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

14 The 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.

15 Why 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 LORD יְהוָ֑ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular arises נִצָּ֥ב H5324 Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular to contend לָרִ֖יב H7378 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct He stands וְעֹמֵ֖ד H5975 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular to judge לָדִ֥ין H1777 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct the people עַמִּֽים׃ H5971 Noun - masculine plural
Verse 14

Original words

The LORD יְהוָה֙ H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular brings יָב֔וֹא H935 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular this charge בְּמִשְׁפָּ֣ט H4941 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular against עִם־ H5973 Preposition the elders זִקְנֵ֥י H2205 Adjective - masculine plural construct and leaders וְשָׂרָ֑יו H8269 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular of His people עַמּ֖וֹ H5971 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular You וְאַתֶּם֙ H859 Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person masculine plural have devoured בִּֽעַרְתֶּ֣ם H1197 Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine plural the vineyard הַכֶּ֔רֶם H3754 Article | Noun - masculine singular the plunder גְּזֵלַ֥ת H1500 Noun - feminine singular construct of the poor הֶֽעָנִ֖י H6041 Article | Adjective - masculine singular is in your houses בְּבָתֵּיכֶֽם׃ H1004 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural
Verse 15

Original words

Why מַלָּכֶם H4100 Interrogative do you crush תְּדַכְּא֣וּ H1792 Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine plural My people עַמִּ֔י H5971 Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular and grind תִּטְחָ֑נוּ H2912 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural the faces וּפְנֵ֥י H6440 Conjunctive waw | Noun - common plural construct of the poor עֲנִיִּ֖ים H6041 Adjective - masculine plural declares נְאֻם־ H5002 Noun - masculine singular construct the Lord אֲדֹנָ֥י H136 Noun - proper - masculine singular GOD יְהוִ֖ה H3069 Noun - proper - masculine singular of Hosts צְבָאֽוֹת׃ס H6635 Noun - common plural

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