Isaiah 29:21 BSB — MannaFest

Isaiah 29:21

those who indict a man with a word, who ensnare the mediator at the gate, and who with false charges deprive the innocent of justice.

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ASV

that make a man an offender in his cause, and lay a snare for him that reproveth in the gate, and turn aside the just with a thing of nought.

KJV

That make a man an offender for a word, and lay a snare for him that reproveth in the gate, and turn aside the just for a thing of nought.

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Commentary

2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

That make a man an offender - literally, ‘who cause a man to sin’ (מחטיאי machăṭı̂y'ēy); that is, who hold a man to be guilty, or a criminal.

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The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

For him - For God's faithful prophets and ministers. The gate - There the people used to assemble, both upon civil and sacred accounts, and there prophets used to deliver their prophecies. The just - The faithful ministers of God.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

They put the worst construction upon what was said, and made it criminal by strained innuendoes. Those who consider how apt we all are to speak unadvisedly, and to mistake what we hear, will think it very unjust and unfair to make a man an offender for a word. (4.) They did all they could to bring those into trouble that dealt faithfully with them and told them of their faults.

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Original language & word study

9 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
מַחֲטִיאֵ֤י	ma.cha.ti.'Ei	[those who] cause to sin	H2398 →
אָדָם֙	'a.Dam	<of> a person	H120 →
בְּדָבָ֔ר	be.da.Var	with a word	H1697 →
וְלַמּוֹכִ֥יחַ	ve.la.mo.Khi.ach	and for the [one who] adjudicates	H3198 →
בַּשַּׁ֖עַר	ba.Sha.'ar	in the gate	H8179 →
יְקֹשׁ֑וּן	ye.ko.Shun	they lay a trap !	H6983 →
וַיַּטּ֥וּ	vai.ya.Tu	and they have turned aside	H5186 →
בַתֹּ֖הוּ	va.To.hu	with <the> emptiness	H8414 →
צַדִּֽיק׃ ס	tza.Dik	[the] righteous [person]	H6662 →

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Where the connections lead

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Through
Matthew 26:15
and asked, “What are you willing to give me if I hand Him over to you?” And they set out for him thirty pieces of silver.
leads to
- Zechariah 11:12–13
  Then I told them, “If it seems right to you, give me my wages; but if not, keep them.” So they weighed out my wages, thirty pieces of silver.
Through
Acts 3:14
You rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you.
leads to
- Mark 1:24
  “What do You want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!”
- Acts 7:52
  Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers—
- 1 Peter 3:18
  For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit,
- Acts 4:27
  In fact, this is the very city where Herod and Pontius Pilate conspired with the Gentiles and the people of Israel against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You anointed.
- James 5:6
  You have condemned and murdered the righteous, who did not resist you.
Through
James 5:6
You have condemned and murdered the righteous, who did not resist you.
leads to
- 1 Peter 2:22–23
  “He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in His mouth.”
- Acts 8:32
  The eunuch was reading this passage of Scripture: “He was led like a sheep to the slaughter, and as a lamb before the shearer is silent, so He did not open His mouth.

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

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06About Isaiah

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Isaiah