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Woe to them! They have brought disaster upon themselves. <a href="/nlt/isaiah/3.htm">New Living Translation</a> The very look on their faces gives them away. They display their sin like the people of Sodom and don’t even try to hide it. They are doomed! They have brought destruction upon themselves. <a href="/esv/isaiah/3.htm">English Standard Version</a> For the look on their faces bears witness against them; they proclaim their sin like Sodom; they do not hide it. Woe to them! For they have brought evil on themselves. <a href="/bsb/isaiah/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> The expression on their faces testifies against them, and like Sodom they flaunt their sin; they do not conceal it. Woe to them, for they have brought disaster upon themselves. <a href="/kjv/isaiah/3.htm">King James Bible</a> The shew of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have rewarded evil unto themselves. <a href="/nkjv/isaiah/3.htm">New King James Version</a> The look on their countenance witnesses against them, And they declare their sin as Sodom; They do not hide it. Woe to their soul! For they have brought evil upon themselves. <a href="/nasb_/isaiah/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> The expression of their faces testifies against them, And they display their sin like Sodom; They do not even conceal it. Woe to them! For they have done evil to themselves. <a href="/nasb/isaiah/3.htm">NASB 1995</a> The expression of their faces bears witness against them, And they display their sin like Sodom; They do not even conceal it. Woe to them! For they have brought evil on themselves. <a href="/nasb77/isaiah/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a> The expression of their faces bears witness against them. And they display their sin like Sodom; They do not even conceal it. Woe to them! For they have brought evil on themselves. <a href="/lsb/isaiah/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> The expression of their faces answers against them, And they declare their sin like Sodom; They do not even conceal it. Woe to their soul! For they have dealt out evil on themselves. <a href="/amp/isaiah/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Their partiality testifies against them, They display their sin like Sodom; They do not even hide it. Woe (judgment is coming) to them! For they have brought evil on themselves [as a reward]. <a href="/csb/isaiah/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> The look on their faces testifies against them, and like Sodom, they flaunt their sin; they do not conceal it. Woe to them, for they have brought disaster on themselves. <a href="/hcsb/isaiah/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> The look on their faces testifies against them, and like Sodom, they flaunt their sin. They do not conceal it. Woe to them, for they have brought evil on themselves. <a href="/asv/isaiah/3.htm">American Standard Version</a> The show of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have done evil unto themselves. <a href="/cev/isaiah/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The look on your faces shows that you are sinful as Sodom, and you don't try to hide it. You are in for trouble, and you have brought it all on yourselves. <a href="/erv/isaiah/3.htm">English Revised Version</a> The shew of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have rewarded evil unto themselves. <a href="/gwt/isaiah/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The look on their faces will be held against them. They boast about their sins, which are like [those of the people of] Sodom. They don't even bother to hide them. How horrible it will be for these people, because they have brought disaster on themselves. <a href="/gnt/isaiah/3.htm">Good News Translation</a> Their prejudices will be held against them. They sin as openly as the people of Sodom did. They are doomed, and they have brought it on themselves. <a href="/isv/isaiah/3.htm">International Standard Version</a> "The expressions on their faces give them away. They parade their sin around like Sodom; they don't even try to hide it. How horrible it will be for them, because they have brought disaster on themselves!" <a href="/msb/isaiah/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> The expression on their faces testifies against them, and like Sodom they flaunt their sin; they do not conceal it. Woe to them, for they have brought disaster upon themselves. <a href="/net/isaiah/3.htm">NET Bible</a> The look on their faces testifies to their guilt; like the people of Sodom they openly boast of their sin. Too bad for them! For they bring disaster on themselves. <a href="/nheb/isaiah/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> The look of their faces testify against them. They parade their sin like Sodom. They do not hide it. Woe to their soul. For they have brought disaster upon themselves. <a href="/wbt/isaiah/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> The show of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe to their soul! for they have rewarded evil to themselves. <a href="/web/isaiah/3.htm">World English Bible</a> The look of their faces testify against them. They parade their sin like Sodom. They don’t hide it. Woe to their soul! For they have brought disaster upon themselves. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/isaiah/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> The appearance of their faces witnessed against them, "" And their sin, as Sodom, they declared, "" They have not hidden! Woe to their soul, "" For they have done evil to themselves. <a href="/ylt/isaiah/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> The appearance of their faces witnessed against them, And their sin, as Sodom, they declared, They have not hidden! Woe to their soul, For they have done to themselves evil. <a href="/slt/isaiah/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> The withdrawing of their face answered against them; and they announced their sins as Sodom, and they covered not. Wo to their soul! for they rewarded evil to themselves.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/isaiah/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> The shew of their countenance hath answered them: and they have proclaimed abroad their sin as Sodom, and they have not hid it: woe to their souls, for evils are rendered to them. <a href="/cpdv/isaiah/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> The acknowledgement of their countenance is their response. For they have proclaimed their own sin, like Sodom; and they have not concealed it. Woe to their souls! For evils are being repaid to them. <a href="/nabre/isaiah/3.htm">New American Bible</a> Their very look bears witness against them; they boast of their sin like Sodom, They do not hide it. Woe to them! They deal out evil to themselves. <a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> The look on their faces bears witness against them; they proclaim their sin like Sodom, they do not hide it. Woe to them! For they have brought evil on themselves.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Their hypocrisy witnesses against them; and they declare their sins like Sodom, they do not hide them. Woe to their soul! for they have wrought evil to themselves. <a href="/hpbt/isaiah/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Their favoritism is a witness against them, and they have shown their sins as Sadom and they are not hidden. Woe to their souls, for they have set for themselves evil rewards!<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/isaiah/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> The show of their countenance doth witness against them; And they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! For they have wrought evil unto themselves. <a href="/sep/isaiah/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Wherefore now their glory has been brought low, and the shame of their countenance has withstood them, and they have proclaimed their sin as Sodom, and made it manifest. <a href="/parallel/isaiah/3-9.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=637" 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> …8For Jerusalem has stumbled and Judah has fallen because they spoke and acted against the LORD, defying His glorious presence. 9<a href="/hebrew/1971.htm" title="1971: hak·kā·raṯ (N-fsc) -- A look. From nakar; respect, i.e. Partiality.">The expression</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: pə·nê·hem (N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">on their faces</a> <a href="/hebrew/6030.htm" title="6030: ‘ā·nə·ṯāh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- To answer, respond.">testifies</a> <a href="/hebrew/bām (Prep:: 3mp) -- ">against them,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5467.htm" title="5467: kis·ḏōm (Prep-k:: N-proper-fs) -- A Canaanite city near the Dead Sea. From an unused root meaning to scorch; burnt district; Sedom, a place near the Dead Sea.">and like Sodom</a> <a href="/hebrew/5046.htm" title="5046: hig·gî·ḏū (V-Hifil-Perf-3cp) -- To be conspicuous. ">they flaunt</a> <a href="/hebrew/2403.htm" title="2403: wə·ḥaṭ·ṭā·ṯām (Conj-w:: N-fsc:: 3mp) -- Or chattacth; from chata'; an offence, and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also an offender.">their sin;</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.">they do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/3582.htm" title="3582: ḵi·ḥê·ḏū (V-Piel-Perf-3cp) -- To hide. A primitive root; to secrete, by act or word; hence to destroy.">conceal it.</a> <a href="/hebrew/188.htm" title="188: ’ō·w (Interjection) -- Woe! Probably from 'avah; lamentation; also interjectionally Oh!">Woe</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: lə·nap̄·šām (Prep-l:: N-fsc:: 3mp) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">to them,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/1580.htm" title="1580: ḡā·mə·lū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- A primitive root; to treat a person, i.e. Benefit or requite; by implication, to ripen, i.e. to wean.">they have brought</a> <a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="7451: rā·‘āh (Adj-fs) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">disaster</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·hem (Prep-l:: Pro-3mp) -- ">upon themselves.</a> 10Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their labor.…<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/6-15.htm">Jeremiah 6:15</a> Are they ashamed of the abomination they have committed? No, they have no shame at all; they do not even know how to blush. So they will fall among the fallen; when I punish them, they will collapse,” says the LORD. <a href="/jeremiah/8-12.htm">Jeremiah 8:12</a> Are they ashamed of the abomination they have committed? No, they have no shame at all; they do not even know how to blush. So they will fall among the fallen; when I punish them, they will collapse, says the LORD. <a href="/ezekiel/16-50.htm">Ezekiel 16:50</a> Thus they were haughty and committed abominations before Me. Therefore I removed them, as you have seen. <a href="/ezekiel/9-9.htm">Ezekiel 9:9</a> He replied, “The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceedingly great. The land is full of bloodshed, and the city is full of perversity. For they say, ‘The LORD has forsaken the land; the LORD does not see.’ <a href="/lamentations/1-8.htm">Lamentations 1:8</a> Jerusalem has sinned greatly; therefore she has become an object of scorn. All who honored her now despise her, for they have seen her nakedness; she herself groans and turns away. <a href="/hosea/5-5.htm">Hosea 5:5</a> Israel’s arrogance testifies against them; Israel and Ephraim stumble in their iniquity; even Judah stumbles with them. <a href="/hosea/7-10.htm">Hosea 7:10</a> Israel’s arrogance testifies against them, yet they do not return to the LORD their God; despite all this, they do not seek Him. <a href="/zephaniah/3-5.htm">Zephaniah 3:5</a> The LORD within her is righteous; He does no wrong. He applies His justice morning by morning; He does not fail at dawn, yet the unjust know no shame. <a href="/proverbs/30-13.htm">Proverbs 30:13</a> There is a generation—how haughty are their eyes and pretentious are their glances— <a href="/genesis/19-5.htm">Genesis 19:5</a> They called out to Lot, saying, “Where are the men who came to you tonight? Send them out to us so we can have relations with them!” <a href="/2_peter/2-6.htm">2 Peter 2:6-8</a> if He condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to destruction, reducing them to ashes as an example of what is coming on the ungodly; / and if He rescued Lot, a righteous man distressed by the depraved conduct of the lawless / (for that righteous man, living among them day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he saw and heard)— <a href="/luke/17-28.htm">Luke 17:28-30</a> It was the same in the days of Lot: People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building. / But on the day Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all. / It will be just like that on the day the Son of Man is revealed. <a href="/romans/1-32.htm">Romans 1:32</a> Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things are worthy of death, they not only continue to do these things, but also approve of those who practice them. <a href="/revelation/11-8.htm">Revelation 11:8</a> Their bodies will lie in the street of the great city—figuratively called Sodom and Egypt—where their Lord was also crucified. <a href="/matthew/11-23.htm">Matthew 11:23-24</a> And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this day. / But I tell you that it will be more bearable for Sodom on the day of judgment than for you.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>The show of their countenance does witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe to their soul! for they have rewarded evil to themselves.the shew<a href="/isaiah/3-16.htm">Isaiah 3:16</a> Moreover the LORD saith, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet:<a href="/1_samuel/15-32.htm">1 Samuel 15:32</a> Then said Samuel, Bring ye hither to me Agag the king of the Amalekites. And Agag came unto him delicately. And Agag said, Surely the bitterness of death is past.<a href="/2_kings/9-30.htm">2 Kings 9:30</a> And when Jehu was come to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it; and she painted her face, and tired her head, and looked out at a window.and they declare<a href="/genesis/13-13.htm">Genesis 13:13</a> But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the LORD exceedingly.<a href="/genesis/18-20.htm">Genesis 18:20,21</a> And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous; … <a href="/genesis/19-5.htm">Genesis 19:5-9</a> And they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are the men which came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them… woe<a href="/lamentations/5-16.htm">Lamentations 5:16</a> The crown is fallen from our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned!<a href="/hosea/13-9.htm">Hosea 13:9</a> O Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself; but in me is thine help.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/songs/5-15.htm">Appearance</a> <a href="/proverbs/25-18.htm">Bears</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-12.htm">Conceal</a> <a href="/songs/7-8.htm">Countenance</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-15.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/10-20.htm">Curse</a> <a href="/songs/1-7.htm">Declare</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/4-2.htm">Declared</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/11-2.htm">Disaster</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-35.htm">Display</a> <a href="/isaiah/2-6.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/isaiah/2-9.htm">Face</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-3.htm">Faces</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-5.htm">Full</a> <a href="/isaiah/2-10.htm">Hidden</a> <a href="/isaiah/2-10.htm">Hide</a> <a href="/psalms/40-12.htm">Look</a> <a href="/proverbs/31-11.htm">Measure</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-6.htm">Open</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-21.htm">Partiality</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-5.htm">Position</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/8-2.htm">Respect</a> <a href="/proverbs/14-14.htm">Rewarded</a> <a href="/proverbs/22-24.htm">Shew</a> <a href="/songs/2-14.htm">Show</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/7-25.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-10.htm">Sodom</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-14.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/proverbs/12-17.htm">Testifies</a> <a href="/proverbs/29-24.htm">Testify</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-5.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/proverbs/17-24.htm">View</a> <a href="/proverbs/25-18.htm">Witness</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-13.htm">Witnessed</a> <a href="/psalms/35-11.htm">Witnesses</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/10-16.htm">Woe</a> <a href="/songs/3-10.htm">Wrought</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/13-8.htm">Appearance</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-11.htm">Bears</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-10.htm">Conceal</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-35.htm">Countenance</a> <a href="/isaiah/6-2.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/isaiah/6-5.htm">Curse</a> <a href="/isaiah/6-10.htm">Declare</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-9.htm">Declared</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-11.htm">Disaster</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-3.htm">Display</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-11.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-15.htm">Face</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-15.htm">Faces</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-16.htm">Full</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-15.htm">Hidden</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-3.htm">Hide</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-23.htm">Look</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-10.htm">Measure</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-14.htm">Open</a> <a href="/malachi/2-9.htm">Partiality</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-19.htm">Position</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-12.htm">Respect</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-2.htm">Rewarded</a> <a href="/isaiah/27-11.htm">Shew</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-18.htm">Show</a> <a href="/isaiah/4-4.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-19.htm">Sodom</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-18.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/hosea/5-5.htm">Testifies</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-2.htm">Testify</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-8.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-17.htm">View</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-2.htm">Witness</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-10.htm">Witnessed</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-2.htm">Witnesses</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-11.htm">Woe</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-12.htm">Wrought</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'; 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In biblical times, facial expressions were often seen as a reflection of one's heart and intentions. The idea that one's countenance can reveal guilt or sin is echoed in other scriptures, such as <a href="/genesis/4-5.htm">Genesis 4:5-7</a>, where Cain's fallen countenance reveals his anger and jealousy. This visible testimony against the people of Judah indicates a deep-seated rebellion against God, highlighting their lack of shame or repentance.and like Sodom they flaunt their sin The comparison to Sodom is significant, as Sodom is synonymous with extreme wickedness and divine judgment (Genesis 19). The people of Judah are not only sinning but doing so openly and proudly, without fear of consequences. This brazen attitude reflects a society that has lost its moral compass, similar to the inhabitants of Sodom who were judged for their grievous sins. The reference serves as a warning of impending judgment if there is no repentance.they do not conceal it The lack of concealment of their sin indicates a hardened heart and a society that has normalized immorality. In contrast, <a href="/proverbs/28-13.htm">Proverbs 28:13</a> states that those who conceal their sins do not prosper, but those who confess and renounce them find mercy. The open display of sin suggests a community that has become desensitized to wrongdoing, further inviting divine judgment.Woe to them "Woe" is a term often used by prophets to announce impending doom or judgment. It is a declaration of sorrow and warning, indicating that the people are on a path leading to destruction. This prophetic warning is consistent with other biblical passages where "woe" is pronounced upon those who reject God's ways, such as in <a href="/matthew/23.htm">Matthew 23</a>, where Jesus pronounces woes upon the Pharisees for their hypocrisy.for they have brought disaster upon themselves This phrase underscores the principle of sowing and reaping, as seen in <a href="/galatians/6-7.htm">Galatians 6:7-8</a>. The disaster is a direct consequence of their actions, emphasizing personal responsibility and the inevitable outcome of living in defiance of God's laws. The self-inflicted nature of their calamity serves as a sobering reminder that sin carries inherent consequences, and turning away from God leads to destruction.<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 both judgment and hope. 2. <a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a> The southern kingdom of Israel, which Isaiah primarily addressed. During this time, Judah was experiencing moral and spiritual decline. 3. <a href="/topical/s/sodom.htm">Sodom</a> An ancient city known for its wickedness and eventual destruction by God. It serves as a symbol of extreme sinfulness and divine judgment. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_people_of_judah.htm">The People of Judah</a> The inhabitants of Judah who are being addressed in this passage. They are criticized for their blatant sinfulness and lack of shame. 5. <a href="/topical/p/prophetic_judgment.htm">Prophetic Judgment</a> The event of God’s impending judgment on Judah due to their unrepentant sin, as foretold by Isaiah.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_visibility_of_sin.htm">The Visibility of Sin</a> Sin is not just a private matter; it often becomes visible in our actions and demeanor. The people of Judah were openly displaying their sin, much like the people of Sodom. <a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_shamelessness.htm">The Danger of Shamelessness</a> When sin is flaunted without shame, it indicates a hardened heart. This passage warns against becoming desensitized to sin. <a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_sin.htm">Consequences of Sin</a> The passage clearly states that the people have brought disaster upon themselves. Sin has natural and divine consequences that cannot be ignored. <a href="/topical/c/call_to_repentance.htm">Call to Repentance</a> The mention of "woe" serves as a call to repentance. It is a warning to turn back to God before it is too late. <a href="/topical/r/reflecting_on_our_own_lives.htm">Reflecting on Our Own Lives</a> We must examine our own lives for areas where we might be flaunting sin or failing to conceal it. This is a call to live in humility and repentance.<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_god's_mercy_universal.htm">Is God merciful to all? (Psalm 145:9 vs. Isaiah 13:9)</a> <a href="/q/why_compare_judah_to_destroyed_sodom.htm">In Isaiah 1:9-10, why compare Judah's corruption to Sodom and Gomorrah if those cities were already destroyed centuries earlier and have uncertain archaeological evidence?</a> <a href="/q/why_did_babylon_last_after_isaiah_13_19.htm">If Isaiah 13:19 says Babylon will be overthrown like Sodom and Gomorrah, why did it continue as a functioning city for centuries afterward?</a> <a href="/q/does_god_judge_nations_today.htm">Does God continue to judge nations today?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/3.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9) They declare their sin as Sodom.--The comparison is, it should be remembered, of probably an earlier date than that in <a href="/isaiah/1-10.htm" title="Hear the word of the LORD, you rulers of Sodom; give ear to the law of our God, you people of Gomorrah.">Isaiah 1:10</a>. In the reign of Ahaz (perhaps the prophet, editing in his old age, thought also of that of Manasseh) there was not even the homage which vice pays to virtue by feigning a virtue which it has not. Men fell into an utter shamelessness, like that of the cities of the plain (<a href="/genesis/19-5.htm" title="And they called to Lot, and said to him, Where are the men which came in to you this night? bring them out to us, that we may know them.">Genesis 19:5</a>), generally in the luxury and profligacy of their lives (<a href="/ezekiel/16-49.htm" title="Behold, this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom, pride, fullness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.">Ezekiel 16:49</a>), perhaps also with a more definite and horrible resemblance (<a href="/1_kings/14-24.htm" title="And there were also sodomites in the land: and they did according to all the abominations of the nations which the LORD cast out before the children of Israel.">1Kings 14:24</a>; <a href="/1_kings/15-12.htm" title="And he took away the sodomites out of the land, and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.">1Kings 15:12</a>; <a href="/2_kings/23-7.htm" title="And he broke down the houses of the sodomites, that were by the house of the LORD, where the women wove hangings for the grove.">2Kings 23:7</a>). . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 9. - The show of their countenance doth witness against them. This is not in itself a sin, but it is a sign of frequent and habitual sin. Vice, long indulged in, stamps its mark upon the countenance, giving men what is called "a bad expression" - a guilty and hardened look. It does not require a skilled physiognomist to detect at a glance the habitual criminal or sensualist. They declare their sin as Sodom. Not only does their countenance betray them, but, like the Sodomites (<a href="/genesis/19-5.htm">Genesis 19:5, 9</a>), they boldly and impudently declare their wicked purposes beforehand, and make no attempt at concealment. Hypocrisy has been said to be the homage that vice pays to virtue. Where there is none, where vice has ceased to shroud or veil itself, a very advanced stage of wickedness has been reached. They have rewarded evil unto themselves. They have "received in themselves the recompense of their error which was meet" (<a href="/romans/1-27.htm">Romans 1:27</a>). Their sins have at once marred their countenance and injured their moral nature. <a href="/commentaries/isaiah/3-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>The expression הַכָּרַ֤ת (hak·kā·raṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1971.htm">Strong's 1971: </a> Respect, partiality on their faces פְּנֵיהֶם֙ (pə·nê·hem) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> The face testifies against them, עָ֣נְתָה (‘ā·nə·ṯāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6030.htm">Strong's 6030: </a> To answer, respond and like Sodom כִּסְדֹ֥ם (kis·ḏōm) Preposition-k | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5467.htm">Strong's 5467: </a> Sodom -- a Canaanite city near the Dead Sea they flaunt הִגִּ֖ידוּ (hig·gî·ḏū) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5046.htm">Strong's 5046: </a> To be conspicuous their sin; וְחַטָּאתָ֛ם (wə·ḥaṭ·ṭā·ṯām) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2403.htm">Strong's 2403: </a> An offence, its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, expiation, an offender they do not לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no conceal it; כִחֵ֑דוּ (ḵi·ḥê·ḏū) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3582.htm">Strong's 3582: </a> To secrete, by act, word, to destroy woe א֣וֹי (’ō·w) Interjection <a href="/hebrew/strongs_188.htm">Strong's 188: </a> Lamentation, Oh! to them, לְנַפְשָׁ֔ם (lə·nap̄·šām) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion for כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction they have brought גָמְל֥וּ (ḡā·mə·lū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1580.htm">Strong's 1580: </a> To deal fully or adequately with, deal out to, wean, ripen disaster רָעָֽה׃ (rā·‘āh) Adjective - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm">Strong's 7451: </a> Bad, evil upon themselves. לָהֶ֖ם (lā·hem) Preposition-l | Pronoun - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1992.htm">Strong's 1992: </a> They <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/3-9.htm">Isaiah 3:9 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/isaiah/3-9.htm">Isaiah 3:9 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/isaiah/3-9.htm">Isaiah 3:9 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/isaiah/3-9.htm">Isaiah 3:9 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/isaiah/3-9.htm">Isaiah 3:9 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/3-9.htm">Isaiah 3:9 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/3-9.htm">Isaiah 3:9 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/3-9.htm">Isaiah 3:9 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/3-9.htm">Isaiah 3:9 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/isaiah/3-9.htm">Isaiah 3:9 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-9.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 3:9 The look of their faces testify against (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/3-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 3:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 3:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/3-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 3:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 3:10" /></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>