Isaiah 3:3
Good News Translation
their military and civilian leaders, their politicians and everyone who uses magic to control events.

New Revised Standard Version
captain of fifty and dignitary, counselor and skillful magician and expert enchanter.

Contemporary English Version
officials and advisors, fortunetellers and others who tell the future.

New American Bible
The captain of fifty and the nobleman, counselor, skilled magician, and expert charmer.

Douay-Rheims Bible
The captain over fifty, and the honourable in countenance, and the counsellor, and the architect, and the skilful in eloquent speech.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

The captain over fifty, and the honourable in countenance, and the counsellor, and the architect, and the skilful in eloquent speech.

captain

Exodus 18:21 And provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, in whom there is truth, and that hate avarice, and appoint of them rulers of thousands, and of hundreds, and of fifties, and of tens,

Deuteronomy 1:15 And I took out of your tribes men wise and honourable, and appointed them rulers, tribunes, and centurions, and officers over fifties, and over tens, who might teach you all things.

1 Samuel 8:12 And he will appoint of them to be his tribunes, and his centurions, and to plough his fields, and to reap his corn, and to make him arms and chariots.

the honourable man.

Judges 8:18 And he said to Zebee and Salmana: What manner of men were they, whom you slew in Thabor? They answered: They were like thee, and one of them as the son of a king.

eloquent orator.

Exodus 4:10,14-16 Moses said: I beseech thee, Lord, I am not eloquent from yesterday and the day before; and since thou hast spoken to thy servant, I have more impediment and slowness of tongue. . . .

Context
A Judgment Against Judah
2The strong man, and the man of war, the judge, and the prophet and the cunning man, and the ancient. 3The captain over fifty, and the honourable in countenance, and the counsellor, and the architect, and the skilful in eloquent speech.4And I will give children to be their princes, and the effeminate shall rule over them.…
Cross References
Job 22:8
In the strength of thy arm thou didst possess the land, and being the most mighty thou holdest it.

Isaiah 3:2
The strong man, and the man of war, the judge, and the prophet and the cunning man, and the ancient.

Isaiah 3:4
And I will give children to be their princes, and the effeminate shall rule over them.

Isaiah 5:13
Therefore is my people led away captive, because they had not knowledge, and their nobles have perished with famine, and their multitude were dried up with thirst.

Isaiah 9:15
The aged and honourable, he is the head: and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail.

Isaiah 3:2
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