The Meaning of Isaiah 32:7 Explained

Isaiah 32:7

KJV: The instruments also of the churl are evil: he deviseth wicked devices to destroy the poor with lying words, even when the needy speaketh right.

YLT: And the miser -- his instruments are evil, He hath counselled wicked devices, To corrupt the poor with lying sayings, Even when the needy speaketh justly.

Darby: The instruments also of the churl are evil: he deviseth wicked devices to destroy the meek with lying words, even when the needy speaketh right.

ASV: And the instruments of the churl are evil: he deviseth wicked devices to destroy the meek with lying words, even when the needy speaketh right.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

The instruments  also of the churl  [are] evil:  he deviseth  wicked devices  to destroy  the poor  with lying  words,  even when the needy  speaketh  right. 

What does Isaiah 32:7 Mean?

Context Summary

Isaiah 32:1-8 - A Nobler Future For The Nation
Isaiah continues to denounce the contemplated alliance with Egypt. His compatriots put their trust in horses and chariots, and refused the help of their fathers' God. Yet was He not so wise as the Egyptians, and equally as strong! And were they not running a fearful risk in rejecting One who would not recall His words of threatened punishment to those who refused His help? At best, the Egyptians were men, and not God, and their cavalry, flesh. If only they would trust Him, God would defy their foes, as a lion defies a company of unarmed shepherds, Isaiah 31:4. The mother-bird hovers over her brood to protect it from the kestrel; so would He spread His covering wing over Jerusalem, Isaiah 31:5. We may have deeply revolted, yet we may turn back to God with the certainty that He will receive and rescue us, Isaiah 31:6.
Sennacherib fell by the sword of his sons. Compare Isaiah 32:8 with 2 Kings 19:36-37. How different is our glorious King, whose many-sided nature meets all our needs! Isaiah 32:2. Before Him all men are unveiled in their true characters. Only those who are royal in heart shall stand before Him, Isaiah 31:8. [source]

Chapter Summary: Isaiah 32

1  The blessings of Christ's kingdom
9  Desolation is foreshown
14  Restoration is promised to succeed

What do the individual words in Isaiah 32:7 mean?

And of the schemer the schemes [are] evil He wicked plans devises to destroy - the poor with words lying and Even when speaks the needy justice
וְכֵלַ֖י כֵּלָ֣יו רָעִ֑ים ה֚וּא זִמּ֣וֹת יָעָ֔ץ לְחַבֵּ֤ל [ענוים] (עֲנִיִּים֙) בְּאִמְרֵי־ שֶׁ֔קֶר וּבְדַבֵּ֥ר אֶבְי֖וֹן מִשְׁפָּֽט

וְכֵלַ֖י  And  of  the  schemer 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: כִּילַי  
Sense: scoundrel, knave.
כֵּלָ֣יו  the  schemes 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: כְּלִי  
Sense: article, vessel, implement, utensil.
רָעִ֑ים  [are]  evil 
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural
Root: רַע 
Sense: bad, evil.
זִמּ֣וֹת  wicked  plans 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural
Root: זִמָּה  
Sense: plan, device, wickedness, evil plan, mischievous purpose.
יָעָ֔ץ  devises 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יׄועֵץ 
Sense: to advise, consult, give counsel, counsel, purpose, devise, plan.
לְחַבֵּ֤ל  to  destroy 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Piel, Infinitive construct
Root: חָבַל 
Sense: to bind.
[ענוים]  - 
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural
(עֲנִיִּים֙)  the  poor 
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural
Root: עָנָו 
Sense: poor, humble, afflicted, meek.
בְּאִמְרֵי־  with  words 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: אֵמֶר 
Sense: utterance, speech, word, saying, promise, command.
שֶׁ֔קֶר  lying 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: שֶׁקֶר  
Sense: lie, deception, disappointment, falsehood.
וּבְדַבֵּ֥ר  and  Even  when  speaks 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Verb, Piel, Infinitive construct
Root: דָּבַר 
Sense: to speak, declare, converse, command, promise, warn, threaten, sing.
אֶבְי֖וֹן  the  needy 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: אֶבְיׄון  
Sense: in want, needy, chiefly poor, needy person.
מִשְׁפָּֽט  justice 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: מִשְׁפָּט  
Sense: judgment, justice, ordinance.