< Isaiah 3 >

1 For here! the lord Yahweh of hosts [is] about to remove from Jerusalem and from Judah support and support every support of food and every support of water.
For look, the Lord YHWH of hosts takes away from Jerusalem and from Judah supply and support, the whole supply of bread, and the whole supply of water;
2 Warrior and man of war judge and prophet and diviner and elder.
the mighty man, the man of war, the judge, the prophet, the diviner, the elder,
3 Commander of fifty and [one] uplifted of face and counselor and skillful [one] of magic arts and understanding [one] of charming.
the captain of fifty, the honorable man, the counselor, the skilled craftsman, and the clever enchanter.
4 And I will make youths leaders their and wantonness they will rule over them.
And I will make youths to be their leaders, and capricious children shall rule over them.
5 And it will oppress the people each a person and each neighbor his they will act insolently the youth[s] in the old [person] and the lightly esteemed in the honored.
The people will be oppressed, everyone by another, and everyone by his neighbor. The child will behave himself proudly against the old man, and the base against the honorable.
6 For he will seize each brother his [the] house of father his a cloak [belongs] to you a ruler you will be of us and the heap of ruins this [will be] under hand your.
Indeed a man shall take hold of his brother in the house of his father, saying, "You have clothing, you be our ruler, and let this ruin be under your control."
7 He will lift up in the day that - saying not I will be a wrapper and in house my there not [is] food and there not [is] a cloak not you must appoint me a ruler of [the] people.
In that day he will cry out, saying, I will not be a healer; for in my house is neither bread nor clothing. You shall not make me ruler of the people.
8 For it has stumbled Jerusalem and Judah it has fallen for tongue their and deeds their [are] against Yahweh to rebel toward [the] eyes of glory his.
For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen; because their tongue and their doings are against YHWH, to provoke the eyes of his glory.
9 [the] expression of Faces their it has testified against them and sin their like Sodom they have declared not they have hidden [it] woe! to self their for they have done to themselves harm.
The look of their faces testify against them. They parade their sin like Sodom. They do not hide it. Woe to their soul. For they have brought disaster upon themselves.
10 Tell [the] righteous that good for [the] fruit of deeds their they will eat.
Tell the righteous "Good." For they shall eat the fruit of their deeds.
11 Woe! to [the] wicked it will be bad for [the] dealing of hands his it will be done to him.
Woe to the wicked. Disaster is upon them; for the work of his hands will be done to him.
12 People my oppressors its [is] acting like children and women they have ruled over it O people my guides your [are] misleading and [the] way of paths your they have confused.
As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. My people, those who lead you cause you to err, and destroy the way of your paths.
13 [is] taking his stand To conduct a case Yahweh and [is] standing to judge peoples.
YHWH stands up to contend, and stands to judge his people.
14 Yahweh in judgment he will come with [the] elders of people his and leaders its and you you have consumed the vineyard [the] plunder of the poor [is] in houses your.
YHWH will enter into judgment with the elders of his people, and their leaders: "It is you who have eaten up the vineyard. The spoil of the poor is in your houses.
15 (What [is] to you? *Q(K)*) you crush people my and [the] faces of poor [people] you grind [the] utterance of [the] Lord Yahweh of hosts.
What do you mean that you crush my people, and grind the face of the poor?" says YHWH of hosts.
16 And he said Yahweh because that they are haughty [the] daughters of Zion and they have walked (stretched out *Q(k)*) of neck and making seductive glances of eyes walking and mincing along they walk and on feet their they tinkle with anklets.
Moreover YHWH said, "Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with outstretched necks and flirting eyes, walking to trip as they go, jingling ornaments on their feet;
17 And he will make scabby [the] Lord scalp of [the] daughters of Zion and Yahweh forehead their he will lay bare.
therefore YHWH brings sores on the crown of the head of the women of Zion, and YHWH will make their scalps bald."
18 In the day that he will remove [the] Lord [the] splendor of the anklets and the amulets and the ornaments.
In that day YHWH will take away the beauty of their anklets, the headbands, the crescent necklaces,
19 The pendants and the bracelets and the veils.
the earrings, the bracelets, the veils,
20 The head-dresses and the ankle chains and the sashes and [the] houses of the breath and the amulets.
the headdresses, the ankle chains, the sashes, the perfume bottles, the charms,
21 The signet-rings and [the] rings of the nose.
the signet rings, the nose rings,
22 The robes and the over-tunics and the cloaks and the purses.
the fine robes, the capes, the cloaks, the purses,
23 And the mirrors and the linen garments and the headdresses and the shawls.
the hand mirrors, the fine linen garments, the tiaras, and the shawls.
24 And it will be in place of perfume rottenness it will be and in place of a belt a rope and in place of a work well-set hair baldness and in place of a robe a girding of sackcloth branding in place of beauty.
It shall happen that instead of sweet spices, there shall be rottenness; instead of a belt, a rope; instead of well set hair, baldness; instead of a robe, a girding of sackcloth; and branding instead of beauty.
25 Men your by the sword they will fall and strength your in battle.
Your men shall fall by the sword, and your mighty in the war.
26 And they will lament and they will mourn gates its and it will be emptied to the ground it will sit.
Her gates shall lament and mourn; and she shall be desolate and sit on the ground.

< Isaiah 3 >