Bible verse
Woe to the wicked; disaster is upon them! For they will be repaid with what their hands have done.
Isaiah 3:11 · BSB
The verses around it, from Isaiah 3.
7 On that day he will cry aloud: “I am not a healer. I have no food or clothing in my house. Do not make me leader of the people!”
8 For Jerusalem has stumbled and Judah has fallen because they spoke and acted against the LORD, defying His glorious presence.
9 The expression on their faces testifies against them, and like Sodom they flaunt their sin; they do not conceal it. Woe to them, for they have brought disaster upon themselves.
10 Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their labor.
11 Woe to the wicked; disaster is upon them! For they will be repaid with what their hands have done.
12 Youths oppress My people, and women rule over them. O My people, your guides mislead you; they turn you from your paths.
13 The LORD arises to contend; He stands to judge the people.
14 The LORD brings this charge against the elders and leaders of His people: “You have devoured the vineyard; the plunder of the poor is in your houses.
15 Why do you crush My people and grind the faces of the poor?” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts.
KJV
Woe unto the wicked! [it shall be] ill [with him]: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.
ASV
Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him; for what his hands have done shall be done unto him.
ERV
Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.
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