Isaiah 3:15 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“What mean ye that ye beat my people to pieces, and grind the faces of the poor? saith the Lord God of hosts.”

Isaiah 3:15 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Isaiah 3:15 in 6 Bible Translations

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Isaiah 3:15 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“What do you mean that you crush my people, and grind the face of the poor?” says the Lord, Yahweh of Armies.”

Isaiah 3:15 — World English Bible

Isaiah 3:15 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“what mean ye that ye crush my people, and grind the face of the poor? saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts. ”

Isaiah 3:15 — American Standard Version

Isaiah 3:15 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“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:”

Isaiah 3:15 — Young's Literal Translation

Isaiah 3:15 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“What mean ye that ye crush my people, and grind the faces of the afflicted? saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts. ”

Isaiah 3:15 — Darby Translation

Isaiah 3:15 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“What haue ye to do, that ye beate my people to pieces, and grinde the faces of the poore, saith the Lord, euen the Lord of hoasts?”

Isaiah 3:15 — Geneva Bible

Isaiah 3:15 in Context — Isaiah 3

13 The Lord standeth up to plead, and standeth to judge the people.

14 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 is in your houses.

15 What mean ye that ye beat my people to pieces, and grind the faces of the poor? saith the Lord God of hosts.

16 Moreover the Lord saith, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet:

17 Therefore the Lord will smite with a scab the crown of the head of the daughters of Zion, and the Lord will discover their secret parts.

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What Does Isaiah 3:15 Mean?

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