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New King James Version

Isaiah 3:2

The mighty man and the man of war, The judge and the prophet, And the diviner and the elder;

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Famine;   Jerusalem;  

Dictionaries:

- Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Infinity;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Soothsayer;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Balaam;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Divination and Magic;   Isaiah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Soothsaying;   Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Breast;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Divide;   Idolatry;   Joel (2);   Magic;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Day of the Lord;   Divination;   Witchcraft;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for August 17;  

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
He will take away all the heroes and soldiers. He will take away all the judges, the prophets, the fortunetellers, and the elders.
New Living Translation
all their heroes and soldiers, judges and prophets, fortune-tellers and elders,
Update Bible Version
the mighty man, and the man of war; the judge, and the prophet, and the fortune-teller, and the elder;
New Century Version
the heroes and great soldiers, the judges and prophets, people who do magic and elders,
New English Translation
the mighty men and warriors, judges and prophets, omen readers and leaders,
Webster's Bible Translation
The mighty man, and the man of war, the judge, and the prophet, and the prudent, and the ancient,
World English Bible
The mighty man, The man of war, The judge, The prophet, The diviner, The elder,
Amplified Bible
The brave man and the warrior [He is also removing], The judge and the prophet, The diviner and the elder,
English Standard Version
the mighty man and the soldier, the judge and the prophet, the diviner and the elder,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
a strong man, and a man a werriour, and a domesman, and a profete, and a false dyuynour in auteris, and an elde man,
English Revised Version
the mighty man, and the man of war; the judge, and the prophet, and the diviner, and the ancient;
Berean Standard Bible
the mighty man and the warrior, the judge and the prophet, the soothsayer and the elder,
Contemporary English Version
soldiers and heroes, judges and prophets, leaders and army officers,
American Standard Version
the mighty man, and the man of war; the judge, and the prophet, and the diviner, and the elder;
Bible in Basic English
The strong man and the man of war; the judge and the prophet; the man who has knowledge of secret arts, and the man who is wise because of his years;
Complete Jewish Bible
heroes and warriors, judges and prophets, diviners and leaders,
Darby Translation
the mighty man and the man of war, the judge and the prophet, and the diviner and the elder,
JPS Old Testament (1917)
The mighty man, and the man of war; the judge, and the prophet, and the diviner, and the elder;
King James Version (1611)
The mighty man, and the man of warre; the Iudge and the Prophet, and the prudent, and the ancient,
New Life Bible
He will take away the strong man, the man of war, the man who judges, the man who tells what will happen in the future, the man who uses secret ways, and the leader.
New Revised Standard
warrior and soldier, judge and prophet, diviner and elder,
Geneva Bible (1587)
The strong man, & the man of warre, the iudge and the prophet, the prudent and the aged,
George Lamsa Translation
The mighty man and the man of war, the judge and the prophet and the diviner and the elder,
Good News Translation
their heroes and their soldiers, their judges and their prophets, their fortunetellers and their statesmen,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Man of might and man of war, - Judge and prophet And diviner and elder;
Douay-Rheims Bible
The strong man, and the man of war, the judge, and the prophet and the cunning man, and the ancient.
Revised Standard Version
the mighty man and the soldier, the judge and the prophet, the diviner and the elder,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The captayne and the souldiour, the iudge and the prophete, the prudent and the aged man,
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
the great and mighty man, the warrior and the judge, and the prophet, and the counsellor, and the elder,
Christian Standard Bible®
heroes and warriors,judges and prophets,fortune-tellers and elders,
Hebrew Names Version
The mighty man, The man of war, The judge, The prophet, The diviner, The elder,
King James Version
The mighty man, and the man of war, the judge, and the prophet, and the prudent, and the ancient,
Lexham English Bible
mighty warrior and man of war, judge and prophet, and diviner and elder,
Literal Translation
the mighty man, and the man of war; the judge and the prophet, and the one divining, and the elder;
Young's Literal Translation
Hero and man of war, judge and prophet, And diviner and elder,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
ye captayne and the soudyare, ye iudge and the prophete, the wyse and the aged ma,
New American Standard Bible
The mighty man and the warrior, The judge and the prophet, The diviner and the elder,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The mighty man and the warrior, The judge and the prophet, The diviner and the elder,
Legacy Standard Bible
The mighty man and the man of war,The judge and the prophet,The diviner and the elder,

Contextual Overview

1 For behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, Takes away from Jerusalem and from Judah The stock and the store, The whole supply of bread and the whole supply of water; 2 The mighty man and the man of war, The judge and the prophet, And the diviner and the elder; 3 The captain of fifty and the honorable man, The counselor and the skillful artisan, And the expert enchanter. 4 "I will give children to be their princes, And babes shall rule over them. 5 The people will be oppressed, Every one by another and every one by his neighbor; The child will be insolent toward the elder, And the base toward the honorable." 6 When a man takes hold of his brotherIn the house of his father, saying,"You have clothing;You be our ruler,And let these ruins be under your power," [fn] 7 In that day he will protest, saying, "I cannot cure your ills, For in my house is neither food nor clothing; Do not make me a ruler of the people." 8 For Jerusalem stumbled, And Judah is fallen, Because their tongue and their doings Are against the LORD, To provoke the eyes of His glory.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

mighty: Isaiah 2:13-15, 2 Kings 24:14-16, Psalms 74:9, Lamentations 5:12-14, Amos 2:3

the ancient: Isaiah 9:15, Ezekiel 8:12, Ezekiel 9:5

Reciprocal: Isaiah 3:14 - the ancients Isaiah 9:14 - will cut Isaiah 24:2 - as with the people Isaiah 29:10 - rulers Lamentations 5:14 - elders

Cross-References

Psalms 58:4
Their poison is like the poison of a serpent; They are like the deaf cobra that stops its ear,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

The mighty man, and man of war,.... The meaning is either that these should die in war, as thousands of them did; or that men fit to be generals of armies should be removed by death before this time, so that they should have none to go out with their armies, and meet the enemy:

the judge and the prophet; there should be none to sit upon the bench, and administer justice to the people in civil affairs, and to determine causes relating to life and death; and none to instruct them in religious matters, and deliver the mind and will of God to them; and before this time the Jews were under the Roman jurisdiction, and had a Roman governor over them, and had not power to judge in capital cases, in matters of life and death, as they suggest, John 18:31 and they say z, that forty years before the destruction of the temple this power was taken from them; and at the time that Jerusalem was besieged, and taken by the Romans, and before that, they had no prophets among them; for though there were prophets in the Christian churches, yet none among them; this shows that this prophecy cannot be understood of the Babylonish captivity, because there were prophets then, as Jeremy, Ezekiel, and Daniel, but of Jerusalem's destruction by the Romans:

and the prudent and the ancient: with whom are wisdom, and who are fit to give advice and counsel in matters of difficulty; but these would be removed by famine or sword. The first of these words is used sometimes in an ill sense, for a diviner or soothsayer,

Deuteronomy 18:10. The Jewish writers a interpret it of a king, according to Proverbs 16:10 and it is certain they were without one at this time, and have been ever since, Hosea 3:4.

z T. Bab. Sabbat, fol. 15. 1. Sanhedrin, fol. 41. 1. and Beracot, fol. 58. 1. a T. Bab. Chagiga, fol. 14. 1. Jarchi in loc.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The mighty man - The hero, The idea expressed is not simply that of personal strength and prowess, but the higher one of military eminence or heroism. “Prof. Alexander.” This was fully accomplished in the time of Nebuchadnezzar; 2 Kings 24:14.

And the prudent - This word in the original - קסם qosēm - means properly “a diviner,” or a “soothsayer.” But it is sometimes used in a good sense; see Proverbs 16:10, “margin.” The Chaldee understands it of a man “who is consulted,” or whose opinion is asked, in times of perplexity or danger. The word was originally applied to false prophets, diviners, and soothsayers, who claimed the power of looking into futurity. It came, however, to denote also the man of sagacity, the statesman, the experienced counselor, who from the records of the past could judge of the future, and to whom, therefore, the nation could look in times of perplexity and danger. Vitringa supposes that it may refer here to the false prophets on whose advice the nation might be relying.

The ancient - The old man. Such men, especially among the Hebrews, were deemed particularly qualified to give advice. They had experience; they kept the traditions of their fathers; they had conversed with the wise of the preceding generation; and in a land where there were few books, and knowledge was to be gained mainly by conversation and experience, great respect was shown them; see Leviticus 19:32; 2 Chronicles 31:17; 1Ki 12:6, 1 Kings 12:8.


 
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