King James Version
Isaiah 3:15 in the King James Version says “What mean ye that ye beat my people to pieces, and grind the faces of the poor? saith the Lord GOD of hosts.” — study this verse from Isaiah chapter 3 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“What mean ye that ye beat my people to pieces, and grind the faces of the poor? saith the Lord GOD of hosts.”
Isaiah 3:15 · KJV
The LORD standeth up to plead, and standeth to judge the people.
The LORD will enter into judgment with the ancients of his people, and the princes thereof: for ye have eaten up the vineyard; the spoil of the poor is in your houses. eaten: or, burnt
What mean ye that ye beat my people to pieces, and grind the faces of the poor? saith the Lord GOD of hosts.
Moreover the LORD saith, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet: wanton: Heb. deceiving with their eyes mincing: or, tripping nicely
Therefore the Lord will smite with a scab the crown of the head of the daughters of Zion, and the LORD will discover their secret parts. discover: Heb. make naked
KJV Study — Public Domain
properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and
“What mean ye that ye beat”
H1792to crumble; transitively, to bruise (literally or figuratively)
“my people”
H5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
“the faces”
H6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
“and grind”
H2912to grind meal; hence, to be a concubine (that being their employment)
“of hosts”
H6635a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (speci
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