Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version People will oppress each other— man against man, neighbor against neighbor. The young will rise up against the old, the nobody against the honored. New Living Translation People will oppress each other— man against man, neighbor against neighbor. Young people will insult their elders, and vulgar people will sneer at the honorable. English Standard Version And the people will oppress one another, every one his fellow and every one his neighbor; the youth will be insolent to the elder, and the despised to the honorable. Berean Standard Bible The people will oppress one another, man against man, neighbor against neighbor; the young will rise up against the old, and the base against the honorable. King James Bible 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. New King James Version The people will be oppressed, Every one by another and every one by his neighbor; The child will be insolent toward the elder, And the base toward the honorable.” New American Standard Bible And the people will be oppressed, Each one by another, and each one by his neighbor; The youth will assault the elder, And the contemptible person will assault the one honored. NASB 1995 And the people will be oppressed, Each one by another, and each one by his neighbor; The youth will storm against the elder And the inferior against the honorable. NASB 1977 And the people will be oppressed, Each one by another, and each one by his neighbor; The youth will storm against the elder, And the inferior against the honorable. Legacy Standard Bible And the people will be oppressed, Each one by another, and each one by his neighbor; The youth will overwhelm the elder And the dishonorable against the honorable. Amplified Bible And the people will be oppressed, Each one by another, and each one by his neighbor; The boy will be arrogant and insolent toward the elder And the vulgar (common) toward the honorable [person of rank]. Christian Standard Bible The people will oppress one another, man against man, neighbor against neighbor; the young will act arrogantly toward the old, and the worthless toward the honorable. Holman Christian Standard Bible The people will oppress one another, man against man, neighbor against neighbor; the youth will act arrogantly toward the elder, and the worthless toward the honorable. American Standard Version 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. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And the people shall fall, man against man, a man against his fellow man, and young man shall contend against the old and the dishonorable against the honorable Brenton Septuagint Translation And the people shall fall, man upon man, and every man upon his neighbor: the child shall insult the elder man, and the base the honourable. Contemporary English Version You will each be cruel to friends and neighbors. Young people will insult their elders; no one will show respect to those who deserve it. Douay-Rheims Bible And the people shall rush one upon another, and every man against his neighbour: the child shall make it tumult against the ancient, and the base against the honourable. English Revised Version 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation People will oppress each other, and everyone will oppress his neighbor. The young will make fun of the old, and common people will make fun of their superiors. Good News Translation Everyone will take advantage of everyone else. Young people will not respect their elders, and worthless people will not respect their superiors. International Standard Version People will oppress one another— It will be man against man and neighbor against neighbor. The young will be disrespectful to the old, and the worthless to the honorable. JPS Tanakh 1917 And the people shall oppress one another, Every man his fellow, and every man his neighbour; The child shall behave insolently against the aged, And the base against the honourable, Literal Standard Version And the people has exacted—man on man, | Even a man on his neighbor, | The youths enlarge themselves against the aged, | And the lightly esteemed against the honored. Majority Standard Bible The people will oppress one another, man against man, neighbor against neighbor; the young will rise up against the old, and the base against the honorable. New American Bible And the people will oppress one another, yes, each one the neighbor. The child will be insolent toward the elder, and the base toward the honorable. NET Bible The people will treat each other harshly; men will oppose each other; neighbors will fight. Youths will proudly defy the elderly and riffraff will challenge those who were once respected. New Revised Standard Version The people will be oppressed, everyone by another and everyone by a neighbor; the youth will be insolent to the elder, and the base to the honorable. New Heart English Bible 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 base against the honorable. Webster's Bible Translation And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbor: the child shall behave himself proudly against the elder, and the base against the honorable. World English Bible 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. Young's Literal Translation 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. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context A Judgment Against Judah…4“I will make mere lads their leaders, and children will rule over them.” 5The people will oppress one another, man against man, neighbor against neighbor; the young will rise up against the old, and the base against the honorable. 6A man will seize his brother within his father’s house: “You have a cloak—you be our leader! Take charge of this heap of rubble.”… Cross References Isaiah 9:19 By the wrath of the LORD of Hosts the land is scorched, and the people are fuel for the fire. No man even spares his brother. Jeremiah 9:3 "They bend their tongues like bows; lies prevail over truth in the land. For they proceed from evil to evil, and they do not take Me into account," declares the LORD. Micah 7:3 Both hands are skilled at evil; the prince and the judge demand a bribe. When the powerful utters his evil desire, they all conspire together. Treasury of Scripture And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbor: the child shall behave himself proudly against the ancient, and the base against the honorable. the people Isaiah 9:19-21 Through the wrath of the LORD of hosts is the land darkened, and the people shall be as the fuel of the fire: no man shall spare his brother… Isaiah 11:13 The envy also of Ephraim shall depart, and the adversaries of Judah shall be cut off: Ephraim shall not envy Judah, and Judah shall not vex Ephraim. Jeremiah 9:3-8 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… child Isaiah 1:4 Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evildoers, children that are corrupters: they have forsaken the LORD, they have provoked the Holy One of Israel unto anger, they are gone away backward. Leviticus 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. 2 Kings 2:23 And he went up from thence unto Bethel: and as he was going up by the way, there came forth little children out of the city, and mocked him, and said unto him, Go up, thou bald head; go up, thou bald head. base 2 Samuel 16:5-9 And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, thence came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera: he came forth, and cursed still as he came… Ecclesiastes 10:5-7 There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler: … Matthew 26:67 Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him; and others smote him with the palms of their hands, Jump to Previous Aged Ancient Base Behave Child Crushed Elder Enlarge Exacted Fellow Full Honorable Honourable Inferior Insolently Low Neighbor Neighbour Noble Oppress Oppressed Position Pride Proudly Rise Storm Themselves Young YouthJump to Next Aged Ancient Base Behave Child Crushed Elder Enlarge Exacted Fellow Full Honorable Honourable Inferior Insolently Low Neighbor Neighbour Noble Oppress Oppressed Position Pride Proudly Rise Storm Themselves Young YouthIsaiah 3 1. The great calamities which come by sin10. The different rewards of the righteous and wicked 12. The oppression and covetousness of the rulers 16. The judgments which shall be for the pride of the women 25. The general desolation (5) The people shall be oppressed . . .--The words paint the worst form of the decadence of an Eastern kingdom. All is chaotic and anarchic; a fierce struggle for existence; the established order of society subverted; the experience of age derided by the petulance of youth. The picture of the corruption of a monarchy is as vivid and complete in its way as that which Thucydides (3:82-84) draws of the corruption of a democracy. It might seem to have been drawn from the Turkey or the Egypt of our own time.Verse 5. - And the people shall be oppressed, etc.; rather, shall oppress each man his fellow, and each man his companion. This would be no new thing (see Isaiah 1:17, 21, 23), but perhaps might be more widely spread, having passed from the upper classes to the lower ones, as is usual with vices. The child; rather, the youth. Shall behave himself proudly; or, insolently. The respect for age inculcated by the Law (Leviticus 19:32) shall disappear. Youths shall set at naught the counsel of the aged. The spirit of Rehoboam shall prevail over that of Solomon, with the usual result - rashness, recklessness, and failure. And the base, etc. Respect for station shall likewise disappear. The dregs of the people shall grow insolent towards those above them in the social scale; and thus the old social order shall be inverted. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew The peopleהָעָ֔ם (hā·‘ām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock will oppress one another, וְנִגַּ֣שׂ (wə·nig·gaś) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5065: To drive, to tax, harass, tyrannize man אִ֥ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person against man, בְּאִ֖ישׁ (bə·’îš) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person neighbor וְאִ֣ישׁ (wə·’îš) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person against neighbor; בְּרֵעֵ֑הוּ (bə·rê·‘ê·hū) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 7453: Friend, companion, fellow the young הַנַּ֙עַר֙ (han·na·‘ar) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5288: A boy, lad, youth, retainer will rise up יִרְהֲב֗וּ (yir·hă·ḇū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 7292: To urge severely, importune, embolden, capture, act insolently against the old, בַּזָּקֵ֔ן (baz·zā·qên) Preposition-b, Article | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 2205: Old and the base וְהַנִּקְלֶ֖ה (wə·han·niq·leh) Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 7034: To be lightly esteemed or dishonored against the honorable. בַּנִּכְבָּֽד׃ (ban·niḵ·bāḏ) Preposition-b, Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 3513: To be heavy, weighty, or burdensome Links Isaiah 3:5 NIVIsaiah 3:5 NLT Isaiah 3:5 ESV Isaiah 3:5 NASB Isaiah 3:5 KJV Isaiah 3:5 BibleApps.com Isaiah 3:5 Biblia Paralela Isaiah 3:5 Chinese Bible Isaiah 3:5 French Bible Isaiah 3:5 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Isaiah 3:5 The people will be oppressed everyone (Isa Isi Is) |