The Meaning of Isaiah 3:26 Explained

Isaiah 3:26

KJV: And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she being desolate shall sit upon the ground.

YLT: And lamented and mourned have her openings, Yea, she hath been emptied, on the earth she sitteth!

Darby: and her gates shall lament and mourn; and, stripped, she shall sit upon the ground.

ASV: And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she shall be desolate and sit upon the ground.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Isaiah 3:26?

MEANING: What does Isaiah 3:26 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Isaiah 3:26 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Isaiah 3:26?

What is the context of Isaiah 3:26?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she [being] desolate shall sit upon the ground.

What does Isaiah 3:26 Mean?

Context Summary

Isaiah 3:13-26 - Vanity And Selfish Luxury Condemned

This paragraph opens with the majestic figure of Jehovah Himself, who arises to judge the misrulers and plead the cause of the poor. The prophet enumerates the trinkets of the women of Israel, who had given themselves up to luxury and corruption. Woman is the priestess and prophetess of the home and religion, and when she forsakes the level of spiritual influence for that of physical adornment, the salt has lost its savor and the whole commonwealth suffers. The manhood of a land is lost, morally and spiritually when woman falls from her high estate; and there could be no hope for Jerusalem until the divine fire had consumed the filth of her daughters, and the oppressive selfishness of her sons. Then once more each home in Jerusalem would have the same blessed signs of the divine presence as had once been granted to the Tabernacle-the shadowing cloud by day and the gleam of the Shekinah-fire by night. Let us claim these for our homes also! [source]

Chapter Summary: Isaiah 3

¹ The great calamities which come by sin
¹⁰ The different rewards of the righteous and wicked
¹² The oppression and covetousness of the rulers
¹⁶ The judgments which shall be for the pride of the women
²⁵ The general desolation

What do the individual words in Isaiah 3:26 mean?

And shall lament and mourn Her gates and she [being] desolate on the ground shall sit

וְאָנ֥וּ וְאָבְל֖וּ פְּתָחֶ֑יהָ וְנִקָּ֖תָה לָאָ֥רֶץ תֵּשֵֽׁב

וְאָנ֥וּ	And shall lament
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person common plural Root: אָנָה Sense: (Qal) to mourn.
וְאָבְל֖וּ	and mourn
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person common plural Root: אָבַל Sense: to mourn, lament.
פְּתָחֶ֑יהָ	Her gates
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person feminine singular Root: פֶּתַח Sense: opening, doorway, entrance.
וְנִקָּ֖תָה	and she [being] desolate
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Nifal, Conjunctive perfect, third person feminine singular Root: נָקָה Sense: to be empty, be clear, be pure, be free, be innocent, be desolate, be cut off.
לָאָ֥רֶץ	on the ground
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: אֶרֶץ Sense: land, earth.
תֵּשֵֽׁב	shall sit
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person feminine singular Root: יָשַׁב Sense: to dwell, remain, sit, abide.

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