Isaiah 3:1
For behold, the Lord God of Hosts is about to remove from Jerusalem and Judah both supply and support: the whole supply of food and water,
Note Hebrew staff
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,
For, behold, the Lord, God of Armies, takes away from Jerusalem and from Judah supply and support, the whole supply of bread, and the whole supply of water;
Note “Behold”, from “הִנֵּה”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection.
Note When rendered in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS, “Lord” or “God” is the translation of God’s Proper Name (Hebrew “יהוה”, usually pronounced Yahweh).
For, behold, the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem and from Judah stay and staff, the whole stay of bread, and the whole stay of water;
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- behold
- Isaiah 2:22
- the Lord
- Isaiah 1:24; Isaiah 36:12; Isaiah 51:22
- the stay
- Leviticus 26:26; Psalm 105:16; Jeremiah 37:21; Jeremiah 38:9; Ezekiel 4:16, 17; Ezekiel 14:13