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The Book of the Prophet Isaiah

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- Chapter 3 -

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See, the Lord, Yahweh of hosts, is about to take away from Jerusalem and from Judah support and staff: the whole supply of bread, and the whole supply of water;
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the mighty man, the warrior, the judge, the prophet, the omen reader, the elder;
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the captain of fifty, the respected citizen, the counselor, the expert craftsman, and the skillful enchanter.
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“I will place mere youths as their leaders, and the young will rule over them.
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The people will be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbor; the child will insult the elderly, and the degraded will challenge the honorable.
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A man will even take hold of his brother in his father’s house and say, ‘You have a coat; be our ruler, and let this ruin be in your hands.’
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On that day he will shout and say, ’I will not be a healer; I have no bread or clothing. You will not make me ruler of the people.’”
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For Jerusalem has stumbled, and Judah has fallen, because their speech and their actions are against Yahweh, defying the eyes of his glory.
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The look on their faces witnesses against them; and they tell of their sin like Sodom; they do not hide it. Woe to them! For they have completed a catastrophe for themselves.
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Tell the righteous person that it will be well, for they will eat the fruit of their deeds.
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Woe to the wicked! It will go badly for him, for the recompense of his hands will be done to him.
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My people-children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. My people, those who guide you lead you astray and confuse the direction of your path.
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Yahweh stands up for an accusation; he is standing to accuse the people.
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Yahweh will come with judgment against the elders of his people and their leaders: “You have ruined the vineyard; the plunder from the poor is in your houses.
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Why do you crush my people and grind the faces of the poor?” This is the declaration of the Lord, Yahweh of hosts.

A Warning to the Daughters of Zion

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Yahweh says that because the daughters of Zion are proud, walk along with their heads high, and flirt with their eyes, mincing along as they go and making a tinkling with their feet,
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therefore the Lord will form diseased scabs on the heads of the daughters of Zion, and Yahweh will make them bald.
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On that day the Lord will remove their beautiful ankle jewelry, head bands, the crescent ornaments,
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the ear pendants, the bracelets, and the veils;
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the headscarves, the ankle chains, the sashes, and the perfume boxes, and the lucky charms.
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He will remove the rings and the nose jewels;
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the festive robes, the mantles, the veils, and the handbags;
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the hand mirrors, the fine linen, the head pieces, and the wraps.
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Instead of sweet perfume there will be stench; and instead of a sash, a rope; instead of well-arranged hair, baldness; and instead of a robe, a covering of sackcloth; and branding instead of beauty.
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Your men will fall by the sword, and your strong men will fall in war.
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Jerusalem’s gates will lament and mourn; and she will be alone and sit upon the ground.
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For, behold,(a) the Lord, GOD of Armies, takes away from Jerusalem and from Judah supply and support, the whole supply of bread, and the whole supply of water;
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the mighty man, the man of war, the judge, the prophet, the diviner, the elder,
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the captain of fifty, the honorable man, the counselor, the skilled craftsman, and the clever enchanter.
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I will give boys to be their princes, and children shall rule over them.
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The 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.
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Indeed 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.”
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In 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.”
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For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen; because their tongue and their doings are against the LORD, to provoke the eyes of his glory.
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The 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.
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Tell the righteous that it will be well with them, for they will eat the fruit of their deeds.
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Woe to the wicked! Disaster is upon them, for the deeds of their hands will be paid back to them.
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As 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.
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The LORD stands up to contend, and stands to judge the peoples.
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The LORD 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.
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What do you mean that you crush my people, and grind the face of the poor?” says the Lord, the LORD of Armies.

A Warning to the Daughters of Zion

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Moreover the LORD 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;
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therefore the Lord brings sores on the crown of the head of the women of Zion, and the LORD will make their scalps bald.”
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In that day the Lord will take away the beauty of their anklets, the headbands, the crescent necklaces,
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the earrings, the bracelets, the veils,
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the headdresses, the ankle chains, the sashes, the perfume containers, the charms,
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the signet rings, the nose rings,
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the fine robes, the capes, the cloaks, the purses,
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the hand mirrors, the fine linen garments, the tiaras, and the shawls.
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It 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.
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Your men shall fall by the sword, and your mighty in the war.
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Her gates shall lament and mourn. She shall be desolate and sit on the ground.

Footnotes

(a)3:1 “Behold”, from “הִנֵּה”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection.
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