Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
“I will not be your
For in my house there is neither bread nor cloak;
You should not appoint me ruler of the people.”
King James Version
In that day shall he swear, saying, I will not be an healer; for in my house is neither bread nor clothing: make me not a ruler of the people.
Holman Bible
“I’m not a healer.
I don’t even have food or clothing in my house.
Don’t make me the leader of the people!”
International Standard Version
"But at that time, he'll protest! He'll say, "I won't be your healer. I have neither food nor clothing in my house! You're not going to make me a leader of the people!'
A Conservative Version
in that day he shall lift up [his voice], saying, I will not be a healer, for in my house is neither bread nor clothing. Ye shall not make me ruler of the people.
American Standard Version
in that day shall he lift up his voice , saying, I will not be a healer; for in my house is neither bread nor clothing: ye shall not make me ruler of the people.
Amplified
He will protest on that day, saying,
“I will not be a
For in my house there is neither bread nor clothing;
You should not make me a judge and ruler of the people.”
Bible in Basic English
Then he will say with an oath, I will not be a helper, for in my house there is no bread or clothing: I will not let you make me a ruler of the people.
Darby Translation
he will lift up his hand in that day, saying, I cannot be a healer, and in my house there is neither bread nor clothing; ye shall not make me a chief of the people.
Julia Smith Translation
He shall lift up in that day, saying, I will not be binding up; and in my house no bread and no garment: thou shalt not set me a chief of the people.
King James 2000
In that day shall he swear, saying, I will not be a healer; for in my house is neither bread nor clothing: make me not a ruler of the people.
Lexham Expanded Bible
He will lift up [his voice] on that day, saying, "I will not be a healer; in my house there is no bread and there is no cloak. You shall not make me [the] leader of [the] people!"
Modern King James verseion
in that day he shall swear, saying, I will not be a healer; there is no bread nor a cloak in my house. You shall not make me a ruler of the people.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Then shall he swear and say, "I cannot help you. Moreover, there is neither meat nor clothing in my house, make me no ruler of the people."
NET Bible
At that time the brother will shout, 'I am no doctor, I have no food or coat in my house; don't make me a leader of the people!'"
New Heart English Bible
In that day he will cry out, saying, I will not be a healer; for in my house is neither bread nor clothing. You shall not make me ruler of the people.
The Emphasized Bible
He will swear, in that day, saying - I will take no control, When in mine own house, is neither food nor clothing, - Ye must not set me for a ruler of people!
Webster
In that day shall he swear, saying, I will not be a healer; for in my house is neither bread nor clothing: make me not a ruler of the people.
World English Bible
In that day he will cry out, saying, "I will not be a healer; for in my house is neither bread nor clothing. You shall not make me ruler of the people."
Youngs Literal Translation
He lifteth up, in that day, saying: 'I am not a binder up, And in my house is neither bread nor garment, Ye do not make me a ruler of the people.'
Interlinear
Yowm
Nasa'
Bayith
Lechem
Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 3:7
Verse Info
Context Readings
Leaders Of Judah And Jerusalem
6
When a man shall take hold of his brother of the house of his father, saying, Thou hast clothing, be thou our ruler, and let this ruin be under thy hand;
7
“I will not be your
For in my house there is neither bread nor cloak;
You should not appoint me ruler of the people.”
Names
Cross References
Hosea 5:13
And Ephraim shall see his sickness and Judah his wound; then Ephraim shall go to the Assyrian and shall send to King Jareb; yet he shall not be able to heal you, nor cure you of your wound.
Genesis 14:22
And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lifted up my hand unto the LORD, the most high God, the possessor of the heavens and of the earth,
Deuteronomy 32:40
When I shall lift up my hand to the heavens and shall say, I live for ever,
Isaiah 58:12
And they shall build up out of thee the old waste places: thou shalt raise up the fallen foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in.
Jeremiah 14:19
Hast thou utterly rejected Judah? Hath thy soul loathed Zion? Why didst thou cause us to be smitten when no healing remains for us? We waited for peace, and there was no good; and for the time of healing, and behold trouble!
Lamentations 2:13
Mem What witness shall I take to thee? Or unto whom shall I liken thee, O daughter of Jerusalem? Unto whom shall I compare thee, that I may comfort thee, O virgin daughter of Zion? for thy breach is as great as the sea: who shall heal thee?
Ezekiel 34:4
Ye have not strengthened the weak, neither have ye healed that which was sick, neither have ye bound up that which was broken, neither have ye brought again that which was driven away, neither have ye sought that which was lost; but with force and with cruelty ye have ruled them;
Hosea 6:1
Come, and let us return unto the LORD; for he has torn, and he will heal us; he has smitten, and he will bind us up.
Revelation 10:5-6
And the angel whom I saw standing upon the sea and upon the land lifted up his hand to heaven