Isaías 3:15

15 Que quereis vós, que esmagais o meu povo e moeis o rosto do pobre? diz o Senhor Deus dos exércitos.

Isaías 3:15 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 3:15

What mean ye, [that] ye beat my people to pieces
Reduce them to the utmost poverty; so the Targum,

``wherefore do ye impoverish my people?''

as they did by exacting tithes of all that they possessed; by requiring large sums for their long prayers; and by various traditions they enjoined them to observe: and grind the faces of the poor?
either by smiting them on the cheek, as Christ, who became poor for our sakes, was smitten by them; or by bringing them into such low circumstances, by their exorbitant demands, that they had not sufficiency of food to eat; by which means their faces became pale, thin, and meagre: saith the Lord God of Hosts:
who saw all their actions, and was able to plead his people's cause, and take vengeance on their oppressors.

Isaías 3:15 In-Context

13 O Senhor levanta-se para pleitear, e põe-se de pé para julgar os povos.

14 O Senhor entra em juízo contra os anciãos do seu povo, e contra os seus príncipes; sois vós que consumistes a vinha; o espólio do pobre está em vossas casas.

15 Que quereis vós, que esmagais o meu povo e moeis o rosto do pobre? diz o Senhor Deus dos exércitos.

16 Diz ainda mais o Senhor: Porquanto as filhas de Sião são altivas, e andam de pescoço emproado, lançando olhares impudentes; e, ao andarem, vão de passos curtos, fazendo tinir os ornamentos dos seus pés;

17 o Senhor fará tinhosa a cabeça das filhas de Sião, e o Senhor porá a descoberto a sua nudez.