Isaiah 43:27

Thy first father offended sore, and thy rulers haue sinned against me:

Bible (Bishops')

In The King James Version

Thy first father hath sinned, and thy teachers have transgressed against me.

In Context

26Put me now in remembraunce: for we wyl reason together, & shew what thou hast for thee to make thee righteous.

28Therefore I profaned [or slue] the princes of the sanctuarie, I dyd curse Iacob, and gaue Israel into reproofe.

Read all of Isaiah 43

Cross References

Isaiah 9:15By the head, is vnderstande the senatour and honourable man, and by the tayle, the prophete that preached lyes.

Isaiah 56:10For his watchmen are all blynde, they haue altogether no vnderstanding, they are all dumbe dogges not beyng able to barke, they are sleepy, sluggishe are they and lye snortyng.

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 43:23-28

Reproof to God's People. ( b. c. 708.) 22 But thou hast not called upon me, O Jacob; but thou hast been weary of me, O Israel. 23 Thou hast not brought me the small cattle of thy burnt offerings; neither hast thou honoured me with thy sacrifices. I have not caused thee to serve with an offering, nor wearied thee with incense. 24 Thou hast bought me no sweet cane with money, neither hast thou filled me with the fat of thy sacrifices: but thou hast made me to serve with thy sins, thou hast wearied me with thine… Read the whole commentary →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study Isaiah 43:27