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Isaiah 3:5

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.

KJV

et irruet populus, vir ad virum, et unusquisque ad proximum suum ; tumultuabitur puer contra senem, et ignobilis contra nobilem.

Vulgate

καὶ συμπεσεῖται ὁ λαός, ἄνθρωπος πρὸς ἄνθρωπον, καὶ ἄνθρωπος πρὸς τὸν πλησίον αὐτοῦ· προσκόψει τὸ παιδίον πρὸς τὸν πρεσβύτην, ὁ ἄτιμος πρὸς τὸν ἔντιμον.

LXX

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.

ASV

וְ/נִגַּ֣שׂ הָ/עָ֔ם אִ֥ישׁ בְּ/אִ֖ישׁ וְ/אִ֣ישׁ בְּ/רֵעֵ֑/הוּ יִרְהֲב֗וּ הַ/נַּ֨עַר֙ בַּ/זָּקֵ֔ן וְ/הַ/נִּקְלֶ֖ה בַּ/נִּכְבָּֽד

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

9 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אִ֣ישׁ
'ysh
noun · 2171×
הוּ
hv
noun · 186×
זִקְנֵ֣י
zqny
adjective · 179×
י
y
noun · 1849×
נִגַּ֖שׂ
ngsh
verb · 23×
נִי
ny
verb · 4×
נִכְבָּ֔ד
nkbd
verb · 115×
נִקְלֶֽה
nqlh
verb · 6×
נַּ֖עַר
n'r
noun · 239×

Historic Christian voices

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

Cross-references

  • Hos 12:7 — He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress.
  • Jer 9:3 — And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies: but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith the LORD.
  • Lev 19:32 — Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the LORD.
  • Mal 3:5 — And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his