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They plot crooked schemes. They lie to convict the poor, even when the cause of the poor is just.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/32.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />As for the scoundrel—his devices are evil; he plans wicked schemes to ruin the poor with lying words, even when the plea of the needy is right.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/32.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The weapons of the scoundrel are destructive; he hatches plots to destroy the poor with lies, even when the plea of the needy is just.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/32.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The instruments also of the churl <i>are</i> evil: he deviseth wicked devices to destroy the poor with lying words, even when the needy speaketh right.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/32.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Also the schemes of the schemer <i>are</i> evil; He devises wicked plans To destroy the poor with lying words, Even when the needy speaks justice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/32.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />As for a rogue, his weapons are evil; He devises wicked schemes To destroy <i>the</i> poor with slander, Even though <i>the</i> needy one speaks what is right.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/32.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />As for a rogue, his weapons are evil; He devises wicked schemes To destroy the afflicted with slander, Even though the needy one speaks what is right.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/32.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />As for a rogue, his weapons are evil; He devises wicked schemes To destroy <i>the</i> afflicted with slander, Even though <i>the</i> needy one speaks what is right.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/32.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />As for a rogue, his weapons are evil; He counsels wicked schemes To wreak destruction <i>on the</i> afflicted with lying words, Even though <i>the</i> needy one speaks justly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/32.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />As for the rogue, his weapons are evil; He conceives wicked plans To ruin the poor with lies, Even when the plea of the needy one is just <i>and</i> right.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/32.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The scoundrel’s weapons are destructive; he hatches plots to destroy the needy with lies, even when the poor person says what is right.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/32.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The scoundrel&#8217s weapons are destructive; he hatches plots to destroy the needy with lies, even when the poor says what is right. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/32.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And the instruments of the churl are evil: he deviseth wicked devices to destroy the meek with lying words, even when the needy speaketh right.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/32.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Cruel people tell lies--they do evil things, and make cruel plans to destroy the poor and needy, even when they beg for justice. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/32.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The instruments also of the churl are evil: he deviseth wicked devices to destroy the meek with lying words, even when the needy speaketh right.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/32.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The tricks of scoundrels are evil. They devise wicked plans in order to ruin poor people with lies, even when needy people plead for justice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/32.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />A stupid person is evil and does evil things; he plots to ruin the poor with lies and to keep them from getting their rights. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/32.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Furthermore, the crimes of bad people are evil; and they devise wicked schemes, destroying the poor with lying words, even when needy people plead a just cause.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/32.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The weapons of the scoundrel are destructive; he hatches plots to destroy the poor with lies, even when the plea of the needy is just.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/32.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />A deceiver's methods are evil; he dreams up evil plans to ruin the poor with lies, even when the needy are in the right. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/32.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The ways of the scoundrel are evil. He devises wicked devices to destroy the humble with lying words, even when the needy speaks right.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/32.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The instruments also of the churl are evil: he deviseth wicked devices to destroy the poor with lying words, even when the needy speaketh right.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/32.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The ways of the scoundrel are evil. He devises wicked plans to destroy the humble with lying words, even when the needy speaks right. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/32.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And the miser—his instruments [are] evil, "" He has counseled wicked schemes, "" To corrupt the poor with lying sayings, "" Even when the needy speaks justly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/32.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And the miser -- his instruments are evil, He hath counselled wicked devices, To corrupt the poor with lying sayings, Even when the needy speaketh justly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/32.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the implements of the deceiver are evil: he will meditate counsels to destroy the humble with words of falsehood, and in the needy's speaking judgments.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/32.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The vessels of the deceitful are most wicked: for he hath framed devices to destroy the meek, with lying words, when the poor man speaketh judgment. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/32.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The tools of the deceitful are very wicked. For they have concocted plans to destroy the meek by lying words, though the poor speak judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/32.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The deceits of the deceiver are evil, he plans devious schemes: To ruin the poor with lies, and the needy when they plead their case. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/32.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The villainies of villains are evil; they devise wicked devices to ruin the poor with lying words, even when the plea of the needy is right.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/32.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The instruments of the vain person are evil; he devises wicked devices to destroy the poor with lying words, even when the testimony of the needy is right.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/32.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The instruments of the worthless are evil, and he conceives a plan to destroy the poor by lying words, and the word of the afflicted in judgment<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/32.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The instruments also of the churl are evil; He deviseth wicked devices To destroy the poor with lying words, And the needy when he speaketh right.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/32.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For the counsel of the wicked will devise iniquity, to destroy the poor with unjust words, and ruin the cause of the poor in judgement.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/32-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=6719" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/32.htm">A Righteous King</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>For a fool speaks foolishness; his mind plots iniquity. He practices ungodliness and speaks falsely about the LORD; he leaves the hungry empty and deprives the thirsty of drink. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3627.htm" title="3627: kê·lāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- An article, utensil, vessel. From kalah; something prepared, i.e. Any apparatus.">The weapons</a> <a href="/hebrew/3596.htm" title="3596: wə·ḵê·lay (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- A rascal. Or kelay; from kuwl in the sense of withholding.">of the scoundrel</a> <a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="7451: rā·‘îm (Adj-mp) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">are destructive;</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">he</a> <a href="/hebrew/3289.htm" title="3289: yā·‘āṣ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To advise, counsel. A primitive root; to advise; reflexively, to deliberate or resolve.">hatches</a> <a href="/hebrew/2154.htm" title="2154: zim·mō·wṯ (N-fp) -- A plan, device, wickedness. Or zammah; from zamam; a plan, especially a bad one.">plots</a> <a href="/hebrew/2254.htm" title="2254: lə·ḥab·bêl (Prep-l:: V-Piel-Inf) -- A primitive root; to wind tightly, i.e. To bind; specifically, by a pledge; figuratively, to pervert, destroy; also to writhe in pain.">to destroy</a> <a href="/hebrew/6035.htm" title="6035: ʿă·nå̄·wīm (Adj-mp) -- Poor, afflicted, humble, meek. Or Aanayv; from anah; depressed, in mind or circumstances.">the poor</a> <a href="/hebrew/561.htm" title="561: bə·’im·rê- (Prep-b:: N-mpc) -- Speech, word. From 'amar; something said.">with lies,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8267.htm" title="8267: še·qer (N-ms) -- Deception, disappointment, falsehood. From shaqar; an untruth; by implication, a sham."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: ū·ḇə·ḏab·bêr (Conj-w, Prep-b:: V-Piel-Inf) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">even when the plea</a> <a href="/hebrew/34.htm" title="34: ’eḇ·yō·wn (Adj-ms) -- In want, needy, poor. From 'abah, in the sense of want; destitute.">of the needy</a> <a href="/hebrew/4941.htm" title="4941: miš·pāṭ (N-ms) -- Judgment. ">is just.</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>But a noble man makes honorable plans; he stands up for worthy causes.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/6-12.htm">Proverbs 6:12-14</a></span><br />A worthless person, a wicked man, walks with a perverse mouth, / winking his eyes, speaking with his feet, and pointing with his fingers. / With deceit in his heart he devises evil; he continually sows discord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/2-1.htm">Micah 2:1-2</a></span><br />Woe to those who devise iniquity and plot evil on their beds! At morning’s light they accomplish it because the power is in their hands. / They covet fields and seize them; they take away houses. They deprive a man of his home, a fellow man of his inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/10-7.htm">Psalm 10:7-10</a></span><br />His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and violence; trouble and malice are under his tongue. / He lies in wait near the villages; in ambush he slays the innocent; his eyes watch in stealth for the helpless. / He lies in wait like a lion in a thicket; he lurks to seize the oppressed; he catches the lowly in his net. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/5-26.htm">Jeremiah 5:26-28</a></span><br />For among My people are wicked men; they watch like fowlers lying in wait; they set a trap to catch men. / Like cages full of birds, so their houses are full of deceit. Therefore they have become powerful and rich. / They have grown fat and sleek, and have excelled in the deeds of the wicked. They have not taken up the cause of the fatherless, that they might prosper; nor have they defended the rights of the needy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/8-4.htm">Amos 8:4-6</a></span><br />Hear this, you who trample the needy, who do away with the poor of the land, / asking, “When will the New Moon be over, that we may sell grain? When will the Sabbath end, that we may market wheat? Let us reduce the ephah and increase the shekel; let us cheat with dishonest scales. / Let us buy the poor with silver and the needy for a pair of sandals, selling even the chaff with the wheat!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/4-16.htm">Proverbs 4:16-17</a></span><br />For they cannot sleep unless they do evil; they are deprived of slumber until they make someone fall. / For they eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/36-3.htm">Psalm 36:3-4</a></span><br />The words of his mouth are wicked and deceitful; he has ceased to be wise and well-doing. / Even on his bed he plots wickedness; he sets himself on a path that is not good; he fails to reject evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/22-29.htm">Ezekiel 22:29</a></span><br />The people of the land have practiced extortion and committed robbery. They have oppressed the poor and needy and have exploited the foreign resident without justice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/12-7.htm">Hosea 12:7</a></span><br />A merchant loves to defraud with dishonest scales in his hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/24-8.htm">Proverbs 24:8</a></span><br />He who plots evil will be called a schemer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-14.htm">Matthew 23:14</a></span><br />Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let in those who wish to enter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/12-40.htm">Mark 12:40</a></span><br />They defraud widows of their houses, and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will receive greater condemnation.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/20-47.htm">Luke 20:47</a></span><br />They defraud widows of their houses, and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will receive greater condemnation.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/5-1.htm">James 5:1-6</a></span><br />Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you. / Your riches have rotted and moths have eaten your clothes. / Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and consume your flesh like fire. You have hoarded treasure in the last days. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/2-3.htm">2 Peter 2:3</a></span><br />In their greed, these false teachers will exploit you with deceptive words. The longstanding verdict against them remains in force, and their destruction does not sleep.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The instruments also of the churl are evil: he devises wicked devices to destroy the poor with lying words, even when the needy speaks right.</p><p class="hdg">instruments</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/1-23.htm">Isaiah 1:23</a></b></br> Thy princes <i>are</i> rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/5-23.htm">Isaiah 5:23</a></b></br> Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/5-26.htm">Jeremiah 5:26-28</a></b></br> For among my people are found wicked <i>men</i>: they lay wait, as he that setteth snares; they set a trap, they catch men… </p><p class="hdg">deviseth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/10-7.htm">Psalm 10:7-10</a></b></br> His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue <i>is</i> mischief and vanity… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/64-4.htm">Psalm 64:4-6</a></b></br> That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/82-2.htm">Psalm 82:2-5</a></b></br> How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah… </p><p class="hdg">lying</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/59-3.htm">Isaiah 59:3,4</a></b></br> For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue hath muttered perverseness… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/21-10.htm">1 Kings 21:10-14</a></b></br> And set two men, sons of Belial, before him, to bear witness against him, saying, Thou didst blaspheme God and the king. And <i>then</i> carry him out, and stone him, that he may die… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/6-11.htm">Acts 6:11-13</a></b></br> Then they suborned men, which said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and <i>against</i> God… </p><p class="hdg">the needy speaketh right.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/29-19.htm">Afflicted</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-5.htm">Churl</a> <a href="/proverbs/25-26.htm">Corrupt</a> <a href="/isaiah/23-9.htm">Counselled</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-15.htm">Designs</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-14.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-6.htm">Devices</a> <a href="/proverbs/16-27.htm">Devises</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-8.htm">Deviseth</a> <a href="/isaiah/31-2.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-19.htm">Humble</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-8.htm">Instruments</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-1.htm">Justly</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-9.htm">Lying</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-19.htm">Meek</a> <a href="/hebrews/1-1.htm">Methods</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-5.htm">Miser</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-19.htm">Needy</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-23.htm">Plea</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-19.htm">Poor</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-29.htm">Purposing</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-1.htm">Right</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-5.htm">Rogue</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-28.htm">Ruin</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/12-11.htm">Sayings</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/8-11.htm">Schemes</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-5.htm">Scoundrel</a> <a href="/proverbs/30-10.htm">Slander</a> <a href="/isaiah/9-17.htm">Speaketh</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-6.htm">Speaks</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-12.htm">Ways</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-32.htm">Weapons</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-10.htm">Wicked</a> <a href="/isaiah/31-2.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/41-17.htm">Afflicted</a> <a href="/2_samuel/3-33.htm">Churl</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-28.htm">Corrupt</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-8.htm">Counselled</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-11.htm">Designs</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-1.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-2.htm">Devices</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-8.htm">Devises</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-8.htm">Deviseth</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-10.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-15.htm">Humble</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-20.htm">Instruments</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-4.htm">Justly</a> <a href="/isaiah/56-10.htm">Lying</a> <a href="/isaiah/61-1.htm">Meek</a> <a href="/hebrews/1-1.htm">Methods</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-5.htm">Miser</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-17.htm">Needy</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-16.htm">Plea</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-20.htm">Poor</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-26.htm">Purposing</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-15.htm">Right</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-5.htm">Rogue</a> <a href="/isaiah/47-11.htm">Ruin</a> <a href="/daniel/8-23.htm">Sayings</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-60.htm">Schemes</a> <a href="/2_samuel/16-7.htm">Scoundrel</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-28.htm">Slander</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-15.htm">Speaketh</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-15.htm">Speaks</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-16.htm">Ways</a> <a href="/isaiah/52-11.htm">Weapons</a> <a href="/isaiah/35-8.htm">Wicked</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-9.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 32</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/32-1.htm">The blessings of Christ's kingdom</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/32-9.htm">Desolation is foreshown</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/32-14.htm">Restoration is promised to succeed</a></span><br></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'; 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In biblical context, "scoundrel" refers to individuals who are morally corrupt and engage in wickedness. The term "weapons" metaphorically represents the tools or strategies used by such individuals to cause harm. This aligns with the broader biblical theme of the wicked using deceit and manipulation, as seen in Psalms 10:7-10, where the wicked lie in wait to ambush the innocent. The destructive nature of these actions is a recurring theme in Scripture, emphasizing the moral decay and societal harm caused by such behavior.<p><b>he hatches plots to destroy the poor with lies,</b><br>This phrase underscores the deliberate and cunning nature of the scoundrel's actions. The imagery of "hatching plots" suggests premeditated schemes, akin to a bird carefully incubating its eggs. The focus on the poor highlights a common biblical concern for the vulnerable and marginalized, who are often targets of exploitation. The use of "lies" indicates deceit as a primary tool for oppression, reminiscent of the false witnesses and unjust judges condemned in passages like <a href="/exodus/23.htm">Exodus 23:1-3</a>. This reflects a broader biblical narrative where God consistently advocates for justice and truth, particularly for the oppressed.<p><b>even when the plea of the needy is just.</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the injustice faced by the needy, whose legitimate cries for help are ignored or undermined by deceitful individuals. The biblical call for justice is strong, as seen in <a href="/proverbs/31-8.htm">Proverbs 31:8-9</a>, which urges speaking up for those who cannot defend themselves. The contrast between the just plea and the scoundrel's lies highlights the moral corruption and societal injustice prevalent in the time of Isaiah, and by extension, in any society that turns a blind eye to the plight of the needy. This also foreshadows the ultimate justice brought by Jesus Christ, who is depicted as the righteous judge and advocate for the oppressed in passages like <a href="/luke/4-18.htm">Luke 4:18-19</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>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 both judgment and hope.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/scoundrel.htm">Scoundrel</a></b><br>This term refers to a person who is morally corrupt and engages in deceitful and wicked behavior. In the context of <a href="/isaiah/32-7.htm">Isaiah 32:7</a>, the scoundrel is someone who plots against the vulnerable.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_poor_and_needy.htm">The Poor and Needy</a></b><br>These are individuals who are economically disadvantaged and often marginalized in society. The verse highlights their vulnerability to exploitation by the wicked.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel during Isaiah's time. The social injustices and moral decay in Judah are often addressed in Isaiah's prophecies.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/prophetic_context.htm">Prophetic Context</a></b><br>Isaiah 32 is part of a larger prophetic vision concerning the future reign of righteousness and justice, contrasting the current state of corruption.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_nature_of_wickedness.htm">The Nature of Wickedness</a></b><br>Wickedness often involves deceit and exploitation, particularly targeting those who are vulnerable. Believers are called to recognize and oppose such behavior.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_heart_for_justice.htm">God's Heart for Justice</a></b><br>God cares deeply for the poor and needy, and He hears their just pleas. Christians are encouraged to advocate for justice and support those who are marginalized.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_integrity.htm">The Call to Integrity</a></b><br>Followers of Christ are called to live with integrity, avoiding deceitful schemes and instead promoting truth and righteousness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/awareness_of_social_injustice.htm">Awareness of Social Injustice</a></b><br>Christians should be aware of social injustices in their communities and seek ways to address and rectify them, reflecting God's justice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prayer.htm">The Role of Prayer</a></b><br>Prayer is a powerful tool for seeking God's intervention in situations of injustice. Believers should pray for wisdom and courage to act justly.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_32.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 32</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_goal_of_righteous_teaching.htm">What does the Lord's zeal mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_mercy_and_conquest_reconcile.htm">Zechariah 7:9-10 commands mercy and compassion; how do these ideals reconcile with earlier Old Testament accounts of conquest and violence?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_babylon_covet_judah's_wealth.htm">Isaiah 39:2: How could Judah, a small kingdom, have accumulated such wealth and armaments to intrigue Babylon's interest?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_god_vs._satan.htm">What does the Bible say about God versus Satan?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/32.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) <span class= "bld">To destroy the poor with lying words . . .</span>--The words, though perfectly generic in their form, are probably not without an implied reference to those who had thus acted towards Isaiah himself, making even him an "offender for a word" (<a href="/isaiah/29-21.htm" title="That make a man an offender for a word, and lay a snare for him that reproves in the gate, and turn aside the just for a thing of nothing.">Isaiah 29:21</a>).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/32.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The instruments</span>. Mr. Cheyne translates, "the machinations," which gives a better sense; but the rendering is scarcely borne out by any parallel use of the term <span class="accented">c'li</span> in Scripture or elsewhere. <span class="accented">C'li</span> properly means "vessels," "weapons," "implements." <span class="cmt_word">He deviseth wicked devices</span>; rather, <span class="accented">he deviseth plots</span>. The word "he" is emphatic. Unlike the fool, who passively does evil through thoughtlessness, the miser actively devises crafty plans against his fellow-men. He seeks to cheat the poor out of their rights by false witness (comp. <a href="/isaiah/1-17.htm">Isaiah 1:17, 23</a>; <a href="/isaiah/3-14.htm">Isaiah 3:14, 15</a>; <a href="/isaiah/5-28.htm">Isaiah 5:28</a>, etc.), <span class="cmt_word">Even when the needy speaketh right</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> "has right on his side." The translation in the text is to be preferred to that in the margin. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/32-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The weapons</span><br /><span class="heb">כֵּלָ֣יו</span> <span class="translit">(kê·lāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3627.htm">Strong's 3627: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something prepared, any apparatus</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the scoundrel</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכֵלַ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵê·lay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3596.htm">Strong's 3596: </a> </span><span class="str2">Stubborn</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are destructive;</span><br /><span class="heb">רָעִ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(rā·‘îm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm">Strong's 7451: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bad, evil</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he</span><br /><span class="heb">ה֚וּא</span> <span class="translit">(hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><br /><span class="word">hatches</span><br /><span class="heb">יָעָ֔ץ</span> <span class="translit">(yā·‘āṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3289.htm">Strong's 3289: </a> </span><span class="str2">To advise, to deliberate, resolve</span><br /><br /><span class="word">plots</span><br /><span class="heb">זִמּ֣וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(zim·mō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2154.htm">Strong's 2154: </a> </span><span class="str2">A plan, device, wickedness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to destroy</span><br /><span class="heb">לְחַבֵּ֤ל</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḥab·bêl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2254.htm">Strong's 2254: </a> </span><span class="str2">To wind tightly, to bind, a pledge, to pervert, destroy, to writhe in pain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the poor</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲנִיִּים֙</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·nî·yîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6035.htm">Strong's 6035: </a> </span><span class="str2">Poor, afflicted, humble, meek</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with lies,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּאִמְרֵי־</span> <span class="translit">(bə·’im·rê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_561.htm">Strong's 561: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something said</span><br /><br /><span class="word">even when the plea</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבְדַבֵּ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·ḏab·bêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arrange, to speak, to subdue</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the needy</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶבְי֖וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(’eḇ·yō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_34.htm">Strong's 34: </a> </span><span class="str2">In want, needy, poor</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is just.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִשְׁפָּֽט׃</span> <span class="translit">(miš·pāṭ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4941.htm">Strong's 4941: </a> </span><span class="str2">A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/32-7.htm">Isaiah 32:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/32-7.htm">Isaiah 32:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/32-7.htm">Isaiah 32:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/32-7.htm">Isaiah 32:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/32-7.htm">Isaiah 32:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/32-7.htm">Isaiah 32:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/32-7.htm">Isaiah 32:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/32-7.htm">Isaiah 32:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/32-7.htm">Isaiah 32:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/32-7.htm">Isaiah 32:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/32-7.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 32:7 The ways of the scoundrel are evil (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/32-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 32:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 32:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/32-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 32:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 32:8" /></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>