Isaiah 3:11

“Woe unto the wicked! [it shall be] ill [with him], &c.] In time, and to eternity, in times of public calamity, and under all afflictions, and adverse dispensations of Providence; he has no God to go to; all that befalls him is in wrath; at death he is driven away in his wickedness; at judgment he will be bid to depart as cursed, and his portion will be in the lake of fire, with devils and damned spirits for ever. Somef59 render it, “woe to the wicked, evil”; or who is evil, who is exceedingly bad, a very great sinner, the chief of sinners, such as the Sodomites were, sinners before the Lord exceedingly, (<011313>Genesis 13:13) to whom these men are compared, (<230309>Isaiah 3:9). So the…”

“ill--antithesis to "well" (Isa 3:10); emphatic ellipsis of the words italicized. "Ill!" hands--his conduct; "hands" being the instrument of acts (Ecc 8:12-13).”

“Wo unto the wicked - To all the wicked - but here having particular reference to the Jews whom Isaiah was addressing. It shall be ill with him - The word “ill” is the only word here in the original. It is an emphatic mode of speaking - expressing deep abhorrence and suddenness of denunciation. ‘Woe to the impious! Ill!’ For the reward of his hands - Of his conduct. The hands are the instruments by which we accomplish anything, and hence, they are put for the whole man. Shall be given him - That is, shall be repaid to him; or he shall be justly recompensed for his crimes. This is the principle on which God rules the world. It shall be well here and hereafter, with those who obey God; it shall…”

“3:11 The wicked who practice and execute injustice will receive God’s just punishment.”

“Woe: Isa 48:22, Isa 57:20, Isa 57:21, Isa 65:13-15, Isa 65:20; Psa 1:3-5, Psa 11:5, Psa 11:6; Ecc 8:13 for the reward: Psa 28:4, Psa 62:12; Pro 1:31; Co2 5:10; Jam 2:13 given him: Heb. done to him, Psa 120:3, Psa 120:4 Next: Isaiah Chapter 4”