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| Isaiah 3:1 | For, behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem and from Judah the stay and the staff, the whole stay of bread, and the whole stay of water, | For the Lord, the Lord of armies, is about to take away from Jerusalem and from Judah all their support; their store of bread and of water; |
| Isaiah 3:2 | The mighty man, and the man of war, the judge, and the prophet, and the prudent, and the ancient, | The strong man and the man of war; the judge and the prophet; the man who has knowledge of secret arts, and the man who is wise because of his years; |
| Isaiah 3:3 | The captain of fifty, and the honourable man, and the counseller, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator. | The captain of fifty, and the man of high position, and the wise guide, and the wonder-worker, and he who makes use of secret powers. |
| Isaiah 3:4 | And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them. | And I will make children their chiefs, and foolish ones will have rule over them. |
| Isaiah 3:5 | And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbour: the child shall behave himself proudly against the ancient, and the base against the honourable. | And the people will be crushed, every one by his neighbour; the young will be full of pride against the old, and those of low position will be lifted up against the noble. |
| Isaiah 3:6 | When a man shall take hold of his brother of the house of his father, saying, Thou hast clothing, be thou our ruler, and let this ruin be under thy hand: | When one man puts his hand on another in his father's house, and says, You have clothing, be our ruler and be responsible for us in our sad condition: |
| Isaiah 3:7 | In that day shall he swear, saying, I will not be an healer; for in my house is neither bread nor clothing: make me not a ruler of the people. | Then he will say with an oath, I will not be a helper, for in my house there is no bread or clothing: I will not let you make me a ruler of the people. |
| Isaiah 3:8 | 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. | For Jerusalem has become feeble, and destruction has come on Judah, because their words and their acts are against the Lord, moving the eyes of his glory to wrath. |
| Isaiah 3:9 | The shew of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have rewarded evil unto themselves. | Their respect for a man's position is a witness against them; and their sin is open to the view of all; like that of Sodom, it is not covered. A curse on their soul! for the measure of their sin is full. |
| Isaiah 3:10 | Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings. | Happy is the upright man! for he will have joy of the fruit of his ways. |
| Isaiah 3:11 | Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him. | Unhappy is the sinner! for the reward of his evil doings will come on him. |
| Isaiah 3:12 | As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths. | As for my people, their ruler is acting like a child, and those who have authority over them are women. O my people, your guides are the cause of your wandering, turning your footsteps out of the right way. |
| Isaiah 3:13 | The LORD standeth up to plead, and standeth to judge the people. | The Lord is ready to take up his cause against his people, and is about to come forward as their judge. |
| Isaiah 3:14 | The LORD will enter into judgment with the ancients of his people, and the princes thereof: for ye have eaten up the vineyard; the spoil of the poor is in your houses. | The Lord comes to be the judge of their responsible men and of their rulers: it is you who have made waste the vine-garden, and in your houses is the property of the poor which you have taken by force. |
| Isaiah 3:15 | What mean ye that ye beat my people to pieces, and grind the faces of the poor? saith the LORD GOD of hosts. | By what right are you crushing my people, and putting a bitter yoke on the necks of the poor? This is the word of the Lord, the Lord of armies. |
| Isaiah 3:16 | Moreover the LORD saith, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet: | Again, the Lord has said, Because the daughters of Zion are full of pride, and go with outstretched necks and wandering eyes, with their foot-chains sounding when they go: |
| Isaiah 3:17 | Therefore the LORD will smite with a scab the crown of the head of the daughters of Zion, and the LORD will discover their secret parts. | The Lord will send disease on the heads of the daughters of Zion, and the Lord will let their secret parts be seen. |
| Isaiah 3:18 | In that day the Lord will take away the bravery of their tinkling ornaments about their feet, and their cauls, and their round tires like the moon, | In that day the Lord will take away the glory of their foot-rings, and their sun-jewels, and their moon-ornaments, |
| Isaiah 3:19 | The chains, and the bracelets, and the mufflers, | The ear-rings, and the chains, and the delicate clothing, |
| Isaiah 3:20 | The bonnets, and the ornaments of the legs, and the headbands, and the tablets, and the earrings, | The head-bands, and the arm-chains, and the worked bands, and the perfume-boxes, and the jewels with secret powers, |
| Isaiah 3:21 | The rings, and nose jewels, | The rings, and the nose-jewels, |
| Isaiah 3:22 | The changeable suits of apparel, and the mantles, and the wimples, and the crisping pins, | The feast-day dresses, and the robes, and the wide skirts, and the handbags, |
| Isaiah 3:23 | The glasses, and the fine linen, and the hoods, and the vails. | The looking-glasses, and the fair linen, and the high head-dresses, and the veils. |
| Isaiah 3:24 | And it shall come to pass, that instead of sweet smell there shall be stink; and instead of a girdle a rent; and instead of well set hair baldness; and instead of a stomacher a girding of sackcloth; and burning instead of beauty. | And in the place of sweet spices will be an evil smell, and for a fair band a thick cord; for a well-dressed head there will be the cutting-off of the hair, and for a beautiful robe there will be the clothing of sorrow; the mark of the prisoner in place of the ornaments of the free. |
| Isaiah 3:25 | Thy men shall fall by the sword, and thy mighty in the war. | Your men will be put to the sword, and your men of war will come to destruction in the fight. |
| Isaiah 3:26 | And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she being desolate shall sit upon the ground. | And in the public places of her towns will be sorrow and weeping; and she will be seated on the earth, waste and uncovered. |
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