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Isaiah 3 1For, behold, the Lord, YHWH of hosts, doth take away from
Jerusalem and from Judah stay and staff, the whole stay of bread, and
the whole stay of water; 2the mighty man, and the man of war; the
judge, and the prophet, and the diviner, and the elder; 3the
captain of fifty, and the honorable man, and the counsellor, and the
expert artificer, and the skilful enchanter. 4And I will give
children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them. 5And
the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by
his neighbor: the child shall behave himself proudly against the old
man, and the base against the honorable. 6When a man shall take
hold of his brother in the house of his father, [saying], Thou hast
clothing, be you our ruler, and let this ruin be under your hand; 7in that day shall he lift up [his voice], saying, I will not be a
healer; for in my house is neither bread nor clothing: ye shall not
make me ruler of the people. 8For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah
is fallen; because their tongue and their doings are against Jehovah,
to provoke the eyes of his glory. 9The show 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 done evil unto
themselves. 10Say ye of the righteous, that [it shall be] well
[with him]; for they shall eat the fruit of their doings. 11Woe
unto the wicked! [it shall be] ill [with him]; for what his hands have
done shall be done unto him. 12As for my people, children are
their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they that lead
thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of your paths. 13YHWH standeth up to contend, and standeth to judge the peoples. 14YHWH will enter into judgment with the elders of his people,
and the princes thereof: It is ye that have eaten up the vineyard; the
spoil of the poor is in your houses: 15what mean ye that ye crush
my people, and grind the face of the poor? saith the Lord, YHWH of
hosts. 16Moreover YHWH said, Because the daughters of Zion are
haughty, and walk with outstretched necks and wanton eyes, walking and
mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet; 17therefore the Lord will smite with a scab the crown of the head of the
daughters of Zion, and YHWH will lay bare their secret parts. 18In that day the Lord will take away the beauty of their anklets, and
the cauls, and the crescents; 19the pendants, and the bracelets,
and the mufflers; 20the headtires, and the ankle chains, and the
sashes, and the perfume-boxes, and the amulets; 21the rings, and
the nose-jewels; 22the festival robes, and the mantles, and the
shawls, and the satchels; 23the hand-mirrors, and the fine linen,
and the turbans, and the veils. 24And it shall come to pass, that
instead of sweet spices there shall be rottenness; and instead of a
girdle, a rope; and instead of well set hair, baldness; and instead of
a robe, a girding of sackcloth; branding instead of beauty. 25Thy
men shall fall by the sword, and your mighty in the war. 26And her
gates shall lament and mourn; and she shall be desolate and sit upon
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