King James Version
Isaiah 3:11 in the King James Version says “Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him. given: Heb. done to him” — study this verse from Isaiah chapter 3 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him. given: Heb. done to him”
Isaiah 3:11 · KJV
The shew of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have rewarded evil unto themselves.
Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.
Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him. given: Heb. done to him
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
The LORD standeth up to plead, and standeth to judge the people.
KJV Study — Public Domain
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
“with him for the reward”
H1576treatment, i.e., an act (of good or ill); by implication, service or requital
“of his hands”
H3027a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v
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