Isaiah

Isaiah 3:4–5

⁴“I will make mere lads their leaders,

and children will rule over them.”

⁵The people will oppress one another,

man against man, neighbor against neighbor;

the young will rise up against the old,

and the base against the honorable.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I will make	וְנָתַתִּ֥י	wə·nā·ṯat·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H5414 give, put, set
mere lads	נְעָרִ֖ים	nə·‘ā·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H5288 a shaking, scattering
their leaders	שָׂרֵיהֶ֑ם	śā·rê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince
and children	וְתַעֲלוּלִ֖ים	wə·ṯa·‘ă·lū·lîm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural	H8586 caprice, coming on, vexation
will rule	יִמְשְׁלוּ־	yim·šə·lū-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H4910 rule, have dominion, reign
over them	בָֽם׃	ḇām	Preposition; third person masculine plural

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The people	הָעָ֔ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
will oppress one another	וְנִגַּ֣שׂ	wə·nig·gaś	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H5065 press, drive, oppress, exact
man	אִ֥ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
against man	בְּאִ֖ישׁ	bə·’îš	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
neighbor	וְאִ֣ישׁ	wə·’îš	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
against neighbor	בְּרֵעֵ֑הוּ	bə·rê·‘ê·hū	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7453 shouting, roar
the young	הַנַּ֙עַר֙	han·na·‘ar	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5288 a shaking, scattering
will rise up	יִרְהֲב֗וּ	yir·hă·ḇū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7292 act stormily, boisterously, arrogantly
against the old	בַּזָּקֵ֔ן	baz·zā·qên	Preposition-b, Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H2205 old
and the base	וְהַנִּקְלֶ֖ה	wə·han·niq·leh	Conjunctive waw, Article; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular	H7034 belightly esteemed, dishonoured
against the honorable	בַּנִּכְבָּֽד׃	ban·niḵ·bāḏ	Preposition-b, Article; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular	H3513 be heavy, weighty, burdensome, honoured

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Isaiah 3:4 Ecclesiastes 10:16

Isaiah 3:5 Jeremiah 9:3–8 · Malachi 3:5

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.