Focused Passage

Isaiah 3:13-15

The LORD Removes Judah’s Supports and Judges Corrupt Leadership

The chapter moves from the LORD removing Judah’s supports, to social disorder and failed leadership, to the LORD’s courtroom indictment against elders and leaders, to judgment on the proud daughters of Zion.

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13The LORD arises to contend; He stands to judge the people.

14The LORD brings this charge against the elders and leaders of His people: “You have devoured the vineyard; the plunder of the poor is in your houses.

15Why do you crush My people and grind the faces of the poor?” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts.

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Verse 13

Original words

The LORDיְהוָ֑הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singulararisesנִצָּ֥בH5324Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singularto contendלָרִ֖יבH7378Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructHe standsוְעֹמֵ֖דH5975Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularto judgeלָדִ֥יןH1777Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructthe peopleעַמִּֽים׃H5971Noun - masculine plural
Verse 14

Original words

The LORDיְהוָה֙H3068Noun - proper - masculine singularbringsיָב֔וֹאH935Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularthis chargeבְּמִשְׁפָּ֣טH4941Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singularagainstעִם־H5973Prepositionthe eldersזִקְנֵ֥יH2205Adjective - masculine plural constructand leadersוְשָׂרָ֑יוH8269Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularof His peopleעַמּ֖וֹH5971Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularYouוְאַתֶּם֙H859Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person masculine pluralhave devouredבִּֽעַרְתֶּ֣םH1197Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine pluralthe vineyardהַכֶּ֔רֶםH3754Article | Noun - masculine singularthe plunderגְּזֵלַ֥תH1500Noun - feminine singular constructof the poorהֶֽעָנִ֖יH6041Article | Adjective - masculine singularis in your housesבְּבָתֵּיכֶֽם׃H1004Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural
Verse 15

Original words

WhyמַלָּכֶםH4100Interrogativedo you crushתְּדַכְּא֣וּH1792Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralMy peopleעַמִּ֔יH5971Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularand grindתִּטְחָ֑נוּH2912Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralthe facesוּפְנֵ֥יH6440Conjunctive waw | Noun - common plural constructof the poorעֲנִיִּ֖יםH6041Adjective - masculine pluraldeclaresנְאֻם־H5002Noun - masculine singular constructthe Lordאֲדֹנָ֥יH136Noun - proper - masculine singularGODיְהוִ֖הH3069Noun - proper - masculine singularof Hostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃סH6635Noun - common plural

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