Parallel Verses
NET Bible
Why do you crush my people and grind the faces of the poor?" The sovereign Lord who commands armies has spoken.
New American Standard Bible
And grinding the face of the poor?”
Declares the Lord
King James Version
What mean ye that ye beat my people to pieces, and grind the faces of the poor? saith the Lord GOD of hosts.
Holman Bible
and grind the faces of the poor?”
This is the declaration
of the Lord God of Hosts.
International Standard Version
How dare you crush my people as you grind down the face of the poor?" declares the Lord GOD of the Heavenly Armies.
A Conservative Version
What do ye mean that ye crush my people, and grind the face of the poor? says the Lord, LORD of hosts.
American Standard Version
what mean ye that ye crush my people, and grind the face of the poor? saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts.
Amplified
“What do you mean by crushing My people
And grinding the face of the poor?”
Declares the Lord God of hosts.
Bible in Basic English
By what right are you crushing my people, and putting a bitter yoke on the necks of the poor? This is the word of the Lord, the Lord of armies.
Darby Translation
What mean ye that ye crush my people, and grind the faces of the afflicted? saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts.
Julia Smith Translation
Why will ye crush my people and grind the faces of the poor? says the Lord Jehovah of armies.
King James 2000
What do you mean that you beat my people to pieces, and grind the faces of the poor? says the Lord GOD of hosts.
Lexham Expanded Bible
{Why} do you crush my people and grind [the] face of [the] poor?" {declares} the Lord Yahweh of hosts.
Modern King James verseion
What do you mean? You crush My people and grind the faces of the poor? says the Lord, Jehovah of Hosts.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Wherefore do ye oppress my people, and mar the faces of the innocents?" Thus shall the LORD God of Hosts revile them.
New Heart English Bible
What do you mean that you crush my people, and grind the face of the poor?" says the Lord, the LORD of hosts.
The Emphasized Bible
What right have ye to crush my people, And the faces of the oppressed, to grind? Demandeth My Lord Yahweh of hosts - And Yahweh saith -
Webster
What mean ye that ye beat my people to pieces, and grind the faces of the poor? saith the Lord GOD of hosts.
World English Bible
What do you mean that you crush my people, and grind the face of the poor?" says the Lord, Yahweh of Armies.
Youngs Literal Translation
What -- to you? ye bruise My people, And the faces of the poor ye grind.' An affirmation of the Lord, Jehovah of Hosts, And Jehovah saith:
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 3:15
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Context Readings
Leaders Of Judah And Jerusalem
14 The Lord comes to pronounce judgment on the leaders of his people and their officials. He says, "It is you who have ruined the vineyard! You have stashed in your houses what you have stolen from the poor. 15 Why do you crush my people and grind the faces of the poor?" The sovereign Lord who commands armies has spoken. 16 The Lord says, "The women of Zion are proud. They walk with their heads high and flirt with their eyes. They skip along and the jewelry on their ankles jingles.
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Cross References
Psalm 94:5
O Lord, they crush your people; they oppress the nation that belongs to you.
Exodus 5:14
The Israelite foremen whom Pharaoh's slave masters had set over them were beaten and were asked, "Why did you not complete your requirement for brickmaking as in the past -- both yesterday and today?"
Isaiah 58:4
Look, your fasting is accompanied by arguments, brawls, and fistfights. Do not fast as you do today, trying to make your voice heard in heaven.
Ezekiel 18:2
"What do you mean by quoting this proverb concerning the land of Israel, "'The fathers eat sour grapes And the children's teeth become numb?'
Amos 2:6-7
This is what the Lord says: "Because Israel has committed three covenant transgressions -- make that four! -- I will not revoke my decree of judgment. They sold the innocent for silver, the needy for a pair of sandals.
Amos 8:4-6
Listen to this, you who trample the needy, and do away with the destitute in the land.
Jonah 1:6
The ship's captain approached him and said, "What are you doing asleep? Get up! Cry out to your god! Perhaps your god might take notice of us so that we might not die!"
Micah 3:2-3
yet you hate what is good, and love what is evil. You flay my people's skin and rip the flesh from their bones.