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They provoke him to his face. <a href="/esv/isaiah/3.htm">English Standard Version</a> For Jerusalem has stumbled, and Judah has fallen, because their speech and their deeds are against the LORD, defying his glorious presence. <a href="/bsb/isaiah/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> For Jerusalem has stumbled and Judah has fallen because they spoke and acted against the LORD, defying His glorious presence. <a href="/kjv/isaiah/3.htm">King James Bible</a> For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen: because their tongue and their doings are against the LORD, to provoke the eyes of his glory. <a href="/nkjv/isaiah/3.htm">New King James Version</a> For Jerusalem stumbled, And Judah is fallen, Because their tongue and their doings Are against the LORD, To provoke the eyes of His glory. <a href="/nasb_/isaiah/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> For Jerusalem has stumbled and Judah has fallen, Because their speech and their actions are against the LORD, To rebel against His glorious presence. <a href="/nasb/isaiah/3.htm">NASB 1995</a> For Jerusalem has stumbled and Judah has fallen, Because their speech and their actions are against the LORD, To rebel against His glorious presence. <a href="/nasb77/isaiah/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a> For Jerusalem has stumbled, and Judah has fallen, Because their speech and their actions are against the LORD, To rebel against His glorious presence. <a href="/lsb/isaiah/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> For Jerusalem has stumbled and Judah has fallen, Because their tongue and their deeds are against Yahweh, To rebel against His glorious presence. <a href="/amp/isaiah/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a> For Jerusalem has stumbled and Judah has fallen, Because their words and their actions are against the LORD, To rebel against His glorious presence and defiantly provoke Him. <a href="/csb/isaiah/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> For Jerusalem has stumbled and Judah has fallen because they have spoken and acted against the LORD, defying his glorious presence. <a href="/hcsb/isaiah/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> For Jerusalem has stumbled and Judah has fallen because they have spoken and acted against the LORD, defying His glorious presence. <a href="/asv/isaiah/3.htm">American Standard Version</a> For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen; because their tongue and their doings are against Jehovah, to provoke the eyes of his glory. <a href="/cev/isaiah/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Jerusalem and Judah, you rebelled against your glorious LORD--your words and your actions, made you stumble and fall. <a href="/erv/isaiah/3.htm">English Revised Version</a> For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen: because their tongue and their doings are against the LORD, to provoke the eyes of his glory. <a href="/gwt/isaiah/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Jerusalem has stumbled, and Judah has fallen, because what they say and what they do is against the LORD. They are defiant in his honored presence. <a href="/gnt/isaiah/3.htm">Good News Translation</a> Yes, Jerusalem is doomed! Judah is collapsing! Everything they say and do is against the LORD; they openly insult God himself. <a href="/isv/isaiah/3.htm">International Standard Version</a> "For Jerusalem has stumbled, and Judah has fallen, because what they say and do opposes the LORD; they keep defying him. <a href="/msb/isaiah/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> For Jerusalem has stumbled and Judah has fallen because they spoke and acted against the LORD, defying His glorious presence. <a href="/net/isaiah/3.htm">NET Bible</a> Jerusalem certainly stumbles, Judah falls, for their words and their actions offend the LORD; they rebel against his royal authority. <a href="/nheb/isaiah/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen; because their tongue and their doings are against the LORD, to provoke the eyes of his glory. <a href="/wbt/isaiah/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen: because their tongue and their doings are against the LORD, to provoke the eyes of his glory. <a href="/web/isaiah/3.htm">World English Bible</a> For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen; because their tongue and their doings are against Yahweh, to provoke the eyes of his glory. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/isaiah/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> For Jerusalem has stumbled, and Judah has fallen, "" For their tongue and their doings [are] against YHWH, "" To provoke the eyes of His glory. <a href="/ylt/isaiah/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> For stumbled hath Jerusalem, and Judah hath fallen, For their tongue and their doings are against Jehovah, To provoke the eyes of His glory. <a href="/slt/isaiah/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> For Jerusalem was weak, and Judah fell: for their tongues and their doings are against Jehovah to embitter the eyes of his glory.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/isaiah/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> For Jerusalem is ruined, and Juda is fallen: because their tongue, and their devices are against the Lord, to provoke the eyes of his majesty. <a href="/cpdv/isaiah/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah has fallen, because their words and their plans are against the Lord, in order to provoke the eyes of his majesty. <a href="/nabre/isaiah/3.htm">New American Bible</a> Jerusalem has stumbled, Judah has fallen; for their speech and deeds affront the LORD, a provocation in the sight of his majesty. <a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> For Jerusalem has stumbled and Judah has fallen, because their speech and their deeds are against the LORD, defying his glorious presence.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> For Jerusalem has stumbled, and Judah has fallen; because their tongue and their doings are against the LORD, provoking God in the majesty of his glory. <a href="/hpbt/isaiah/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Because Jerusalem has been subverted and Yehuda has fallen, because their tongues and the work of their hands rebelled before LORD JEHOVAH and against the clouds of his honor<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/isaiah/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> For Jerusalem is ruined, And Judah is fallen; Because their tongue and their doings are against the LORD, To provoke the eyes of His glory. <a href="/sep/isaiah/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judea has fallen, and their tongues have spoken with iniquity, disobedient as they are towards the Lord. <a href="/parallel/isaiah/3-8.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=627" 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> …7On 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!” 8<a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/3389.htm" title="3389: yə·rū·šā·lim (N-proper-fs) -- Probably foundation of peace, capital city of all Isr. ">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/hebrew/3782.htm" title="3782: ḵā·šə·lāh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- To stumble, stagger, totter. A primitive root; to totter or waver; by implication, to falter, stumble, faint or fall.">has stumbled</a> <a href="/hebrew/3063.htm" title="3063: wî·hū·ḏāh (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- From yadah; celebrated; Jehudah, the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory.">and Judah</a> <a href="/hebrew/5307.htm" title="5307: nā·p̄āl (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To fall, lie. A primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications.">has fallen</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">because</a> <a href="/hebrew/3956.htm" title="3956: lə·šō·w·nām (N-csc:: 3mp) -- Tongue. Or lashon; also feminine lshonah; from lashan; the tongue, used literally, and figuratively.">they spoke</a> <a href="/hebrew/4611.htm" title="4611: ū·ma·‘al·lê·hem (Conj-w:: N-mpc:: 3mp) -- A deed, practice. From alal; an act.">and acted</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">against</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4784.htm" title="4784: lam·rō·wṯ (Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- To be contentious or rebellious. A primitive root; to be bitter; to rebel.">defying</a> <a href="/hebrew/3519.htm" title="3519: ḵə·ḇō·w·ḏōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Rarely kabod; from kabad; properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness.">His glorious</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: ‘ê·nê (N-cdc) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">presence.</a> 9The 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.…<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/4-14.htm">Jeremiah 4:14</a> Wash the evil from your heart, O Jerusalem, so that you may be saved. How long will you harbor wicked thoughts within you? <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="/micah/3-12.htm">Micah 3:12</a> Therefore, because of you, Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble, and the temple mount a wooded ridge. <a href="/2_kings/21-12.htm">2 Kings 21:12-13</a> this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Behold, I am bringing such calamity upon Jerusalem and Judah that the news will reverberate in the ears of all who hear it. / I will stretch out over Jerusalem the measuring line used against Samaria and the plumb line used against the house of Ahab, and I will wipe out Jerusalem as one wipes out a bowl—wiping it and turning it upside down. <a href="/jeremiah/6-6.htm">Jeremiah 6:6</a> For this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Cut down the trees and raise a siege ramp against Jerusalem. This city must be punished; there is nothing but oppression in her midst. <a href="/ezekiel/22-2.htm">Ezekiel 22:2-4</a> “As for you, son of man, will you judge her? Will you pass judgment on the city of bloodshed? Then confront her with all her abominations / and tell her that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘O city who brings her own doom by shedding blood within her walls and making idols to defile herself, / you are guilty of the blood you have shed, and you are defiled by the idols you have made. You have brought your days to a close and have come to the end of your years. Therefore I have made you a reproach to the nations and a mockery to all the lands. <a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37-38</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. <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="/jeremiah/9-11.htm">Jeremiah 9:11</a> “And I will make Jerusalem a heap of rubble, a haunt for jackals; and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant.” <a href="/hosea/4-1.htm">Hosea 4:1-3</a> Hear the word of the LORD, O children of Israel, for the LORD has a case against the people of the land: “There is no truth, no loving devotion, and no knowledge of God in the land! / Cursing and lying, murder and stealing, and adultery are rampant; one act of bloodshed follows another. / Therefore the land mourns, and all who dwell in it will waste away with the beasts of the field and the birds of the air; even the fish of the sea disappear. <a href="/zephaniah/3-1.htm">Zephaniah 3:1-4</a> Woe to the city of oppressors, rebellious and defiled! / She heeded no voice; she accepted no correction. She does not trust in the LORD; she has not drawn near to her God. / Her princes are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves, leaving nothing for the morning. ... <a href="/jeremiah/26-18.htm">Jeremiah 26:18</a> “Micah the Moreshite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah and told all the people of Judah that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble, and the temple mount a wooded ridge.’ <a href="/amos/3-9.htm">Amos 3:9-11</a> Proclaim to the citadels of Ashdod and to the citadels of Egypt: “Assemble on the mountains of Samaria; see the great unrest in the city and the acts of oppression in her midst.” / “For they know not how to do right,” declares the LORD. “They store up violence and destruction in their citadels.” / Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: “An enemy will surround the land; he will pull down your strongholds and plunder your citadels.” <a href="/jeremiah/5-1.htm">Jeremiah 5:1-5</a> “Go up and down the streets of Jerusalem. Look now and take note; search her squares. If you can find a single person, anyone who acts justly, anyone who seeks the truth, then I will forgive the city. / Although they say, ‘As surely as the LORD lives,’ they are swearing falsely.” / O LORD, do not Your eyes look for truth? You struck them, but they felt no pain. You finished them off, but they refused to accept discipline. They have made their faces harder than stone and refused to repent. ... <a href="/ezekiel/16-2.htm">Ezekiel 16:2-3</a> “Son of man, confront Jerusalem with her abominations / and tell her that this is what the Lord GOD says to Jerusalem: Your origin and your birth were in the land of the Canaanites. Your father was an Amorite and your mother a Hittite.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen: because their tongue and their doings are against the LORD, to provoke the eyes of his glory.Jerusalem<a href="/2_chronicles/28-5.htm">2 Chronicles 28:5-7,18</a> Wherefore the LORD his God delivered him into the hand of the king of Syria; and they smote him, and carried away a great multitude of them captives, and brought them to Damascus. And he was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who smote him with a great slaughter… <a href="/2_chronicles/33-11.htm">2 Chronicles 33:11</a> Wherefore the LORD brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, which took Manasseh among the thorns, and bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon.<a href="/2_chronicles/36-17.htm">2 Chronicles 36:17-19</a> Therefore he brought upon them the king of the Chaldees, who slew their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary, and had no compassion upon young man or maiden, old man, or him that stooped for age: he gave them all into his hand… because<a href="/isaiah/5-18.htm">Isaiah 5:18,19</a> Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as it were with a cart rope: … <a href="/isaiah/57-4.htm">Isaiah 57:4</a> Against whom do ye sport yourselves? against whom make ye a wide mouth, and draw out the tongue? are ye not children of transgression, a seed of falsehood,<a href="/psalms/73-8.htm">Psalm 73:8,9</a> They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily… to provoke<a href="/isaiah/65-3.htm">Isaiah 65:3-5</a> A people that provoketh me to anger continually to my face; that sacrificeth in gardens, and burneth incense upon altars of brick; … <a href="/2_chronicles/33-6.htm">2 Chronicles 33:6,7</a> And he caused his children to pass through the fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom: also he observed times, and used enchantments, and used witchcraft, and dealt with a familiar spirit, and with wizards: he wrought much evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger… <a href="/ezekiel/8-4.htm">Ezekiel 8:4-6,17,18</a> And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel was there, according to the vision that I saw in the plain… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/proverbs/20-11.htm">Actions</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-16.htm">Deeds</a> <a href="/acts/17-7.htm">Defying</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-28.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-16.htm">Doings</a> <a href="/isaiah/2-11.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-3.htm">Fallen</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/12-6.htm">Falleth</a> <a href="/proverbs/26-27.htm">Falling</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-5.htm">Feeble</a> <a href="/psalms/145-12.htm">Glorious</a> <a href="/isaiah/2-21.htm">Glory</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-1.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-1.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/songs/7-9.htm">Moving</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-7.htm">Presence</a> <a href="/psalms/106-29.htm">Provoke</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-20.htm">Rebel</a> <a href="/proverbs/18-24.htm">Ruined</a> <a href="/songs/5-16.htm">Speech</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-14.htm">Staggers</a> <a href="/psalms/107-12.htm">Stumbled</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-17.htm">Stumbleth</a> <a href="/songs/4-11.htm">Tongue</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/12-11.htm">Words</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-24.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/3-10.htm">Actions</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-10.htm">Deeds</a> <a href="/acts/17-7.htm">Defying</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-25.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-10.htm">Doings</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-16.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-15.htm">Fallen</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-34.htm">Falleth</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-14.htm">Falling</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-7.htm">Feeble</a> <a href="/isaiah/4-2.htm">Glorious</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-18.htm">Glory</a> <a href="/isaiah/4-3.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-3.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-20.htm">Moving</a> <a href="/isaiah/9-3.htm">Presence</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-3.htm">Provoke</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-8.htm">Rebel</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-14.htm">Ruined</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-23.htm">Speech</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-14.htm">Staggers</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-15.htm">Stumbled</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-27.htm">Stumbleth</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-24.htm">Tongue</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-16.htm">Words</a> <a href="/isaiah/9-12.htm">Wrath</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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Historically, this period was marked by social injustice, idolatry, and a departure from the covenantal laws given to Israel. The use of "stumbled" and "fallen" suggests not just a temporary misstep but a profound collapse in their relationship with God. This imagery is consistent with other prophetic literature, such as <a href="/lamentations/1-8.htm">Lamentations 1:8</a>, where Jerusalem's sin leads to its downfall. The fall of Jerusalem in 586 BC to the Babylonians is a historical fulfillment of this prophetic warning.because they spoke and acted against the LORD The people's rebellion is both verbal and behavioral, indicating a comprehensive rejection of God's authority. Speaking against the LORD could involve blasphemy, false prophecy, or the promotion of idolatry, as seen in <a href="/jeremiah/23-16.htm">Jeremiah 23:16-17</a>. Acting against the LORD includes the violation of His commandments, such as those outlined in the Mosaic Law. This rebellion is reminiscent of the Israelites' behavior in the wilderness, as described in <a href="/numbers/14.htm">Numbers 14:1-4</a>, where their complaints and actions demonstrated a lack of faith and trust in God.defying His glorious presence The phrase "His glorious presence" refers to the Shekinah glory, the manifest presence of God that dwelt in the Temple in Jerusalem. Defying this presence implies a direct affront to God's holiness and sovereignty. This defiance can be seen in the neglect of temple worship and the embrace of pagan practices, as condemned by prophets like Ezekiel (<a href="/ezekiel/8-6.htm">Ezekiel 8:6-18</a>). Theologically, this defiance is a rejection of God's kingship, paralleling the rejection of Jesus Christ, who is described as the fullness of God's glory in <a href="/john/1-14.htm">John 1:14</a>. The ultimate consequence of such defiance is separation from God, as seen in the exile of Judah.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> The capital city of Judah, representing the spiritual and political center of the Jewish people. In this context, it symbolizes the collective sin and rebellion of the nation. 2. <a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a> The southern kingdom of Israel, which includes Jerusalem. It is often used to represent the people of God who have turned away from Him. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a> The covenant God of Israel, Yahweh, who is holy and just. The people's actions are directly against Him. 4. <a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a> The prophet who delivers God's message of judgment and hope to the people of Judah and Jerusalem. 5. <a href="/topical/d/defiance_against_god's_presence.htm">Defiance against God's presence</a> This refers to the people's rebellion and disrespect towards God's holiness and authority.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_rebellion.htm">The Consequences of Rebellion</a> Just as Judah and Jerusalem faced consequences for their rebellion, we too must recognize that turning away from God leads to spiritual and sometimes physical downfall. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_aligning_words_and_actions_with_god's_will.htm">The Importance of Aligning Words and Actions with God’s Will</a> The people spoke and acted against the LORD. We must ensure our words and actions reflect our faith and obedience to God. <a href="/topical/g/god's_presence_is_glorious_and_demands_reverence.htm">God’s Presence is Glorious and Demands Reverence</a> Defying God's glorious presence is a serious offense. We should cultivate a deep respect and reverence for God in our daily lives. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophets_and_scripture_in_guiding_us_back_to_god.htm">The Role of Prophets and Scripture in Guiding Us Back to God</a> Isaiah's role as a prophet was to call the people back to God. We should heed the warnings and teachings of Scripture to guide our lives.<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/what_are_the_babylonian_captivity.htm">What are the Babylonian Captivity and Exile?</a> <a href="/q/how_can_judah_israel_bless_amid_strife.htm">Zechariah 8:13: How could the house of Judah and Israel become blessings to other nations in light of ongoing regional strife?</a> <a href="/q/why_is_judah's_judgment_unique.htm">(Amos 2:4-5) Why does God's judgment on Judah differ from judgments described in other prophetic books?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_breathing_mean_for_yahweh's_name.htm">Does prophecy have a dual or double fulfillment?</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>(8) For Jerusalem is ruined . . .--The outward evils of the kingdom are traced to their true source. Men have provoked, in the prophet's bold anthropomorphic language, "the eyes of His glory," the manifestation of His being as All-knowing, Almighty, All-holy.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 8-26. - THE CAUSE OF THE JUDGMENT SHOWN TO BE THE SINS OF JERUSALEM. 1. The sins of the men. (Vers. 8-15). These are declared to be partly sins of speech, but mainly sins of act (ver. 8). Of sins of speech the only one specified is the open and shameless declaration of their wickedness (ver. 9). Under the head of sins of act are enumerated (1) childishness and effeminacy; (2) irreligion and leading people away from God (ver. 12); . . . <a href="/commentaries/isaiah/3-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>For כִּ֤י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction Jerusalem יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם (yə·rū·šā·lim) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3389.htm">Strong's 3389: </a> Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel has stumbled כָשְׁלָה֙ (ḵā·šə·lāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3782.htm">Strong's 3782: </a> To totter, waver, to falter, stumble, faint, fall and Judah וִיהוּדָ֖ה (wî·hū·ḏāh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3063.htm">Strong's 3063: </a> Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites has fallen נָפָ֑ל (nā·p̄āl) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5307.htm">Strong's 5307: </a> To fall, lie because כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction they spoke לְשׁוֹנָ֤ם (lə·šō·w·nām) Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> The tongue and acted וּמַֽעַלְלֵיהֶם֙ (ū·ma·‘al·lê·hem) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4611.htm">Strong's 4611: </a> A deed, practice against אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to the LORD, יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel defying לַמְר֖וֹת (lam·rō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4784.htm">Strong's 4784: </a> To be contentious or rebellious His glorious כְבוֹדֽוֹ׃ (ḵə·ḇō·w·ḏōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3519.htm">Strong's 3519: </a> Weight, splendor, copiousness presence. עֵנֵ֥י (‘ê·nê) Noun - cdc <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> An eye, a fountain <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/3-8.htm">Isaiah 3:8 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/isaiah/3-8.htm">Isaiah 3:8 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/isaiah/3-8.htm">Isaiah 3:8 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/isaiah/3-8.htm">Isaiah 3:8 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/isaiah/3-8.htm">Isaiah 3:8 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/3-8.htm">Isaiah 3:8 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/3-8.htm">Isaiah 3:8 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/3-8.htm">Isaiah 3:8 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/3-8.htm">Isaiah 3:8 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/isaiah/3-8.htm">Isaiah 3:8 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-8.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 3:8 For Jerusalem is ruined and Judah (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/3-7.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 3:7"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 3:7" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/3-9.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 3:9"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 3:9" /></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>