Isaiah 3
1 See, the Lord Yahweh of hosts is about to take away from Jerusalem and from Judah support and staff: the whole supply of bread and the whole supply of water,
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.
2 the mighty man and the warrior, the judge and the prophet, the one who practices divination and the elder,
The hero, and the man of war, the judge, and the prophet, and the prudent, and the ancient,
3 the captain of fifty and the respected citizen, the counselor, the expert craftsman and the skillful enchanter.
The captain of fifty, and the honorable man, and the counsellor, and the skilful artificer, and the eloquent orator.
4 “I will place mere youths as their leaders, and the young will rule over them.
And I will set up boys as their princes, and children shall rule over them.
5 The people will be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbor; the child will insult the elderly, and the degraded will challenge the honorable.
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.
6 A man will even take hold of his brother in his father's house and say, 'You have a coat; be our ruler, and let this ruin be in your hands.'
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:
7 On that day he will shout and say, 'I will not be a healer; I have no bread or clothing. You will not make me ruler of the people.'”
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.
8 For Jerusalem has stumbled, and Judah has fallen, because their speech and their actions are against Yahweh, defying the eyes of his glory.
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.
9 The look on their faces witnesses against them; and they tell of their sin like Sodom; they do not hide it. Woe to them! For they have completed a catastrophe for themselves.
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.
10 Tell the righteous person that it will be well, for they will eat the fruit of their deeds.
Say ye to the righteous, that he hath done well; for the fruit of their doings shall they eat.
11 Woe to the wicked! It will go badly for him, for the recompense of his hands will be done to him.
Woe unto the wicked who doeth evil; for the recompense of his hands shall be bestowed on him.
12 My people—children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. My people, those who guide you lead you astray and confuse the direction of your path.
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.
13 Yahweh stands up for an accusation; he is standing to accuse the people.
The Lord is stepped forth to plead, and standeth up to judge the people.
14 Yahweh will come with judgment against the elders of his people and their leaders: “You have ruined the vineyard; the plunder from the poor is in your houses.
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.
15 Why do you crush my people and grind the faces of the poor?” This is the declaration of the Lord Yahweh of hosts.
What mean ye that ye crush my people, and grind down the faces of the poor? saith the Lord the Eternal of hosts.
16 Yahweh says that because the daughters of Zion are proud, they walk with their necks extended, with flirting eyes, walking with tiny steps as they go, making tinkling sounds from bracelets on their ankles.
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:
17 Therefore the Lord will form scabs on the heads of the daughters of Zion, and Yahweh will make them bald.
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.
18 On that day the Lord will remove their beautiful ankle jewelry, head bands, the crescent ornaments,
On that day will the Lord take away the beauty of their tinkling shoe-buckles, and the hair-nets, and the crescent-shaped ornaments,
19 the ear pendants, the bracelets, and the veils;
The drops, and the bracelets, and the mufflers,
20 the headscarves, the ankle chains, the sashes, and the perfume boxes, and the lucky charms.
The bonnets, and the foot-chains, and the head-bands, and the tablets, and the earrings,
21 He will remove the rings and the nose jewels;
The finger-rings, and nose-jewels,
22 the festive robes, the mantles, the veils, and the handbags;
The changeable suits of apparel, and the mantles, and the shawls, and the pockets.
23 the hand mirrors, the fine linen, the head pieces, and the wraps.
The mirrors, and the chemisettes, and the turbans, and the long vails.
24 Instead of sweet perfume there will be stench; and instead of a sash, a rope; instead of well-arranged hair, baldness; and instead of a robe, a covering of sackcloth; and branding instead of beauty.
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.
25 Your men will fall by the sword, and your strong men will fall in war.
Thy men shall fall by the sword, and thy mighty ones in the war.
26 Jerusalem's gates will lament and mourn; and she will be alone and sit upon the ground.
And then shall her gates lament and mourn; and stript of all shall she sit upon the ground.
