| Isa. 3:1 |
For now the Lord Jehovah of hosts / Is taking away from Jerusalem and from Judah / Every kind of support-- / All the support of bread / And all the support of water; |
| Isa. 3:2 |
The mighty man and the man of war, / The judge and the prophet, / And the diviner and the elder; |
| Isa. 3:3 |
The captain of fifty and the highly regarded; / And the counselor, the wise magician, and the knowledgeable enchanter. |
| Isa. 3:4 |
And I will make youths their rulers, / And capriciousness will rule over them. |
| Isa. 3:5 |
And the people will be oppressed, each by the other, / And each by his neighbor. / The youth will be arrogant to the elder, / And the contemned one to the one who is honored. |
| Isa. 3:6 |
When a man takes hold of his brother / In his father's house [and says,] / You have clothing, you be our ruler, / And these ruins will be under your hand; |
| Isa. 3:7 |
He will solemnly say, / I will not be the one who binds [your wounds,] / For in my house there is no food or clothing; / Do not appoint me as ruler of the people. |
| Isa. 3:8 |
For Jerusalem stumbles, / And Judah falls, / Because their speech and their actions are against Jehovah, / To rebel against the eyes of His glory. |
| Isa. 3:9 |
The countenance of their faces witnesses against them, / And they declare their sin like Sodom; / They do not hide it. / Woe to their soul! / For they have brought evil upon themselves. |
| Isa. 3:10 |
Say to the righteous that [it will go] well [with them,] / For they will eat the fruit of their actions. |
| Isa. 3:11 |
Woe to the wicked man! [It will go] badly [with him;] / For the result of his deeds will be done to him. |
| Isa. 3:12 |
My people--their oppressors are children, / And women rule over them. / O My people, those who lead you are leading you astray; / And the path for your ways they have hidden. |
| Isa. 3:13 |
Jehovah stands firm to contend, / And He stands to judge the people. |
| Isa. 3:14 |
Jehovah will enter into judgment / With the elders of His people and their rulers. / [It is] you [who] have consumed the vineyard; / The spoil of the poor is in your houses. |
| Isa. 3:15 |
What do you mean by crushing My people / And grinding the faces of the poor? / Declares the Lord Jehovah of hosts. |
| Isa. 3:16 |
Moreover Jehovah said, / Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, / And walk around with outstretched necks / And lusting eyes, / And trip along with quick, little steps, / And rattle the anklets on their feet; |
| Isa. 3:17 |
The Lord will strike the scalp of the daughters of Zion with scabs, / And Jehovah will expose their secret parts. |
| Isa. 3:18 |
In that day the Lord will remove the beauty of [their] anklets, headbands, and crescents; |
| Isa. 3:19 |
The ear pendants, the bracelets, and the costly veils; |
| Isa. 3:20 |
The headdresses, the ankle chains, the sashes, the bottles of aromas, and the amulets; |
| Isa. 3:21 |
The [finger] rings and the nose rings; |
| Isa. 3:22 |
The formal gowns, the frocks, the wraps, and the purses; |
| Isa. 3:23 |
The mirrors, the fine linen garments, the turbans, and the veils. |
| Isa. 3:24 |
And instead of a sweet smell there will be rottenness; / And instead of a belt, an encircling rope; / Instead of well-set hair, baldness; / And instead of fine garments, the girding of oneself with sackcloth; / A brand instead of beauty. |
| Isa. 3:25 |
Your men will fall by the sword, / And your mighty, in battle; |
| Isa. 3:26 |
Then her gates will mourn and lament, / And she, being desolated, will sit on the ground. |