Isaiah 3:6 New English Translation
6 Indeed, a man will grab his brother
right in his father’s house[a] and say,[b]
‘You own a coat—
you be our leader!
This heap of ruins will be under your control.’[c]
Footnotes
- Isaiah 3:6 tn Heb “[in] the house of his father” (so ASV); NIV “at his father’s home.”
- Isaiah 3:6 tn The words “and say” are supplied for stylistic reasons.
- Isaiah 3:6 tn Heb “your hand”; NASB “under your charge.”sn The man’s motives are selfish. He tells his brother to assume leadership because he thinks he has some wealth to give away.
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