Isaiah 3:2
the mighty man,the man of war,the judge,the prophet,the diviner,the elder,
New Heart English Bible
In The King James Version
The mighty man, and the man of war, the judge, and the prophet, and the prudent, and the ancient,
In Context
3the captain of fifty,the honorable man,the counselor,the skilled craftsman,and the clever enchanter.
Cross References
1 Chronicles 9:1So all Israel were reckoned by genealogies; and behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel: and Judah was carried away captive to Babylon for their disobedience.
Isaiah 2:13For all the cedars of Lebanon, that are high and lifted up,for all the oaks of Bashan,
Lamentations 5:12Princes were hanged by their hands;elders were shown no respect.
Ezekiel 9:5To the others he said in my hearing, "Go through the city after him, and strike: do not let your eye spare, neither have pity;
Amos 2:3and I will cut off the judge from their midst,and will kill all its princes with him,"says the Lord.
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 3:2-9
Judgments Denounced. ( b. c. 758.) 1 For, behold, the Lord, the Lord of hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem and from Judah the stay and the staff, the whole stay of bread, and the whole stay of water, 2 The mighty man, and the man of war, the judge, and the prophet, and the prudent, and the ancient, 3 The captain of fifty, and the honourable man, and the counsellor, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator. 4 And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them. 5 And the people… Read the whole commentary →