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Isaiah 3:5
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KJ21
And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another and every one by his neighbor; the child shall behave himself proudly against the elder, and the base against the honorable.”
ASV
And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbor: the child shall behave himself proudly against the old man, and the base against the honorable.
AMP
And the people will be oppressed, Each one by another, and each one by his neighbor; The boy will be arrogant and insolent toward the elder And the vulgar (common) toward the honorable [person of rank].
AMPC
And the people shall be oppressed, each one by another, and each one by his neighbor; the child shall behave himself proudly and with insolence against the old man, and the lowborn against the honorable [person of rank].
BRG
And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbour: the child shall behave himself proudly against the ancient, and the base against the honourable.
CSB
The people will oppress one another, man against man, neighbor against neighbor; the young will act arrogantly toward the old, and the worthless toward the honorable.
CSBA
The people will oppress one another, man against man, neighbour against neighbour; the young will act arrogantly towards the old, and the worthless towards the honourable.
CEB
The people will oppress each other, each one against the other, neighbor against neighbor. The young will bully the old, the rogue, and the respectable.
CJB
People will oppress each other — everyone his friend, everyone his neighbor. The young will be insolent toward their elders, the insignificant arrogant toward the respected.
CEV
You will each be cruel to friends and neighbors. Young people will insult their elders; no one will show respect to those who deserve it.
DARBY
And the people shall be oppressed one by the other, and each by his neighbour; the child will be insolent against the elder, and the base against the honourable.
DRA
And the people shall rush one upon another, and every man against his neighbour: the child shall make it tumult against the ancient, and the base against the honourable.
ERV
The people will turn against each other. Young people will not respect those who are older. The common people will not respect important leaders.”
EASY
People will be cruel to each other. Men will argue against one another and neighbours will fight each other. Young people will insult older people. And useless people will speak against people that they should respect.
EHV
The people will tyrannize each other, man against man, neighbor against neighbor. The young man will behave arrogantly against the elder, and the dishonorable against the honorable.
ESV
And the people will oppress one another, every one his fellow and every one his neighbor; the youth will be insolent to the elder, and the despised to the honorable.
ESVUK
And the people will oppress one another, every one his fellow and every one his neighbour; the youth will be insolent to the elder, and the despised to the honourable.
EXB
People will ·be against [oppress] each other; everyone will be against his neighbor. Young people will ·not respect [arrogantly defy] older people, and ·common people [the despised/dishonorable] will not respect ·important people [the honorable].”
GNV
The people shall be oppressed one of another, and every one by his neighbor: the children shall presume against the ancient, and the vile against the honorable.
GW
People will oppress each other, and everyone will oppress his neighbor. The young will make fun of the old, and common people will make fun of their superiors.
GNT
Everyone will take advantage of everyone else. Young people will not respect their elders, and worthless people will not respect their superiors.
HCSB
The people will oppress one another, man against man, neighbor against neighbor; the youth will act arrogantly toward the elder, and the worthless toward the honorable.
ICB
Everyone will be against everyone else. Young people will not respect older people. Common people will not respect important people.”
ISV
People will oppress one another— It will be man against man and neighbor against neighbor. The young will be disrespectful to the old, and the worthless to the honorable.
JUB
And the people shall do violence, one against another, and each one against his neighbour; the child shall rise up against the ancient and the base against the honourable.
KJV
And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbour: the child shall behave himself proudly against the ancient, and the base against the honourable.
AKJV
And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbour: the child shall behave himself proudly against the ancient, and the base against the honourable.
LSB
And the people will be oppressed, Each one by another, and each one by his neighbor; The youth will overwhelm the elder And the dishonorable, the honorable.
LEB
And the people will be oppressed by each other and a man by his neighbor. The boy will act arrogantly toward the elder, and the dishonorable toward the honorable.
TLB
And the worst sort of anarchy will prevail—everyone stepping on someone else, neighbors fighting neighbors, youths revolting against authority, criminals sneering at honorable men.
MSG
The Master, God-of-the-Angel-Armies, is emptying Jerusalem and Judah Of all the basic necessities, plain bread and water to begin with. He’s withdrawing police and protection, judges and courts, pastors and teachers, captains and generals, doctors and nurses, and, yes, even the repairmen and jacks-of-all-trades. He says, “I’ll put little kids in charge of the city. Schoolboys and schoolgirls will order everyone around. People will be at each other’s throats, stabbing one another in the back: Neighbor against neighbor, young against old, the no-account against the well-respected. One brother will grab another and say, ‘You look like you’ve got a head on your shoulders. Do something! Get us out of this mess.’ And he’ll say, ‘Me? Not me! I don’t have a clue. Don’t put me in charge of anything.’
MEV
The people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbor; the youth shall behave himself proudly against the elder, and the inferior against the honorable.
NOG
People will oppress each other, and everyone will oppress his neighbor. The young will make fun of the old, and common people will make fun of their superiors.
NABRE
And the people will oppress one another, yes, each one the neighbor. The child will be insolent toward the elder, and the base toward the honorable.
NASB
And the people will be oppressed, Each one by another, and each one by his neighbor; The youth will assault the elder, And the contemptible person will assault the one honored.
NASB1995
And the people will be oppressed, Each one by another, and each one by his neighbor; The youth will storm against the elder And the inferior against the honorable.
NCB
People will oppress one another, each one ill-treated by his neighbor. The young will be arrogant toward their elders, as will the lowly toward the honorable.
NCV
People will be against each other; everyone will be against his neighbor. Young people will not respect older people, and common people will not respect important people.”
NET
The people will treat each other harshly; men will oppose each other; neighbors will fight. Youths will proudly defy the elderly and riffraff will challenge those who were once respected.
NIRV
People will treat one another badly. They will fight against one another. They will fight against their neighbors. Young people will attack old people. Ordinary people will attack those who are more important.
NIV
People will oppress each other— man against man, neighbor against neighbor. The young will rise up against the old, the nobody against the honored.
NIVUK
People will oppress each other – man against man, neighbour against neighbour. The young will rise up against the old, the nobody against the honoured.
NKJV
The people will be oppressed, Every one by another and every one by his neighbor; The child will be insolent toward the elder, And the base toward the honorable.”
NLV
The people will make it hard for each other. Each one will hurt the other, and each one will be hurt by his neighbor. The younger will show anger toward the older. And the man who is not respected will show anger toward the man of honor.
NLT
People will oppress each other— man against man, neighbor against neighbor. Young people will insult their elders, and vulgar people will sneer at the honorable.
NRSVA
The people will be oppressed, everyone by another and everyone by a neighbour; the youth will be insolent to the elder, and the base to the honourable.
NRSVACE
The people will be oppressed, everyone by another and everyone by a neighbour; the youth will be insolent to the elder, and the base to the honourable.
NRSVCE
The people will be oppressed, everyone by another and everyone by a neighbor; the youth will be insolent to the elder, and the base to the honorable.
NRSVUE
The people will be oppressed, everyone by another and everyone by a neighbor; the youth will be insolent to the elder and the base to the honorable.
OJB
And HaAm shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his re’a; the na’ar shall behave himself proudly against the zaken, and the base against the honorable.
RGT
The people shall be oppressed by one another, and everyone by his neighbor. The children shall be insolent toward the aged, and the vile toward the honorable.
RSV
And the people will oppress one another, every man his fellow and every man his neighbor; the youth will be insolent to the elder, and the base fellow to the honorable.
RSVCE
And the people will oppress one another, every man his fellow and every man his neighbor; the youth will be insolent to the elder, and the base fellow to the honorable.
TLV
The people will oppress one another— each one by his fellow, each one by his neighbor. The child will be insolent to the aged, and dishonarable to the honorable.
VOICE
Leaving people to take advantage of each other, making their lives miserable. Youngsters will terrorize the elderly, and the most despicable will bully the upstanding.
WEB
The people will be oppressed, everyone by another, and everyone by his neighbor. The child will behave himself proudly against the old man, and the wicked against the honorable.
WYC
And the people shall fall down, a man to a man, each man to his neighbour; a child shall make noise against an eld man, and an unnoble man against a noble man. (And the people shall fall down, one by one, each by his neighbour; a child shall not respect an old man, and an ignoble man shall not respect a noble man.)
YLT
And the people hath exacted -- man upon man, Even a man on his neighbour, Enlarge themselves do the youths against the aged, And the lightly esteemed against the honoured.
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