Isaiah 3

1 For lo, the Lord God of hostes will take away from Ierusalem and from Iudah the stay and the strength: euen all the staye of bread, and all the stay of water,

For behold the sovereign the Lord of hosts shall take away from Jerusalem, and from Juda the valiant and the strong, the whole strength of bread, and the whole strength of water.

2 The strong man, and the man of warre, the iudge and the prophet, the prudent and the aged,

The strong man, and the man of war, the judge, and the prophet, and the cunning man, and the ancient.

3 The captaine of fiftie, and the honourable, and the counseller, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent man.

The captain over fifty, and the honourable in countenance, and the counsellor, and the architect, and the skillful in eloquent speech.

4 And I will appoint children to bee their princes, and babes shall rule ouer them.

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

5 The people shalbe oppressed one of another, and euery one by his neighbour: the children shall presume against the ancient, and the vile against the honourable.

And the people shall rush one upon another, and every man against his neighbour: the child shall make it tumult against the ancient, and the base against the honourable.

6 When euery one shall take holde of his brother of the house of his father, and say, Thou hast clothing: thou shalt bee our prince, and let this fall be vnder thine hand.

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

7 In that day hee shall sweare, saying, I cannot bee an helper: for there is no bread in mine house, nor clothing: therefore make me no prince of the people.

In that day he shall answer, saying: I am no healer, and in my house there is no bread, nor clothing: make me not ruler of the people.

8 Doubtlesse Ierusalem is fallen, and Iudah is fallen downe, because their tongue and workes are against the Lord, to prouoke the eyes of his glory.

For Jerusalem is ruined, and Juda is fallen: because their tongue, and their devices are against the Lord, to provoke the eyes of his majesty.

9 The triall of their countenance testifieth against them, yea, they declare their sinnes as Sodom, they hide them not. Wo be vnto their soules: for they haue rewarded euil vnto themselues.

The shew of their countenance hath answered them: and they have proclaimed abroad their sin as Sodom, and they have not hid it: woe to their souls, for evils are rendered to them.

10 Say ye, Surely it shalbe well with the iust: for they shall eate the fruite of their workes.

Say to the just man that it is well, for he shall eat the fruit of his doings.

11 Woe be to the wicked, it shalbe euill with him: for the reward of his handes shalbe giuen him.

Woe to the wicked unto evil: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.

12 Children are extortioners of my people, and women haue rule ouer them: O my people, they that leade thee, cause thee to erre, and destroy the way of thy paths.

As for my people, their oppressors have stripped them, and women have ruled over them. O my people, they that call thee blessed, the same deceive thee, and destroy the way of thy steps.

13 The Lord standeth vp to pleade, yea, hee standeth to iudge the people.

The Lord standeth up to judge, and he standeth to judge the people.

14 The Lord shall enter into iudgement with the Ancients of his people and the princes thereof: for ye haue eaten vp the vineyarde: the spoyle of the poore is in your houses.

The Lord will enter into judgment with the ancients of his people, and its princes: for you have devoured the vineyard, and the spoil of the poor is in your house.

15 What haue ye to do, that ye beate my people to pieces, and grinde the faces of the poore, saith the Lord, euen the Lord of hoasts?

Why do you consume my people, and grind the faces of the poor? saith the Lord the God of hosts.

16 The Lord also saith, Because the daughters of Zion are hautie, and walke with stretched out neckes, and with wandering eyes, walking and minsing as they goe, and making a tinkeling with their feete,

And the Lord said: Because the daughters of Sion are haughty, and have walked with stretched out necks, and wanton glances of their eyes, and made a noise as they walked with their feet and moved in a set pace:

17 Therefore shall the Lord make the heades of the daughters of Zion balde, and the Lord shall discouer their secrete partes.

The Lord will make bald the crown of the head of the daughters of Sion, and the Lord will discover their hair.

18 In that day shall the Lord take away the ornament of the slippers, and the calles, and the round tyres,

In that day the Lord will take away the ornaments of shoes, and little moons,

19 The sweete balles, and the brasselets, and the bonnets,

And chains and necklaces, and bracelets, and bonnets,

20 The tyres of the head, and the sloppes, and the head bandes, and the tablets, and the earings,

And bodkins, and ornaments of the legs, and tablets, and sweet balls, and earrings,

21 The rings and the mufflers,

And rings, and jewels hanging on the forehead,

22 The costly apparell and the vailes, and the wimples, and the crisping pinnes,

And changes of apparel, and short cloaks, and fine linen, and crisping pins,

23 And the glasses and the fine linen, and the hoodes, and the launes.

And looking-glasses, and lawns, and headbands, and fine veils.

24 And in steade of sweete sauour, there shall be stinke, and in steade of a girdle, a rent, and in steade of dressing of the heare, baldnesse, and in steade of a stomacher, a girding of sackecloth, and burning in steade of beautie.

And instead of a sweet smell there shall be stench, and instead of a girdle, a cord, and instead of curled hair, baldness, and instead of a stomacher, haircloth.

25 Thy men shall fall by the sworde, and thy strength in the battell.

Thy fairest men also shall fall by the sword, and thy valiant ones in battle.

26 Then shall her gates mourne and lament, and she, being desolate, shall sit vpon the ground.

And her gates shall lament and mourn, and she shall sit desolate on the ground.