Isaiah 3:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbour: the child shall behave himself proudly against the ancient, and the base against the honourable.”
Isaiah 3:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Isaiah 3:5 in 6 Bible Translations
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Isaiah 3:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The people will be oppressed, everyone by another, and everyone by his neighbor. The child will behave himself proudly against the old man, and the wicked against the honorable.”
Isaiah 3:5 — World English Bible
Isaiah 3:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbor: the child shall behave himself proudly against the old man, and the base against the honorable. ”
Isaiah 3:5 — American Standard Version
Isaiah 3:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And the people hath exacted--man upon man, Even a man on his neighbour, Enlarge themselves do the youths against the aged, And the lightly esteemed against the honoured.”
Isaiah 3:5 — Young's Literal Translation
Isaiah 3:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the people shall be oppressed one by the other, and each by his neighbour; the child will be insolent against the elder, and the base against the honourable. ”
Isaiah 3:5 — Darby Translation
Isaiah 3:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“The people shalbe oppressed one of another, and euery one by his neighbour: the children shall presume against the ancient, and the vile against the honourable.”
Isaiah 3:5 — Geneva Bible
Isaiah 3:5 in Context — Isaiah 3
3 The captain of fifty, and the honourable man, and the counsellor, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator.
4 And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them.
5 And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbour: the child shall behave himself proudly against the ancient, and the base against the honourable.
6 When a man shall take hold of his brother of the house of his father, saying, Thou hast clothing, be thou our ruler, and let this ruin be under thy hand:
7 In that day shall he swear, saying, I will not be an healer; for in my house is neither bread nor clothing: make me not a ruler of the people.
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What Does Isaiah 3:5 Mean?
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