Isaiah 3

1 For, behold, the Lord, the Eternal of hosts, doth remove from Jerusalem and from Judah stay and staff, every stay of bread, and every stay of water.

For, behold, the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, takes away from Jerusalem and from Judah support and staff, the whole support of bread, and the whole support of water,

2 The hero, and the man of war, the judge, and the prophet, and the prudent, and the ancient,

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

3 The captain of fifty, and the honorable man, and the counsellor, and the skilful artificer, and the eloquent orator.

the captain of fifty, and the honorable man, and the counselor, and the expert craftsman, and the skilful enchanter.

4 And I will set up boys as their princes, and children shall rule over them.

And I will give sons to be their rulers, and babes shall rule over them.

5 And so shall the people press man against man, and one against the other: the boy shall demean himself proudly against the ancient, and the base against the honorable.

And 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.

6 When a man will seize hold on his brother in the house of his father, [saying, ] Thou hast a garment, thou shalt be our ruler, and let this ruin be under thy hand:

When a man shall take hold of his brother in the house of his father, saying, Thou have clothing, be thou our ruler, and let this ruin be under thy hand,

7 He will swear on that day, saying, I will not be a chief; and in my house is neither bread nor clothing; you shall not appoint me a ruler of the people.

in that day he shall 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.

8 For Jerusalem is sunk to decay, and Judah is fallen; because their tongue and their doings are against the Lord, to incense the eyes of his glory.

For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen, because their tongue and their doings are against Jehovah, to provoke the eyes of his glory.

9 The boldness of their face testifieth against them; and like Sodom they tell openly their sin, they conceal it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have prepared evil unto themselves.

The show of their countenance witnesses against them, and they declare their sin as Sodom; they do not hide it. Woe to their soul! For they have done evil to themselves.

10 Say ye to the righteous, that he hath done well; for the fruit of their doings shall they eat.

Say ye of the righteous, that it is well, for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.

11 Woe unto the wicked who doeth evil; for the recompense of his hands shall be bestowed on him.

Woe to the wicked! It is ill with him, for what his hands have done shall be done to him.

12 My people! their oppressors are children, and women rule over them. O my people! thy leaders cause thee to err, and the direction of thy paths they corrupt.

As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, those who lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths.

13 The Lord is stepped forth to plead, and standeth up to judge the people.

Jehovah stands up to contend, and stands to judge the peoples.

14 The Lord will enter into judgment with the ancients of his people, and their princes; but ye—ye have eaten up the vineyard; the plunder of the poor is in your houses.

Jehovah will enter into judgment with the elders of his people, and the rulers of it. It is ye who have eaten up the vineyard; the spoil of a poor man is in your houses.

15 What mean ye that ye crush my people, and grind down the faces of the poor? saith the Lord the Eternal of hosts.

What do ye mean that ye crush my people, and grind the face of the poor? says the Lord, Jehovah of hosts.

16 And the Lord said, Forasmuch as the daughters of Zion are proud, and walk with stretched forth necks and casting about their eyes, walking and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet:

Moreover Jehovah 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,

17 Therefore will the Lord smite with leprosy the crown of the head of the daughters of Zion, and the Lord will lay open their nakedness.

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

18 On that day will the Lord take away the beauty of their tinkling shoe-buckles, and the hair-nets, and the crescent-shaped ornaments,

In that day the Lord will take away the beauty of their anklets, and the hair nets, and the crescents,

19 The drops, and the bracelets, and the mufflers,

the pendants, and the bracelets, and the mufflers,

20 The bonnets, and the foot-chains, and the head-bands, and the tablets, and the earrings,

the bonnets, and the ankle chains, and the sashes, and the perfume-boxes, and the amulets,

21 The finger-rings, and nose-jewels,

the rings, and the nose-jewels,

22 The changeable suits of apparel, and the mantles, and the shawls, and the pockets.

the festival robes, and the mantles, and the shawls, and the satchels,

23 The mirrors, and the chemisettes, and the turbans, and the long vails.

the hand-mirrors, and the fine linen, and the turbans, and the veils.

24 And it shall come to pass, that instead of sweet smell there shall be corruption; and instead of a girdle a rope; and instead of curled hair baldness; and instead of a wide garment a girding of sackcloth, a mark of burning instead of beauty.

And 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.

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

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

26 And then shall her gates lament and mourn; and stript of all shall she sit upon the ground.

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