Isaiah 3:14

“YHWH will enter into judgment with the elders of his people and his princes: And you have devoured the vineyard; the plunder of the afflicted is in your houses.”

Isaiah 3:14 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 3:14, word by word

YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

Where else “yehva” appears
will enterיָבוֹאyavo

enter

To go into a place.

Where else “yavo” appears
into judgmentמִשְׁפָּטmishpat

judgment

The decision a judge gives on a case.

Where else “mishpat” appears
with the eldersזִקְנֵיzikne

elder

The senior men who led a city or the people.

Where else “zikne” appears
of his peopleעַמּam

Ammi

Israel, YHWH's people: "my people".

Where else “am” appears
and his princesשָׂרָיsaray

chief

Someone set over others, in the army or in the state.

Where else “saray” appears
have devouredבִּעַרְתֶּםbiartem

graze

To let livestock graze a field.

Where else “biartem” appears
the vineyardכֶּרֶםkerem

vineyard

Vineyard.

Where else “kerem” appears
the plunderגְּזֵלַתgezelat

what is robbed

What has been robbed.

Where else “gezelat” appears
of the afflictedעָנִיani

poor, afflicted

Poor, afflicted: one who suffers need and has no one to defend him; also humble.

Where else “ani” appears
is in your housesבָתֵּיvate

house

A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.

Where else “vate” appears

The context

13YHWH takes his place to contend, and stands to judge the peoples.

14 · This verse (above)

15What right have you that you crush my people and grind the face of the afflicted? declares Adonai YHWH Tsevaot.

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