Isaiah 3:5

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

The people will oppress one another—man against man, neighbor against neighbor. The young will act arrogantly toward the elderly, and the dishonored against the honored.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And 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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbor; the child shall act proudly against the elder, and the vile against the honorable.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And 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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And the people{H5971} shall be oppressed,{H5065} every one{H376} by another,{H376} and every one{H376} by his neighbor:{H7453} the child{H5288} shall behave himself proudly{H7292} against the old{H2205} man, and the base{H7034} against the honorable.{H3513}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And the people{H5971} shall be oppressed{H5065}{(H8738)}, every one{H376} by another{H376}, and every one{H376} by his neighbour{H7453}: the child{H5288} shall behave himself proudly{H7292}{(H8799)} against the ancient{H2205}, and the base{H7034}{(H8737)} against the honourable{H3513}{(H8737)}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    One shall euer be doinge violence and wronge to another. The boye shal presume agaynst the elder, and the vyle persone agaynst the honorable.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    The people shalbe oppressed one of another, and euery one by his neighbour: the children shall presume against the ancient, and the vile against the honourable.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And the people shall eche one of them violently oppresse another, and euery one agaynst his neyghbour: The boy shall presume agaynst the elder, and the person of lowe degree agaynst the honorable.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And 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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    The people will be oppressed, Everyone by another, And everyone by his neighbor. The child will behave himself proudly against the old man, And the base against the honorable.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And 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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbor: the child shall behave himself proudly against the old man, and the base against the honorable.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbor: the child shall behave himself proudly against the old man, and the base against the honorable.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And the people will be crushed, every one by his neighbour; the young will be full of pride against the old, and those of low position will be lifted up against the noble.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    The people will be oppressed, everyone by another, and everyone by his neighbor. The child will behave himself proudly against the old man, and the base against the honorable.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The people will treat each other harshly; men will oppose each other; neighbors will fight. Youths will proudly defy the elderly and riffraff will challenge those who were once respected.

Referenced Verses

  • Jer 9:3-8 : 3 Beware of your neighbor; do not trust even a brother. Every brother utterly deceives, and every friend spreads slander. 4 Each one deceives his neighbor, and they do not speak the truth. They have trained their tongues to speak lies and exhaust themselves with wrongdoing. 5 You live in the midst of deceit, and because of deceit, they refuse to know me, declares the Lord. 6 Therefore, this is what the Lord of Hosts says: Behold, I will refine them and test them, for what else can I do because of the sin of my people? 7 Their tongues are a sharpened arrow; deceit pours from their mouths. They speak peace to their neighbor, but in their hearts, they set up an ambush. 8 Should I not punish them for these things? declares the Lord. Should I not avenge myself on such a nation as this?
  • Jer 22:17 : 17 But your eyes and heart are set only on your dishonest gain, on shedding innocent blood, and on oppression and violence.
  • Ezek 22:6-7 : 6 See, the princes of Israel, each one by his own might, have been in you to shed blood. 7 Within you, they have treated father and mother with contempt; they have oppressed the foreigner in your midst; they have wronged the orphan and the widow.
  • Ezek 22:12 : 12 In you, they accept bribes to shed blood; they take interest and increase unlawfully. You have gained profit in extorting your neighbors, and you have forgotten me, declares the Sovereign LORD.
  • 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 3:1-3 : 1 Then I said: "Hear now, leaders of Jacob and rulers of the house of Israel: Is it not your responsibility to know justice? 2 You who hate good and love evil; you tear the skin from my people and the flesh from their bones. 3 You eat the flesh of my people, strip off their skin, break their bones, and chop them up like meat for the pot, like flesh in a cauldron.
  • Mic 3:11 : 11 Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for silver. Yet they lean on the LORD, saying, 'Is not the LORD among us? No disaster will come upon us.'
  • Mic 7:3-6 : 3 Their hands are skilled at doing evil: the ruler demands gifts, the judge accepts bribes, and the powerful speak out their selfish desires. Together they weave a web of corrupt schemes. 4 The best of them is like a brier; the most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge. The day your watchmen foretold has come, the day of your visitation. Now confusion is upon them. 5 Do not trust a neighbor; put no confidence in a close friend. Guard the words of your mouth from her who lies in your embrace. 6 For a son treats his father with contempt, a daughter rises against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; a man’s enemies are the members of his own household.
  • Zech 7:9-9 : 9 Thus says the LORD of Hosts: 'Administer true justice. Show kindness and compassion to one another. 10 Do not oppress the widow or the orphan, the foreigner or the poor. Do not plot evil in your hearts against one another.' 11 But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder. They stopped their ears so they would not hear.
  • Mal 3:5 : 5 I will come near to you for judgment. I will be a swift witness against sorcerers, adulterers, and those who swear falsely; against those who defraud workers of their wages, oppress widows and orphans, and deprive foreigners of justice. They do not fear me, says the Lord of Hosts.
  • Matt 26:67 : 67 Then they spat in His face and struck Him. Others slapped Him,
  • Matt 27:28-30 : 28 They stripped Him and put a scarlet robe on Him. 29 They twisted a crown of thorns and placed it on His head, and they put a staff in His right hand. Then they knelt before Him in mockery and said, 'Hail, King of the Jews!' 30 They spat on Him, took the staff, and struck Him on the head repeatedly.
  • Mark 14:65 : 65 Then some began to spit on him. They blindfolded him, struck him with their fists, and said, "Prophesy!" And the guards took him and beat him.
  • Luke 22:64 : 64 They blindfolded him, struck him in the face, and demanded, 'Prophesy! Who hit you?'
  • 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?
  • Jas 5:4 : 4 Look, the wages that you withheld from the workers who harvested your fields are crying out, and the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.
  • Lev 19:32 : 32 Stand up in the presence of the elderly, show respect for the aged, and fear your God. I am the LORD.
  • 2 Sam 16:5-9 : 5 When King David reached Bahurim, a man from the family of Saul’s household came out, cursing as he approached. His name was Shimei, son of Gera. 6 He threw stones at David and all the servants of King David, even though all the people and the mighty warriors surrounded him on his right and left. 7 As he cursed, Shimei shouted, "Get out! Get out, you man of bloodshed, you worthless man! 8 The Lord has repaid you for all the bloodshed in the house of Saul, in whose place you have reigned. The Lord has given the kingdom into the hand of your son Absalom. You are now caught in your own evil, for you are a man of bloodshed." 9 Then Abishai, son of Zeruiah, said to the king, "Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Let me go over and cut off his head!"
  • 2 Kgs 2:23 : 23 From there Elisha went up to Bethel. As he was walking along the road, some boys came out of the town and mocked him. 'Get out of here, baldy!' they said. 'Get out of here, baldy!'
  • Job 30:1-9 : 1 But now, those younger than I mock me—people whose fathers I would have refused to place with my sheepdogs. 2 Even the strength of their hands is useless to me; their vigor has perished. 3 They are gaunt from poverty and hunger; they gnaw the dry ground in desolate wastelands. 4 They pluck salt herbs from the bush, and the roots of broom trees are their food. 5 They are driven out from among society, and people shout at them as if they were thieves. 6 They dwell in the dry streambeds, in holes in the ground, and among the rocks. 7 Among the bushes they bray; under the nettles they huddle together. 8 They are sons of fools, nameless men, driven out from the land. 9 And now I have become their taunt; I am a byword among them. 10 They detest me and keep far from me; they do not refrain from spitting in my face. 11 Because God has loosened my cord and afflicted me, they throw off all restraint in my presence. 12 On my right-hand side, the mob rises up; they push away my feet and build up their ways of destruction against me.
  • Eccl 10:5-7 : 5 There is an evil I have seen under the sun, an error that proceeds from a ruler: 6 Foolishness is set in high places, while the rich sit in lowly positions. 7 I have seen servants riding on horses and princes walking on foot like servants.
  • Isa 1:4 : 4 Woe to a sinful nation, a people loaded down with guilt, offspring of evildoers, children who act corruptly! They have abandoned the LORD, spurned the Holy One of Israel, and turned their backs on Him.
  • Isa 9:19-20 : 19 They carve meat on the right, but they are still hungry; they devour on the left, but they are not satisfied. Each eats the flesh of his own arm. 20 Manasseh devours Ephraim, and Ephraim devours Manasseh; together they turn against Judah. Yet for all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still stretched out.
  • Isa 11:13 : 13 The jealousy of Ephraim will be removed, and the enemies of Judah will be cut off. Ephraim will no longer envy Judah, and Judah will no longer harass Ephraim.

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