Isaiah 3:4New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— And I will make mere lads their princes, And capricious children will rule over them,
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— And I will give children [to be] their princes, and babes shall rule over them.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— And I will give children [to be] their princes, and babes shall rule over them.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— And I will appoint youths as their princes, and children shall rule over them.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— And I will appoint, boys, to be their princes,—And, petulant children, shall rule over them,
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— And I have made youths their heads, And sucklings rule over them.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— And I will give children to be their princes, and the effeminate shall rule over them.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— And I will appoint children to bee their princes, and babes shall rule ouer them.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— And I will giue children to [bee] their Princes, and babes shall rule ouer them.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— And I will appoint young men to be their princes, and mockers shall rule over them.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— And I will make youths their princes, and mockers shall have dominion over them.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— And I will give children [to be] their princes, and babes shall rule over them. |
And I will give
5414 {5414} Primeנָתַןnathan{naw-than'}
A primitive root; to give, used with great latitude of application ( put, make, etc.).
z8804 <8804> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Perfect (See H8816) Count - 12562
children
5288 {5288} Primeנַעַרna`ar{nah'-ar}
From H5287; (concretely) a boy (as active), from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication a servant; also (by interchange of sex), a girl (of similar latitude in age).
[ to be] their princes,
8269 {8269} Primeשַׂרsar{sar}
From H8323; a head person (of any rank or class).
and babes
8586 {8586} Primeתַּעֲלוּלta`aluwl{tah-al-ool'}
From H5953; caprice (as a fit coming on), that is, vexation; concretely a tyrant.
shall rule
4910 {4910} Primeמָשַׁלmashal{maw-shal'}
A primitive root; to rule.
z8799 <8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Imperfect (See H8811) Count - 19885
over them. |
Isaiah 3:4
_ _ children — in ability for governing; antithesis to the “ancient” (see Isaiah 3:12; Ecclesiastes 10:16).
_ _ babes — in warlike might; antithesis to “the mighty” and “man of war.” |
Isaiah 3:4
And I will give (d) children [to be] their princes, and babes shall rule over them.
(d) Not only in age: but in manners, knowledge and strength. |
- children:
1 Kings 3:7-9 And now, O LORD my God, thou hast made thy servant king instead of David my father: and I [am but] a little child: I know not [how] to go out or come in. ... Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?
2 Chronicles 33:1 Manasseh [was] twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem:
2 Chronicles 34:1 Josiah [was] eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem one and thirty years.
2 Chronicles 36:2 Jehoahaz [was] twenty and three years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem.
2 Chronicles 36:5 Jehoiakim [was] twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: and he did [that which was] evil in the sight of the LORD his God.
2 Chronicles 36:9 Jehoiachin [was] eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem: and he did [that which was] evil in the sight of the LORD.
2 Chronicles 36:11 Zedekiah [was] one and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned eleven years in Jerusalem.
Ecclesiastes 10:16 Woe to thee, O land, when thy king [is] a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!
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