Isaiah 3:12
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Isaiah 3:12 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Isaiah 3:12 is a verse from the book of Isaiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause thee ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Isaiah 3:12 — KJV
“As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths. lead...: or, call thee blessed destroy: Heb. swallow up”
— Isaiah 3:12 (KJV)
Isaiah 3:12 in Context — About the Book of Isaiah
Isaiah is the prince of prophets — soaring visions of God's holiness, searing warnings, and the Old Testament's clearest portraits of the coming Messiah: born of a virgin, wounded for our transgressions, a man of sorrows. Comfort and strength for the weary run through every chapter.
Cross-References for Isaiah 3:12
“For the leaders of this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them are destroyed. the leaders: or, they that call them blessed led of: or, called blessed of destroyed: Heb. swallowed up”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 3:12: people, lead, cause
“Then answered all the wicked men and men of Belial, of those that went with David, and said, Because they went not with us, we will not give them ought of the spoil that we have recovered, save to every man his wife and his children, that they may lead them away, and depart. those: Heb. men”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 3:12: children, over, lead
“He sent messengers therefore unto Balaam the son of Beor to Pethor, which is by the river of the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying, Behold, there is a people come out from Egypt: behold, they cover the face of the earth, and they abide over against me: face: Heb. eye”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 3:12: people, children, over
“And Asa and the people that were with him pursued them unto Gerar: and the Ethiopians were overthrown, that they could not recover themselves; for they were destroyed before the LORD, and before his host; and they carried away very much spoil. destroyed: Heb. broken”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 3:12: people, over, destroy
“For we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. But if we had been sold for bondmen and bondwomen, I had held my tongue, although the enemy could not countervail the king's damage. to be destroyed...: Heb. that they should destroy, and kill, and cause to perish”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 3:12: people, women, cause
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