Isaiah 3:6–7
6 Indeed, a man will seize his brother
in the house of his father:
“⌊You have a cloak⌋;c
you shall be a leader for us,
and this heap of ruins shall be under your hand!”
7 He will lift up his voice on that day, saying,
“I will not be a healer;
in my house there is no bread
and there is no cloak.
You shall not make me the leader of the people!”
Isaiah 3:6–7 — The New International Version (NIV)
6 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!”
7 But in that day he will cry out,
“I have no remedy.
I have no food or clothing in my house;
do not make me the leader of the people.”
Isaiah 3:6–7 — English Standard Version (ESV)
6 For a 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”;
7 in that day he will speak out, saying:
“I will not be a healer;
in my house there is neither bread nor cloak;
you shall not make me
leader of the people.”
Isaiah 3:6–7 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
6 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:
7 In that day shall he swear, saying,
I will not be an healer;
For in my house is neither bread nor clothing:
Make me not a ruler of the people.
Isaiah 3:6–7 — New Living Translation (NLT)
6 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!”
7 But he will reply,
“No! I can’t help.
I don’t have any extra food or clothes.
Don’t put me in charge!”
Isaiah 3:6–7 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
6 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,”
7 In that day he will protest, saying,
“I cannot cure your ills,
For in my house is neither food nor clothing;
Do not make me a ruler of the people.”
Isaiah 3:6–7 — New Century Version (NCV)
6 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.”
7 But that brother will stand up and say,
“I cannot help you,
because I do not have food or clothes in my house.
You will not make me your leader.”
Isaiah 3:6–7 — American Standard Version (ASV)
6 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; 7 in that day shall he lift up his voice, saying, I will not be a healer; for in my house is neither bread nor clothing: ye shall not make me ruler of the people.
Isaiah 3:6–7 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
6 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; 7 he will lift up his hand in that day, saying, I cannot be a healer, and in my house there is neither bread nor clothing; ye shall not make me a chief of the people.
Isaiah 3:6–7 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
6 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.”
7 When that day comes the relative will cry out,
“I’m not a doctor!
I don’t have any food or a coat in my home.
Don’t make me a leader of our family.”
Isaiah 3:6–7 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
6 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.”
7 On that day he will cry out, saying:
“I’m not a healer.
I don’t even have food or clothing in my house.
Don’t make me the leader of the people!”
Isaiah 3:6–7 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
6 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.”
7 But the other will cry out on that day, saying,
“I will not be a healer;
in my house there is neither bread nor cloak;
you shall not make me
leader of the people.”
Isaiah 3:6–7 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
6 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!”
7 But at that time the brother will cry out,
“I can’t help you.
I don’t have any food or clothing in my house.
Don’t make me the leader of these people.”
Isaiah 3:6–7 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
6 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,”
7 He will protest on that day, saying,
“I will not be your healer,
For in my house there is neither bread nor cloak;
You should not appoint me ruler of the people.”