The Meaning of Isaiah 3:5 Explained

Isaiah 3:5

KJV: And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbour: the child shall behave himself proudly against the ancient, and the base against the honourable.

YLT: And the people hath exacted -- man upon man, Even a man on his neighbour, Enlarge themselves do the youths against the aged, And the lightly esteemed against the honoured.

Darby: And the people shall be oppressed one by the other, and each by his neighbour; the child will be insolent against the elder, and the base against the honourable.

ASV: And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbor: the child shall behave himself proudly against the old man, and the base against the honorable.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Isaiah 3:5?

MEANING: What does Isaiah 3:5 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Isaiah 3:5 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Isaiah 3:5?

What is the context of Isaiah 3:5?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbour: the child shall behave himself proudly against the ancient, and the base against the honourable.

What does Isaiah 3:5 Mean?

Context Summary

Isaiah 3:1-12 - An Exhortation To Humility And Reverence

If men will not repent, they must suffer. If they will not voluntarily put away their idols and sorceries, they will be compelled to do so in the anguish of their disappointment with their helpless deities, Isaiah 2:20. Nothing in that great civilization would be spared. High towers, fenced walls, ships, treasures, armor-all would perish. Their vaunted faith in man would cease. Life would become elemental in its simplicity amid the shelter of the ragged rocks. In sarcastic phrase the prophet depicts a despairing nation choosing for ruler the first man that came along with a decent coat on his back, Isaiah 2:6; but in vain. We can almost hear the sob of the prophet's soul in Isaiah 2:8-9, and recall the tears of a greater than Isaiah, Who wept over this same Jerusalem eight hundred years afterward. Patriotism is one of the purest passions that can burn in the heart of man! "Lives there a man, with soul so dead, that never to himself has said, This is my own, my native land!" [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 3:5 mean?

And will be oppressed the people every one by another and every one by his neighbor will be insolent the child toward the elder and the base toward the honorable

וְנִגַּ֣שׂ הָעָ֔ם אִ֥ישׁ בְּאִ֖ישׁ וְאִ֣ישׁ בְּרֵעֵ֑הוּ יִרְהֲב֗וּ הַנַּ֙עַר֙ בַּזָּקֵ֔ן וְהַנִּקְלֶ֖ה בַּנִּכְבָּֽד

וְנִגַּ֣שׂ	And will be oppressed
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Nifal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular Root: נָגַשׂ Sense: to press, drive, oppress, exact, exert demanding pressure.
הָעָ֔ם	the people
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: עַם Sense: nation, people.
אִ֥ישׁ	every one
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: אִישׁ Sense: man.
בְּאִ֖ישׁ	by another
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular Root: אִישׁ Sense: man.
וְאִ֣ישׁ	and every one
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular Root: אִישׁ Sense: man.
בְּרֵעֵ֑הוּ	by his neighbor
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: רֵעַ Sense: friend, companion, fellow, another person.
יִרְהֲב֗וּ	will be insolent
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: רָהַב Sense: to behave proudly, act stormily or boisterously or arrogantly.
הַנַּ֙עַר֙	the child
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: נַעַר Sense: a boy, lad, servant, youth, retainer.
בַּזָּקֵ֔ן	toward the elder
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Adjective, masculine singular Root: זָקֵן Sense: old.
וְהַנִּקְלֶ֖ה	and the base
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Verb, Nifal, Participle, masculine singular Root: קָלָה Sense: to disgrace, dishonour, be lightly esteemed, be dishonoured, be despised.
בַּנִּכְבָּֽד	toward the honorable
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Verb, Nifal, Participle, masculine singular Root: כָּבֵד Sense: to be heavy, be weighty, be grievous, be hard, be rich, be honourable, be glorious, be burdensome, be honoured.

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