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 Isa 3:1 |
For behold, the Lord GOD of hosts is taking away from Jerusalem and from Judah support and supply, [fn] all support of bread, and all support of water; |
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Isa 3:2 |
the mighty man and the soldier, the judge and the prophet, the diviner and the elder, |
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Isa 3:3 |
the captain of fifty and the man of rank, the counselor and the skillful magician and the expert in charms. |
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Isa 3:4 |
And I will make boys their princes, and infants [fn] shall rule over them. |
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Isa 3:5 |
And the people will oppress one another, every one his fellow and every one his neighbor; the youth will be insolent to the elder, and the despised to the honorable. |
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Isa 3:6 |
For a man will take hold of his brother in the house of his father, saying: "You have a cloak; you shall be our leader, and this heap of ruins shall be under your rule"; |
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Isa 3:7 |
in that day he will speak out, saying: "I will not be a healer; [fn] in my house there is neither bread nor cloak; you shall not make me leader of the people." |
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Isa 3:8 |
For Jerusalem has stumbled, and Judah has fallen, because their speech and their deeds are against the LORD, defying his glorious presence. [fn] |
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Isa 3:9 |
For 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. |
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Isa 3:10 |
Tell the righteous that it shall be well with them, for they shall eat the fruit of their deeds. |
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Isa 3:11 |
Woe to the wicked! It shall be ill with him, for what his hands have dealt out shall be done to him. |
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Isa 3:12 |
My people--infants are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, your guides mislead you and they have swallowed up [fn] the course of your paths. |
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Isa 3:13 |
The LORD has taken his place to contend; he stands to judge peoples. |
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Isa 3:14 |
The LORD will enter into judgment with the elders and princes of his people: "It is you who have devoured [fn] the vineyard, the spoil of the poor is in your houses. |
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Isa 3:15 |
What do you mean by crushing my people, by grinding the face of the poor?" declares the Lord GOD of hosts. |
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Isa 3:16 |
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, |
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Isa 3:17 |
therefore the Lord will strike with a scab the heads of the daughters of Zion, and the LORD will lay bare their secret parts. |
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Isa 3:18 |
In that day the Lord will take away the finery of the anklets, the headbands, and the crescents; |
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Isa 3:19 |
the pendants, the bracelets, and the scarves; |
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Isa 3:20 |
the headdresses, the armlets, the sashes, the perfume boxes, and the amulets; |
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Isa 3:21 |
the signet rings and nose rings; |
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Isa 3:22 |
the festal robes, the mantles, the cloaks, and the handbags; |
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Isa 3:23 |
the mirrors, the linen garments, the turbans, and the veils. |
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Isa 3:24 |
Instead of perfume there will be rottenness; and instead of a belt, a rope; and instead of well-set hair, baldness; and instead of a rich robe, a skirt of sackcloth; and branding instead of beauty. |
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Isa 3:25 |
Your men shall fall by the sword and your mighty men in battle. |
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Isa 3:26 |
And her gates shall lament and mourn; empty, she shall sit on the ground. |
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