Isaiah 3

1 For behold, the sovereign Lord of hosts will take away, from Jerusalem and from Judah, the powerful and the strong: all the strength from bread, and all the strength from water;

For, behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem and from Judah stay and staff, every stay of bread, and every stay of water;

2 the strong man, and the man of war, the judge and the prophet, and the seer and the elder;

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

3 the leader over fifty and the honorable in appearance; and the counselor, and the wise among builders, and the skillful in mystical speech.

The captain of fifty, and the man of rank, and the counsellor, and the cunning charmer, and the skilful enchanter.

4 And I will provide children as their leaders, and the effeminate will rule over them.

And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them.

5 And the people will rush, man against man, and each one against his neighbor. The child shall rebel against the elder, and the ignoble against the noble.

And the people shall oppress one another, every man his fellow, and every man his neighbour; the child shall behave insolently against the aged, and the base against the honourable,

6 For a man will apprehend his brother, from the household of his own father, saying: “The vestment is yours. Be our leader, but let this ruin be under your hand.”

For a man shall take hold of his brother of the house of his father: 'Thou hast a mantle, be thou our ruler, and let this ruin be under thy hand.'

7 In that day, he will respond by saying: “I am not a healer, and there is no bread or vestment in my house. Do not choose to appoint me as a leader of the people.”

In that day shall he swear, saying: 'I will not be a healer; for in my house is neither bread nor a mantle; ye shall not make me ruler of a people.'

8 For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah has fallen, because their words and their plans are against the Lord, in order to provoke the eyes of his majesty.

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.

9 The acknowledgement of their countenance is their response. For they have proclaimed their own sin, like Sodom; and they have not concealed it. Woe to their souls! For evils are being repaid to them.

The 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 wrought evil unto themselves.

10 Tell the just man that it is well, for he shall eat from the fruit from his own plans.

Say ye of the righteous, that it shall be well with him; for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.

11 Woe to the impious man immersed in evil! For retribution will be given to him from his own hands.

Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him; for the work of his hands shall be done to him.

12 As for my people, their oppressors have despoiled them, and women have ruled over them. My people, who call you blessed, the same are deceiving you and disrupting the path of your steps.

As for My people, a babe is their master, and women rule over them. O My people, they that lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths.

13 The Lord stands for judgment, and he stands to judge the people.

The LORD standeth up to plead, and standeth to judge the peoples.

14 The Lord will enter into judgment with the elders of his people, and with their leaders. For you have been devouring the vineyard, and the plunder from the poor is in your house.

The LORD 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;

15 Why do you wear down my people, and grind up the faces of the poor, says the Lord, the God of hosts?

What mean ye that ye crush My people, and grind the face of the poor?' saith the Lord, the GOD of hosts.

16 And the Lord said: Because the daughters of Zion have been lifted up, and have walked with extended necks and winking eyes, because they have continued on, walking noisily and advancing with a pretentious stride,

Moreover the LORD said: 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;

17 the Lord will make the heads of the daughters of Zion bald, and the Lord will strip them of the locks of their hair.

Therefore the Lord will smite with a scab the crown of the head of the daughters of Zion, and the LORD will lay bare their secret parts.

18 In that day, the Lord will take away their decorative shoes,

In that day the Lord will take away the bravery of their anklets, and the fillets, and the crescents;

19 and the little moons and chains, and the necklaces and bracelets, and the hats,

the pendants, and the bracelets, and the veils;

20 and the ornaments for their hair, and the anklets, and the touches of myrrh and little bottles of perfumes, and the earrings,

the headtires, and the armlets, and the sashes, and the corselets, and the amulets;

21 and the rings, and the jewels hanging on their foreheads,

the rings, and the nose-jewels;

22 and the continual changes in appearance, and the short skirts, and the fine linens and embroidered cloths,

the aprons, and the mantelets, and the cloaks, and the girdles;

23 and the mirrors, and scarves, and ribbons, and their sparse clothing.

and the gauze robes, and the fine linen, and the turbans, and the mantles.

24 And in place of a sweet fragrance, there will be stench. And in place of a belt, there will be a rope. And in place of stylish hair, there will be baldness. And in place of a blouse, there will be haircloth.

And it shall come to pass, that instead of sweet spices there shall be rottenness; and instead of a girdle rags; and instead of curled hair baldness; and instead of a stomacher a girding of sackcloth; branding instead of beauty.

25 Likewise, your most handsome men will fall by the sword, and your strong men will fall in battle.

Thy men shall fall by the sword, and thy mighty in the war.

26 And her gates will grieve and mourn. And she will sit on the ground, desolate.

And her gates shall lament and mourn; and utterly bereft she shall sit upon the ground.