Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible And I will make mere lads their princes, And capricious children will rule over them, King James Bible And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them. Darby Bible Translation And I will appoint youths as their princes, and children shall rule over them. World English Bible I will give boys to be their princes, and children shall rule over them. Young's Literal Translation And I have made youths their heads, And sucklings rule over them. Isaiah 3:4 Parallel Commentary Barnes' Notes on the BibleAnd I will give children - Not children in respect to age so much as in regard to talent for governing. I will commit the land to the government of weak and imbecile princes. This would naturally occur when the wise and great were removed; compare Ecclesiastes 10:16 : 'Wo to thee, O land, when thy king is a child;' compare Isaiah 3:12. And babes shall rule ... - That is, babes in experience and knowledge. This was fully accomplished in the succession of weak and wicked princes that succeeded Isaiah, until the time of Zedekiah, the last of them, when the temple was taken by Nebuchadnezzar. - "Lowth." Isaiah 3:4 Parallel Commentaries Library The Christian view of Sorrow"A man of sorrow, and acquainted with grief" Is. Iii. 3. There is one great distinction between the productions of Heathen and of Christian art. While the first exhibits the perfection of physical form and of intellectual beauty, the latter expresses, also, the majesty of sorrow, the grandeur of endurance, the idea of triumph refined from agony. In all those shapes of old there is nothing like the glory of the martyr; the sublimity of patience and resignation; the dignity of the thorn-crowned Jesus. … E. H. Chapin—The Crown of Thorns "But Whereunto Shall I Liken this Generation?" The Prophet Micah. The First Great Deception Cross References Ecclesiastes 10:16 Woe to you, O land, whose king is a lad and whose princes feast in the morning. Isaiah 3:3 The captain of fifty and the honorable man, The counselor and the expert artisan, And the skillful enchanter. Isaiah 3:12 O My people! Their oppressors are children, And women rule over them. O My people! Those who guide you lead you astray And confuse the direction of your paths. Isaiah 3:16 Moreover, the LORD said, "Because the daughters of Zion are proud And walk with heads held high and seductive eyes, And go along with mincing steps And tinkle the bangles on their feet, Jeremiah 52:3 For through the anger of the LORD this came about in Jerusalem and Judah until He cast them out from His presence. And Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon. Jump to Previous Appoint Babes Boys Chiefs Children Foolish Govern Heads Lads Mere Officials Ones Princes Rule Sucklings YouthsJump to Next Appoint Babes Boys Chiefs Children Foolish Govern Heads Lads Mere Officials Ones Princes Rule Sucklings YouthsLinks Isaiah 3:4 NIVIsaiah 3:4 NLT Isaiah 3:4 ESV Isaiah 3:4 NASB Isaiah 3:4 KJV Isaiah 3:4 Bible Apps Isaiah 3:4 Biblia Paralela Isaiah 3:4 Chinese Bible Isaiah 3:4 French Bible Isaiah 3:4 German Bible Isaiah 3:4 Commentaries Bible Hub |