Isaiah 3:9-11

3:9 The look on their faces ¹  testifies to their guilt; ² 

like the people of Sodom they openly boast of their sin. ³ 

Too bad for them! ⁴ 

For they bring disaster on themselves.

3:10 Tell the innocent ⁵  it will go well with them, ⁶ 

for they will be rewarded for what they have done. ⁷ 

3:11 Too bad for the wicked sinners!

For they will get exactly what they deserve. ⁸ 

[3:9]  ¹ sn This refers to their proud, arrogant demeanor.

[3:9]  ² tn Heb “answers against them”; NRSV “bears witness against them.”

[3:9]  ³ tn Heb “their sin, like Sodom, they declare, they do not conceal [it].”

[3:9]  ⁴ tn Heb “woe to their soul.”

[3:10]  ⁵ tn Or “the righteous” (KJV, NASB, NIV, TEV); NLT “those who are godly.”

[3:10]  ⁶ tn Heb “that it is good.”

[3:10]  ⁷ tn Heb “for the fruit of their deeds they will eat.”

[3:11]  ⁸ tn Heb “for the work of his hands will be done to him.”