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,#3:1 “Behold”, from “הִנֵּה”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection. the Lord, Yahweh of Armies, takes away from Jerusalem and from Judah supply and support,
the whole supply of bread,
and the whole supply of water;
2the mighty man,
the man of war,
the judge,
the prophet,
the diviner,
the elder,
3the captain of fifty,
the honorable man,
the counselor,
the skilled craftsman,
and the clever enchanter.
4I will give boys to be their princes,
and children shall rule over them.
5The people will be oppressed,
everyone by another,
and everyone by his neighbor.
The child will behave himself proudly against the old man,
and the wicked against the honorable.
6Indeed a man shall take hold of his brother in the house of his father, saying,
“You have clothing, you be our ruler,
and let this ruin be under your hand.”
7In that day he will cry out, saying, “I will not be a healer;
for in my house is neither bread nor clothing.
You shall not make me ruler of the people.”
8For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen;
because their tongue and their doings are against Yahweh,
to provoke the eyes of his glory.
9The look of their faces testify against them.
They parade their sin like Sodom.
They don’t hide it.
Woe to their soul!
For they have brought disaster upon themselves.
10Tell the righteous that it will be well with them,
for they will eat the fruit of their deeds.
11Woe to the wicked!
Disaster is upon them,
for the deeds of their hands will be paid back to them.
12As for my people, children are their oppressors,
and women rule over them.
My people, those who lead you cause you to err,
and destroy the way of your paths.
13Yahweh stands up to contend,
and stands to judge the peoples.
14Yahweh will enter into judgment with the elders of his people
and their leaders:
“It is you who have eaten up the vineyard.
The plunder of the poor is in your houses.
15What do you mean that you crush my people,
and grind the face of the poor?” says the Lord, Yahweh of Armies.
16Moreover Yahweh said, “Because the daughters of Zion are arrogant,
and walk with outstretched necks and flirting eyes,
walking daintily as they go,
jingling ornaments on their feet;
17therefore the Lord brings sores on the crown of the head of the women of Zion,
and Yahweh will make their scalps bald.”
18In that day the Lord will take away the beauty of their anklets, the headbands, the crescent necklaces, 19the earrings, the bracelets, the veils, 20the headdresses, the ankle chains, the sashes, the perfume containers, the charms, 21the signet rings, the nose rings, 22the fine robes, the capes, the cloaks, the purses, 23the hand mirrors, the fine linen garments, the tiaras, and the shawls.
24It shall happen that instead of sweet spices, there shall be rottenness;
instead of a belt, a rope;
instead of well set hair, baldness;
instead of a robe, a wearing of sackcloth;
and branding instead of beauty.
25Your men shall fall by the sword,
and your mighty in the war.
26Her gates shall lament and mourn.
She shall be desolate and sit on the ground.
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