Isaiah 3:11 - Easy To Read Version But it will be very bad for the evil people. Much trouble will come to them. They will be punished for all the wrong things they have done. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Woe to the wicked! It shall be ill with them, for what their hands have done shall be done to them. American Standard Version (1901) Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him; for what his hands have done shall be done unto him. Common English Bible Doom to the wicked; they are evil. What they have done will be done to them. Catholic Public Domain Version Woe to the impious man immersed in evil! For retribution will be given to him from his own hands. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Woe to the wicked unto evil: for the reward of his hands shall be given him. |
Surely you would not destroy the city. You would not destroy 50 good people to kill the evil people. If that happened, then good people and evil people would be the same—they would both be punished. You are the judge of all the earth. I know you will do the right thing.”
And it was on the very same day that I was anointed [20] to be the king. These sons of Zeruiah have caused me a lot of trouble. I hope the Lord gives these men the punishment they deserve.”
So the Lord says to you, ‘I will destroy you. I will kill you and every male in your family.
then hear from heaven. Act, and judge your servants. Punish the bad person and make him suffer the same things he made other people suffer. Prove that the person that has done right is innocent.
When I sin, I am guilty\par and it will be very bad for me.\par But I can’t lift up my head\par even when I am innocent!\par I am so ashamed and embarrassed.\par
Lord, those people do bad things\par to other people.\par So make bad things happen to them.\par Give them the punishment they deserve.\par
My Master, your love is real.\par You reward or punish a person\par for the things he does.\par
You people lived the way you wanted to live. You followed your own advice. So now you must accept the result of your own actions!
A person is rewarded because of the good things that he says. In the same way, the work he does gives him profit.
If a person tries to trap another person, then he will trap himself. If a person tries to roll a stone over another person, he will be crushed himself.
Evil people don’t respect God, so those people won’t really get good things. Those evil people won’t live long lives. Their lives won’t be like the shadows that become longer and longer \{as the sun goes down\}.
\{God says,\} “I will cause bad things to happen to the world. I will punish the evil people for their sin. I will cause the proud people to lose their pride. I will stop the bragging of the people that are mean to others.
There will never be a child from that city,\par that is born and lives only a few days.\par No person from that city will die\par after only a short life.\par Every child will live a long life,\par and every older person will live\par for a long, long time.\par A person that lives 100 years\par will be called young.\par And people will think a person was cursed\par if he does not live to be 100 years old.\par
“Look, here is a bill that must be paid. \{This bill shows you are guilty for your sins.\} I will not be quiet until I pay this bill, and I will pay the bill by punishing you.
“Your sins and your fathers’ sins are all the same.” The Lord said this, “Your fathers did these sins when they burned incense {\cf2\super [469]} in the mountains. They shamed me on those hills. And I punished them first. I gave them the punishment they should have.”
‘You will get the punishment you deserve.\par I will start a fire in your forests.\par That fire will completely burn everything\par around you.’”\par
No, each person will die for his own sin. The person that eats sour grapes will get the sour taste.”
The person that sins is the person that will be put to death! A son won’t be punished for his father’s sins. And a father won’t be punished for his son’s sins. A good man’s goodness belongs to him alone. And a bad man’s evil belongs to him alone.
“‘I am the Lord. I said your punishment would come, and I will make it happen. I won’t hold back the punishment. I won’t feel sorry for you. I will punish you for the bad things you did.’ The Lord my Master said those things.”
I might say to you, ‘This evil person will die.’ Then you must go warn that person for me. If you don’t warn that evil person and tell him to change his life, then that evil person will die because he sinned. But I will make you responsible for his death.
So, you might pray to the Lord,\par but he will not answer you.\par No, the Lord will hide his face from you.\par Why? Because you do evil things!”\par
The land was ruined by the people\par that lived there and by what they did.\par
But if you don’t do these things, then you will be sinning against the Lord. And know for sure that you will be punished for your sin.
We must all stand before Christ to be judged. Each person will get what he should. Each person will be paid for the things he did—good or bad—when he lived in the earthly body.
Yes, you must show mercy to other people. If you do not show mercy, then God will not show mercy to you when he judges you. But the person who shows mercy can stand without fear when he is judged.
God also punished the men of the city of Shechem for the bad things they did. So the things Jotham said came true. (Jotham was Jerub Baal’s youngest son. Jerub Baal was Gideon.)