Isaiah 3:6

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“A man will seize his brother within his father’s house: “You have a cloak—you be our leader! Take charge of this heap of rubble.””

What this verse means

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BSBPD

“A man will seize his brother within his father’s house: “You have a cloak—you be our leader! Take charge of this heap of rubble.””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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:”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“When a man shall take hold of his brother in the house of his father, saying, Thou hast clothing, be thou our ruler, and let this ruin be under thy hand;”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“When one layeth hold on his brother, <FI>Of<Fi> the house of his father, <FI>by<Fi> the garment, `Come, a ruler thou art to us, And this ruin <FI>is<Fi> under thy hand.'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Isaiah 3:6 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Judges 11:6“Come,” they said, “be our commander, so that we can fight against the Ammonites.”
  2. Isaiah 4:1In that day seven women will take hold of one man and say, “We will eat our own bread and provide our own clothes. Just let us be called by your name. Take away our disgrace!”
  3. John 6:15Then Jesus, realizing that they were about to come and make Him king by force, withdrew again to a mountain by Himself.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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