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Themes in Isaiah 3

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Themes in Isaiah 3

Isaiah 3:1 (show verse)

Listen carefully, the Lord God of hosts is removing from Jerusalem and from Judah
Both supply and support, the whole supply of bread
And the whole supply of water;

Bread » Scarceness of, sent as a punishment
Famine » Expressed by » Taking away the stay of bread, &c
Food » From God
Jerusalem » Prophecies against

Isaiah 3:2 (show verse)

The brave man and the warrior [He is also removing],
The judge and the prophet,
The diviner and the elder,

Jerusalem » Prophecies against

Isaiah 3:3 (show verse)

The captain of fifty and the man of honor,
The counselor and the expert artisan,
And the skillful enchanter.

Armies » Captains of fifties
Captain » Of fifties
Jerusalem » Prophecies against

Isaiah 3:4 (show verse)

And I will make mere boys their princes,
And capricious (impulsive, unpredictable) children will rule over them.

Jerusalem » Prophecies against

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].

Children » Examples of helpful » Vices of
wicked Children » Are proud
Home » Examples of helpful » Vices of
Jerusalem » Prophecies against
Vices » Dishonesty » Of children

Isaiah 3:6 (show verse)

When a man takes hold of his brother in the house of his father, saying,
“You have a robe, you shall be our judge and ruler,
And this pile of ruins will be under your control,”

Jerusalem » Prophecies against

Isaiah 3:7 (show verse)

He will protest on that day, saying,
“I will not be a governor;
For in my house there is neither bread nor clothing;
You should not make me a judge and ruler of the people.”

Bread » Illustrative » (want of,) of extreme poverty
Jerusalem » Prophecies against
Poverty » General references to

Isaiah 3:8 (show verse)

For Jerusalem has stumbled and Judah has fallen,
Because their words and their actions are against the Lord,
To rebel against His glorious presence and defiantly provoke Him.

Eye » Anthropomorphic uses of
Jerusalem » Prophecies against
Opposition » The reward for opposing the lord
national Sins » Punishment for

Isaiah 3:9 (show verse)

Their partiality testifies against them,
They display their sin like Sodom;
They do not even hide it.
Woe (judgment is coming) to them!
For they have brought evil on themselves [as a reward].

Character » Revealed in countenance
Countenance » Guilty
Declaration » Those that declare their sin
Evil » Who rewards evil unto themselves
Face » Character revealed in
Impress of sin » Seen in its degrading marks left upon men
Physiognomy » External aspect » Character revealed in
Sin » Harvest of » Impress of, seen in its degrading marks left upon men
Sin » The wicked » Boast of
Sodom » Wickedness of the inhabitants of
Sodom » The wickedness of
Witness » What bears witness against you

Isaiah 3:10 (show verse)

Say to the righteous that it will go well with them,
For they will eat the fruit of their [righteous] actions.

Bearing fruit » Reaping what you sow
Fruits » Illustrative » Of the reward of saints
Godliness » Profitable, general references to
God's Promises » To the prayerful » To the righteous
The just » Promises to
Profit and loss » Profit » Godliness profitable general references to
The righteous » The righteous, promises to
Righteousness » Promises concerning » Promises to the righteous
Righteousness » Brings its own reward

Isaiah 3:11 (show verse)

Woe (judgment is coming) to the wicked! It shall go badly with him,
For what his hand has done shall be done to him.

Bearing fruit » Reaping what you sow
hands » The wicked recompensed for the work of
Punishment of the The Wicked » Is the reward of their sins

Isaiah 3:12 (show verse)

O My people! Children are their oppressors,
And women rule over them.
O My people! Your leaders lead you astray
And confuse (destroy, swallow up) the direction of your paths.

Woman » To be governed by, considered a calamity by the jews
Women » As rulers

Isaiah 3:13 (show verse)

The Lord rises to contend,
And stands to judge the people.

The poor » Punishment for » Spoiling

Isaiah 3:14 (show verse)

The Lord enters into judgment with the elders of His people and their princes,
“For it is you who have devoured the vineyard [with your oppression, you have robbed the people and ruined the country];
The plunder of the poor is in your houses.

The poor » Punishment for » Spoiling

Isaiah 3:15 (show verse)

“What do you mean by crushing My people
And grinding the face of the poor?”
Declares the Lord God of hosts.

The poor » Punishment for » Spoiling
The poor » The wicked » Grind the faces of

Isaiah 3:16 (show verse)

Moreover, the Lord said, “Because the daughters of Zion are proud
And walk with outstretched necks and seductive (flirtatious, alluring) eyes,
And trip along with mincing steps and an affected gait
And walk with jingling anklets on their feet,

Dress » Special advices concerning » Attire, too much stress upon outward
Feet » Bells worn on
Feet » Of women often adorned with tinkling ornaments
Rings » Women of rank adorned with
Woman » Of distinction » Haughty in their deportment
Women » Dress of » Too much stress upon outward attire
Women » Ornaments of

Isaiah 3:17 (show verse)

Therefore the Lord will afflict the crown of the head of the daughters of Zion with scabs [making them bald],
And the Lord will expose their foreheads (send them into captivity).”

Disease » As judgments
Head » Parts of, mentioned » The crown
Head » Liable to » Scab
Head » Diseases of
Scab » Disease of the skin
Woman » Of distinction » Fond of dress and ornaments
Women » Ornaments of

Isaiah 3:18 (show verse)

In that day the Lord will take away the beauty of their anklets, [braided] caps, crescent [head] ornaments,

Adorning » Rich apparel » Ornaments, wearing of
Caul » Netted caps
Dress » Special advices concerning » Attire, too much stress upon outward
Feet » Bells worn on
Feet » Of women often adorned with tinkling ornaments
Jewels » Regarded by jacob as obnoxious to holiness
Ornaments » Rich apparel » Ornaments, wearing of
Shoes » Of ladies of distinction » Probably often adorned with tinkling ornaments
Tire » Headdress
Woman » Of distinction » Fond of dress and ornaments
Women » Dress of » Too much stress upon outward attire
Women » Ornaments of

Isaiah 3:19 (show verse)

dangling earrings, bracelets, and the hanging veils and scarves,

Bracelet » Worn » Women
Chains » Worn » Ankles
Dress » Special advices concerning » Attire, too much stress upon outward
Dress » Mufflers
Jewels » Regarded by jacob as obnoxious to holiness
Woman » Of distinction » Fond of dress and ornaments
Women » Dress of » Too much stress upon outward attire
Women » Ornaments of

Isaiah 3:20 (show verse)

head wraps (turbans), [short, jingling] ankle chains, sashes, perfume boxes, amulets (charms),

Bonnet » Worn » Women
Dress » Special advices concerning » Attire, too much stress upon outward
Dress » Bonnets (rv, head-tires), worn by women
Dress » Sashes (rv)
Ear-ring » Worn » Purpose » Idolatry
Jewels » Regarded by jacob as obnoxious to holiness
Perfume » Smelling bottles, translated "tablets" in av
Woman » Of distinction » Fond of dress and ornaments
Women » Dress of » Too much stress upon outward attire
Women » Ornaments of

Isaiah 3:21 (show verse)

signet [finger] rings, nose rings,

Adorning » Rich apparel » Rings, for the fingers
Dress » Special advices concerning » Attire, too much stress upon outward
Jewels » Regarded by jacob as obnoxious to holiness
Nose » Jewels for
Ornaments » Rich apparel » Rings, for the fingers
Ring » Worn » Nose
Rings » Women of rank adorned with
Rings » Were worn » In the nose
Woman » Of distinction » Fond of dress and ornaments
Women » Dress of » Too much stress upon outward attire
Women » Ornaments of

Isaiah 3:22 (show verse)

festival robes, outer tunics, shawls, handbags,

Clothing » Rich apparel, the wearing of
Dress » Clothing » Rich apparel, the wearing of
Dress » Special advices concerning » Attire, too much stress upon outward
Dress » Wimples (satchels, rv)
Dress » Shawls
Garments » Of the rich » Multiplied and heaped up
Wimple » A cloth covering that was worn over the head and around the neck and chin
Woman » Of distinction » Fond of dress and ornaments
Women » Dress of » Too much stress upon outward attire
Women » Ornaments of

Isaiah 3:23 (show verse)

hand mirrors, [fine linen] undergarments, headbands, and veils [covering the entire body].

Dress » Special advices concerning » Attire, too much stress upon outward
Dress » Hoods (turban, rv)
Linen » Garments » For women made of
Veil » A covering for the face
Veil or veil » Removing of, threatened as a punishment to unGodly women
Woman » Of distinction » Fond of dress and ornaments
Women » Dress of » Too much stress upon outward attire
Women » Ornaments of

Isaiah 3:24 (show verse)

Now it will come to pass that instead of the sweet fragrance of spices there will be [the stench of] rottenness;
Instead of a belt, a rope;
Instead of well-set hair, baldness;
Instead of fine clothes, a robe of sackcloth;
And branding [of captives by the scorching heat] instead of beauty.

Baldness » Judgment
Beauty » Vanity of
Dress » Special advices concerning » Attire, too much stress upon outward
Girdle » Women
Girdles » Made of » Sackcloth
Hair » Worn » Long » By women
Hairs » Judgments expressed by » Sending baldness for
Hairs » Of women » Well set and ornamented
Head » Illustrative » (made bald,) of heavy judgments
Sackcloth » Illustrative » (girding with,) of heavy afflictions
Stomacher » An article of dress
Woman » Of distinction » Wore their hair plaited and adorned with gold and pearls
Women » Dress of » Too much stress upon outward attire

Isaiah 3:25 (show verse)

Your men will fall by the sword
And your mighty men in battle.

No Themes for this verse.

Isaiah 3:26 (show verse)

And Jerusalem’s gates will lament (cry out in grief) and mourn [as those who wail for the dead];
And she, being ruined and desolate, will sit upon the ground.

Gates » Figurative » Of the people of a city
Mourning » Sitting on the ground