“Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.”
King James Version (KJV)
3:9 The shew - Their pride, and wantonness, and impiety m manifestly shews itself in their very looks. They declare - They act it publickly, casting off all fear of God and reverence to men. Rewarded - Procured a fit recompense for their wickedness, even utter ruin.
3:10 Say ye - O ye priests and Levites, that God will be their safeguard and portion.
3:12 Women - Weak and effeminate rulers. They - Thy rulers civil and ecclesiastical.
3:13 Standeth - He will shortly and certainly stand up as a judge, to enquire into the cause, and to give sentence. To judge - To defend and deliver them.
Woe vnto the wicked, it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his handes shalbe giuen him.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
Woe to the wicked! {It will go} badly {with him,} For what he deserves will be done to him.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Woe unto the wicked! `it shall be' ill `with him'; for what his hands have done shall be done unto him.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Unhappy is the sinner! for the reward of his evil doings will come on him.
- Basic English Bible
Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill [with him], because the desert of his hands shall be rendered unto him.
- Darby Bible
Woe to the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.
- Webster's Bible
Woe to the wicked! Disaster is upon them; for the deeds of his hands will be paid back to him.
- World English Bible
Wo to the wicked -- evil, Because the deed of his hand is done to him.
- Youngs Literal Bible
Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him; for the work of his hands shall be done to him.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible