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Isaiah 3:25

Old Testament Major Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Isaiah 3:25 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Thy men shall fall by the sword, and thy mighty in the war.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Thy men shall fall by the sword, and thy mighty in the war.
Isaiah 3:25 — American Standard Version

Context — Isaiah 3

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
22the festival robes, and the mantles, and the shawls, and the satchels;
23the hand-mirrors, and the fine linen, and the turbans, and the veils.
24And it shall come to pass, that instead of sweet spices there shall be rottenness; and instead of a girdle, a rope; and instead of well set hair, baldness; and instead of a robe, a girding of sackcloth; branding instead of beauty.
25Thy men shall fall by the sword, and thy mighty in the war.
26And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she shall be desolate and sit upon the ground.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Thy men shall fall by the sword, &c.] Of the Romans; which would be a punishment to the women for their pride and luxury, being deprived thereby of their husbands: and thy mighty in the war; of Vespasian and Titus, and which the Jewsf82 call swnyspsa lç swmlwp, “the war of Vespasian”: in which great multitudes of men, even of mighty men, were slain.”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Thy men--of Jerusalem.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Thy men - This is an address to Jerusalem itself, by a change not uncommon in the writings of Isaiah. In the calamities coming on them, their strong men should be overcome, and fall in battle. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“3:25 The men . . . will die in battle: Part of the city’s hopeless destitution would be the deaths of the men.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Thy men: Ch2 29:9; Jer 11:22, Jer 14:18, Jer 18:21, Jer 19:7, Jer 21:9; Lam 2:21; Amo 9:10 mighty: Heb. might Isaiah 3:26”
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Keil & Delitzsch
C. F. Keil & F. Delitzsch · Commentary on the Old Testament · 19th-century historical commentary
“The prophet now passes over to a direct address to Jerusalem itself, since the "daughters of Zion" and the daughter of Zion in her present degenerate condition. The daughter of Zion loses her sons, and consequently the daughters of Zion their husbands. - "Thy men will fall by the sword, and thy might in war." The plural methim (the singular of which only occurs in the form methu, with the connecting vowel ū as a component part of the proper names) is used as a prose word in the Pentateuch; but in the later literature it is a poetic archaism. "Thy might" is used interchangeably with "thy men," the possessors of the might being really intended, like robur and robora in Latin (compare Jer…”
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