Isaiah 3

1For behold, the Lord, the Lord of hosts, takes away from Judah and from Jerusalem the strong man and the strong woman; the strength of bread and the strength of water;

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2the mighty man and the man of war; the judge, the prophet, the diviner, and the elder;

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3the captain of fifty, the wonderful counselor, the skillful artisan, and the prudent disciple.

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4'I will give children to be their princes, and mockers shall rule over them.

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5The people will collapse, every one on another and every one on his neighbor. The child will be arrogant toward the elder and vulgar toward the honorable.'

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6When a man takes hold of his brother or his father's servant, saying, 'You have clothing; you be our ruler and let my food be under your roof.'

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7In that day, he will protest, saying, 'I will not be your ruler, for in my house there is neither food nor clothing. I will not be the ruler of this people.'

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8For Jerusalem is ruined and Judah is fallen, because their tongues are lawless and they are disobedient to the Lord. Now their glory is humbled.

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9The shame on their face witnesses against them. They declare and exhibit their sin as Sodom. Woe to their soul, for they planned evil upon themselves,

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10saying, 'Let us hand over the righteous man, for he is burdensome to us.' They shall eat the fruit of their doings.

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11Woe to the wicked! It shall be ill with him, for the reward of his hands shall be given him.

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12'O My people, your punishers gather you, and those who make demands of you rule over you. O My people, those who bless you lead you astray and trouble the path of your feet.'

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13The Lord stands up to plead and stands to judge His people.

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14The Lord will enter into judgment with the elders of His people and His princes: 'For you set fire to My vineyard and the plunder of the poor is in your houses.

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15What do you mean by crushing My people and grinding the faces of the poor?'

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16Moreover the Lord says, 'Because the daughters of Zion are haughty and walk with outstretched necks and wanton eyes, because they walk and mince as they go, making a jingling with their feet,

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17therefore the Lord will humble the chief daughters of Zion. The Lord will uncover their secret parts.'

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18In that day, the Lord will take away the glory of their garments and adornments: the hair-clasps, the tassels, the crescents,

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19the necklace, and the ornament on their faces;

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20even the collection of glorious adornment, the anklets and the armlets, the bracelets for the right arm and the finger-rings and the earrings,

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21the garments dyed and decorated with purple,

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22the house-coats and transparent Lyconian garments,

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23the fine linen—the hyacinthine and scarlet and flax interwoven with gold and hyacinth—and the flowing veils.

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24And so it shall be, instead of a sweet smell there will be dust; instead of a sash, a rope; instead of a golden ornament of the head, baldness; and for your deeds, instead of purple, you will have sackcloth.

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25Your most handsome son, whom you love, shall fall by the sword, and your mighty shall fall by the sword.

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26And your chests of adornments shall lament and mourn, and you shall be left to sit on the ground.

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