Isaiah 3:9
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
The expressionהַכָּרַ֤ת
(hak·ka·rat)
1971: a lookfrom nakar
of their facesפְּנֵיהֶם֙
(pe·nei·hem)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
bears witnessעָ֣נְתָה
(a·ne·tah)
6030a: to answer, responda prim. root
against them, And they displayהִגִּ֖ידוּ
(hig·gi·du)
5046: to be conspicuousa prim. root
their sinוְחַטָּאתָ֛ם
(ve·chat·ta·tam)
2403b: sin, sin offeringfrom chata
like Sodom;כִּסְדֹ֥ם
(kis·dom)
5467: a Canaanite city near the Dead Seaof uncertain derivation
They do not [even] concealכִחֵ֑דוּ
(chi·che·du;)
3582: to hidea prim. root
[it]. Woeאֹ֣וי
(o·vy)
188: woe!a prim. interj.
to them! For they have broughtגָמְל֥וּ
(ga·me·lu)
1580: to deal fully or adequately with, deal out to, wean, ripena prim. root
evil 
 
7463a: evil, misery, distress, injuryfrom the same as roa
on themselves. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
The shew
hakkarah  (hak-kaw-raw')
respect, i.e. partiality -- shew.
of their countenance
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
doth witness against them
`anah  (aw-naw')
to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extens. to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announce
and they declare
nagad  (naw-gad')
to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to one present); specifically, to expose, predict, explain, praise
their sin
chatta'ah  (khat-taw-aw')
an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offender
as Sodom
Cdom  (sed-ome')
burnt (i.e. volcanic or bituminous) district; Sedom, a place near the Dead Sea -- Sodom.
they hide
kachad  (kaw-khad')
to secrete, by act or word; hence (intensively) to destroy -- conceal, cut down (off), desolate, hide.
it not Woe
'owy  (o'-ee)
lamentation; also interjectionally Oh! -- alas, woe.
unto their soul
nephesh  (neh'-fesh)
a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
for they have rewarded
gamal  (gaw-mal')
to treat a person (well or ill), i.e. benefit or requite; by implication (of toil), to ripen, i.e. (specifically) to wean
evil
ra`  (rah)
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.).
unto themselves
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The expression of their faces bears witness against them, And they display their sin like Sodom; They do not even conceal it. Woe to them! For they have brought evil on themselves.

King James Bible
The shew of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have rewarded evil unto themselves.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The look on their faces testifies against them, and like Sodom, they flaunt their sin. They do not conceal it. Woe to them, for they have brought evil on themselves.

International Standard Version
"The expressions on their faces give them away. They parade their sin around like Sodom; they don't even try to hide it. How horrible it will be for them, because they have brought disaster on themselves!"

NET Bible
The look on their faces testifies to their guilt; like the people of Sodom they openly boast of their sin. Too bad for them! For they bring disaster on themselves.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The look on their faces will be held against them. They boast about their sins, which are like [those of the people of] Sodom. They don't even bother to hide them. How horrible it will be for these people, because they have brought disaster on themselves.

King James 2000 Bible
The look on their countenance does witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have brought evil unto themselves.
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