Isaiah 3:11
Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him; for the work of his hands shall be done to him.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.
In Context
Cross References
Numbers 32:23But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the LORD; and know ye your sin which will find you.
Judges 9:57and all the wickedness of the men of Shechem did God requite upon their heads; and upon them came the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal.
1 Kings 21:21Behold, I will bring evil upon thee, and will utterly sweep thee away, and will cut off from Ahab every man-child, and him that is shut up and him that is left at large in Israel.
Psalms 1:3And he shall be like a tree planted by streams of water, that bringeth forth its fruit in its season, and whose leaf doth not wither; and in whatsoever he doeth he shall prosper.
Psalms 28:4Give them according to their deeds, and according to the evil of their endeavours; give them after the work of their hands; render to them their desert.
Psalms 120:3What shall be given unto thee, and what shall be done more unto thee, thou deceitful tongue?
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 3:10-16
Judgments Denounced.. ( b. c. 758.) 9 The show 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. 10 Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings. 11 Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him. 12 As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they… Read the whole commentary →