
Isaiah 3:22
KJVThe changeable suits of apparel, and the mantles, and the wimples, and the crisping pins,
WEBthe fine robes, the capes, the cloaks, the purses,
YLTOf the costly apparel, and of the mantles, And of the coverings, and of the purses,
Isaiah 3:23
KJVThe glasses, and the fine linen, and the hoods, and the vails.
WEBthe hand mirrors, the fine linen garments, the tiaras, and the shawls.
YLTOf the mirrors, and of the linen garments, And of the hoods, and of the vails,
Isaiah 3:24
KJVAnd it shall come to pass, that instead of sweet smell there shall be stink; and instead of a girdle a rent; and instead of well set hair baldness; and instead of a stomacher a girding of sackcloth; and burning instead of beauty.
WEBIt shall happen that instead of sweet spices, there shall be rottenness;
YLTAnd it hath been, instead of spice is muck, And instead of a girdle, a rope, And instead of curled work, baldness, And instead of a stomacher a girdle of sackcloth.
Isaiah 3:25
KJVThy men shall fall by the sword, and thy mighty in the war.
WEBYour men shall fall by the sword,
YLTFor instead of glory, thy men by sword do fall, And thy might in battle.
Isaiah 3:26
KJVAnd her gates shall lament and mourn; and she being desolate shall sit upon the ground.
WEBHer gates shall lament and mourn;
YLTAnd lamented and mourned have her openings, Yea, she hath been emptied, on the earth she sitteth!
26 verses compared across 3 translations - KJV, WEB, YLT