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href="/bsb/isaiah/3.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/isaiah/3.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />What do you mean by crushing my people and grinding the faces of the poor?&#8221 declares the Lord, the LORD Almighty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/isaiah/3.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />How dare you crush my people, grinding the faces of the poor into the dust?” demands the Lord, the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/3.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />What do you mean by crushing my people, by grinding the face of the poor?” declares the Lord GOD of hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Why do you crush My people and grind the faces of the poor?” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />What mean ye <i>that</i> ye beat my people to pieces, and grind the faces of the poor? saith the Lord GOD of hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />What do you mean by crushing My people And grinding the faces of the poor?” Says the Lord GOD of hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“What do you mean by crushing My people And oppressing the face of the poor?” Declares the Lord GOD of armies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220What do you mean by crushing My people And grinding the face of the poor?&#8221 Declares the Lord GOD of hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“What do you mean by crushing My people, And grinding the face of the poor?” Declares the Lord GOD of hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />What do you mean by crushing My people And grinding the face of the afflicted?” Declares Lord Yahweh of hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“What do you mean by crushing My people And grinding the face of the poor?” Declares the Lord GOD of hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Why do you crush my people and grind the faces of the poor? ” This is the declaration of the Lord GOD of Armies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Why do you crush My people and grind the faces of the poor?&#8221 This is the declaration of the Lord GOD of Hosts. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />what mean ye that ye crush my people, and grind the face of the poor? saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The LORD All-Powerful says, "You have crushed my people and rubbed in the dirt the faces of the poor." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />what mean ye that ye crush my people, and grind the face of the poor? saith the Lord, the LORD of hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The Almighty LORD of Armies asks, "How can you crush my people and grind the faces of the poor [into the ground]?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You have no right to crush my people and take advantage of the poor. I, the Sovereign LORD Almighty, have spoken." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />How dare you crush my people as you grind down the face of the poor?" declares the Lord GOD of the Heavenly Armies. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Why do you crush my people and grind the faces of the poor?" The sovereign LORD who commands armies has spoken. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />What do you mean that you crush my people, and grind the face of the poor?" says the Lord, the LORD of hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />What mean ye that ye beat my people to pieces, and grind the faces of the poor? saith the Lord GOD of hosts.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Why do you crush My people and grind the faces of the poor?” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />What do you mean that you crush my people, and grind the face of the poor?” says the Lord, Yahweh of Armies. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Why? Why do you [do this]? You bruise My people, "" And you grind the faces of the poor.” A declaration of the Lord, YHWH of Hosts, "" And YHWH says:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> What -- to you? ye bruise My people, And the faces of the poor ye grind.' An affirmation of the Lord, Jehovah of Hosts, And Jehovah saith:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Why will ye crush my people and grind the faces of the poor? says the Lord Jehovah of armies.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Why do you consume my people, and grind the faces of the poor? saith the Lord the God of hosts. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Why do you wear down my people, and grind up the faces of the poor, says the Lord, the God of hosts?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />What do you mean by crushing my people, and grinding down the faces of the poor? says the Lord, the GOD of hosts. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />What do you mean by crushing my people, by grinding the face of the poor? says the Lord GOD of hosts.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Why did you sting my people, and shame the faces of the poor? says the LORD of hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Why have you harmed my people and shamed the faces of the poor, says LORD JEHOVAH of Hosts?<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />What mean ye that ye crush My people, And grind the face of the poor?' Saith the Lord, the GOD of hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Why do ye wrong my people, and shame the face of the poor?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/3-15.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=695" 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">14</span>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="reftext">15</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: mal·lå̄·ḵɛm (Interrog) -- What? how? anything. ">Why</a> <a href="/hebrew/1792.htm" title="1792: tə·ḏak·kə·’ū (V-Piel-Imperf-2mp) -- To crush. A primitive root; to crumble; transitively, to bruise.">do you crush</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ‘am·mî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">My people</a> <a href="/hebrew/2912.htm" title="2912: tiṭ·ḥā·nū (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp) -- To grind. A primitive root; to grind meal; hence, to be a concubine.">and grind</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: ū·p̄ə·nê (Conj-w:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">the faces</a> <a href="/hebrew/6041.htm" title="6041: ‘ă·nî·yîm (Adj-mp) -- Poor, afflicted, humble. From anah; depressed, in mind or circumstances.">of the poor?”</a> <a href="/hebrew/5002.htm" title="5002: nə·’um- (N-msc) -- Utterance. From na'am; an oracle.">declares</a> <a href="/hebrew/136.htm" title="136: ’ă·ḏō·nāy (N-proper-ms) -- Lord. Am emphatic form of 'adown; the Lord.">the Lord</a> <a href="/hebrew/3069.htm" title="3069: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- YHWH. A variation of Yhovah.">GOD</a> <a href="/hebrew/6635.htm" title="6635: ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ (N-cp) -- Or tsbadah; from tsaba'; a mass of persons, especially reg. Organized for war; by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively.">of Hosts.</a> </span><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="/ezekiel/22-27.htm">Ezekiel 22:27-29</a></span><br />Her officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey, shedding blood, and destroying lives for dishonest gain. / Her prophets whitewash these deeds by false visions and lying divinations, saying, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says,’ when the LORD has not spoken. / The people of the land have practiced extortion and committed robbery. They have oppressed the poor and needy and have exploited the foreign resident without justice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/2-6.htm">Amos 2:6-7</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Israel, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they sell the righteous for silver and the needy for a pair of sandals. / They trample on the heads of the poor as on the dust of the earth; they push the needy out of their way. A man and his father have relations with the same girl and so profane My holy name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/5-26.htm">Jeremiah 5:26-28</a></span><br />For among My people are wicked men; they watch like fowlers lying in wait; they set a trap to catch men. / Like cages full of birds, so their houses are full of deceit. Therefore they have become powerful and rich. / They have grown fat and sleek, and have excelled in the deeds of the wicked. They have not taken up the cause of the fatherless, that they might prosper; nor have they defended the rights of the needy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/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="/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/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="/zechariah/7-9.htm">Zechariah 7:9-10</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.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/10-8.htm">Psalm 10:8-10</a></span><br />He lies in wait near the villages; in ambush he slays the innocent; his eyes watch in stealth for the helpless. / He lies in wait like a lion in a thicket; he lurks to seize the oppressed; he catches the lowly in his net. / They are crushed and beaten down; the helpless fall prey to his strength.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/20-46.htm">Luke 20:46-47</a></span><br />“Beware of the scribes. They like to walk around in long robes, and they love the greetings in the marketplaces, 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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/10-1.htm">Isaiah 10:1-2</a></span><br />Woe to those who enact unjust statutes and issue oppressive decrees, / to deprive the poor of fair treatment and withhold justice from the oppressed of My people, to make widows their prey and orphans their plunder.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/22-3.htm">Jeremiah 22:3</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: Administer justice and righteousness. Rescue the victim of robbery from the hand of his oppressor. Do no wrong or violence to the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow. Do not shed innocent blood in this place.<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="/proverbs/14-31.htm">Proverbs 14:31</a></span><br />Whoever oppresses the poor taunts their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/25-41.htm">Matthew 25:41-45</a></span><br />Then He will say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. / For I was hungry and you gave Me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me nothing to drink, / I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, I was naked and you did not clothe Me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after Me.’ ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">What mean you that you beat my people to pieces, and grind the faces of the poor? said the Lord GOD of hosts.</p><p class="hdg">what mean</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/18-2.htm">Ezekiel 18:2</a></b></br> What mean ye, that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jonah/1-6.htm">Jonah 1:6</a></b></br> So the shipmaster came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.</p><p class="hdg">ye beat</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/58-4.htm">Isaiah 58:4</a></b></br> Behold, ye fast for strife and debate, and to smite with the fist of wickedness: ye shall not fast as <i>ye do this</i> day, to make your voice to be heard on high.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/5-14.htm">Exodus 5:14</a></b></br> And the officers of the children of Israel, which Pharaoh's taskmasters had set over them, were beaten, <i>and</i> demanded, Wherefore have ye not fulfilled your task in making brick both yesterday and to day, as heretofore?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/amos/2-6.htm">Amos 2:6,7</a></b></br> Thus saith the LORD; 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The term "crush" implies severe oppression and exploitation. In the historical context, the leaders were expected to protect and serve the people, but instead, they were exploiting them for personal gain. This echoes the warnings given in other parts of the Old Testament, such as in <a href="/micah/3.htm">Micah 3:1-3</a>, where leaders are condemned for their harsh treatment of the people. The use of "My people" emphasizes God's covenant relationship with Israel, highlighting the betrayal of trust by those in power.<p><b>and grind the faces of the poor?”</b><br>The imagery of "grind the faces" suggests extreme humiliation and degradation. This phrase indicates not just physical oppression but also social and economic exploitation. The poor in ancient Israel were often vulnerable to such treatment, lacking the means to defend themselves. This reflects the broader biblical theme of God's concern for justice and care for the marginalized, as seen in <a href="/proverbs/14-31.htm">Proverbs 14:31</a> and <a href="/james/2-6.htm">James 2:6</a>. The leaders' actions are a direct violation of the laws given in the Torah, which commanded care for the poor and justice for all (<a href="/deuteronomy/15-7.htm">Deuteronomy 15:7-11</a>).<p><b>declares the Lord GOD of Hosts.</b><br>This declaration comes with the authority of "the Lord GOD of Hosts," a title that emphasizes God's supreme power and command over the heavenly armies. It underscores the seriousness of the accusation and the certainty of divine judgment. The title is often used in contexts where God's sovereignty and power are being asserted, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/1-24.htm">Isaiah 1:24</a> and <a href="/amos/4-13.htm">Amos 4:13</a>. It serves as a reminder that despite human authority, ultimate justice and authority belong to God, who will hold the oppressors accountable.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord_god_of_hosts.htm">The Lord GOD of Hosts</a></b><br>This title emphasizes God's supreme authority and power over all heavenly armies. It underscores His role as the ultimate judge and protector of His people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, Isaiah was called by God to deliver messages of both judgment and hope to the people of Judah and Jerusalem.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_people_of_judah_and_jerusalem.htm">The People of Judah and Jerusalem</a></b><br>The primary audience of Isaiah's prophecies, they were often rebuked for their social injustices and idolatry.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_oppressors.htm">The Oppressors</a></b><br>Those in positions of power within Judah who exploited and oppressed the poor, leading to God's condemnation.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_poor.htm">The Poor</a></b><br>Representing the marginalized and vulnerable in society, they were victims of the injustices perpetrated by the ruling class.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_heart_for_justice.htm">God's Heart for Justice</a></b><br>God is deeply concerned with justice and righteousness. He sees and responds to the oppression of the poor and marginalized.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_responsibility_of_leadership.htm">The Responsibility of Leadership</a></b><br>Those in positions of power have a responsibility to act justly and protect the vulnerable, not exploit them for personal gain.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_oppression.htm">The Consequences of Oppression</a></b><br>Oppressing the poor invites God's judgment. Believers are called to reflect God's character by advocating for justice and mercy.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/reflecting_god's_character.htm">Reflecting God's Character</a></b><br>As followers of Christ, we are called to mirror God's love and justice in our interactions with others, especially the less fortunate.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>There is always an opportunity for repentance and turning back to God. He desires restoration and righteousness among His people.<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/what_is_jesus'_religious_identity.htm">What is Jesus' religious identity?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_meaning_of_'frozen_chosen'.htm">What is the meaning of 'Seed of the Woman'?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_knowing_jesus_as_savior.htm">What does it mean to know Jesus as Savior?</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 15.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">What mean ye?</span> <span class="accented">i.e.</span> "What has come over you?" or "What strange perversity has possessed yon?" (Kay). <span class="cmt_word">That ye beat my people to pieces,</span> etc. The strongest possible expressions are used to mark God's abhorrence of the oppression to which the poor were subjected. Under the Law, he constituted himself the champion of such persons (see <a href="/exodus/22-22.htm">Exodus 22:22-24</a>). <p><span class="Text_Heading">2.</span> <span class="accented">The sins of the women</span>. (Vers. 16-26.) These may be summed up under the three heads of pride, wanton manners (ver. 16), and love of dress and ornament (vers. 18-23). It was natural that, with increased commerce (<a href="/2_kings/14-22.htm">2 Kings 14:22</a>; <a href="/isaiah/2-16.htm">Isaiah 2:16</a>) and more frequent communication with foreign nations, such as Assyria (<a href="/2_kings/16-7.htm">2 Kings 16:7-10</a>) and Babylon (<a href="/2_kings/20-12.htm">2 Kings 20:12, 13</a>), there should be an increase of luxury, and quite in accordance with Eastern ideas that the luxury should particularly show itself in the dress and adornment of the women. The Egyptian remains show an advanced state of luxury among the women at a time anterior to Moses; and in Assyria, though the evidence is less abundant, we find also indications of a similar kind. The Jews, whose regard for their women was high, are not likely to have been behindhand in the gallantry which shows itself in heaping ornament and the newest appliances of civilization on the weaker sex. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/3-15.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">Why</span><br /><span class="heb">לָּכֶם֙‪‬</span> <span class="translit">(lā·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">do you crush</span><br /><span class="heb">תְּדַכְּא֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(tə·ḏak·kə·’ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1792.htm">Strong's 1792: </a> </span><span class="str2">To crumble, to bruise</span><br /><br /><span class="word">My people</span><br /><span class="heb">עַמִּ֔י</span> <span class="translit">(‘am·mî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common 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">and grind</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּטְחָ֑נוּ</span> <span class="translit">(tiṭ·ḥā·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2912.htm">Strong's 2912: </a> </span><span class="str2">To grind meal, to be a, concubine</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the faces</span><br /><span class="heb">וּפְנֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(ū·p̄ə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - common plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the poor?”</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲנִיִּ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·nî·yîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<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">declares</span><br /><span class="heb">נְאֻם־</span> <span class="translit">(nə·’um-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5002.htm">Strong's 5002: </a> </span><span class="str2">An oracle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Lord</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲדֹנָ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḏō·nāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_136.htm">Strong's 136: </a> </span><span class="str2">The Lord</span><br /><br /><span class="word">GOD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוִ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3069.htm">Strong's 3069: </a> </span><span class="str2">YHWH</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Hosts.</span><br /><span class="heb">צְבָאֽוֹת׃</span> <span class="translit">(ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6635.htm">Strong's 6635: </a> </span><span class="str2">A mass of persons, reg, organized for, war, a campaign</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/3-15.htm">Isaiah 3:15 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/3-15.htm">Isaiah 3:15 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/3-15.htm">Isaiah 3:15 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/3-15.htm">Isaiah 3:15 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/3-15.htm">Isaiah 3:15 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/3-15.htm">Isaiah 3:15 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/3-15.htm">Isaiah 3:15 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/3-15.htm">Isaiah 3:15 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/3-15.htm">Isaiah 3:15 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/3-15.htm">Isaiah 3:15 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/3-15.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 3:15 What do you mean that you crush (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/3-14.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 3:14"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 3:14" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/3-16.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 3:16"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 3:16" /></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>