Isaiah 3:14

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

The LORD enters into judgment against the elders and leaders of His people: 'It is you who have ruined the vineyard; the plunder taken from the poor is in your houses.'

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    The LORD will enter into judgment with the elders of His people, and their princes: for you have eaten up the vineyard; the plunder of the poor is in your houses.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Jehovah{H3068} will enter{H935} into judgment{H4941} with the elders{H2205} of his people,{H5971} and the princes{H8269} thereof: It is ye that have eaten up{H1197} the vineyard;{H3754} the spoil{H1500} of the poor{H6041} is in your houses:{H1004}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    The LORD{H3068} will enter{H935}{(H8799)} into judgment{H4941} with the ancients{H2205} of his people{H5971}, and the princes{H8269} thereof: for ye have eaten up{H1197}{(H8765)} the vineyard{H3754}; the spoil{H1500} of the poor{H6041} is in your houses{H1004}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    The LORDE shal come forth to reason with the Senatours and prynces of his people, and shal saye thus vnto them: It is ye that haue burnt vp my vynyearde, the robbery of the poore is in youre house.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    The Lord shall enter into iudgement with the Ancients of his people & the princes thereof: for ye haue eaten vp the vineyarde: the spoyle of the poore is in your houses.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    The Lorde shall enter into iudgement with the elders and princes of his people, and shall say to them: It is ye that haue burnt vp my vineyarde, the spoyle of the poore is in your houses.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Yahweh will enter into judgment with the elders of his people, And their leaders: "It is you who have eaten up the vineyard. The spoil of the poor is in your houses.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    Jehovah 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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Jehovah will enter into judgment with the elders of his people, and the princes thereof: It is ye that have eaten up the vineyard; the spoil of the poor is in your houses:

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Jehovah will enter into judgment with the elders of his people, and the princes thereof: It is ye that have eaten up the vineyard; the spoil of the poor is in your houses:

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    The Lord comes to be the judge of their responsible men and of their rulers: it is you who have made waste the vine-garden, and in your houses is the property of the poor which you have taken by force.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Yahweh will enter into judgment with the elders of his people, and their leaders: "It is you who have eaten up the vineyard. The spoil of the poor is in your houses.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The LORD comes to pronounce judgment on the leaders of his people and their officials. He says,“It is you who have ruined the vineyard! You have stashed in your houses what you have stolen from the poor.

Referenced Verses

  • Job 22:4 : 4 Is it because of your reverence that He rebukes you and brings you into judgment?
  • Ps 143:2 : 2 Do not bring your servant into judgment, for no one alive is righteous before you.
  • Isa 3:2-3 : 2 The mighty man and the warrior, the judge and the prophet, the diviner and the elder. 3 The captain of fifty and the honored man, the counselor, the skilled craftsman, and the clever enchanter.
  • Isa 5:7 : 7 For the vineyard of the Lord of Hosts is the house of Israel, and the people of Judah are the planting of His delight. He expected justice but saw bloodshed; He expected righteousness but heard cries of distress.
  • Jer 5:27 : 27 Like a cage full of birds, so their houses are full of deceit. Because of this, they have become great and rich.
  • Amos 4:1 : 1 Hear this word, you cows of Bashan who are on Mount Samaria, who oppress the poor and crush the needy, who say to your masters, 'Bring us something to drink!'
  • Mic 2:2 : 2 They covet fields and seize them; they take houses and rob them. They oppress a man and his house, a person and their inheritance.
  • Mic 6:10 : 10 Are there still treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and dishonest measures that are detestable?
  • Matt 21:33 : 33 Listen to another parable. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a watchtower. Then he leased it to tenant farmers and went away.
  • Jas 2:6 : 6 But you have dishonored the poor man. Are not the rich the ones who oppress you and drag you into court?
  • Job 24:2-7 : 2 People remove landmarks; they seize flocks and pasture them. 3 They drive away the orphan’s donkey and take the widow’s ox as security. 4 They turn the needy off the path, and the poor of the land are forced to hide together. 5 Like wild donkeys in the wilderness, they go out for their work diligently seeking prey; the steppe provides food for their children. 6 In the fields, they reap the fodder; they glean the vineyard of the wicked. 7 They spend the night naked without clothing, having no covering in the cold.
  • Job 24:9 : 9 They snatch the orphan from the breast and take the poor as a pledge.
  • Job 34:23 : 23 For He does not need to consider a man further, that he should go before God in judgment.
  • Ps 14:4 : 4 Do all the evildoers not understand? They devour my people as if they were eating bread, but they do not call upon the LORD.

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