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Your houses are filled with things stolen from the poor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/3.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD will enter into judgment with the elders and princes of his people: “It is you who have devoured the vineyard, the spoil of the poor is in your houses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD brings this charge against the elders and leaders of His people: “You have devoured the vineyard; the plunder of the poor is in your houses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The LORD will enter into judgment with the ancients of his people, and the princes thereof: for ye have eaten up the vineyard; the spoil of the poor <i>is</i> in your houses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The LORD will enter into judgment With the elders of His people And His princes: “For you have eaten up the vineyard; The plunder of the poor <i>is</i> in your houses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD enters into judgment with the elders and leaders of His people, “It is you who have devoured the vineyard; The goods stolen from the poor are in your houses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The LORD enters into judgment with the elders and princes of His people, &#8220It is you who have devoured the vineyard; The plunder of the poor is in your houses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />The LORD enters into judgment with the elders and princes of His people, “It is you who have devoured the vineyard; The plunder of the poor is in your houses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Yahweh enters into judgment with the elders of His people and His princes, “It is you who have consumed the vineyard; The <i>plunder</i> robbed of the afflicted is in your houses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The LORD enters into judgment with the elders of His people and their princes, “For it is you who have devoured the vineyard [with your oppression, you have robbed the people and ruined the country]; The plunder of the poor is in your houses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD brings this charge against the elders and leaders of his people: “You have devastated the vineyard. The plunder from the poor is in your houses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD brings this charge against the elders and leaders of His people:&#8221 You have devastated the vineyard. The plunder from the poor is in your houses. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Jehovah will enter into judgment with the elders of his people, and the princes thereof: It is ye that have eaten up the vineyard; the spoil of the poor is in your houses:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />He will even judge you rulers and leaders of his own nation. You destroyed his vineyard and filled your houses by robbing the poor. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The LORD will enter into judgment with the elders of his people, and the princes thereof: It is ye that have eaten up the vineyard; the spoil of the poor is in your houses:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The LORD presents his case to the respected leaders and the officials of his people: "You have burned down the vineyard! Your houses are filled with goods stolen from the poor."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The LORD is bringing the elders and leaders of his people to judgment. He makes this accusation: "You have plundered vineyards, and your houses are full of what you have taken from the poor. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD will go to court to oppose the elders and princes of his people: "You're the ones who have been devouring the vineyard, the plunder of the poor is in your own houses!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD brings this charge against the elders and leaders of His people: ?You have devoured the vineyard; the plunder of the poor is in your houses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The LORD comes to pronounce judgment on the leaders of his people and their officials. He says, "It is you who have ruined the vineyard! You have stashed in your houses what you have stolen from the poor. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The LORD will enter into judgment with the elders of his people, and their leaders: "It is you who have eaten up the vineyard. The spoil of the poor is in your houses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The LORD will enter into judgment with the elders of his people, and with their princes: for ye have eaten up the vineyard; the spoil of the poor is in your houses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Yahweh will enter into judgment with the elders of his people and their leaders: “It is you who have eaten up the vineyard. The plunder of the poor is in your houses. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />YHWH enters into judgment "" With [the] elderly of His people, and its heads: “And you, you have consumed the vineyard, "" Plunder of the poor [is] in your houses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Jehovah into judgment doth enter With elders of His people, and its heads: 'And ye, ye have consumed the vineyard, Plunder of the poor is in your houses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Jehovah will go into judgment with the old men of his people and his chiefs: and ye burnt up the vineyard; the spoil of the poor is in your houses.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The Lord will enter into judgment with the ancients of his people, and its princes: for you have devoured the vineyard, and the spoil of the poor is in your house. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The Lord will enter into judgment with the elders of his people, and with their leaders. For you have been devouring the vineyard, and the plunder from the poor is in your house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The Lord enters into judgment with the people’s elders and princes: You, you who have devoured the vineyard; the loot wrested from the poor is in your houses. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD enters into judgment with the elders and princes of his people: It is you who have devoured the vineyard; the spoil of the poor is in your houses.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The LORD will enter into judgment with the elders of his people, and the princes thereof: for you have burned the vineyard; the spoil of the poor is in your houses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />LORD JEHOVAH shall enter into judgment with the Elders of his people and with its Rulers. You have burned up the vineyard and the spoils of the poor in your houses<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The LORD will enter into judgment With the elders of His people, and the princes thereof: 'It is ye that have eaten up the vineyard; The spoil of the poor is in your houses;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />The Lord himself shall enter into judgement with the elders of the people, and with their rulers: but why have ye set my vineyard on fire, and <i>why is</i> the spoil of the poor in your houses?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/3-14.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=684" 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/3.htm">A Judgment Against Judah</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">13</span>The LORD arises to contend; He stands to judge the people. <span class="reftext">14</span><span class="highl"><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/935.htm" title="935: yā·ḇō·w (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">brings</a> <a href="/hebrew/4941.htm" title="4941: bə·miš·pāṭ (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- Judgment. ">this charge</a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: ‘im- (Prep) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix.">against</a> <a href="/hebrew/2205.htm" title="2205: ziq·nê (Adj-mpc) -- Old. From zaqen; old.">the elders</a> <a href="/hebrew/8269.htm" title="8269: wə·śā·rāw (Conj-w:: N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince. From sarar; a head person.">and leaders</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ‘am·mōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">of His people:</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: wə·’at·tem (Conj-w:: Pro-2mp) -- You (masc. sing.). ">“You</a> <a href="/hebrew/1197.htm" title="1197: bi·‘ar·tem (V-Piel-Perf-2mp) -- To kindle, consume, to be, brutish. A primitive root; to kindle, i.e. Consume; also to be(-come) brutish.">have devoured</a> <a href="/hebrew/3754.htm" title="3754: hak·ke·rem (Art:: N-ms) -- A vineyard. From an unused root of uncertain meaning; a garden or vineyard.">the vineyard;</a> <a href="/hebrew/1500.htm" title="1500: gə·zê·laṯ (N-fsc) -- Plunder, spoil. Feminine of gazel and mean the same.">the plunder</a> <a href="/hebrew/6041.htm" title="6041: he·‘ā·nî (Art:: Adj-ms) -- Poor, afflicted, humble. From anah; depressed, in mind or circumstances.">of the poor</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bə·ḇāt·tê·ḵem (Prep-b:: N-mpc:: 2mp) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">is in your houses.</a> </span><span class="reftext">15</span>Why do you crush My people and grind the faces of the poor?” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts.…<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="/micah/3-1.htm">Micah 3:1-3</a></span><br />Then I said: “Hear now, O leaders of Jacob, you rulers of the house of Israel. Should you not know justice? / You hate good and love evil. You tear the skin from my people and strip the flesh from their bones. / You eat the flesh of my people after stripping off their skin and breaking their bones. You chop them up like flesh for the cooking pot, like meat in a cauldron.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/5-28.htm">Jeremiah 5:28-29</a></span><br />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. / Should I not punish them for these things?” declares the LORD. “Should I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/22-6.htm">Ezekiel 22:6-12</a></span><br />See how every prince of Israel within you has used his power to shed blood. / Father and mother are treated with contempt. Within your walls the foreign resident is exploited, the fatherless and the widow are oppressed. / You have despised My holy things and profaned My Sabbaths. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/5-11.htm">Amos 5:11-12</a></span><br />Therefore, because you trample on the poor and exact from him a tax of grain, you will never live in the stone houses you have built; you will never drink the wine from the lush vineyards you have planted. / For I know that your transgressions are many and your sins are numerous. You oppress the righteous by taking bribes; you deprive the poor of justice in the gate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/7-9.htm">Zechariah 7:9-11</a></span><br />“This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Administer true justice. Show loving devotion and compassion to one another. / Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor. And do not plot evil in your hearts against one another.’ / But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they stopped up their ears from hearing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/82-2.htm">Psalm 82:2-4</a></span><br />“How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah / Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; uphold the rights of the afflicted and oppressed. / Rescue the weak and needy; save them from the hand of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/22-22.htm">Proverbs 22:22-23</a></span><br />Do not rob a poor man because he is poor, and do not crush the afflicted at the gate, / for the LORD will take up their case and will plunder those who rob them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/22-13.htm">Jeremiah 22:13-17</a></span><br />“Woe to him who builds his palace by unrighteousness, and his upper rooms without justice, who makes his countrymen serve without pay, and fails to pay their wages, / who says, ‘I will build myself a great palace, with spacious upper rooms.’ So he cuts windows in it, panels it with cedar, and paints it with vermilion. / Does it make you a king to excel in cedar? Did not your father have food and drink? He administered justice and righteousness, and so it went well with him. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/34-2.htm">Ezekiel 34:2-4</a></span><br />“Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel. Prophesy and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Woe to the shepherds of Israel, who only feed themselves! Should not the shepherds feed their flock? / You eat the fat, wear the wool, and butcher the fattened sheep, but you do not feed the flock. / You have not strengthened the weak, healed the sick, bound up the injured, brought back the strays, or searched for the lost. Instead, you have ruled them with violence and cruelty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/3-5.htm">Malachi 3:5</a></span><br />“Then I will draw near to you for judgment. And I will be a swift witness against sorcerers and adulterers and perjurers, against oppressors of the widowed and fatherless, and against those who defraud laborers of their wages and deny justice to the foreigner but do not fear Me,” says the LORD of Hosts.<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="/luke/11-39.htm">Luke 11:39-42</a></span><br />Then the Lord said, “Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness. / You fools! Did not the One who made the outside make the inside as well? / But give as alms the things that are within you, and behold, everything will be clean for you. ...<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="/matthew/21-12.htm">Matthew 21:12-13</a></span><br />Then Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves. / And He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer.’ But you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/12-38.htm">Mark 12:38-40</a></span><br />In His teaching Jesus also said, “Watch out for the scribes. They like to walk around in long robes, to receive greetings in the marketplaces, / and to have the chief seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets. / They defraud widows of their houses, and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will receive greater condemnation.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The LORD will enter into judgment with the ancients of his people, and the princes thereof: for you have eaten up the vineyard; the spoil of the poor is in your houses.</p><p class="hdg">enter</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/22-4.htm">Job 22:4</a></b></br> Will he reprove thee for fear of thee? will he enter with thee into judgment?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/34-23.htm">Job 34:23</a></b></br> For he will not lay upon man more <i>than right</i>; that he should enter into judgment with God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/143-2.htm">Psalm 143:2</a></b></br> And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.</p><p class="hdg">the ancients</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/3-2.htm">Isaiah 3:2,3</a></b></br> The mighty man, and the man of war, the judge, and the prophet, and the prudent, and the ancient, … </p><p class="hdg">ye have eaten.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/5-7.htm">Isaiah 5:7</a></b></br> For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts <i>is</i> the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for judgment, but behold oppression; for righteousness, but behold a cry.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/24-2.htm">Job 24:2-7</a></b></br> <i>Some</i> remove the landmarks; they violently take away flocks, and feed <i>thereof</i>… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/5-27.htm">Jeremiah 5:27</a></b></br> As a cage is full of birds, so <i>are</i> their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxen rich.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/119-100.htm">Ancients</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-28.htm">Consumed</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-20.htm">Devoured</a> <a href="/songs/5-1.htm">Eaten</a> <a href="/proverbs/31-23.htm">Elders</a> <a href="/isaiah/2-21.htm">Enter</a> <a href="/proverbs/17-10.htm">Enters</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-4.htm">Heads</a> <a href="/songs/1-17.htm">Houses</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-13.htm">Judge</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-27.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/psalms/76-12.htm">Leaders</a> <a href="/proverbs/22-23.htm">Plunder</a> <a href="/isaiah/2-9.htm">Poor</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-4.htm">Princes</a> <a href="/proverbs/22-22.htm">Property</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-6.htm">Responsible</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-8.htm">Ruined</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-23.htm">Rulers</a> <a href="/songs/2-15.htm">Spoil</a> <a href="/songs/8-12.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-8.htm">Vine-Garden</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-8.htm">Vineyard</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-7.htm">Waste</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/24-23.htm">Ancients</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-5.htm">Consumed</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-5.htm">Devoured</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-5.htm">Eaten</a> <a href="/isaiah/9-15.htm">Elders</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-28.htm">Enter</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-2.htm">Enters</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-16.htm">Heads</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-9.htm">Houses</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-3.htm">Judge</a> <a href="/isaiah/4-4.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-9.htm">Leaders</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-4.htm">Plunder</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-15.htm">Poor</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-8.htm">Princes</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-2.htm">Property</a> <a href="/isaiah/9-15.htm">Responsible</a> <a href="/isaiah/6-5.htm">Ruined</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-13.htm">Rulers</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-1.htm">Spoil</a> <a href="/isaiah/4-4.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-1.htm">Vine-Garden</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-1.htm">Vineyard</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-26.htm">Waste</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 3</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/3-1.htm">The great calamities which come by sin</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/3-10.htm">The different rewards of the righteous and wicked</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/3-12.htm">The oppression and covetousness of the rulers</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/3-16.htm">The judgments which shall be for the pride of the women</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/3-25.htm">The general desolation</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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The elders and leaders were responsible for guiding the people according to God's laws. In ancient Israel, elders held positions of authority and were expected to uphold justice (<a href="/deuteronomy/16-18.htm">Deuteronomy 16:18-20</a>). Their failure to do so reflects a broader theme of leadership accountability found throughout Scripture (<a href="/james/3.htm">James 3:1</a>).<p><b>You have devoured the vineyard;</b><br>The vineyard is a metaphor for Israel, a common imagery in the prophetic books (<a href="/isaiah/5.htm">Isaiah 5:1-7</a>). It symbolizes God's chosen people, whom He cultivated with care. The leaders' exploitation of the vineyard suggests a betrayal of their stewardship. This imagery is echoed in Jesus' parable of the wicked tenants (<a href="/matthew/21-33.htm">Matthew 21:33-41</a>), where the vineyard represents God's kingdom and the tenants are the unfaithful leaders.<p><b>the plunder of the poor is in your houses.</b><br>This phrase highlights social injustice, a recurring issue in the prophetic literature. The leaders' accumulation of wealth at the expense of the poor violates the covenantal laws designed to protect the vulnerable (<a href="/exodus/22-21.htm">Exodus 22:21-27</a>). The prophets frequently condemned such exploitation (<a href="/amos/2-6.htm">Amos 2:6-7</a>). This injustice foreshadows the teachings of Jesus, who emphasized care for the poor and warned against the dangers of wealth (<a href="/luke/6-20.htm">Luke 6:20-26</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a></b><br>The sovereign God of Israel, who is depicted as the ultimate judge and authority over His people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/elders_and_leaders.htm">Elders and Leaders</a></b><br>The ruling class of Israel, responsible for guiding the people and maintaining justice. In this context, they are being held accountable for their failures.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_vineyard.htm">The Vineyard</a></b><br>Symbolically represents Israel, God's chosen people, whom He has nurtured and cared for.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_poor.htm">The Poor</a></b><br>The marginalized and oppressed within society, who have been exploited by those in power.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/judgment.htm">Judgment</a></b><br>The divine assessment and correction of the leaders' actions, emphasizing God's justice and righteousness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/a/accountability_of_leaders.htm">Accountability of Leaders</a></b><br>Leaders are held to a high standard and are accountable to God for their actions, especially in how they treat the vulnerable.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/social_justice.htm">Social Justice</a></b><br>God's concern for justice is evident, and His people are called to reflect His character by caring for the poor and oppressed.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/stewardship_of_resources.htm">Stewardship of Resources</a></b><br>The misuse of resources and exploitation of others for personal gain is condemned. Believers are called to be good stewards of what God has entrusted to them.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_judgment.htm">Divine Judgment</a></b><br>God's judgment is inevitable for those who persist in injustice. This serves as a warning and a call to repentance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_responsibility.htm">Community Responsibility</a></b><br>The community of believers is responsible for holding each other accountable and ensuring that justice and righteousness prevail.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 3</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_jesus'_life_and_teachings_fulfill_god.htm">How does Jesus' life and teachings fulfill God's promise?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_god_become_human.htm">How can God incarnate as a human being?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_bible's_view_on_snakes.htm">What is the biblical perspective on snakes?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/historical_proof_of_israel_selling_righteous.htm">(Amos 2:6–7) Are there any historical records supporting the accusation that Israel sold the righteous for silver? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 14.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The ancients... the princes.</span> These were the chief oppressors. They delivered the judgments, and it was by them that justice was perverted. Jehovah therefore enters specially into judgment with them. For ye have eaten up; rather, <span class="accented">So ye have eaten up</span>. Jehovah is supposed to address the unjust judges. He reproaches them with having "eaten up," or rather "scorched up," his vineyard, <span class="accented">i.e.</span> Israel (comp. <a href="/isaiah/5-1.htm">Isaiah 5:1-7</a>), and taxes them with having still their ill-gotten gains in their houses. "So <span class="accented">ye</span>," he says, "have thus acted - ye whose duty it was to have acted so differently." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/3-14.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 LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">brings</span><br /><span class="heb">יָב֔וֹא</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḇō·w)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">this charge</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּמִשְׁפָּ֣ט</span> <span class="translit">(bə·miš·pāṭ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | 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 /><br /><span class="word">against</span><br /><span class="heb">עִם־</span> <span class="translit">(‘im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5973.htm">Strong's 5973: </a> </span><span class="str2">With, equally with</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the elders</span><br /><span class="heb">זִקְנֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(ziq·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2205.htm">Strong's 2205: </a> </span><span class="str2">Old</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and leaders</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשָׂרָ֑יו</span> <span class="translit">(wə·śā·rāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8269.htm">Strong's 8269: </a> </span><span class="str2">Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of His people:</span><br /><span class="heb">עַמּ֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(‘am·mōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“You</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאַתֶּם֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’at·tem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> </span><span class="str2">Thou and thee, ye and you</span><br /><br /><span class="word">have devoured</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּֽעַרְתֶּ֣ם</span> <span class="translit">(bi·‘ar·tem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1197.htm">Strong's 1197: </a> </span><span class="str2">To kindle, consume, to be, brutish</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the vineyard;</span><br /><span class="heb">הַכֶּ֔רֶם</span> <span class="translit">(hak·ke·rem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3754.htm">Strong's 3754: </a> </span><span class="str2">A garden, vineyard</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the plunder</span><br /><span class="heb">גְּזֵלַ֥ת</span> <span class="translit">(gə·zê·laṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1500.htm">Strong's 1500: </a> </span><span class="str2">Robbery, plunder</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the poor</span><br /><span class="heb">הֶֽעָנִ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(he·‘ā·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6041.htm">Strong's 6041: </a> </span><span class="str2">Poor, afflicted, humble</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is in your houses.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּבָתֵּיכֶֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḇāt·tê·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/3-14.htm">Isaiah 3:14 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/3-14.htm">Isaiah 3:14 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/3-14.htm">Isaiah 3:14 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/3-14.htm">Isaiah 3:14 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/3-14.htm">Isaiah 3:14 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/3-14.htm">Isaiah 3:14 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/3-14.htm">Isaiah 3:14 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/3-14.htm">Isaiah 3:14 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/3-14.htm">Isaiah 3:14 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/3-14.htm">Isaiah 3:14 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/3-14.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 3:14 Yahweh will enter into judgment (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/3-13.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 3:13"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 3:13" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/3-15.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 3:15"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 3:15" /></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>