Judah’s Leaders Judged
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Observe this: The Lord God of Hosts
is about to remove from Jerusalem and from Judah
every kind of security:
the entire supply of bread and water,
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5 is about to remove from Jerusalem and from Judah
every kind of security:
the entire supply of bread and water,
The people will oppress one another,(C)
man against man, neighbor against neighbor;
the youth will act arrogantly toward the elder,
and the worthless toward the honorable.
6 man against man, neighbor against neighbor;
the youth will act arrogantly toward the elder,
and the worthless toward the honorable.
A man will even seize his brother
in his father’s house, saying:
“You have a cloak—you be our leader!
This heap of rubble will be under your control.”
7 in his father’s house, saying:
“You have a cloak—you be our leader!
This heap of rubble will be under your control.”
On that day he will cry out, saying:
“I’m not a healer.
I don’t even have food or clothing in my house.
Don’t make me the leader of the people!”
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10 “I’m not a healer.
I don’t even have food or clothing in my house.
Don’t make me the leader of the people!”
Tell the righteous that it will go well for them,
for they will eat the fruit of their labor.
11 for they will eat the fruit of their labor.
Woe to the wicked—it will go badly for them,
for what they have done will be done to them.
12 for what they have done will be done to them.
Youths oppress My people,(H)
and women rule over them.
My people, your leaders mislead you;
they confuse the direction of your paths.(I)
and women rule over them.
My people, your leaders mislead you;
they confuse the direction of your paths.(I)
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Why do you crush My people
and grind the faces of the poor?”
This is the declaration
of the Lord God of Hosts.
and grind the faces of the poor?”
This is the declaration
of the Lord God of Hosts.
Jerusalem’s Women Judged
16 The Lord also says:
Because the daughters of Zion are haughty,(M)
walking with heads held high
and seductive eyes,
going along with prancing steps,
jingling their ankle bracelets,
17 walking with heads held high
and seductive eyes,
going along with prancing steps,
jingling their ankle bracelets,
the Lord will put scabs on the heads
of the daughters of Zion,
and the Lord will shave their foreheads bare.
of the daughters of Zion,
and the Lord will shave their foreheads bare.
18 On that day(N) the Lord will strip their finery: ankle bracelets, headbands, crescents,(O)
19 pendants, bracelets, veils,
20 headdresses, ankle jewelry, sashes, perfume bottles, amulets,(P)
21 signet rings, nose rings,(Q)
22 festive robes, capes, cloaks, purses,
23 garments, linen clothes, turbans, and veils.
Footnotes:
a.
Isaiah 3:3: Or skilled craftsman
b.
Isaiah 3:3: Or medium
c.
Isaiah 3:4: Or mischief-makers
d.
Isaiah 3:24: DSS read shame
Cross references:
J.
Isaiah 3:13:
Psalm 7:6