Isaiah 3:11
Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.
Isaiah 3:11 in other translations
| BSB | Woe to the wicked; disaster is upon them! For they will be repaid with what their hands have done. |
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| WEB | Woe to the wicked! Disaster is upon them, for the deeds of their hands will be paid back to them. |
| ASV | Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him; for what his hands have done shall be done unto him. |
| YLT | Woe to the wicked--evil, Because the deed of his hand is done to him. |
| DARBY | Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him, because the desert of his hands shall be rendered unto him. |
| BBE | Unhappy is the sinner! for the reward of his evil doings will come on him. |
| Webster | Woe to the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him. |
What does Isaiah 3:11 mean?
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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 3:10-15
The rule was certain; however there might be national prosperity or trouble, it would be well with the righteous and ill with the wicked. Blessed be God, there is abundant encouragement to the righteous to trust in him, and for sinners to repent and return to him. It was time for the Lord to show his might. He will call men to a strict account for all the wealth and power intrusted to and abused by them. If it is…
Isaiah 3:11 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Isaiah 3:11
- Ecclesiastes 8:13
But it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong his days, which are as a shadow; because he feareth not before God.
- James 2:13
For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.
- Psalms 120:3-4
What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue? Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.
- Psalms 28:4
Give them according to their deeds, and according to the wickedness of their endeavours: give them after the work of their hands; render to them their desert.
- Psalms 62:12
Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy: for thou renderest to every man according to his work.
- Proverbs 1:31
Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.
- Isaiah 48:22
There is no peace, saith the Lord, unto the wicked.
- Isaiah 65:13-15
Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry: behold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall be thirsty: behold, my servants shall rejoice, but ye shall be ashamed: Behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall howl for vexation of spirit. And ye shall leave your name for a curse unto my chosen: for the Lord God shall slay thee, and call his servants by another name:
- Isaiah 65:20
There shall be no more thence an infant of days, nor an old man that hath not filled his days: for the child shall die an hundred years old; but the sinner being an hundred years old shall be accursed.
- Psalms 1:3-5
And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away. Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
- Psalms 11:5-6
The Lord trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth. Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.
- Deuteronomy 28:15-68
But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day; that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee: Cursed shalt thou be in the city, and cursed shalt thou be in the field. Cursed shall be thy basket and thy store. Cursed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy land, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep. …
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Context
- Isaiah 3:10
Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.
- Isaiah 3:11
Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.
- Isaiah 3:12
As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths.
Isaiah 3:11 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | ¡Ay del impío! mal le irá: porque según las obras de sus manos le será pagado. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Malheur au méchant! il lui arrivera du mal, car l’œuvre de ses mains lui sera rendue. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Wehe dem Gesetzlosen! es wird ihm übelgehen; denn das Tun seiner Hände wird ihm angetan werden. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Væ impio in malum! retributio enim manuum ejus fiet ei. |