Isaiah 3
3
Judah’s Leaders Judged
1Observe this: The Lord God of Hosts
is about to remove from Jerusalem and from Judah
every kind of security:
the entire supply of bread and water,
2the hero and warrior, # 2Kg 24:14; Ezk 17:13-14
the judge and prophet,
the fortune-teller and elder,
3the commander of 50 and the dignitary,
the counselor, cunning magician, # Or skilled craftsman and necromancer. # Or medium
4“I will make youths their leaders, # Ec 10:16
and the unstable # Or mischief-makers will govern them.”
5The people will oppress one another, # Mc 7:3-6
man against man, neighbor against neighbor;
the youth will act arrogantly toward the elder,
and the worthless toward the honorable.
6A man will even seize his brother
in his father’s house, saying:
“You have a cloak — you be our leader!
This heap of rubble will be under your control.”
7On that day he will cry out, saying:
“I’m not a healer.
I don’t even have food or clothing in my house.
Don’t make me the leader of the people! ”
8For Jerusalem has stumbled
and Judah has fallen
because they have spoken and acted against the Lord, # Ps 73:9-11
defying His glorious presence. # Nm 14:22-23; Is 43:7; 48:11; 59:19
9The look on their faces testifies against them,
and like Sodom, # Is 1:9-10; 13:19 they flaunt their sin.
They do not conceal it.
Woe to them,
for they have brought evil on themselves. # Rm 6:23
10Tell the righteous that it will go well for them,
for they will eat the fruit of their labor.
11Woe to the wicked — it will go badly for them,
for what they have done will be done to them.
12Youths oppress My people, # Is 3:4
and women rule over them.
My people, your leaders mislead you;
they confuse the direction of your paths. # Is 28:14-22
13The Lord rises to argue the case
and stands to judge the people. # Ps 7:6; Hs 4:1
14The Lord brings this charge
against the elders and leaders of His people: # Mc 3:1-3
“You have devastated the vineyard.
The plunder from the poor is in your houses. # Ezk 18:10-18; 33:15
15Why do you crush My people
and grind the faces of the poor? ”
This is the declaration
of the Lord God of Hosts.
Jerusalem’s Women Judged
16The Lord also says:
Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, # Is 32:9-15; 1Pt 3:3-4
walking with heads held high
and seductive eyes,
going along with prancing steps,
jingling their ankle bracelets,
17the Lord will put scabs on the heads
of the daughters of Zion,
and the Lord will shave their foreheads bare.
18On that day # Is 27:12 the Lord will strip their finery: ankle bracelets, headbands, crescents, # Jdg 8:21,26 19pendants, bracelets, veils, 20headdresses, ankle jewelry, sashes, perfume bottles, amulets, # Ezk 24:17 21signet rings, nose rings, # Gn 24:47; Ezk 16:12 22festive robes, capes, cloaks, purses, 23garments, linen clothes, turbans, and veils.
24Instead of perfume there will be a stench;
instead of a belt, a rope;
instead of beautifully styled hair, # 1Pt 3:3 baldness; # Is 15:2; 22:12; Ezk 27:31; Am 8:10; Mc 1:16
instead of fine clothes, sackcloth; # Gn 37:34; Is 15:3; Jr 48:36-38; Lm 2:10
instead of beauty, branding. # DSS read shame
25Your men will fall by the sword,
your warriors in battle.
26Then her gates # Jr 14:2; Lm 1:4 will lament and mourn;
deserted, she will sit on the ground. # Jb 2:13; Is 47:1; Lm 2:10
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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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