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Isaiah 3:8–9

For Jerusalem nis ruined, and Judah is fallen:

Because their tongue and their doings are against the Lord,

pTo provoke the eyes of his glory.

The shew of their countenance doth witness against them;

And they qdeclare their sin ras Sodom, they hide it not.

Woe unto their soul! for they have rewarded evil unto themselves.

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Isaiah 3:8–9 — The New International Version (NIV)

Jerusalem staggers,

Judah is falling;

their words and deeds are against the Lord,

defying his glorious presence.

The look on their faces testifies against them;

they parade their sin like Sodom;

they do not hide it.

Woe to them!

They have brought disaster upon themselves.

Isaiah 3:8–9 — English Standard Version (ESV)

For Jerusalem has stumbled,

and Judah has fallen,

because their speech and their deeds are against the Lord,

defying his glorious presence.

For the look on their faces bears witness against them;

they proclaim their sin like Sodom;

they do not hide it.

Woe to them!

For they have brought evil on themselves.

Isaiah 3:8–9 — New Living Translation (NLT)

For Jerusalem will stumble,

and Judah will fall,

because they speak out against the Lord and refuse to obey him.

They provoke him to his face.

The very look on their faces gives them away.

They display their sin like the people of Sodom

and don’t even try to hide it.

They are doomed!

They have brought destruction upon themselves.

Isaiah 3:8–9 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

For Jerusalem stumbled,

And Judah is fallen,

Because their tongue and their doings

Are against the Lord,

To provoke the eyes of His glory.

The look on their countenance witnesses against them,

And they declare their sin as Sodom;

They do not hide it.

Woe to their soul!

For they have brought evil upon themselves.

Isaiah 3:8–9 — New Century Version (NCV)

This will happen because Jerusalem has stumbled,

and Judah has fallen.

The things they say and do are against the Lord;

they turn against him.

The look on their faces shows they are guilty;

like the people of Sodom, they are proud of their sin.

They don’t care who sees it.

How terrible it will be for them,

because they have brought much trouble on themselves.

Isaiah 3:8–9 — American Standard Version (ASV)

For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen; because their tongue and their doings are against Jehovah, to provoke the eyes of his glory. The show of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have done evil unto themselves.

Isaiah 3:8–9 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

For Jerusalem stumbleth and Judah falleth, because their tongue and their doings are against Jehovah, to provoke the eyes of his glory.

The look of their face doth witness against them, and they declare their sin as Sodom: they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have brought evil upon themselves.

Isaiah 3:8–9 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Jerusalem has stumbled, and Judah has fallen, 

because what they say and what they do is against the Lord

They are defiant in his honored presence. 

The look on their faces will be held against them. 

They boast about their sins, 

which are like ⸤those of the people of⸥ Sodom. 

They don’t even bother to hide them. 

How horrible it will be for these people, 

because they have brought disaster on themselves. 

Isaiah 3:8–9 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

For Jerusalem has stumbled

and Judah has fallen

because they have spoken and acted against the Lord,

defying His glorious presence.

The look on their faces testifies against them,

and like Sodom, they flaunt their sin.

They do not conceal it.

Woe to them,

for they have brought evil on themselves.

Isaiah 3:8–9 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

For Jerusalem has stumbled

and Judah has fallen,

because their speech and their deeds are against the Lord,

defying his glorious presence.

The look on their faces bears witness against them;

they proclaim their sin like Sodom,

they do not hide it.

Woe to them!

For they have brought evil on themselves.

Isaiah 3:8–9 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

For Jerusalem has stumbled,

and Judah has fallen

because their speech and their deeds are against Yahweh,

defying the eyes of his glory.

The look on their faces testifies against them

and they declare their sin like Sodom;

they do not hide it.

Woe to their soul!

For they have dealt out evil to themselves.

Isaiah 3:8–9 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

Jerusalem is about to fall.

And so is Judah.

They say and do things against the Lord.

They dare to disobey him to his very face.

The look on their faces is a witness against them.

They show off their sin, just as the people of Sodom did.

They don’t even try to hide it.

How terrible it will be for them!

They have brought trouble on themselves.

Isaiah 3:8–9 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

For Jerusalem has stumbled and Judah has fallen,

Because their speech and their actions are against the Lord,

To rebel against His glorious presence.

The expression of their faces bears witness against them,

And they display their sin like Sodom;

They do not even conceal it.

Woe to them!

For they have brought evil on themselves.


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