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those I sent to teach you rebelled against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/isaiah/43.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />From the very beginning, your first ancestor sinned against me; all your leaders broke my laws.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/43.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Your first father sinned, and your mediators transgressed against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/43.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your first father sinned, and your spokesmen rebelled against Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/43.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Thy first father hath sinned, and thy teachers have transgressed against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/43.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Your first father sinned, And your mediators have transgressed against Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/43.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Your first forefather sinned, And your spokesmen have rebelled against Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/43.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Your first forefather sinned, And your spokesmen have transgressed against Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/43.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Your first forefather sinned, And your spokesmen have transgressed against Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/43.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Your first father sinned, And your spokesmen have transgressed against Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/43.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Your first father [Jacob] sinned, And your spokesmen [the priests and the prophets—your mediators] have transgressed against Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/43.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your first father sinned, and your mediators have rebelled against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/43.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your first father sinned, and your mediators have rebelled against Me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/43.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Thy first father sinned, and thy teachers have transgressed against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/43.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Your earliest ancestor and all your leaders rebelled against me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/43.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Thy first father sinned, and thine interpreters have transgressed against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/43.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Your first ancestor sinned, and your priests rebelled against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/43.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Your earliest ancestor sinned; your leaders sinned against me, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/43.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Your first ancestor sinned, and your mediators rebelled against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/43.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your first father sinned, and your spokesmen rebelled against Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/43.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The father of your nation sinned; your spokesmen rebelled against me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/43.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Your first father sinned, and your teachers have transgressed against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/43.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Thy first father hath sinned, and thy teachers have transgressed against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/43.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Your first father sinned, and your teachers have transgressed against me. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/43.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Your first father sinned, "" And your interpreters transgressed against Me,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/43.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Thy first father sinned, And thine interpreters transgressed against me,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/43.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Thy first father sinned, thy interpreter transgressed against me.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/43.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Thy first father sinned, and thy teachers have transgressed against me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/43.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Your first father sinned, and your interpreters have betrayed me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/43.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Your first father sinned; your spokesmen rebelled against me <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/43.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Your first ancestor sinned, and your interpreters transgressed against me.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/43.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Your first father has sinned, and your rulers have transgressed against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/43.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Your first father sinned; your Rulers have done evil to me.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/43.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Thy first father sinned, And thine intercessors have transgressed against Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/43.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Your fathers first, and your princes have transgressed against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/43-27.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=9637" 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/43.htm">Israel's Unfaithfulness</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">26</span>Remind Me, let us argue the matter together. State your case, so that you may be vindicated. <span class="reftext">27</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7223.htm" title="7223: hā·ri·šō·wn (Art:: Adj-ms) -- Former, first, chief. Or riishon; from ri'shah; first, in place, time or rank.">Your first</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ā·ḇî·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">father</a> <a href="/hebrew/2398.htm" title="2398: ḥā·ṭā (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to miss; hence to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn.">sinned,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3887.htm" title="3887: ū·mə·lî·ṣe·ḵā (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-Prtcpl-mpc:: 2ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to make mouths at, i.e. To scoff; hence to interpret, or intercede.">and your spokesmen</a> <a href="/hebrew/6586.htm" title="6586: pā·šə·‘ū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To rebel, transgress. A primitive root; to break away, i.e. Trespass, apostatize, quarrel.">rebelled</a> <a href="/hebrew/ḇî (Prep:: 1cs) -- ">against Me.</a> </span><span class="reftext">28</span>So I will disgrace the princes of your sanctuary, and I will devote Jacob to destruction and Israel to reproach.”…<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="/romans/5-12.htm">Romans 5:12</a></span><br />Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, so also death was passed on to all men, because all sinned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/3-6.htm">Genesis 3:6</a></span><br />When the woman saw that the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eyes, and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom, she took the fruit and ate it. She also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/6-7.htm">Hosea 6:7</a></span><br />But they, like Adam, have transgressed the covenant; there they were unfaithful to Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-21.htm">1 Corinthians 15:21-22</a></span><br />For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man. / For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/51-5.htm">Psalm 51:5</a></span><br />Surely I was brought forth in iniquity; I was sinful when my mother conceived me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/3-23.htm">Romans 3:23</a></span><br />for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/6-5.htm">Genesis 6:5</a></span><br />Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great upon the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was altogether evil all the time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/5-19.htm">Romans 5:19</a></span><br />For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/2-29.htm">Jeremiah 2:29</a></span><br />Why do you bring a case against Me? You have all rebelled against Me,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/18-4.htm">Ezekiel 18:4</a></span><br />Behold, every soul belongs to Me; both father and son are Mine. The soul who sins is the one who will die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/1-8.htm">1 John 1:8-10</a></span><br />If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. / If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. / If we say we have not sinned, we make Him out to be a liar, and His word is not in us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/8-21.htm">Genesis 8:21</a></span><br />When the LORD smelled the pleasing aroma, He said in His heart, “Never again will I curse the ground because of man, even though every inclination of his heart is evil from his youth. And never again will I destroy all living creatures as I have done.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-32.htm">Matthew 23:32</a></span><br />Fill up, then, the measure of the sin of your fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/7-14.htm">Romans 7:14-15</a></span><br />We know that the law is spiritual; but I am unspiritual, sold as a slave to sin. / I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do, I do not do. But what I hate, I do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/14-4.htm">Job 14:4</a></span><br />Who can bring out clean from unclean? No one!</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Your first father has sinned, and your teachers have transgressed against me.</p><p class="hdg">first father</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/32-14.htm">Numbers 32:14</a></b></br> And, behold, ye are risen up in your fathers' stead, an increase of sinful men, to augment yet the fierce anger of the LORD toward Israel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/78-8.htm">Psalm 78:8</a></b></br> And might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation; a generation <i>that</i> set not their heart aright, and whose spirit was not stedfast with God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/106-6.htm">Psalm 106:6,7</a></b></br> We have sinned with our fathers, we have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly… </p><p class="hdg">and thy</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/3-12.htm">Isaiah 3:12</a></b></br> <i>As for</i> my people, children <i>are</i> their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause <i>thee</i> to err, and destroy the way of thy paths.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/28-7.htm">Isaiah 28:7</a></b></br> But they also have erred through wine, and through strong drink are out of the way; the priest and the prophet have erred through strong drink, they are swallowed up of wine, they are out of the way through strong drink; they err in vision, they stumble <i>in</i> judgment.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/56-10.htm">Isaiah 56:10-12</a></b></br> His watchmen <i>are</i> blind: they are all ignorant, they <i>are</i> all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber… </p><p class="hdg">teacher.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/41-27.htm">First</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/24-19.htm">Forefather</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-14.htm">Guides</a> <a href="/job/16-20.htm">Intercessors</a> <a href="/jeremiah/27-9.htm">Interpreters</a> <a href="/isaiah/36-5.htm">Rebelled</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-24.htm">Sinned</a> <a href="/isaiah/35-8.htm">Sinner</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-20.htm">Teachers</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-5.htm">Transgressed</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-16.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/44-6.htm">First</a> <a href="/jeremiah/35-6.htm">Forefather</a> <a href="/isaiah/47-13.htm">Guides</a> <a href="/job/16-20.htm">Intercessors</a> <a href="/isaiah/47-13.htm">Interpreters</a> <a href="/isaiah/50-5.htm">Rebelled</a> <a href="/isaiah/64-5.htm">Sinned</a> <a href="/isaiah/55-7.htm">Sinner</a> <a href="/daniel/11-33.htm">Teachers</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-24.htm">Transgressed</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-25.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 43</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/43-1.htm">The Lord comforts the church with his promises.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/43-8.htm">He appeals to the people for witness of his omnipotence</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/43-14.htm">He foretells them the destruction of Babylon</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/43-18.htm">And his wonderful deliverance of his people</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/43-22.htm">He reproves the people as inexcusable</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/43.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/isaiah/43.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Your first father sinned</b><br>This phrase likely refers to Adam, the first man created by God, whose sin in the Garden of Eden brought sin into the world (Genesis 3). Adam's disobedience is seen as the original sin that affected all of humanity, establishing a pattern of rebellion against God. This concept is echoed in <a href="/romans/5-12.htm">Romans 5:12</a>, where Paul explains that sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, affecting all people. The phrase may also allude to the patriarchs or leaders of Israel, such as Abraham or Jacob, acknowledging that even the most revered figures in Israel's history were not without sin. This highlights the pervasive nature of sin and the need for redemption.<p><b>and your spokesmen rebelled against Me</b><br>The "spokesmen" could refer to the prophets, priests, or leaders of Israel who were meant to guide the people in faithfulness to God. Throughout Israel's history, there were numerous instances where leaders failed in their duties, leading the nation into idolatry and disobedience. This rebellion is documented in various parts of the Old Testament, such as the accounts of the unfaithful kings in 1 and 2 Kings, and the false prophets criticized by Jeremiah and Ezekiel. The rebellion of these leaders underscores the need for a perfect mediator, which Christians believe is fulfilled in Jesus Christ, the sinless high priest and ultimate prophet (<a href="/hebrews/4-14.htm">Hebrews 4:14-15</a>). This phrase serves as a reminder of the human tendency to stray from God's commands and the importance of faithful leadership.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/f/first_father.htm">First Father</a></b><br>This likely refers to Adam, the first human created by God, whose sin introduced the fall of humanity. It could also be interpreted as referring to the patriarchs or the leaders of Israel who have sinned.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/spokesmen.htm">Spokesmen</a></b><br>These are the prophets, priests, or leaders of Israel who were meant to guide the people in God's ways but instead led them into rebellion.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/r/rebellion.htm">Rebellion</a></b><br>The act of defying or resisting authority, in this context, against God's commandments and covenant.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation chosen by God, often depicted in the Old Testament as struggling with faithfulness to God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/sin.htm">Sin</a></b><br>The transgression against God's law, which separates humanity from God and is a recurring theme throughout the Bible.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_universality_of_sin.htm">The Universality of Sin</a></b><br>Sin is a universal problem that began with Adam and continues through all generations. Recognizing this helps us understand our need for a Savior.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/leadership_and_responsibility.htm">Leadership and Responsibility</a></b><br>Leaders have a significant responsibility to guide others in righteousness. When they fail, it can lead to widespread rebellion and sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_need_for_repentance.htm">The Need for Repentance</a></b><br>Acknowledging our sins and the sins of our leaders is the first step toward repentance and restoration with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_despite_human_failure.htm">God's Faithfulness Despite Human Failure</a></b><br>Despite the repeated failures of humanity, God remains faithful and offers redemption through Jesus Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_scripture.htm">The Importance of Scripture</a></b><br>Regular engagement with Scripture helps us discern truth from error and guides us in living a life pleasing to God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_43.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 43</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_day_14_teach_in_journey.htm">What events transpired during the crucifixion of Jesus?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_isaiah_27_7-9_conflict_with_ezekiel_18.htm">Isaiah 27:7-9 describes collective punishment or forgiveness--does this conflict with other Old Testament texts emphasizing individual responsibility (e.g., Ezekiel 18)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_god_see_all_yet_'forget'_sins.htm">Hosea 7:2 presents a God who sees all evil--how is this reconciled with passages like Isaiah 43:25, which state that God 'forgets' sins?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/meaning_of_'jesus_is_the_son_of_god'.htm">What does 'Jesus is the Son of God' mean?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/43.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(27) <span class= "bld">Thy first father hath sinned . . .</span>--The words have been interpreted: (1) of Adam; (2) of Abraham; (3) of Jacob; (4) of the ancestors of Israel collectively; (5) of this or that high priest individually. (3) fits in best. (See <a href="/isaiah/43-28.htm" title="Therefore I have profaned the princes of the sanctuary, and have given Jacob to the curse, and Israel to reproaches.">Isaiah 43:28</a>.)<p><span class= "bld">Thy teachers.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">thy interpreters </span>(<a href="/job/33-23.htm" title="If there be a messenger with him, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to show to man his uprightness:">Job 33:23</a>), or <span class= "ital">thy mediators. </span>The term is used in <a href="/2_chronicles/32-31.htm" title="However, in the business of the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon, who sent to him to inquire of the wonder that was done in the land, God left him, to try him, that he might know all that was in his heart.">2Chronicles 32:31</a> of the "ambassadors "of the king of Babylon, and stands here for the priests and the prophets, who ought officially to have been the expounders of the Divine will.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/43.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 27.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Thy first father hath sinned</span>; rather, <span class="accented">thy first father sinned</span>; that is, "Thou hast no merits of thy own. Even thy first father, Abraham, sinned (<a href="/genesis/12-13.htm">Genesis 12:13, 18</a>; <a href="/genesis/17-17.htm">Genesis 17:17</a>; <a href="/genesis/20-2.htm">Genesis 20:2</a>); <span class="cmt_word">and thy teachers have transgressed.</span> Thy very priests and prophets have been full of imperfections - have often sinned against me. Much more hast thou, my people generally, committed grievous offences. Thou must therefore throw thyself on my mercy." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/43-27.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">Your first</span><br /><span class="heb">הָרִאשׁ֖וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(hā·ri·šō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7223.htm">Strong's 7223: </a> </span><span class="str2">First, in place, time, rank</span><br /><br /><span class="word">father</span><br /><span class="heb">אָבִ֥יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḇî·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> </span><span class="str2">Father</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sinned,</span><br /><span class="heb">חָטָ֑א</span> <span class="translit">(ḥā·ṭā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2398.htm">Strong's 2398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To miss, to sin, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and your spokesmen</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמְלִיצֶ֖יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mə·lî·ṣe·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3887.htm">Strong's 3887: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ambassador, have in derision, interpreter, make a mock, mocker</span><br /><br /><span class="word">rebelled</span><br /><span class="heb">פָּ֥שְׁעוּ</span> <span class="translit">(pā·šə·‘ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6586.htm">Strong's 6586: </a> </span><span class="str2">To break away, trespass, apostatize, quarrel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">against Me.</span><br /><span class="heb">בִֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḇî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/43-27.htm">Isaiah 43:27 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/43-27.htm">Isaiah 43:27 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/43-27.htm">Isaiah 43:27 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/43-27.htm">Isaiah 43:27 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/43-27.htm">Isaiah 43:27 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/43-27.htm">Isaiah 43:27 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/43-27.htm">Isaiah 43:27 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/43-27.htm">Isaiah 43:27 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/43-27.htm">Isaiah 43:27 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/43-27.htm">Isaiah 43:27 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/43-27.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 43:27 Your first father sinned and your teachers (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/43-26.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 43:26"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 43:26" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/43-28.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 43:28"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 43:28" /></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>