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Isaiah 3 :: New International Version (NIV)

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Judgment on Jerusalem and Judah

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:1 - See now, the Lord, the LORD Almighty, is about to take from Jerusalem and Judah both supply and support: all supplies of food and all supplies of water,

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:2 - the hero and the warrior, the judge and the prophet, the diviner and the elder,

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:3 - the captain of fifty and the man of rank, the counselor, skilled craftsman and clever enchanter.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:4 - “I will make mere youths their officials; children will rule over them.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:5 - People will oppress each other— man against man, neighbor against neighbor. The young will rise up against the old, the nobody against the honored.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:6 - A man will seize one of his brothers in his father’s house, and say, “You have a cloak, you be our leader; take charge of this heap of ruins!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:7 - But in that day he will cry out, “I have no remedy. I have no food or clothing in my house; do not make me the leader of the people.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:8 - Jerusalem staggers, Judah is falling; their words and deeds are against the LORD, defying his glorious presence.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:9 - The look on their faces testifies against them; they parade their sin like Sodom; they do not hide it. Woe to them! They have brought disaster upon themselves.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:10 - Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their deeds.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:11 - Woe to the wicked! Disaster is upon them! They will be paid back for what their hands have done.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:12 - Youths oppress my people, women rule over them. My people, your guides lead you astray; they turn you from the path.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:13 - The LORD takes his place in court; he rises to judge the people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:14 - The LORD enters into judgment against the elders and leaders of his people: “It is you who have ruined my vineyard; the plunder from the poor is in your houses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:15 - What do you mean by crushing my people and grinding the faces of the poor?”

declares the Lord, the LORD Almighty.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:16 - The LORD says, “The women of Zion are haughty, walking along with outstretched necks, flirting with their eyes, strutting along with swaying hips, with ornaments jingling on their ankles.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:17 - Therefore the Lord will bring sores on the heads of the women of Zion; the LORD will make their scalps bald.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:18 - In that day the Lord will snatch away their finery: the bangles and headbands and crescent necklaces,

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:19 - the earrings and bracelets and veils,

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:20 - the headdresses and anklets and sashes, the perfume bottles and charms,

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:21 - the signet rings and nose rings,

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:22 - the fine robes and the capes and cloaks, the purses

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:23 - and mirrors, and the linen garments and tiaras and shawls.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:24 - Instead of fragrance there will be a stench; instead of a sash, a rope; instead of well-dressed hair, baldness; instead of fine clothing, sackcloth; instead of beauty, branding.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:25 - Your men will fall by the sword, your warriors in battle.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:26 - The gates of Zion will lament and mourn; destitute, she will sit on the ground.
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Isaiah Chapter 3 — Additional Translations:

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