Isaiah 3

1 # Lev 26.26; Jer 37.21 For now the Sovereign, the Lord of hosts,

is taking away from Jerusalem and from Judah

support and staff—

all support of bread

and all support of water—

2 # 2 Kings 24.14 warrior and soldier,

judge and prophet,

diviner and elder,

3captain of fifty

and dignitary,

counselor and skillful magician

and expert enchanter.

4 # Eccl 10.16 And I will make youths their princes,

and children shall rule over them.

5 # Isa 9.19; Mic 7.3–6 The people will be oppressed,

everyone by another

and everyone by a neighbor;

the youth will be insolent to the elder

and the base to the honorable.

6 # Isa 4.1 Someone will seize a relative,

a member of the clan, saying,

“You have a cloak;

you shall be our leader,

and this heap of ruins

shall be under your rule.”

7 # Ezek 34.4 But the other will cry out on that day, saying,

“I will not be a healer;

in my house there is neither bread nor cloak;

you shall not make me

leader of the people.”

8 # Isa 1.7; 6.11; 9.17; 65.3, 5 For Jerusalem has stumbled,

and Judah has fallen,

because their speech and their deeds are against the Lord,

defying his glorious presence.

9 # Gen 13.13; Isa 1.10 The look on their faces bears witness against them;

they proclaim their sin like Sodom;

they do not hide it.

Woe to them,

for they have brought evil on themselves.

10 # Deut 28.1–14 Tell the innocent how fortunate they are,

for they shall eat the fruit of their labors.

11 # Isa 65.6, 7 Woe to the guilty! How unfortunate they are,

for what their hands have done shall be done to them.

12 # v 4 ; Isa 9.16My people—their oppressors extort them,

and creditors#3.12 Gk: Heb women rule over them.

O my people, your leaders mislead you

and confuse the course of your paths.

13 # Isa 66.16; Mic 6.2 The Lord rises to argue his case;

he stands to judge the peoples.

14 # Isa 10.1, 2; Ezek 20.35, 36; Jas 2.6 The 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.

15 # Ps 94.5 What do you mean by crushing my people,

by grinding the face of the poor? says the Lord God of hosts.

16 # Isa 4.4 The 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 afflict with scabs

the heads of the daughters of Zion,

and the Lord will lay bare their scalps and heads.

18 # Judg 8.21 On that day the Lord will take away the finery of the anklets, the headbands, and the crescents; 19the pendants, the bracelets, and the scarfs; 20#Ex 39.28the headdresses, the armlets, the sashes, the perfume boxes, and the amulets; 21#Ezek 16.12the 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.

24 # Prov 31.24; Isa 15.3; 22.12 Instead of perfume there will be a stench;

and instead of a sash, a rope;

and instead of well-styled hair, baldness;

and instead of a rich robe, a binding of sackcloth;

instead of beauty, shame.#3.24 Q ms: MT lacks shame

25 # Isa 1.20; 65.12 Your men shall fall by the sword

and your warriors in battle.

26 # Jer 14.2; Lam 2.10 And her gates shall lament and mourn;

desolate, she shall sit upon the ground.

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Isaiah 3

Chaos in Jerusalem

1Now the Lord, the Almighty LORD, is about to take away from Jerusalem and Judah everything and everyone that the people depend on. He is going to take away their food and their water, 2their heroes and their soldiers, their judges and their prophets, their fortune tellers and their statesmen, 3their military and civilian leaders, their politicians and everyone who uses magic to control events. 4The LORD will let the people be governed by immature boys. 5Everyone will take advantage of everyone else. Young people will not respect their elders, and worthless people will not respect their superiors.

6A time will come when the members of a clan will choose one of their number and say to him, “You at least have something to wear, so be our leader in this time of trouble.”

7But he will answer, “Not me! I can't help you. I haven't any food or clothes either. Don't make me your leader!”

8Yes, Jerusalem is doomed! Judah is collapsing! Everything they say and do is against the LORD; they openly insult God himself. 9Their prejudices will be held against them. They sin as openly as the people of Sodom did. They are doomed, and they have brought it on themselves.

10The righteous will be happy,#3.10 Probable text The righteous will be happy; Hebrew Say to the righteous. and things will go well for them. They will be able to enjoy what they have worked for. 11But evil people are doomed; what they have done to others will now be done to them.

12Moneylenders oppress my people, and their creditors cheat them.

My people, your leaders are misleading you, so that you do not know which way to turn.

The LORD Judges his People

13The LORD is ready to state his case; he is ready to judge his people.#3.13 Some ancient translations his people; Hebrew the peoples. 14The LORD is bringing the elders and leaders of his people to judgement. He makes this accusation: “You have plundered vineyards, and your houses are full of what you have taken from the poor. 15You have no right to crush my people and take advantage of the poor. I, the Sovereign LORD Almighty, have spoken.”

A Warning to the Women of Jerusalem

16The LORD said, “Look how proud the women of Jerusalem are! They walk along with their noses in the air. They are always flirting. They take dainty little steps, and the bracelets on their ankles jingle. 17But I will punish them — I will shave their heads and leave them bald.”

18A day is coming when the Lord will take away from the women of Jerusalem everything they are so proud of — the ornaments they wear on their ankles, on their heads, on their necks, 19and on their wrists. He will take away their veils 20and their hats; the magic charms they wear on their arms and at their waists; 21the rings they wear on their fingers and in their noses; 22all their fine robes, gowns, cloaks, and purses; 23their revealing garments, their linen handkerchiefs, and the scarves and long veils they wear on their heads.

24Instead of using perfumes, they will stink; instead of fine belts, they will wear coarse ropes; instead of having beautiful hair, they will be bald; instead of fine clothes, they will be dressed in rags; their beauty will be turned to shame!

25The men of the city, yes, even the strongest men, will be killed in war. 26The city gates will mourn and cry, and the city itself will be like a woman sitting on the ground, stripped naked.

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