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Isaiah 3:6

For xa man will take hold of his brother

in the house of his father, saying:

“You have a cloak;

you shall be our leader,

and this heap of ruins

shall be under your rule”;

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Isaiah 3:6 — The New International Version (NIV)

A man will seize one of his brothers

in his father’s house, and say,

“You have a cloak, you be our leader;

take charge of this heap of ruins!”

Isaiah 3:6 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

When a man shall take hold of his brother of the house of his father, saying,

Thou hast clothing, be thou our ruler,

And let this ruin be under thy hand:

Isaiah 3:6 — New Living Translation (NLT)

In those days a man will say to his brother,

“Since you have a coat, you be our leader!

Take charge of this heap of ruins!”

Isaiah 3:6 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

When a man takes hold of his brother

In the house of his father, saying,

“You have clothing;

You be our ruler,

And let these ruins be under your power,”

Isaiah 3:6 — New Century Version (NCV)

At that time a man will grab one of his brothers

from his own family and say,

“You have a coat, so you will be our leader.

These ruins will be under your control.”

Isaiah 3:6 — American Standard Version (ASV)

When a man shall take hold of his brother in the house of his father, saying, Thou hast clothing, be thou our ruler, and let this ruin be under thy hand;

Isaiah 3:6 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

When a man shall take hold of his brother, in his father’s house, and shall say: Thou hast clothing; be our chief, and let this ruin be under thy hand;

Isaiah 3:6 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

A person will grab one of his relatives 

from his father’s family and say, 

“You have a coat. 

You’ll be our leader. 

This pile of ruins will be under your control.” 

Isaiah 3:6 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

A man will even seize his brother

in his father’s house, saying:

“You have a cloak—you be our leader!

This heap of rubble will be under your control.”

Isaiah 3:6 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Someone will even seize a relative,

a member of the clan, saying,

“You have a cloak;

you shall be our leader,

and this heap of ruins

shall be under your rule.”

Isaiah 3:6 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

Indeed, a man will seize his brother

in the house of his father:

“You have a cloak;

you shall be a leader for us,

and this heap of ruins shall be under your hand!”

Isaiah 3:6 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

A man will grab hold of one of his brothers

at his father’s home. He will say,

“You have a coat. So you be our leader.

Take charge of all of these broken-down buildings!”

Isaiah 3:6 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

When a man lays hold of his brother in his father’s house, saying,

“You have a cloak, you shall be our ruler,

And these ruins will be under your charge,”


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