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I have no food or clothing in my house; do not make me the leader of the people.&#8221 <a href="/nlt/isaiah/3.htm">New Living Translation</a> But he will reply, “No! I can’t help. I don’t have any extra food or clothes. Don’t put me in charge!” <a href="/esv/isaiah/3.htm">English Standard Version</a> in that day he will speak out, saying: “I will not be a healer; in my house there is neither bread nor cloak; you shall not make me leader of the people.” <a href="/bsb/isaiah/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> On that day he will cry aloud: “I am not a healer. I have no food or clothing in my house. Do not make me leader of the people!” <a href="/kjv/isaiah/3.htm">King James Bible</a> In 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. <a href="/nkjv/isaiah/3.htm">New King James Version</a> In that day he will protest, saying, “I cannot cure your ills, For in my house is neither food nor clothing; Do not make me a ruler of the people.” <a href="/nasb_/isaiah/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> He will protest on that day, saying, “I will not be your healer, For in my house there is neither bread nor cloak; You should not appoint me ruler of the people.” <a href="/nasb/isaiah/3.htm">NASB 1995</a> He will protest on that day, saying, &#8220I will not be your healer, For in my house there is neither bread nor cloak; You should not appoint me ruler of the people.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/isaiah/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a> On that day will he protest, saying, “I will not be your healer, For in my house there is neither bread nor cloak; You should not appoint me ruler of the people.” <a href="/lsb/isaiah/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> He will protest on that day, saying, “I will not be your healer, For in my house there is neither bread nor cloak; You should not appoint me ruler of the people.” <a href="/amp/isaiah/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a> He will protest on that day, saying, “I will not be a governor; For in my house there is neither bread nor clothing; You should not make me a judge and ruler of the people.” <a href="/csb/isaiah/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> On that day he will cry out, saying, “I’m not a healer. I don’t even have food or clothing in my house. Don’t make me the leader of the people! ” <a href="/hcsb/isaiah/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> On that day he will cry out, saying:&#8221 I&#8217m not a healer. I don&#8217t even have food or clothing in my house. Don&#8217t make me the leader of the people!&#8221 <a href="/asv/isaiah/3.htm">American Standard Version</a> in that day shall he lift up his voice, saying, I will not be a healer; for in my house is neither bread nor clothing: ye shall not make me ruler of the people. <a href="/cev/isaiah/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> But the answer will be, "I can't do you any good. Don't make me your leader. There's no food or clothing left in my house." <a href="/erv/isaiah/3.htm">English Revised Version</a> in that day shall he lift up his voice, saying, I will not be an healer; for in my house is neither bread nor clothing: ye shall not make me ruler of the people. <a href="/gwt/isaiah/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> When that day comes the relative will cry out, "I'm not a doctor! I don't have any food or a coat in my home. Don't make me a leader of our family." <a href="/gnt/isaiah/3.htm">Good News Translation</a> But he will answer, "Not me! I can't help you. I don't have any food or clothes either. Don't make me your leader!" <a href="/isv/isaiah/3.htm">International Standard Version</a> "But at that time, he'll protest! He'll say, 'I won't be your healer. I have neither food nor clothing in my house! You're not going to make me a leader of the people!' <a href="/msb/isaiah/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> On that day he will cry aloud: ?I am not a healer. I have no food or clothing in my house. Do not make me leader of the people!? <a href="/net/isaiah/3.htm">NET Bible</a> At that time the brother will shout, 'I am no doctor, I have no food or coat in my house; don't make me a leader of the people!'" <a href="/nheb/isaiah/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> In that day he will cry out, saying, I will not be a healer; for in my house is neither bread nor clothing. You shall not make me ruler of the people. <a href="/wbt/isaiah/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> In that day shall he swear, saying, I will not be a healer; for in my house is neither bread nor clothing: make me not a ruler of the people. <a href="/web/isaiah/3.htm">World English Bible</a> In that day he will cry out, saying, “I will not be a healer; for in my house is neither bread nor clothing. You shall not make me ruler of the people.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/isaiah/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> He lifts up, in that day, saying, “I am not a binder up, "" And in my house is neither bread nor garment, "" You do not make me a ruler of the people.” <a href="/ylt/isaiah/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> He 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.' <a href="/slt/isaiah/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> He shall lift up in that day, saying, I will not be binding up; and in my house no bread and no garment: thou shalt not set me a chief of the people.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/isaiah/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> In that day he shall answer, saying: I am no healer, and in my house there is no bread, nor clothing: make me not ruler of the people. <a href="/cpdv/isaiah/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> In that day, he will respond by saying: “I am not a healer, and there is no bread or vestment in my house. Do not choose to appoint me as a leader of the people.” <a href="/nabre/isaiah/3.htm">New American Bible</a> He will cry out in that day: “I cannot be a healer, when there is neither bread nor clothing in my own house! You will not make me a ruler of the people!” <a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> But the other will cry out on that day, saying, “I will not be a healer; in my house there is neither bread nor cloak; you shall not make me leader of the people.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> In that day he shall answer, and say, I will not be a leader; for in my house is neither bread nor clothing; make me not a ruler over the people. <a href="/hpbt/isaiah/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And he shall answer in that day and shall say: ‘I am no Ruler, for in my house there is no bread, neither a cloak. Do not make me a Ruler over the people!’<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/isaiah/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> In that day shall he swear, saying: 'I will not be a healer; For in my house is neither bread nor a mantle; Ye shall not make me ruler of a people.' <a href="/sep/isaiah/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And he shall answer in that day, and say, I will not be thy ruler; for I have no bread in my house, nor raiment: I will not be the ruler of this people. <a href="/parallel/isaiah/3-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=616" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/isaiah/3.htm">A Judgment Against Judah</a> …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.” 7<a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: ha·hū (Art:: Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">On that</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: ḇay·yō·wm (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">day</a> <a href="/hebrew/5375.htm" title="5375: yiś·śā (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- Or nacah ('abad); a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. And rel.">he will cry aloud:</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: ’eh·yeh (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">“I am</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">not</a> <a href="/hebrew/2280.htm" title="2280: ḥō·ḇêš (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To bind, bind on, bind up. A primitive root; to wrap firmly; figuratively, to stop, to rule.">a healer.</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: ’ên (Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">I have no</a> <a href="/hebrew/3899.htm" title="3899: le·ḥem (N-ms) -- Bread, food. From lacham; food, especially bread, or grain.">food</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: wə·’ên (Conj-w:: Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8071.htm" title="8071: śim·lāh (N-fs) -- A wrapper, mantle. Perhaps by permutation for the feminine of cemel; a dress, especially a mantle.">or clothing</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: ū·ḇə·ḇê·ṯî (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-msc:: 1cs) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">in my house.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">Do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/7760.htm" title="7760: ṯə·śî·mu·nî (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp:: 1cs) -- To put, place, set. Or siym; a primitive root; to put.">make me</a> <a href="/hebrew/7101.htm" title="7101: qə·ṣîn (N-msc) -- A chief, ruler. From qatsah in the sense of determining; a magistrate or other leader.">leader</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ‘ām (N-ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">of the people!”</a> 8For Jerusalem has stumbled and Judah has fallen because they spoke and acted against the LORD, defying His glorious presence.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/jeremiah/14-3.htm">Jeremiah 14:3-4</a> The nobles send their servants for water; they go to the cisterns, but find no water; their jars return empty. They are ashamed and humiliated; they cover their heads. / The ground is cracked because no rain has fallen on the land. The farmers are ashamed; they cover their heads. <a href="/lamentations/5-12.htm">Lamentations 5:12-14</a> Princes have been hung up by their hands; elders receive no respect. / Young men toil at millstones; boys stagger under loads of wood. / The elders have left the city gate; the young men have stopped their music. <a href="/ezekiel/7-26.htm">Ezekiel 7:26-27</a> Disaster upon disaster will come, and rumor after rumor. Then they will seek a vision from a prophet, but instruction from the priests will perish, as will counsel from the elders. / The king will mourn, the prince will be clothed with despair, and the hands of the people of the land will tremble. I will deal with them according to their conduct, and I will judge them by their own standards. Then they will know that I am the LORD.’” <a href="/micah/3-6.htm">Micah 3:6-7</a> Therefore night will come over you without visions, and darkness without divination. The sun will set on these prophets, and the daylight will turn black over them. / Then the seers will be ashamed and the diviners will be disgraced. They will all cover their mouths because there is no answer from God.” <a href="/hosea/4-5.htm">Hosea 4:5-6</a> You will stumble by day, and the prophet will stumble with you by night; so I will destroy your mother— / My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you as My priests. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children. <a href="/1_samuel/8-19.htm">1 Samuel 8:19-20</a> Nevertheless, the people refused to listen to Samuel. “No!” they said. “We must have a king over us. / Then we will be like all the other nations, with a king to judge us, to go out before us, and to fight our battles.” <a href="/2_kings/17-13.htm">2 Kings 17:13-14</a> Yet through all His prophets and seers, the LORD warned Israel and Judah, saying, “Turn from your wicked ways and keep My commandments and statutes, according to the entire Law that I commanded your fathers and delivered to you through My servants the prophets.” / But they would not listen, and they stiffened their necks like their fathers, who did not believe the LORD their God. <a href="/amos/5-10.htm">Amos 5:10-13</a> There are those who hate the one who reproves in the gate and despise him who speaks with integrity. / Therefore, because you trample on the poor and exact from him a tax of grain, you will never live in the stone houses you have built; you will never drink the wine from the lush vineyards you have planted. / For I know that your transgressions are many and your sins are numerous. You oppress the righteous by taking bribes; you deprive the poor of justice in the gate. ... <a href="/zechariah/11-6.htm">Zechariah 11:6</a> For I will no longer have compassion on the people of the land, declares the LORD, but behold, I will cause each man to fall into the hands of his neighbor and his king, who will devastate the land, and I will not deliver it from their hands.” <a href="/proverbs/28-12.htm">Proverbs 28:12</a> When the righteous triumph, there is great glory, but when the wicked rise, men hide themselves. <a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37-39</a> O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! / Look, your house is left to you desolate. / For I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’” <a href="/luke/19-41.htm">Luke 19:41-44</a> As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it / and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes. / For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side. ... <a href="/matthew/24-12.htm">Matthew 24:12</a> Because of the multiplication of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold. <a href="/mark/13-12.htm">Mark 13:12-13</a> Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rise against their parents and have them put to death. / You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved. <a href="/luke/21-16.htm">Luke 21:16-17</a> You will be betrayed even by parents and brothers and relatives and friends, and some of you will be put to death. / And you will be hated by everyone because of My name.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>In 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.swear.<a href="/genesis/14-22.htm">Genesis 14:22</a> And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the LORD, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth,<a href="/deuteronomy/32-40.htm">Deuteronomy 32:40</a> For I lift up my hand to heaven, and say, I live for ever.<a href="/revelation/10-5.htm">Revelation 10:5,6</a> And the angel which I saw stand upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his hand to heaven, … healer.<a href="/isaiah/58-12.htm">Isaiah 58:12</a> And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in.<a href="/jeremiah/14-19.htm">Jeremiah 14:19</a> Hast thou utterly rejected Judah? hath thy soul lothed Zion? why hast thou smitten us, and there is no healing for us? we looked for peace, and there is no good; and for the time of healing, and behold trouble!<a href="/lamentations/2-13.htm">Lamentations 2:13</a> What thing shall I take to witness for thee? what thing shall I liken to thee, O daughter of Jerusalem? what shall I equal to thee, that I may comfort thee, O virgin daughter of Zion? for thy breach is great like the sea: who can heal thee?neither bread.<a href="/1_kings/4-22.htm">1 Kings 4:22,23</a> And Solomon's provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal, … <a href="/nehemiah/5-17.htm">Nehemiah 5:17,18</a> Moreover there were at my table an hundred and fifty of the Jews and rulers, beside those that came unto us from among the heathen that are about us… contrast this with Christ<a href="/isaiah/59-16.htm">Isaiah 59:16</a> And he saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no intercessor: therefore his arm brought salvation unto him; and his righteousness, it sustained him.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/3-4.htm">Appoint</a> <a href="/psalms/129-7.htm">Binder</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-1.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/isaiah/2-2.htm">Chief</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-6.htm">Cloak</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-6.htm">Clothing</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/9-17.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-31.htm">Food</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-6.htm">Garment</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-6.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/4-10.htm">Helper</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-6.htm">House</a> <a href="/psalms/140-1.htm">Leader</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-6.htm">Mantle</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/9-2.htm">Oath</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/7-5.htm">Protest</a> <a href="/proverbs/29-1.htm">Remedy</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-6.htm">Ruler</a> <a href="/songs/7-9.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/songs/8-4.htm">Swear</a> <a href="/songs/8-13.htm">Voice</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/26-1.htm">Appoint</a> <a href="/psalms/58-5.htm">Binder</a> <a href="/isaiah/4-1.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-9.htm">Chief</a> <a href="/isaiah/9-5.htm">Cloak</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-19.htm">Clothing</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-7.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-13.htm">Food</a> <a href="/isaiah/9-5.htm">Garment</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-11.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/isaiah/31-3.htm">Helper</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-7.htm">House</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-18.htm">Leader</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-17.htm">Mantle</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-24.htm">Oath</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-27.htm">Protest</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-13.htm">Remedy</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-12.htm">Ruler</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-10.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-18.htm">Swear</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-29.htm">Voice</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 3</div>1. <a href="/isaiah/3-1.htm">The great calamities which come by sin</a> 10. <a href="/isaiah/3-10.htm">The different rewards of the righteous and wicked</a> 12. <a href="/isaiah/3-12.htm">The oppression and covetousness of the rulers</a> 16. <a href="/isaiah/3-16.htm">The judgments which shall be for the pride of the women</a> 25. <a href="/isaiah/3-25.htm">The general desolation</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/3.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/isaiah/3.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>On that day he will cry aloud: This phrase indicates a specific time of crisis and judgment. The context is the impending judgment on Judah and Jerusalem due to their sins. The "day" refers to a time of reckoning when societal structures collapse. The cry is one of desperation, reflecting the chaos and lack of leadership. This echoes the broader theme of divine judgment found throughout the prophetic books, such as in <a href="/amos/5-18.htm">Amos 5:18-20</a>, where the "day of the Lord" is a time of darkness and distress.I am not a healer: The term "healer" here symbolizes a leader or one who can restore order and well-being. In ancient Israel, leaders were often seen as shepherds or healers of the people, responsible for their welfare. The refusal to be a healer underscores the depth of the crisis, where even potential leaders reject responsibility. This can be contrasted with Jesus Christ, who is often depicted as the ultimate healer and shepherd, as seen in passages like <a href="/john/10-11.htm">John 10:11</a>, where He is the Good Shepherd.I have no food or clothing in my house: This statement highlights the severe scarcity and economic collapse during the time of judgment. Food and clothing are basic necessities, and their absence signifies extreme poverty and inability to provide for others. This reflects the curses outlined in <a href="/deuteronomy/28-48.htm">Deuteronomy 28:48</a>, where disobedience leads to hunger and nakedness. It also emphasizes the failure of the community to support one another, a theme that runs counter to the communal care prescribed in the Mosaic Law.Do not make me leader of the people!: The reluctance to lead indicates a breakdown in societal order and the fear of responsibility during times of crisis. Leadership in Israel was ideally based on divine appointment and service, as seen in the examples of Moses and David. However, in this context, the refusal to lead shows a lack of faith and courage, contrasting with the biblical ideal of servant leadership. This can be compared to the willingness of Jesus to lead and serve, even unto death, as described in <a href="/philippians/2-5.htm">Philippians 2:5-8</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a> A major prophet in the Old Testament, Isaiah is the author of the book. He prophesied during the reigns of several kings of Judah and is known for his messages of judgment and hope. 2. <a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a> The southern kingdom of Israel, which is the primary audience of Isaiah's prophecies. During Isaiah's time, Judah faced political and social turmoil. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_day_of_the_lord.htm">The Day of the Lord</a> A prophetic term often used to describe a time of divine judgment and intervention. In <a href="/bsb/isaiah/3.htm">Isaiah 3</a>, it refers to a period of judgment upon Judah for their sins. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_ruler.htm">The Ruler</a> In this context, the ruler is a hypothetical leader who refuses to take responsibility due to the dire circumstances and lack of resources. 5. <a href="/topical/b/bread_and_cloak.htm">Bread and Cloak</a> Symbolic of basic necessities and protection, their absence signifies extreme poverty and vulnerability.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_burden_of_leadership.htm">The Burden of Leadership</a> Leadership is a responsibility that requires provision and care for others. <a href="/isaiah/3-7.htm">Isaiah 3:7</a> highlights the reluctance to lead when resources are scarce, reminding us of the weight of leadership. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a> The societal breakdown in <a href="/bsb/isaiah/3.htm">Isaiah 3</a> is a result of Judah's sin. This serves as a warning that sin can lead to chaos and a lack of capable leadership. <a href="/topical/d/dependence_on_god.htm">Dependence on God</a> In times of crisis, human leaders may fail, but God remains the ultimate provider and protector. We must place our trust in Him rather than solely in human authority. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_community_support.htm">The Importance of Community Support</a> The absence of basic necessities like bread and cloak underscores the need for community support and care for one another, especially in difficult times. <a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_serve.htm">The Call to Serve</a> Even when resources are limited, we are called to serve and support each other, reflecting Christ's example of selfless leadership.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 3</a> <a href="/q/is_nudity_allowed_in_heaven.htm">Is nudity allowed in heaven?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_'key_of_david'_align_biblically.htm">In Isaiah 22:20-25, how does the 'key of David' symbolism align or conflict with other biblical references like Revelation 3:7?</a> <a href="/q/isaiah_4_1__why_7_women_per_man_evidence.htm">In Isaiah 4:1, how could seven women outnumber men to such an extreme level, and is there any historical or scientific evidence for such a ratio?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_'kingdom_of_god'_in_luke_17_20.htm">Is life more important than food?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 7. - In that day shall he swear; or, lift up his voice - speaking with emotion (Kay). I will not be an healer; literally, a binder-up (comp. <a href="/isaiah/1-6.htm">Isaiah 1:6</a>); "I will not undertake to heal the calamities of the state." In my house is neither bread nor clothing; i.e. "I am not a wealthy man; I have no stores laid up; I am quite unfit to be the people's ruler." Make me not; or, ye shall not make me. The decently clad man entirely declines to be advanced to the helm of the state. <a href="/commentaries/isaiah/3-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>On that הַה֤וּא ׀ (ha·hū) Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> He, self, the same, this, that, as, are day בַיּ֨וֹם (ḇay·yō·wm) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day he will cry aloud: יִשָּׂא֩ (yiś·śā) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5375.htm">Strong's 5375: </a> To lift, carry, take “I am אֶהְיֶ֣ה (’eh·yeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be not לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no a healer. חֹבֵ֔שׁ (ḥō·ḇêš) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2280.htm">Strong's 2280: </a> To wrap firmly, to stop, to rule I have no אֵ֥ין (’ên) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> A non-entity, a negative particle food לֶ֖חֶם (le·ḥem) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3899.htm">Strong's 3899: </a> Food, bread, grain or clothing שִׂמְלָ֑ה (śim·lāh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8071.htm">Strong's 8071: </a> A dress, a mantle in my house. וּבְבֵיתִ֕י (ū·ḇə·ḇê·ṯî) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house Do not לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no make me תְשִׂימֻ֖נִי (ṯə·śî·mu·nî) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7760.htm">Strong's 7760: </a> Put -- to put, place, set leader קְצִ֥ין (qə·ṣîn) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7101.htm">Strong's 7101: </a> A magistrate, other leader of the people!” עָֽם׃ (‘ām) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/3-7.htm">Isaiah 3:7 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/isaiah/3-7.htm">Isaiah 3:7 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/isaiah/3-7.htm">Isaiah 3:7 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/isaiah/3-7.htm">Isaiah 3:7 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/isaiah/3-7.htm">Isaiah 3:7 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/3-7.htm">Isaiah 3:7 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/3-7.htm">Isaiah 3:7 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/3-7.htm">Isaiah 3:7 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/3-7.htm">Isaiah 3:7 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/isaiah/3-7.htm">Isaiah 3:7 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-7.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 3:7 In that day he will cry out (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/3-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 3:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 3:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/3-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 3:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 3:8" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>