Isaiah 3:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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 3:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Isaiah 3:12 in 6 Bible Translations
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Isaiah 3:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. My people, those who lead you cause you to err, and destroy the way of your paths.”
Isaiah 3:12 — World English Bible
Isaiah 3:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they that lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths.”
Isaiah 3:12 — American Standard Version
Isaiah 3:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“My people--its exactors <FI>are<Fi> sucklings, And women have ruled over it. My people--thy eulogists are causing to err, And the way of thy paths swallowed up.”
Isaiah 3:12 — Young's Literal Translation
Isaiah 3:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“[As for] my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. My people! they that guide thee mislead [thee], and destroy the way of thy paths.”
Isaiah 3:12 — Darby Translation
Isaiah 3:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Children are extortioners of my people, and women haue rule ouer them: O my people, they that leade thee, cause thee to erre, and destroy the way of thy paths.”
Isaiah 3:12 — Geneva Bible
Isaiah 3:12 in Context — Isaiah 3
10 Dizei a justo, que o bem [lhe sucederá] ,que comerão do fruto de suas obras.
11 Ai do perverso! O mal [lhe sucederá] ,porque lhe será feito conforme o trabalho de suas mãos.
12 Os dominadores de meu povo são garotos, e mulheres dominam sobre ele; ah, meu povo, os que te guiam te enganam e confundem o caminho de tuas veredas.
13 O SENHOR se apresenta para brigar a causa judicial, e se põe para julgar aos povos.
14 O SENHOR vem a juízo contra os anciãos de seu povo, e [contra] seus líderes: Pois vós consumistes a vinha, o despojo do pobre está em vossas casas.
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What Does Isaiah 3:12 Mean?
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