Isaiah 3:4
And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them.
KJV
Et dabo pueros principes eorum, et effeminati dominabuntur eis ;
Vulgate
καὶ ἐπιστήσω νεανίσκους ἄρχοντας αὐτῶν, καὶ ἐμπαῖκται κυριεύσουσιν αὐτῶν.
LXX
And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them.
ASV
וְ/נָתַתִּ֥י נְעָרִ֖ים שָׂרֵי/הֶ֑ם וְ/תַעֲלוּלִ֖ים יִמְשְׁלוּ בָֽ/ם
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
5 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
ם
m
verb · 1995×
מוֹשֵׁ֖ל
mvshl
verb · 82×
נַּ֖עַר
n'r
noun · 239×
שָׂרֵ֣י
shry
noun · 420×
תַעֲלוּלִ֖ים
t'lvlym
noun · 2×
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- Eccl 10:16 — Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!
- Eccl 10:16 — Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!
- Isa 3:12 — As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths.
- Jer 52:3 — For through the anger of the LORD it came to pass in Jerusalem and Judah, till he had cast them out from his presence, that Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.