Isaias (Isaiah) 3
3
1FOR, behold, the sovereign the Lord of hosts, shall take away from Jerusalem and from Juda the valiant and the strong, the whole strength of bread, and the whole strength of water.
2The strong man and the man of war, the judge and the prophet, and the cunning man, and the ancient:
3The captain over fifty, and the honourable in countenance, and the counsellor, and the architect, and the skilful in eloquent speech.
4And I will give children ato be their princes: and the effeminate shall rule over them.
5And the people shall rush one upon another, and every man against his neighbour: the child shall make it tumult against the ancient, and the base against the honourable.
6For a man shall take hold or his brother, one of the house of his father, saying: Thou hast a garment: be thou our ruler: and let this ruin be under thy hand.
7In that day he shall answer, saying: I am no healer and in my house there is no bread nor clothing: make me not ruler of the people.
8For Jerusalem is ruined, and Juda is fallen: because their tongue and their devices are against the Lord, to provoke the eyes of his majesty.
9The shew of their countenance hath answered them: and they have proclaimed abroad their sin as Sodom, and they have not hid it. Woe to their souls, for evils are rendered to them.
10Say to the just man that it is well: for he shall eat the fruit of his doings.
11Woe to the wicked unto evil: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.
12As for my people, their oppressors have stripped them, and women have ruled over them. O my people, they that call thee blessed, the same deceive thee and destroy the way of thy steps.
13The Lord standeth up to judge: and he standeth to judge the people.
14The Lord will enter into judgment with the ancients of his people and its princes. For you have devoured the vineyard: and the spoil of the poor is in your house.
15Why do you consume my people, and grind the faces of the poor? Saith the Lord, the God of hosts.
16And the Lord said: Because the daughters of Sion are haughty, and have walked with stretched out-necks and wanton glances of their eyes, and made a noise as they walked with their feet, and moved in a set pace:
17The Lord will make bald the crown of the head of the daughters of Sion: and the Lord will discover their hair.
18In that day, the Lord will take away the ornaments of shoes, and little moons:
19And chains, and necklaces, and bracelets, and bonnets:
20And bodkins, and ornaments of the legs, and tablets, and sweet balls, and earrings:
21And rings, and jewels hanging on the forehead:
22And changes of apparel, and short cloaks, and fine linen, and crisping pins:
23And looking-glasses, and lawns, and headbands, and fine veils.
24And instead of a sweet smell, there shall be stench: and instead of a girdle, a cord. And instead of curled hair, baldness: and instead of a stomacher, haircloth.
25Thy fairest men also shall fall by the sword: and thy valiant ones in battle.
26And her gates shall lament and mourn: and she shall sit desolate 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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