Isaiah 3
3
God Will Remove the Leaders
1For behold, the Lord #3:1 Heb YHWH, usually rendered LordGod of armies is going to remove from Jerusalem and Judah
Both supply and support, the entire supply of bread
And the entire supply of water;
2The mighty man and the warrior,
The judge and the prophet,
The diviner and the elder,
3The captain of fifty and the esteemed person,
The counselor and the expert artisan,
And the skillful enchanter.
4And I will make mere boys their leaders,
And #3:4 Or arbitrary power will rulemischievous children will rule over them,
5And the people will be oppressed,
Each one by another, and each one by his neighbor;
The youth will assault the elder,
And the contemptible person will assault the one honored.
6When a man lays hold of his brother in his father’s house, saying,
“You have a cloak, you shall be our ruler!
And these ruins will be under your #3:6 Lit handauthority,”
7He will #3:7 Lit lift up his voiceprotest on that day, saying,
“I will not be your #3:7 Lit binder of woundshealer,
For in my house there is neither bread nor cloak;
You should not appoint me ruler of the people.”
8For Jerusalem has stumbled and Judah has fallen,
Because their #3:8 Lit tonguespeech and their actions are against the Lord,
To rebel against #3:8 Lit the eyes of His gloryHis glorious presence.
9 # 3:9 Or Their partiality testifies The expression of their faces testifies against them,
And they #3:9 Lit proclaimdisplay their sin like Sodom;
They do not even conceal it.
Woe to #3:9 Lit their soulthem!
For they have done evil to themselves.
10Say to the righteous that it will go well for them,
For they will eat the fruit of their actions.
11Woe to the wicked! It will go badly for him,
For #3:11 Lit the accomplishment of his handswhat he deserves will be done to him.
12My people! Their oppressors treat them violently,
And women rule over them.
My people! Those who guide you lead you astray
And confuse the direction of your paths.
God Will Judge
13¶The Lord arises to contend,
And stands to judge the people.
14The Lord enters into judgment with the elders and leaders of His people,
“It is you who have #3:14 Lit grazed overdevoured the vineyard;
The goods stolen from the poor are in your houses.
15“What do you mean by crushing My people
And #3:15 Lit grinding the face ofoppressing the face of the poor?”
Declares the Lord #3:15 Heb YHWH, usually rendered LordGod of armies.
Judah’s Women Denounced
16¶Moreover, the Lord said, “Because the daughters of Zion are haughty
And walk with #3:16 Lit outstretched necksheads held high and seductive eyes,
And go along with mincing steps
And jingle the anklets on their feet,
17The Lord will afflict the scalp of the daughters of Zion with scabs,
And the Lord will make their foreheads bare.”
18On that day the Lord will take away the beauty of their anklets, headbands, crescent ornaments, 19dangling earrings, bracelets, veils, 20headdresses, ankle chains, sashes, perfume boxes, amulets, 21#3:21 Or signet ringsfinger rings, nose rings, 22festive robes, outer garments, shawls, purses, 23papyrus garments, undergarments, headbands, and veils.
24Now it will come about that instead of balsam oil there will be a stench;
Instead of a belt, a rope;
Instead of well-set hair, a plucked-out scalp;
Instead of fine clothes, a robe of sackcloth;
And branding instead of beauty.
25Your men will fall by the sword
And your #3:25 Lit strengthmighty ones in battle.
26And her #3:26 Lit entrancesgates will lament and mourn,
And she will sit deserted on the ground.
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Isaiah 3
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1For, behold, the Lord, the Lord of hosts,
is taking away from Jerusalem and from Judah
stay and staff,
the whole stay of bread,
and the whole stay of water;
2the mighty man and the soldier,
the judge and the prophet,
the diviner and the elder,
3the captain of fifty
and the man of rank,
the counselor and the skilful magician
and the expert in charms.
4And I will make boys their princes,
and babes shall rule over them.
5And the people will oppress one another,
every man his fellow
and every man his neighbor;
the youth will be insolent to the elder,
and the base fellow to the honorable.
6When a man takes hold of his brother
in the house of his father, saying:
“You have a mantle;
you shall be our leader,
and this heap of ruins
shall be under your rule”;
7in that day he will speak out, saying:
“I will not be a healer;
in my house there is neither bread nor mantle;
you shall not make me
leader of the people.”
8For Jerusalem has stumbled,
and Judah has fallen;
because their speech and their deeds are against the Lord,
defying his glorious presence.
9Their partiality witnesses against them;
they proclaim their sin like Sodom,
they do not hide it.
Woe to them!
For they have brought evil upon themselves.
10Tell the righteous that it shall be well with them,
for they shall eat the fruit of their deeds.
11Woe to the wicked! It shall be ill with him,
for what his hands have done shall be done to him.
12My people—children are their oppressors,
and women rule over them.
O my people, your leaders mislead you,
and confuse the course of your paths.
13The Lord has taken his place to contend,
he stands to judge his people.#3.13 Gk Syr: Heb judge peoples
14The Lord enters into judgment
with the elders and princes of his people:
“It is you who have devoured the vineyard,
the spoil of the poor is in your houses.
15What do you mean by crushing my people,
by grinding the face of the poor?”
says the Lord God of hosts.
16The Lord said:
Because the daughters of Zion are haughty
and walk with outstretched necks,
glancing wantonly with their eyes,
mincing along as they go,
tinkling with their feet;
17the Lord will smite with a scab
the heads of the daughters of Zion,
and the Lord will lay bare their secret parts.
18In that day the Lord will take away the finery of the anklets, the headbands, and the crescents; 19the pendants, the bracelets, and the scarfs; 20the headdresses, the armlets, the sashes, the perfume boxes, and the amulets; 21the signet rings and nose rings; 22the festal robes, the mantles, the cloaks, and the handbags; 23the garments of gauze, the linen garments, the turbans, and the veils.
24Instead of perfume there will be rottenness;
and instead of a girdle, a rope;
and instead of well-set hair, baldness;
and instead of a rich robe, a girding of sackcloth;
instead of beauty, shame.#3.24 One ancient Ms: Heb lacks shame
25Your men shall fall by the sword
and your mighty men in battle.
26And her gates shall lament and mourn;
ravaged, she shall sit upon the ground.
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