1See 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,2the hero and the warrior, the judge and the prophet, the diviner and the elder,3the captain of fifty and the man of rank, the counsellor, skilled craftsman and clever enchanter.4‘I will make mere youths their officials; children will rule over them.’5People will oppress each other – man against man, neighbour against neighbour. The young will rise up against the old, the nobody against the honoured.6A 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!’7But 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.’8Jerusalem staggers, Judah is falling; their words and deeds are against the Lord, defying his glorious presence.9The 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.10Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their deeds.11Woe to the wicked! Disaster is upon them! They will be paid back for what their hands have done.12Youths oppress my people, women rule over them. My people, your guides lead you astray; they turn you from the path.13The Lord takes his place in court; he rises to judge the people.14The 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.15What do you mean by crushing my people and grinding the faces of the poor?’ declares the Lord, the Lord Almighty.16The 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.17Therefore the Lord will bring sores on the heads of the women of Zion; the Lord will make their scalps bald.’18In that day the Lord will snatch away their finery: the bangles and headbands and crescent necklaces,19the earrings and bracelets and veils,20the head-dresses and anklets and sashes, the perfume bottles and charms,21the signet rings and nose rings,22the fine robes and the capes and cloaks, the purses23and mirrors, and the linen garments and tiaras and shawls.24Instead 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.25Your men will fall by the sword, your warriors in battle.26The gates of Zion will lament and mourn; destitute, she will sit on the ground.
Isaiah 3
English Standard Version
Judgment on Judah and Jerusalem
1For behold, the Lord God of hosts is taking away from Jerusalem and from Judah support and supply,[1] all support of bread, and all support of water; (Le 26:26; Isa 1:24; Eze 4:16)2the mighty man and the soldier, the judge and the prophet, the diviner and the elder, (2Ki 24:14; Eze 17:13)3the captain of fifty and the man of rank, the counselor and the skillful magician and the expert in charms.4And I will make boys their princes, and infants[2] shall rule over them. (Ec 10:16; Isa 3:12)5And the people will oppress one another, every one his fellow and every one his neighbor; the youth will be insolent to the elder, and the despised to the honorable. (Mic 7:3)6For a man will take hold of his brother in the house of his father, saying: “You have a cloak; you shall be our leader, and this heap of ruins shall be under your rule”; (Isa 4:1)7in that day he will speak out, saying: “I will not be a healer;[3] in my house there is neither bread nor cloak; you shall not make me leader of the people.” (Isa 1:6)8For Jerusalem has stumbled, and Judah has fallen, because their speech and their deeds are against the Lord, defying his glorious presence.[4] (Ps 73:9; Isa 65:3)9For the look on their faces bears witness against them; they proclaim their sin like Sodom; they do not hide it. Woe to them! For they have brought evil on themselves. (Ge 13:13; Ge 18:20; Eze 16:46; Eze 16:48; Ro 6:23)10Tell the righteous that it shall be well with them, for they shall eat the fruit of their deeds. (De 28:1; Ps 128:2; Ec 8:12)11Woe to the wicked! It shall be ill with him, for what his hands have dealt out shall be done to him. (De 28:15; Ec 8:13)12My people—infants are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, your guides mislead you and they have swallowed up[5] the course of your paths. (Isa 3:4; Isa 28:14)13The Lord has taken his place to contend; he stands to judge peoples. (Ps 7:6; Ho 4:1)14The Lord will enter into judgment with the elders and princes of his people: “It is you who have devoured[6] the vineyard, the spoil of the poor is in your houses. (Ps 14:4; Am 3:10; Mic 3:1)15What do you mean by crushing my people, by grinding the face of the poor?” declares the Lord God of hosts. (Ps 94:5)16The Lord said: Because the daughters of Zion are haughty and walk with outstretched necks, glancing wantonly with their eyes, mincing along as they go, tinkling with their feet, (So 3:11; Isa 3:18; Isa 4:4; Isa 32:9)17therefore the Lord will strike with a scab the heads of the daughters of Zion, and the Lord will lay bare their secret parts. (De 28:60; Isa 3:16)18In that day the Lord will take away the finery of the anklets, the headbands, and the crescents; (Jud 8:21; Jud 8:26; Isa 3:16; 1Pe 3:3)19the pendants, the bracelets, and the scarves;20the headdresses, the armlets, the sashes, the perfume boxes, and the amulets; (Ex 39:28; Eze 24:17)21the signet rings and nose rings; (Ge 24:47; Eze 16:12)22the festal robes, the mantles, the cloaks, and the handbags; (Lu 15:22)23the mirrors, the linen garments, the turbans, and the veils.24Instead of perfume there will be rottenness; and instead of a belt, a rope; and instead of well-set hair, baldness; and instead of a rich robe, a skirt of sackcloth; and branding instead of beauty. (Ge 37:34; Le 19:28; Es 2:12; Pr 31:24; Isa 15:2; Isa 15:3; Isa 22:12; La 2:10; Eze 27:31; Am 8:10; Mic 1:16; 1Pe 3:3)25Your men shall fall by the sword and your mighty men in battle.26And her gates shall lament and mourn; empty, she shall sit on the ground. (Job 2:13; Jer 14:2; La 1:4; La 2:10)