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Isaiah 43:27

What does Isaiah 43:27 mean?

A plain-English look at Isaiah 43:27 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Thy first father sinned, and thy teachers have transgressed against me.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Thy first father hath sinned, and thy teachers have transgressed against me.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Thy first father sinned, and thy teachers have transgressed against me.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Your first father was a sinner, and your guides have gone against my word.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

Thy first father sinned, And thine interpreters transgressed against me,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Thy first father sinned, and thy teachers have transgressed against me.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

Thy first father hath sinned, and thy mediators have rebelled against me.

Context

v.26Put me in remembrance; let us plead together: set thou forth thy cause, that thou mayest be justified.

v.27This passage

v.28Therefore I will profane the princes of the sanctuary; and I will make Jacob a curse, and Israel a reviling.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Numbers 32:14

    And, behold, ye are risen up in your fathers’ stead, an increase of sinful men, to augment yet the fierce anger of Jehovah toward Israel.

  • Psalms 106:6

    We have sinned with our fathers, We have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly.

  • Isaiah 28:7

    And even these reel with wine, and stagger with strong drink; the priest and the prophet reel with strong drink, they are swallowed up of wine, they stagger with strong drink; they err in vision, they stumble in judgment.

  • Jeremiah 23:11

    for both prophet and priest are profane; yea, in my house have I found their wickedness, saith Jehovah.

  • Matthew 27:1

    Now when morning was come, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:

  • John 11:49

    But a certain one of them, Caiaphas, being high priest that year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all,

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