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, Taketh away from Jerusalem and from Judah every stay and support; The whole stay of bread, and the whole stay 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 warrior, The judge, the prophet, the diviner, and the sage,

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, The counsellor, the expert in arts, and the skilful in charms.

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

And I will make boys their princes, And children 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 oppress one another, Man striving against man, and neighbor against neighbor; The boy shall behave himself insolently toward the aged, And the base toward 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:

Then shall a man take hold of his brother in his father's house, [[and say, ]] Thou hast yet clothing, Be thou our ruler, And take this ruin into thy hands!

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.

But in that day shall he lift up his hand, and say: I am no healer; In my house is neither bread nor raiment; Make not 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 tottereth, and Judah falleth, Because their tongues and their deeds are against Jehovah, To provoke his holy eyes.

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.

Their very countenance witnesseth against them; They publish their sin like Sodom; they hide it not; Woe to them, for they bring evil upon 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 shall be well with him, For he shall eat the fruit of his 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 shall be ill with him, For the work of his hands shall be repaid 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, thy leaders cause thee to err, And destroy the way in which thou walkest!

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

Jehovah standeth up to maintain his cause; He standeth up to judge his people.

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 entereth into judgment with the elders of his people, and their princes: “So then ye have consumed the vineyard; The plunder of the poor 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 mean ye, that ye crush my people, And grind the faces of the poor?” Saith Jehovah, the Lord 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:

Thus, also, saith Jehovah: Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, And walk with outstretched necks, And glance their eyes wantonly, Mincing their steps as they go, And tinkling with their foot-clasps,

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 will the Lord make their heads bald, And Jehovah will expose their nakedness.

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 shall the Lord take from them The ornaments of the foot-clasps, and the net-works, and the crescents;

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

The ear-rings, and the bracelets, and the veils;

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

The turbans, and the ankle-chains, and the belts; The perfume-boxes, and the amulets;

21 The finger-rings, and nose-jewels,

The finger-rings, and the nose-jewels;

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

The embroidered robes, and the tunics, and the cloaks, and the purses;

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

The mirrors, and the linen shifts, and the head-bands, and the large 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 instead of perfume there shall be corruption; Instead of a belt, a rope; Instead of curled locks, baldness; Instead of a wide mantle, a covering of sackcloth; Fire-scars 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, Yea, thy mighty men in battle;

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

Her gates shall lament and mourn, And she, being desolate, shall sit upon the ground.