The Meaning of Isaiah 3:3 Explained

Isaiah 3:3

KJV: The captain of fifty, and the honourable man, and the counseller, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator.

YLT: Head of fifty, and accepted of faces, And counsellor, and the wise of artificers, And the intelligent of charmers.

Darby: the captain of fifty, and the honourable man, and the counsellor, and the clever among artificers, and the one versed in enchantments.

ASV: the captain of fifty, and the honorable man, and the counsellor, and the expert artificer, and the skilful enchanter.

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What is the context of Isaiah 3:3?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

The captain of fifty, and the honourable man, and the counsellor, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator.

What does Isaiah 3:3 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 3:3 mean?

the captain of fifty and honorable the man and the counselor and the skillful artisan and the expert enchanter

שַׂר־ חֲמִשִּׁ֖ים וּנְשׂ֣וּא פָנִ֑ים וְיוֹעֵ֛ץ וַחֲכַ֥ם חֲרָשִׁ֖ים וּנְב֥וֹן לָֽחַשׁ

שַׂר־	the captain
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: סָרַר Sense: prince, ruler, leader, chief, chieftain, official, captain.
חֲמִשִּׁ֖ים	of fifty
Parse: Number, common plural Root: חֲמִשִּׁים Sense: fifty.
וּנְשׂ֣וּא	and honorable
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, QalPassParticiple, masculine singular construct Root: נָשָׂא Sense: to lift, bear up, carry, take.
פָנִ֑ים	the man
Parse: Noun, masculine plural Root: לִפְנֵי Sense: face.
וְיוֹעֵ֛ץ	and the counselor
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular Root: יׄועֵץ Sense: to advise, consult, give counsel, counsel, purpose, devise, plan.
וַחֲכַ֥ם	and the
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adjective, masculine singular construct Root: חָכָם Sense: wise, wise (man).
חֲרָשִׁ֖ים	skillful artisan
Parse: Noun, masculine plural Root: גֵּיא חֲרָשִׁים Sense: a valley near Lydda, a few miles east of Joppa, founded by Joab of Othniel’s family.
וּנְב֥וֹן	and the expert
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Nifal, Participle, masculine singular construct Root: בִּין Sense: to discern, understand, consider.
לָֽחַשׁ	enchanter
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: לַחַשׁ Sense: whispering, charming.

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