Isaiah 43:27
New International Version
Your first father sinned; those I sent to teach you rebelled against me.

New Living Translation
From the very beginning, your first ancestor sinned against me; all your leaders broke my laws.

English Standard Version
Your first father sinned, and your mediators transgressed against me.

Berean Standard Bible
Your first father sinned, and your spokesmen rebelled against Me.

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

New King James Version
Your first father sinned, And your mediators have transgressed against Me.

New American Standard Bible
“Your first forefather sinned, And your spokesmen have rebelled against Me.

NASB 1995
“Your first forefather sinned, And your spokesmen have transgressed against Me.

NASB 1977
“Your first forefather sinned, And your spokesmen have transgressed against Me.

Legacy Standard Bible
Your first father sinned, And your spokesmen have transgressed against Me.

Amplified Bible
“Your first father [Jacob] sinned, And your spokesmen [the priests and the prophets—your mediators] have transgressed against Me.

Christian Standard Bible
Your first father sinned, and your mediators have rebelled against me.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Your first father sinned, and your mediators have rebelled against Me.

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

Contemporary English Version
Your earliest ancestor and all your leaders rebelled against me.

English Revised Version
Thy first father sinned, and thine interpreters have transgressed against me.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Your first ancestor sinned, and your priests rebelled against me.

Good News Translation
Your earliest ancestor sinned; your leaders sinned against me,

International Standard Version
Your first ancestor sinned, and your mediators rebelled against me.

Majority Standard Bible
Your first father sinned, and your spokesmen rebelled against Me.

NET Bible
The father of your nation sinned; your spokesmen rebelled against me.

New Heart English Bible
Your first father sinned, and your teachers have transgressed against me.

Webster's Bible Translation
Thy first father hath sinned, and thy teachers have transgressed against me.

World English Bible
Your first father sinned, and your teachers have transgressed against me.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Your first father sinned, "" And your interpreters transgressed against Me,

Young's Literal Translation
Thy first father sinned, And thine interpreters transgressed against me,

Smith's Literal Translation
Thy first father sinned, thy interpreter transgressed against me.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Thy first father sinned, and thy teachers have transgressed against me.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Your first father sinned, and your interpreters have betrayed me.

New American Bible
Your first father sinned; your spokesmen rebelled against me

New Revised Standard Version
Your first ancestor sinned, and your interpreters transgressed against me.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Your first father has sinned, and your rulers have transgressed against me.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Your first father sinned; your Rulers have done evil to me.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Thy first father sinned, And thine intercessors have transgressed against Me.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Your fathers first, and your princes have transgressed against me.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Israel's Unfaithfulness
26Remind Me, let us argue the matter together. State your case, so that you may be vindicated. 27Your first father sinned, and your spokesmen rebelled against Me. 28So I will disgrace the princes of your sanctuary, and I will devote Jacob to destruction and Israel to reproach.”…

Cross References
Romans 5:12
Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, so also death was passed on to all men, because all sinned.

Genesis 3:6
When the woman saw that the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eyes, and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom, she took the fruit and ate it. She also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate it.

Hosea 6:7
But they, like Adam, have transgressed the covenant; there they were unfaithful to Me.

1 Corinthians 15:21-22
For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man. / For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.

Psalm 51:5
Surely I was brought forth in iniquity; I was sinful when my mother conceived me.

Romans 3:23
for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

Genesis 6:5
Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great upon the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was altogether evil all the time.

Romans 5:19
For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous.

Jeremiah 2:29
Why do you bring a case against Me? You have all rebelled against Me,” declares the LORD.

Ezekiel 18:4
Behold, every soul belongs to Me; both father and son are Mine. The soul who sins is the one who will die.

1 John 1:8-10
If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. / If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. / If we say we have not sinned, we make Him out to be a liar, and His word is not in us.

Genesis 8:21
When the LORD smelled the pleasing aroma, He said in His heart, “Never again will I curse the ground because of man, even though every inclination of his heart is evil from his youth. And never again will I destroy all living creatures as I have done.

Matthew 23:32
Fill up, then, the measure of the sin of your fathers.

Romans 7:14-15
We know that the law is spiritual; but I am unspiritual, sold as a slave to sin. / I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do, I do not do. But what I hate, I do.

Job 14:4
Who can bring out clean from unclean? No one!


Treasury of Scripture

Your first father has sinned, and your teachers have transgressed against me.

first father

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 the LORD toward Israel.

Psalm 78:8
And might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation; a generation that set not their heart aright, and whose spirit was not stedfast with God.

Psalm 106:6,7
We have sinned with our fathers, we have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly…

and thy

Isaiah 3:12
As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths.

Isaiah 28:7
But they also have erred through wine, and through strong drink are out of the way; the priest and the prophet have erred through strong drink, they are swallowed up of wine, they are out of the way through strong drink; they err in vision, they stumble in judgment.

Isaiah 56:10-12
His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber…

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Isaiah 43
1. The Lord comforts the church with his promises.
8. He appeals to the people for witness of his omnipotence
14. He foretells them the destruction of Babylon
18. And his wonderful deliverance of his people
22. He reproves the people as inexcusable














Your first father sinned
This phrase refers to the ancestral lineage of Israel, often interpreted as Adam, the first man, whose sin introduced the fallen state of humanity. The Hebrew word for "sinned" is "חָטָא" (chata), which means to miss the mark or to err. This highlights the inherent sinfulness that has been passed down through generations, emphasizing the need for redemption. In a broader sense, it can also refer to the patriarchs or leaders of Israel who have failed in their covenantal responsibilities. This serves as a reminder of the pervasive nature of sin and the need for divine intervention.

and your spokesmen transgressed against Me
The term "spokesmen" can be understood as the prophets, priests, or leaders who were meant to guide the people in righteousness. The Hebrew word for "transgressed" is "פָּשַׁע" (pasha), which implies a willful rebellion or breach of trust. This indicates that those who were supposed to be the mouthpiece of God and lead the people in His ways have instead led them astray. Historically, this reflects the periods of Israel's history where leaders failed to uphold God's laws, leading to national apostasy. This phrase serves as a call to accountability and a reminder of the importance of faithful leadership in guiding God's people.

(27) Thy first father hath sinned . . .--The words have been interpreted: (1) of Adam; (2) of Abraham; (3) of Jacob; (4) of the ancestors of Israel collectively; (5) of this or that high priest individually. (3) fits in best. (See Isaiah 43:28.)

Thy teachers.--Literally, thy interpreters (Job 33:23), or thy mediators. The term is used in 2Chronicles 32:31 of the "ambassadors "of the king of Babylon, and stands here for the priests and the prophets, who ought officially to have been the expounders of the Divine will.

Verse 27. - Thy first father hath sinned; rather, thy first father sinned; that is, "Thou hast no merits of thy own. Even thy first father, Abraham, sinned (Genesis 12:13, 18; Genesis 17:17; Genesis 20:2); and thy teachers have transgressed. Thy very priests and prophets have been full of imperfections - have often sinned against me. Much more hast thou, my people generally, committed grievous offences. Thou must therefore throw thyself on my mercy."

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Your first
הָרִאשׁ֖וֹן (hā·ri·šō·wn)
Article | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 7223: First, in place, time, rank

father
אָבִ֥יךָ (’ā·ḇî·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 1: Father

sinned,
חָטָ֑א (ḥā·ṭā)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 2398: To miss, to sin, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn

and your spokesmen
וּמְלִיצֶ֖יךָ (ū·mə·lî·ṣe·ḵā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 3887: Ambassador, have in derision, interpreter, make a mock, mocker

rebelled
פָּ֥שְׁעוּ (pā·šə·‘ū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 6586: To break away, trespass, apostatize, quarrel

against Me.
בִֽי׃ (ḇî)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew


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