Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “I will make mere youths their officials; children will rule over them.” New Living Translation I will make boys their leaders, and toddlers their rulers. English Standard Version And I will make boys their princes, and infants shall rule over them. Berean Standard Bible “I will make mere lads their leaders, and children will rule over them.” King James Bible And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them. New King James Version “I will give children to be their princes, And babes shall rule over them. New American Standard Bible And I will make mere boys their leaders, And mischievous children will rule over them, NASB 1995 And I will make mere lads their princes, And capricious children will rule over them, NASB 1977 And I will make mere lads their princes And capricious children will rule over them, Legacy Standard Bible And I will make young men their princes, And capricious children will rule over them, Amplified Bible And I will make mere boys their princes, And capricious (impulsive, unpredictable) children will rule over them. Christian Standard Bible “I will make youths their leaders, and unstable rulers will govern them.” Holman Christian Standard Bible I will make youths their leaders, and the unstable will govern them.” American Standard Version And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And I shall raise up young men as their Princes, and mockers shall have dominion over them Brenton Septuagint Translation And I will make youths their princes, and mockers shall have dominion over them. Contemporary English Version He will let children and babies become your rulers. Douay-Rheims Bible And I will give children to be their princes, and the effeminate shall rule over them. English Revised Version And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them. GOD'S WORD® Translation "I will make boys their leaders. Children will govern them." Good News Translation The LORD will let the people be governed by immature boys. International Standard Version "I will make youths their princes, and infants will rule over them. JPS Tanakh 1917 And I will give children to be their princes, And babes shall rule over them. Literal Standard Version And I have made youths their heads, | And sucklings rule over them. Majority Standard Bible “I will make mere lads their leaders, and children will rule over them.” New American Bible I will place boys as their princes; the fickle will govern them, NET Bible The LORD says, "I will make youths their officials; malicious young men will rule over them. New Revised Standard Version And I will make boys their princes, and babes shall rule over them. New Heart English Bible And I will make youths to be their leaders, and capricious children shall rule over them. Webster's Bible Translation And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them. World English Bible I will give boys to be their princes, and children shall rule over them. Young's Literal Translation And I have made youths their heads, And sucklings rule over them. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context A Judgment Against Judah…3the commander of fifty and the dignitary, the counselor, the cunning magician, and the clever enchanter. 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.… Cross References Ecclesiastes 10:16 Woe to you, O land whose king is a youth, and whose princes feast in the morning. Isaiah 3:3 the commander of fifty and the dignitary, the counselor, the cunning magician, and the clever enchanter. Isaiah 3:12 Youths oppress My people, and women rule over them. O My people, your guides mislead you; they turn you from your paths. Isaiah 3:16 The LORD also says: "Because the daughters of Zion are haughty--walking with heads held high and wanton eyes, prancing and skipping as they go, jingling the bracelets on their ankles-- Jeremiah 52:3 For because of the anger of the LORD, all this happened in Jerusalem and Judah, until He finally banished them from His presence. And Zedekiah also rebelled against the king of Babylon. Treasury of Scripture And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them. children 1 Kings 3:7-9 And now, O LORD my God, thou hast made thy servant king instead of David my father: and I am but a little child: I know not how to go out or come in… 2 Chronicles 33:1 Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem: 2 Chronicles 34:1 Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem one and thirty years. Jump to Previous Appoint Babes Boys Chiefs Children Foolish Govern Heads Lads Mere Officials Ones Princes Rule Sucklings YouthsJump to Next Appoint Babes Boys Chiefs Children Foolish Govern Heads Lads Mere Officials Ones Princes Rule Sucklings YouthsIsaiah 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 (4) I will give children to be their princes.--Better, youths. The words may point obliquely to Ahaz, who had ascended the throne at the age of twenty (2Chronicles 28:1). Manasseh was but twelve when he became king; Josiah but eight (2Chronicles 33:1; 2Chronicles 34:1). In an Eastern monarchy the rule of a young king, rash and without experience, guided by counsellors like himself, was naturally regarded as the greatest of evils, and the history of Rehoboam had impressed this truth on the mind of every Israelite. (Comp. Ecclesiastes 10:16.)Verse 4. - I will give children to be their princes; rather, youths than "children." The extreme youth of the later kings of Judah at the date of their accession is very remarkable. After Hezekiah, only one was as much as twenty-five years old when he came to the throne. Jehoahaz was twenty-three (2 Kings 23:31); Amon, twenty-two (2 Kings 21:19); Zedekiah twenty-one (2 Kings 24:18); Jehoiachin, eighteen (2 Kings 24:8); Manasseh, twelve (2 Kings 21:1); and Josiah eight (2 Kings 22:1). Thus this prophecy was fulfilled to the letter. And babes shall rule over them; literally, puerilities shall rule over them; i.e. the youths shall behave in a childish way. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew “I will makeוְנָתַתִּ֥י (wə·nā·ṯat·tî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set mere lads נְעָרִ֖ים (nə·‘ā·rîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 5288: A boy, lad, youth, retainer their leaders, שָׂרֵיהֶ֑ם (śā·rê·hem) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 8269: Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince and children וְתַעֲלוּלִ֖ים (wə·ṯa·‘ă·lū·lîm) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 8586: Caprice, vexation, a tyrant will rule יִמְשְׁלוּ־ (yim·šə·lū-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 4910: To rule, have dominion, reign over them.” בָֽם׃ (ḇām) Preposition | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew Links Isaiah 3:4 NIVIsaiah 3:4 NLT Isaiah 3:4 ESV Isaiah 3:4 NASB Isaiah 3:4 KJV Isaiah 3:4 BibleApps.com Isaiah 3:4 Biblia Paralela Isaiah 3:4 Chinese Bible Isaiah 3:4 French Bible Isaiah 3:4 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Isaiah 3:4 I will give boys to be their (Isa Isi Is) |
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