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Isaiah 3:11

Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.

KJV

Væ impio in malum ! retributio enim manuum ejus fiet ei.

Vulgate

οὐαὶ τῷ ἀνόμῳ· πονηρὰ κατὰ τὰ ἔργα τῶν χειρῶν αὐτοῦ συμβήσεται αὐτῷ.

LXX

Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him; for what his hands have done shall be done unto him.

ASV

א֖וֹי לְ/רָשָׁ֣ע רָ֑ע כִּֽי גְמ֥וּל יָדָ֖י/ו יֵעָ֥שֶׂה לּֽ/וֹ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

א֣וֹי
'vy
particle · 24×
גְמ֥וּל
gmvl
noun · 16×
וֹ
v
noun · 1620×
יַּ֥עַשׂ
y'sh
verb · 2621×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
רְשָׁעִ֣ים
rsh'ym
adjective · 257×
רָ֑ע
r'
verb · 664×

Themes

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

1. Relation of the Baptist to Elijah. The Theory of Transmigration Considered. The disciples asked Him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elijah must first come? Matthew 17:10 The disciples indeed who went up with Jesus remembered the traditions of the scribes concerning Elijah, that before the advent of Christ, Elijah would come and prepare for Him the souls of those who w…

Cross-references

  • 1Kgs 22:8 — And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may enquire of the LORD: but I hate him; for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but evil.
  • 1Kgs 22:23 — Now therefore, behold, the LORD hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy prophets, and the LORD hath spoken evil concerning thee.
  • 1Sam 4:11 — And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain.
  • 1Sam 12:15 — But if ye will not obey the voice of the LORD, but rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then shall the hand of the LORD be against you, as it was against your fathers.
  • 1Sam 12:25 — But if ye shall still do wickedly, ye shall be consumed, both ye and your king.
  • 2Cor 5:10 — For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.
  • Deut 28:15 — But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day; that all these curses shal
  • Eccl 8:13 — But it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong his days, which are as a shadow; because he feareth not before God.
  • Eccl 8:13 — But it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong his days, which are as a shadow; because he feareth not before God.
  • Ezek 2:10 — And he spread it before me; and it was written within and without: and there was written therein lamentations, and mourning, and woe.
  • Ezek 3:18 — When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity
  • Ezek 14:4 — Therefore speak unto them, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Every man of the house of Israel that setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumblingblock of his iniquity before hi
  • Ezek 24:14 — I the LORD have spoken it: it shall come to pass, and I will do it; I will not go back, neither will I spare, neither will I repent; according to thy ways, and according to thy doings, shall they judg
  • Gal 5:21 — Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
  • Hos 12:2 — The LORD hath also a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways; according to his doings will he recompense him.
  • Hos 13:9 — O Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself; but in me is thine help.
  • Isa 1:20 — But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.
  • Isa 48:22 — There is no peace, saith the LORD, unto the wicked.
  • Isa 57:20 — But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt.
  • Isa 57:20 — But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt.
  • Isa 57:21 — There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked.
  • Isa 65:13 — Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry: behold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall be thirsty: behold, my servants shall rejoice, but ye shall be a
  • Isa 65:20 — There shall be no more thence an infant of days, nor an old man that hath not filled his days: for the child shall die an hundred years old; but the sinner being an hundred years old shall be accursed
  • Isa 65:20 — There shall be no more thence an infant of days, nor an old man that hath not filled his days: for the child shall die an hundred years old; but the sinner being an hundred years old shall be accursed
  • Jas 2:13 — For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.
  • Jer 31:30 — But every one shall die for his own iniquity: every man that eateth the sour grape, his teeth shall be set on edge.
  • Job 10:15 — If I be wicked, woe unto me; and if I be righteous, yet will I not lift up my head. I am full of confusion; therefore see thou mine affliction;
  • Job 27:13 — This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they shall receive of the Almighty.
  • Job 36:12 — But if they obey not, they shall perish by the sword, and they shall die without knowledge.
  • Jude 1:11 — Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.
  • Mic 3:4 — Then shall they cry unto the LORD, but he will not hear them: he will even hide his face from them at that time, as they have behaved themselves ill in their doings.
  • Num 32:23 — But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the LORD: and be sure your sin will find you out.
  • Prov 1:31 — Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.
  • Prov 16:5 — Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD: though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished.
  • Ps 1:3 — And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
  • Ps 9:17 — The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.
  • Ps 11:5 — The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.
  • Ps 28:4 — Give them according to their deeds, and according to the wickedness of their endeavours: give them after the work of their hands; render to them their desert.
  • Ps 34:21 — Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.
  • Ps 62:12 — Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy: for thou renderest to every man according to his work.