Isaiah 43:27
Avicha HaRishon hath sinned, 1 and thy melitzim (mediators) have rebelled against Me. 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
Thy first father hath sinned, and thy teachers have transgressed against me.
In Context
Cross References
Numbers 32:14And, hinei, ye are risen up in the place of Avoteichem a brood of anashim chatta'im to add even more to charon af Hashem against Yisroel.
Psalms 106:6We have sinned with Avoteinu, 1 we have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly. 1
Isaiah 9:15For the me'ashrei HaAm HaZeh (leaders of this people) cause them to err; 1 and they that are led of them are destroyed. 1
Isaiah 56:10His tzof (watchmen, sentinels, nevi'im) are ivrim (blind); 1 they all lack da'as, 1 they are all kelavim illemim (mute watchdogs) that cannot bark; 1 lying around dreaming, they love to slumber. + 56:10 See Jer 6:17; Ezek 3:17 by contrast 1
Jeremiah 5:31The nevi'im prophesy falsely, 1 and the kohanim rule at their direction; 1 and My people love to have it this way; 1 but what will ye do in the end?
Jeremiah 8:9The chachamim (wise men) are ashamed, 1 they are dismayed and trapped; 1 they have rejected the Devar Hashem; 1 so what chochmah (wisdom) is in them? 1
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 →