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Isaiah 3 :: New King James Version (NKJV)

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CHAPTER 3
Judgment on Judah and Jerusalem
Judgment on Judah
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1 For behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts,
​​Takes away from Jerusalem and from Judah
​​The stock and the store,
​​The whole supply of bread and the whole supply of water;
2 ​​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,
​​The counselor and the skillful artisan,
​​And the expert enchanter.
​
4 ​​“I will give children to be their princes,
​​And babes shall rule over them.
5 ​​The people will be oppressed,
​​Every one by another and every one by his neighbor;
​​The child will be insolent toward the elder,
​​And the base toward the honorable.”
​
6 ​​When a man takes hold of his brother
​​In the house of his father, saying,
​​“You have clothing;
​​You be our ruler,
​​And let these ruins be under your power,”[fn]
7 ​​In that day he will protest, saying,
​​“I cannot cure your ills,
​​For in my house is neither food nor clothing;
​​Do not make me a ruler of the people.”
​
8 ​​For Jerusalem stumbled,
​​And Judah is fallen,
​​Because their tongue and their doings
​​Are against the LORD,
​​To provoke the eyes of His glory.
9 ​​The look on their countenance witnesses against them,
​​And they declare their sin as Sodom;
​​They do not hide it.
​​Woe to their soul!
​​For they have brought evil upon themselves.
​
10 ​​“Say to the righteous that it shall be well with them,
​​For they shall eat the fruit of their doings.
11 ​​Woe to the wicked! It shall be ill with him,
​​For the reward of his hands shall be given him.
12 ​​As for My people, children are their oppressors,
​​And women rule over them.
​​O My people! Those who lead you cause you to err,
​​And destroy the way of your paths.”
Oppression and Luxury Condemned
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13 ​​The LORD stands up to plead,
​​And stands to judge the people.
14 ​​The LORD will enter into judgment
​​With the elders of His people
​​And His princes:
​​“For you have eaten up the vineyard;
​​The plunder of the poor is in your houses.
15 ​​What do you mean by crushing My people
​​And grinding the faces of the poor?”
​​Says the Lord GOD of hosts.
​
16 Moreover the LORD says:
​
​​“Because the daughters of Zion are haughty,
​​And walk with outstretched necks
​​And wanton eyes,
​​Walking and mincing as they go,
​​Making a jingling with their feet,
17 ​​Therefore the Lord will strike with a scab
​​The crown of the head of the daughters of Zion,
​​And the LORD will uncover their secret parts.”
​
18 ​​In that day the Lord will take away the finery:
​​The jingling anklets, the scarves, and the crescents;
19 ​​The pendants, the bracelets, and the veils;
20 ​​The headdresses, the leg ornaments, and the headbands;
​​The perfume boxes, the charms,
21 ​and the rings;
​​The nose jewels,
22 ​the festal apparel, and the mantles;
​​The outer garments, the purses,
23 ​and the mirrors;
​​The fine linen, the turbans, and the robes.
​
24 And so it shall be:
​
​​Instead of a sweet smell there will be a stench;
​​Instead of a sash, a rope;
​​Instead of well-set hair, baldness;
​​Instead of a rich robe, a girding of sackcloth;
​​And branding instead of beauty.
25 ​​Your men shall fall by the sword,
​​And your mighty in the war.
​
26 ​​Her gates shall lament and mourn,
​​And she being desolate shall sit on the ground.
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