Isaiah

Isaiah 3:6–8

6A man will seize his brother

within his father’s house:

“You have a cloak— you be our leader!

Take charge of this heap of rubble.”

7On that day he will cry aloud:

“I am not a healer.b

I have no food or clothing in my house.

Do not make me leader of the people!”

8For Jerusalem has stumbled

and Judah has fallen

because they spoke and acted against the LORD,

defying His glorious presence.c

Footnotes

  • b 3:7 Or binder of wounds
  • c 3:8 Hebrew defying the eyes of His glory

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Isaiah 3:6

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
A manאִ֤ישׁ’îšNoun - masculine singularH376 man
will seizeיִתְפֹּ֨שׂyiṯ·pōśVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH8610 lay hold of, wield
his brotherבְּאָחִיו֙bə·’ā·ḥîwPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH251 brother
within his father’sאָבִ֔יו’ā·ḇîwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH1 father
houseבֵּ֣יתbêṯNoun - masculine singular constructH1004 house
You have a cloakשִׂמְלָ֣הśim·lāhNoun - feminine singularH8071 wrapper, mantle
you beתִּֽהְיֶה־tih·yeh-Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
ourלָּ֑נוּlā·nūPreposition; first person common plural
leaderקָצִ֖יןqā·ṣînNoun - masculine singularH7101 chief, ruler
Take chargeיָדֶֽךָ׃yā·ḏe·ḵāNoun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singularH3027 hand
of thisהַזֹּ֖אתhaz·zōṯArticle; Pronoun - feminine singularH2063 this
heap of rubbleוְהַמַּכְשֵׁלָ֥הwə·ham·maḵ·šê·lāhConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine singularH4384 overthrown mass

Isaiah 3:7

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
On thatהַה֤וּא׀ha·hūArticle; Pronoun - third person masculine singularH1931 he, she
dayבַיּ֨וֹםḇay·yō·wmPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH3117 day
he will cry aloudיִשָּׂא֩yiś·śāVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH5375 lift, take, carry
I amאֶהְיֶ֣ה’eh·yehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
notלֹא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
a healerחֹבֵ֔שׁḥō·ḇêšVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH2280 bind, bind on, bind up
I have noאֵ֥ין’ênAdverbH369 nothing, nought
foodלֶ֖חֶםle·ḥemNoun - masculine singularH3899 bread, food
or clothingשִׂמְלָ֑הśim·lāhNoun - feminine singularH8071 wrapper, mantle
in my houseוּבְבֵיתִ֕יū·ḇə·ḇê·ṯîConjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH1004 house
Do notלֹ֥אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
make meתְשִׂימֻ֖נִיṯə·śî·mu·nîVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural; first person common singularH7760 put, place, set
leaderקְצִ֥יןqə·ṣînNoun - masculine singular constructH7101 chief, ruler
of the peopleעָֽם׃‘āmNoun - masculine singularH5971 people

Isaiah 3:8

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Forכִּ֤יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םyə·rū·šā·limNoun - proper - feminine singularH3389 Jerusalem
has stumbledכָשְׁלָה֙ḵā·šə·lāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularH3782 stumble, stagger, totter
and Judahוִיהוּדָ֖הwî·hū·ḏāhConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3063 Judah
has fallenנָפָ֑לnā·p̄ālVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH5307 fall, lie
becauseכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
they spokeלְשׁוֹנָ֤םlə·šō·w·nāmNoun - common singular construct; third person masculine pluralH3956 tongue
and actedוּמַֽעַלְלֵיהֶם֙ū·ma·‘al·lê·hemConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine pluralH4611 deed, practice
againstאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
defyingלַמְר֖וֹתlam·rō·wṯPreposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive constructH4784 be contentious, refractory, rebellious
His gloriousכְבוֹדֽוֹ׃ḵə·ḇō·w·ḏōwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH3519 abundance, honour, glory
presenceעֵנֵ֥י‘ê·nêNoun - cdcH5869 eye

Cross-references

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

Isaiah 3:6 Isaiah 4:1 · John 6:15 · Judges 11:6–8

Isaiah 3:7 Hosea 5:13

Isaiah 3:8 1 Corinthians 10:22 · Ezekiel 9:9 · Hosea 7:16 · Malachi 3:13–15

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.