6Indeed a man shall take hold of his brother in the house of his father, saying, |You have clothing, you be our ruler, and let this ruin be under your hand.|


In Context

3 the captain of fifty, the honorable man, the counselor, the skilled craftsman, and the clever enchanter.

4 I will give boys to be their princes, and children shall rule over them.

5 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 base against the honorable.

6 Indeed a man shall take hold of his brother in the house of his father, saying, |You have clothing, you be our ruler, and let this ruin be under your hand.|

7 In that day he will cry out, saying, |I will not be a healer; for in my house is neither bread nor clothing. You shall not make me ruler of the people.|

8 For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen; because their tongue and their doings are against Yahweh, to provoke the eyes of his glory.

Isaiah 3:6 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:6When 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:

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

3:6A man will seize one of his brothers at his father's home, and say, "You have a cloak, you be our leader; take charge of this heap of ruins!"

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

3:6For a man shall take hold or his brother, one of the house of his father, saying: Thou hast a garment, be thou our ruler, and let this ruin be under thy hand.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

3:6When 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;

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:6When 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;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

3:6When 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:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:6When 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:

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

3:6When one layeth hold on his brother, Of the house of his father, by the garment, 'Come, a ruler thou art to us, And this ruin is under thy hand.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:6When a man shall take hold of his brother of the house of his father, saying, You have clothing, be you our ruler, and let this ruin be under your hand: