Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
The show of their countenance witnesses against them, and they declare their sin as Sodom; they do not hide it. Woe to their soul! For they have done evil to themselves.
New American Standard Bible
And they display their sin like
They do not even conceal it.
Woe to
For they have
King James Version
The shew of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have rewarded evil unto themselves.
Holman Bible
and like Sodom,
They do not conceal it.
Woe to them,
for they have brought evil on themselves.
International Standard Version
"The expressions on their faces give them away. They parade their sin around like Sodom; they don't even try to hide it. How horrible it will be for them, because they have brought disaster on themselves!"
American Standard Version
The show of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have done evil unto themselves.
Amplified
Their partiality testifies against them,
They display their sin like Sodom;
They do not even hide it.
Woe (judgment is coming) to
For they have brought evil on themselves [as a reward].
Bible in Basic English
Their respect for a man's position is a witness against them; and their sin is open to the view of all; like that of Sodom, it is not covered. A curse on their soul! for the measure of their sin is full.
Darby Translation
The look of their face doth witness against them, and they declare their sin as Sodom: they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have brought evil upon themselves.
Julia Smith Translation
The withdrawing of their face answered against them; and they announced their sins as Sodom, and they covered not. Wo to their soul! for they rewarded evil to themselves.
King James 2000
The look on their countenance does witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have brought evil unto themselves.
Lexham Expanded Bible
The look on their faces testifies against them and they declare their sin like Sodom; they do not hide [it]. Woe to their soul! For they have dealt out evil to themselves.
Modern King James verseion
The look of their faces witnesses against them; and they declare their sin like Sodom. They do not hide it! Woe to their soul! For they have rewarded evil to themselves.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The changing of their countenance betrayeth them; yea, they declare their own sins themselves, as Sodom, and hide them not. Woe be unto their souls, for they shall be heavily rewarded.
NET Bible
The look on their faces testifies to their guilt; like the people of Sodom they openly boast of their sin. Too bad for them! For they bring disaster on themselves.
New Heart English Bible
The look of their faces testify against them. They parade their sin like Sodom. They do not hide it. Woe to their soul. For they have brought disaster upon themselves.
The Emphasized Bible
The show of their face, hath answered against them, And their sin - like Sodom, have they told, they have not concealed it. Alas for their souls! For they have requited to themselves, calamity.
Webster
The show of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe to their soul! for they have rewarded evil to themselves.
World English Bible
The look of their faces testify against them. They parade their sin like Sodom. They don't hide it. Woe to their soul! For they have brought disaster upon themselves.
Youngs Literal Translation
The appearance of their faces witnessed against them, And their sin, as Sodom, they declared, They have not hidden! Woe to their soul, For they have done to themselves evil.
Themes
Character » Revealed in countenance
Declaration » Those that declare their sin
Evil » Who rewards evil unto themselves
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
Topics
Interlinear
Paniym
`anah
Nagad
Chatta'ah
Nephesh
References
Easton
Fausets
Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 3:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
Leaders Of Judah And Jerusalem
8 For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen, because their tongue and their doings are against LORD, to provoke the eyes of his glory. 9 The show of their countenance witnesses against them, and they declare their sin as Sodom; they do not hide it. Woe to their soul! For they have done evil to themselves. 10 Say ye of the righteous, that [it is] well, for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.
Phrases
Cross References
Genesis 13:13
Now the men of Sodom were exceedingly wicked and sinners against LORD.
Romans 6:23
For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Genesis 18:20-21
And LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous,
Genesis 19:5-9
And they called to Lot, and said to him, Where are the men who came in to thee this night? Bring them out to us, that we may know them.
1 Samuel 15:32
Then Samuel said, Bring ye here to me Agag the king of the Amalekites. And Agag came to him cheerfully. And Agag said, Surely the bitterness of death is past.
2 Kings 9:30
And when Jehu came to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it. And she painted her eyes, and attired her head, and looked out at the window.
Psalm 10:4
The wicked man, in the pride of his countenance, [says], He will not require [it]. All his thoughts are, There is no God.
Psalm 73:6-7
Therefore pride is as a chain around their neck. Violence covers them as a garment.
Proverbs 8:36
But he who sins against me wrongs his own soul. All those who hate me love death.
Proverbs 30:13
There is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes, and their eyelids are lifted up.
Isaiah 3:16
Moreover LORD said, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with outstretched necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet,
Jeremiah 6:15
Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? No, they were not at all ashamed, nor could they blush. Therefore they shall fall among those who fall. At the time that I visit them they shall be cast down, says LORD.
Jeremiah 44:16-17
As for the word that thou have spoken to us in the name of LORD, we will not hearken to thee.
Lamentations 5:16
The crown has fallen from our head. Woe to us! For we have sinned.
Ezekiel 23:16
And as soon as she saw them she doted upon them, and sent messengers to them into Chaldea.
Daniel 7:20
and concerning the ten horns that were on its head, and the other [horn] which came up, and before which three fell, even that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spoke great things, whose look was greater than its fellows.
Hosea 13:9
It is thy destruction, O Israel, that [thou are] against me, against thy help.