NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon Woehowy (hoh'ee) oh! -- ah, alas, ho, O, woe. unto them that decree chaqaq (khaw-kak') to hack, i.e. engrave (Judges 5:14, to be a scribe simply); by implication, to enact (laws being cut in stone or metal tablets in primitive times) or (gen.) prescribe unrighteous 'aven (aw-ven') to come to naught); strictly nothingness; also trouble. vanity, wickedness; specifically an idol decrees cheqeq (khay'-kek) an enactment, a resolution -- decree, thought. and that write kathab (kaw-thab') to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe) -- describe, record, prescribe, subscribe, write(-ing, -ten). grievousness `amal (aw-mawl') toil, i.e. wearing effort; hence, worry, wheth. of body or mind which they have prescribed kathab (kaw-thab') to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe) -- describe, record, prescribe, subscribe, write(-ing, -ten). Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible Woe to those who enact evil statutes And to those who constantly record unjust decisions, King James Bible Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness which they have prescribed; Holman Christian Standard Bible Woe to those enacting crooked statutes and writing oppressive laws International Standard Version "How terrible it will be for the one who enacts unjust decrees, for those who write oppressive laws that they have prescribed NET Bible Those who enact unjust policies are as good as dead, those who are always instituting unfair regulations, GOD'S WORD® Translation How horrible it will be for those who make unjust laws and who make oppressive regulations. King James 2000 Bible Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and that write misfortune which they have prescribed; Links Isaiah 10:1Isaiah 10:1 NIV Isaiah 10:1 NLT Isaiah 10:1 ESV Isaiah 10:1 NASB Isaiah 10:1 KJV |