--- title: Isaiah 3 — the Tanakh in Hebrew, Aramaic and English, with trees description: Isaiah chapter 3 of the Tanakh (Nevi'im — the Prophets) in Hebrew, Aramaic (Targum Jonathan) and English (JPS 1917), every verse with its syntax tree and pragmatics. It begins: For, behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem and from Judah stay and staff, every stay of bread, --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA/3/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [Tanakh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tanakh/) / [Nevi'im](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/) / [Isaiah](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA/) / chapter 3 # Isaiah 3 26 verses, each with its tree and pragmatics: Hebrew, Aramaic (Targum Jonathan) and English (JPS 1917), the English sentence by sentence. - [3:1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.3.1/) — כִּי הִנֵּה הָאָדוֹן יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת מֵסִיר מִירוּשָׁלִַם וּמִיהוּדָה מַשְׁעֵן וּמַשְׁעֵנָה כֹּל מִשְׁעַן־לֶחֶם וְכֹל מִשְׁעַן־מָֽיִם׃ — For, behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem and from Judah stay and staff, every stay of bread, and every stay of water; - [3:2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.3.2/) — גִּבּוֹר וְאִישׁ מִלְחָמָה שׁוֹפֵט וְנָבִיא וְקֹסֵם וְזָקֵֽן׃ — The mighty man, and the man of war; the judge, and the prophet, and the diviner, and the elder; - [3:3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.3.3/) — שַׂר־חֲמִשִּׁים וּנְשׂוּא פָנִים וְיוֹעֵץ וַחֲכַם חֲרָשִׁים וּנְבוֹן לָֽחַשׁ׃ — The captain of fifty, and the man of rank, and the counsellor, and the cunning charmer, and the skilful enchanter. - [3:4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.3.4/) — וְנָתַתִּי נְעָרִים שָׂרֵיהֶם וְתַעֲלוּלִים יִמְשְׁלוּ־בָֽם׃ — And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them. - [3:5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.3.5/) — וְנִגַּשׂ הָעָם אִישׁ בְּאִישׁ וְאִישׁ בְּרֵעֵהוּ יִרְהֲבוּ הַנַּעַר בַּזָּקֵן וְהַנִּקְלֶה בַּנִּכְבָּֽד׃ — And the people shall oppress one another, every man his fellow, and every man his neighbour; the child shall behave insolently against the aged, and the base against the honourable, - [3:6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.3.6/) — כִּֽי־יִתְפֹּשׂ אִישׁ בְּאָחִיו בֵּית אָבִיו שִׂמְלָה לְכָה קָצִין תִּֽהְיֶה־לָּנוּ וְהַמַּכְשֵׁלָה הַזֹּאת תַּחַת יָדֶֽךָ׃ — For a man shall take hold of his brother of the house of his father: 'Thou hast a mantle, be thou our ruler, and let this ruin be under thy hand.' - [3:7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.3.7/) — יִשָּׂא בַיּוֹם הַהוּא ׀ לֵאמֹר לֹא־אֶהְיֶה חֹבֵשׁ וּבְבֵיתִי אֵין לֶחֶם וְאֵין שִׂמְלָה לֹא תְשִׂימֻנִי קְצִין עָֽם׃ — In that day shall he swear, saying: 'I will not be a healer; for in my house is neither bread nor a mantle; ye shall not make me ruler of a people.' - [3:8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.3.8/) — כִּי כָשְׁלָה יְרוּשָׁלִַם וִיהוּדָה נָפָל כִּֽי־לְשׁוֹנָם וּמַֽעַלְלֵיהֶם אֶל־יְהוָה לַמְרוֹת עֵנֵי כְבוֹדֽוֹ׃ — For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen; because their tongue and their doings are against the LORD, to provoke the eyes of His glory. - [3:9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.3.9/) — הַכָּרַת פְּנֵיהֶם עָנְתָה בָּם וְחַטָּאתָם כִּסְדֹם הִגִּידוּ לֹא כִחֵדוּ אוֹי לְנַפְשָׁם כִּֽי־גָמְלוּ לָהֶם רָעָֽה׃ — 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 wrought evil unto themselves. - [3:10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.3.10/) — אִמְרוּ צַדִּיק כִּי־טוֹב כִּֽי־פְרִי מַעַלְלֵיהֶם יֹאכֵֽלוּ׃ — Say ye of the righteous, that it shall be well with him; for they shall eat the fruit of their doings. - [3:11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.3.11/) — אוֹי לְרָשָׁע רָע כִּֽי־גְמוּל יָדָיו יֵעָשֶׂה לּֽוֹ׃ — Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him; for the work of his hands shall be done to him. - [3:12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.3.12/) — עַמִּי נֹגְשָׂיו מְעוֹלֵל וְנָשִׁים מָשְׁלוּ בוֹ עַמִּי מְאַשְּׁרֶיךָ מַתְעִים וְדֶרֶךְ אֹֽרְחֹתֶיךָ בִּלֵּֽעוּ׃ס — As for My people, a babe is their master, and women rule over them. O My people, they that lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths. - [3:13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.3.13/) — נִצָּב לָרִיב יְהוָה וְעֹמֵד לָדִין עַמִּֽים׃ — The LORD standeth up to plead, and standeth to judge the peoples. - [3:14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.3.14/) — יְהוָה בְּמִשְׁפָּט יָבוֹא עִם־זִקְנֵי עַמּוֹ וְשָׂרָיו וְאַתֶּם בִּֽעַרְתֶּם הַכֶּרֶם גְּזֵלַת הֶֽעָנִי בְּבָתֵּיכֶֽם׃ — The LORD will enter into judgment with the elders of His people, and the princes thereof: 'It is ye that have eaten up the vineyard; the spoil of the poor is in your houses; - [3:15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.3.15/) — מַה־לָּכֶםתְּדַכְּאוּ עַמִּי וּפְנֵי עֲנִיִּים תִּטְחָנוּ נְאֻם־אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה צְבָאֽוֹת׃ס — What mean ye that ye crush My people, and grind the face of the poor?' saith the Lord, the GOD of hosts. - [3:16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.3.16/) — וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה יַעַן כִּי גָֽבְהוּ בְּנוֹת צִיּוֹן וַתֵּלַכְנָה נְטוּיוֹת גָּרוֹן וּֽמְשַׂקְּרוֹת עֵינָיִם הָלוֹךְ וְטָפֹף תֵּלַכְנָה וּבְרַגְלֵיהֶם תְּעַכַּֽסְנָה׃ — Moreover the LORD said: Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched-forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet; - [3:17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.3.17/) — וְשִׂפַּח אֲדֹנָי קָדְקֹד בְּנוֹת צִיּוֹן וַיהוָה פָּתְהֵן יְעָרֶֽה׃ס — Therefore the Lord will smite with a scab the crown of the head of the daughters of Zion, and the LORD will lay bare their secret parts. - [3:18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.3.18/) — בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא יָסִיר אֲדֹנָי אֵת תִּפְאֶרֶת הָעֲכָסִים וְהַשְּׁבִיסִים וְהַשַּׂהֲרֹנִֽים׃ — In that day the Lord will take away the bravery of their anklets, and the fillets, and the crescents; - [3:19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.3.19/) — הַנְּטִיפוֹת וְהַשֵּׁירוֹת וְהָֽרְעָלֽוֹת׃ — the pendants, and the bracelets, and the veils; - [3:20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.3.20/) — הַפְּאֵרִים וְהַצְּעָדוֹת וְהַקִּשֻּׁרִים וּבָתֵּי הַנֶּפֶשׁ וְהַלְּחָשִֽׁים׃ — the headtires, and the armlets, and the sashes, and the corselets, and the amulets; - [3:21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.3.21/) — הַטַּבָּעוֹת וְנִזְמֵי הָאָֽף׃ — the rings, and the nose-jewels; - [3:22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.3.22/) — הַמַּֽחֲלָצוֹת וְהַמַּעֲטָפוֹת וְהַמִּטְפָּחוֹת וְהָחֲרִיטִֽים׃ — the aprons, and the mantelets, and the cloaks, and the girdles; - [3:23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.3.23/) — וְהַגִּלְיֹנִים וְהַסְּדִינִים וְהַצְּנִיפוֹת וְהָרְדִידִֽים׃ — and the gauze robes, and the fine linen, and the turbans, and the mantles. - [3:24](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.3.24/) — וְהָיָה תַחַת בֹּשֶׂם מַק יִֽהְיֶה וְתַחַת חֲגוֹרָה נִקְפָּה וְתַחַת מַעֲשֶׂה מִקְשֶׁה קָרְחָה וְתַחַת פְּתִיגִיל מַחֲגֹרֶת שָׂק כִּי־תַחַת יֹֽפִי׃ — And it shall come to pass, that instead of sweet spices there shall be rottenness; and instead of a girdle rags; and instead of curled hair baldness; and instead of a stomacher a girding of sackcloth; branding instead of beauty. - [3:25](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.3.25/) — מְתַיִךְ בַּחֶרֶב יִפֹּלוּ וּגְבוּרָתֵךְ בַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ — Thy men shall fall by the sword, and thy mighty in the war. - [3:26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.3.26/) — וְאָנוּ וְאָבְלוּ פְּתָחֶיהָ וְנִקָּתָה לָאָרֶץ תֵּשֵֽׁב׃ — And her gates shall lament and mourn; and utterly bereft she shall sit upon the ground. - ← previous: [Isaiah 2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA/2/) - next →: [Isaiah 4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA/4/) - ↑ back to [Isaiah](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA/)