Parallel Verses
NET Bible
The Lord says, "I will make youths their officials; malicious young men will rule over them.
New American Standard Bible
And
King James Version
And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them.
Holman Bible
and the unstable
International Standard Version
"I will make youths their princes, and infants will rule over them.
A Conservative Version
And I will give sons to be their rulers, and babes shall rule over them.
American Standard Version
And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them.
Amplified
And I will make mere boys their princes,
And capricious (impulsive, unpredictable) children will rule over them.
Bible in Basic English
And I will make children their chiefs, and foolish ones will have rule over them.
Darby Translation
And I will appoint youths as their princes, and children shall rule over them.
Julia Smith Translation
And I gave boys their chiefs, and the petulant shall rule over them.
King James 2000
And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And I will make boys their princes, and children shall rule over them.
Modern King James verseion
And I will give young boys to be their rulers, and caprices shall rule over them.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And I shall give you children to be your princes, sayeth the LORD, and babes shall have the rule of you.
New Heart English Bible
And I will make youths to be their leaders, and capricious children shall rule over them.
The Emphasized Bible
And I will appoint boys to be their princes, - And, petulant children, shall rule over them,
Webster
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
And I have made youths their heads, And sucklings rule over them.
Interlinear
Nathan
Na`ar
Sar
References
Easton
Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 3:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
Leaders Of Judah And Jerusalem
3 captains of groups of fifty, the respected citizens, advisers and those skilled in magical arts, and those who know incantations. 4 The Lord says, "I will make youths their officials; malicious young men will rule over them. 5 The people will treat each other harshly; men will oppose each other; neighbors will fight. Youths will proudly defy the elderly and riffraff will challenge those who were once respected.
Phrases
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 10:16
Woe to you, O land, when your king is childish, and your princes feast in the morning!
1 Kings 3:7-9
Now, O Lord my God, you have made your servant king in my father David's place, even though I am only a young man and am inexperienced.
2 Chronicles 33:1
Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned for fifty-five years in Jerusalem.
2 Chronicles 34:1
Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned for thirty-one years in Jerusalem.
2 Chronicles 36:2
Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem.
2 Chronicles 36:5
Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned for eleven years in Jerusalem. He did evil in the sight of the Lord his God.
2 Chronicles 36:9
Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem. He did evil in the sight of the Lord.
2 Chronicles 36:11
Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he ruled for eleven years in Jerusalem.