Isaiah 3
3
Judgment on Judah and Jerusalem
1For behold, the Lord, the Lord of hosts,
#2 Kin. 25:3; Is. 5:13; Jer. 37:21Takes away from Jerusalem and from Judah
#Lev. 26:26The stock and the store,
The whole supply of bread and the whole supply of water;
2#2 Kin. 24:14; Is. 9:14, 15; Ezek. 17:12, 13The mighty man and the man of war,
The judge and the prophet,
And the diviner and the elder;
3The captain of fifty and the honorable man,
The counselor and the skillful artisan,
And the expert enchanter.
4“I will give #Eccl. 10:16children to be their princes,
And babes shall rule over them.
5The people will be oppressed,
Every one by another and every one by his neighbor;
The child will be insolent toward the elder,
And the base toward the honorable.”
6When a man takes hold of his brother
In the house of his father, saying,
“You have clothing;
You be our ruler,
And let these ruins be under your power,”
7In that day he will protest, saying,
“I cannot cure your ills,
For in my house is neither food nor clothing;
Do not make me a ruler of the people.”
8For #2 Chr. 36:16, 17; Mic. 3:12Jerusalem stumbled,
And Judah is fallen,
Because their tongue and their doings
Are against the Lord,
To provoke the eyes of His glory.
9The look on their countenance witnesses against them,
And they declare their sin as #Gen. 13:13; Is. 1:10–15Sodom;
They do not hide it.
Woe to their soul!
For they have brought evil upon themselves.
10“Say to the righteous #(Deut. 28:1–14; Eccl. 8:12; Is. 54:17)that it shall be well with them,
#Ps. 128:2For they shall eat the fruit of their doings.
11Woe to the wicked! #(Ps. 11:6; Eccl. 8:12, 13)It shall be ill with him,
For the reward of his hands shall be given him.
12As for My people, children are their oppressors,
And women rule over them.
O My people! #Is. 9:16Those who lead you cause you to err,
And destroy the way of your paths.”
Oppression and Luxury Condemned
13The Lord stands up #Is. 66:16; Hos. 4:1; Mic. 6:2to plead,
And stands to judge the people.
14The Lord will enter into judgment
With the elders of His people
And His princes:
“For you have eaten up #Matt. 21:33the vineyard;
The plunder of the poor is in your houses.
15What do you mean by #Mic. 3:2, 3crushing My people
And grinding the faces of the poor?”
Says the Lord God of hosts.
16Moreover the Lord says:
“Because the daughters of Zion are haughty,
And walk with outstretched necks
And wanton eyes,
Walking and mincing as they go,
Making a jingling with their feet,
17Therefore the Lord will strike with #Deut. 28:27a scab
The crown of the head of the daughters of Zion,
And the Lord will #Jer. 13:22uncover their secret parts.”
18In that day the Lord will take away the finery:
The jingling anklets, the scarves, and the #Judg. 8:21, 26crescents;
19The pendants, the bracelets, and the veils;
20The headdresses, the leg ornaments, and the headbands;
The perfume boxes, the charms,
21and the rings;
The nose jewels,
22the festal apparel, and the mantles;
The outer garments, the purses,
23and the mirrors;
The fine linen, the turbans, and the robes.
24And so it shall be:
Instead of a sweet smell there will be a stench;
Instead of a sash, a rope;
Instead of well-set hair, #Is. 22:12; Ezek. 27:31; Amos 8:10baldness;
Instead of a rich robe, a girding of sackcloth;
And branding instead of beauty.
25Your men shall fall by the sword,
And your mighty in the war.
26#Jer. 14:2; Lam. 1:4Her gates shall lament and mourn,
And she being desolate #Lam. 2:10shall sit on the ground.
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Isaiah 3
3
Judgment on Jerusalem and Judah
1For behold, the Lord GOD of Hosts
is about to remove
from Jerusalem and Judah
both supply #3:1 Hebrew staff and support:
the whole supply of food and water,
2the mighty man and the warrior,
the judge and the prophet,
the soothsayer and the elder,
3the commander of fifty and the dignitary,
the counselor, the cunning magician, and the clever enchanter.
4“I will make mere lads their leaders,
and children will rule over them.”
5The people will oppress one another,
man against man, neighbor against neighbor;
the young will rise up against the old,
and the base against the honorable.
6A man will seize his brother
within his father’s house:
“You have a cloak—you be our leader!
Take charge of this heap of rubble.”
7On that day he will cry aloud:
“I am not a healer.#3:7 Or binder of wounds
I have no food or clothing in my house.
Do not make me leader of the people!”
8For Jerusalem has stumbled
and Judah has fallen
because they spoke and acted against the Lord,
defying His glorious presence.#3:8 Hebrew defying the eyes of His glory
9The 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.
10Tell the righteous it will be well with them,
for they will enjoy the fruit of their labor.
11Woe to the wicked; disaster is upon them!
For they will be repaid with what their hands have done.
12Youths oppress My people,
and women rule over them.
O My people, your guides mislead you;
they turn you from your paths.
13The Lord arises to contend;
He stands to judge the people.
14The 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.
15Why do you crush My people
and grind the faces of the poor?”
declares the Lord GOD of Hosts.
A Warning to the Daughters of Zion
16The Lord also says:
“Because the daughters of Zion are haughty—
walking with heads held high
and wanton eyes,
prancing and skipping as they go,
jingling the bracelets on their ankles—
17the Lord will bring sores
on the heads of the daughters of Zion,
and the Lord will make their foreheads bare.#3:17 Or will uncover their secret parts”
18In that day the Lord will take away their finery:
their anklets and headbands and crescents;
19their pendants, bracelets, and veils;
20their headdresses, ankle chains, and sashes;
their perfume bottles and charms;
21their signet rings and nose rings;
22their festive robes, capes, cloaks, and purses;
23and their mirrors, linen garments, tiaras, and shawls.
24Instead of fragrance
there will be a stench;
instead of a belt, a rope;
instead of styled hair, baldness;
instead of fine clothing, sackcloth;
instead of beauty, shame.#3:24 DSS; MT branding
25Your men will fall by the sword,
and your warriors in battle.
26And the gates of Zion will lament and mourn;
destitute, she will sit on the ground.
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