Isaiah 3

1 For behold, the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, Taketh away from Jerusalem and from Judah every stay and support; The whole stay of bread, and the whole stay of water;

For, behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, doth take away 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, the prophet, the diviner, and the sage,

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 counsellor, the expert in arts, and the skilful in charms.

The captain of fifty, and the man of rank, and the counsellor, and the cunning charmer, and the skilful enchanter.

4 And I will make boys their princes, And children shall rule over them.

And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them.

5 And the people shall oppress one another, Man striving against man, and neighbor against neighbor; The boy shall behave himself insolently toward the aged, And the base toward the honorable.

And the people shall oppress one another, every man his fellow, and every man his neighbour; the child shall behave insolently against the aged, and the base against the honourable,

6 Then shall a man take hold of his brother in his father's house, [[and say, ]] Thou hast yet clothing, Be thou our ruler, And take this ruin into thy hands!

For a man shall take hold of his brother of the house of his father: 'Thou hast a mantle, be thou our ruler, and let this ruin be under thy hand.'

7 But in that day shall he lift up his hand, and say: I am no healer; In my house is neither bread nor raiment; Make not me ruler of the people!

In that day shall he swear, saying: 'I will not be a healer; for in my house is neither bread nor a mantle; ye shall not make me ruler of a people.'

8 For Jerusalem tottereth, and Judah falleth, Because their tongues and their deeds are against Jehovah, To provoke his holy eyes.

For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen; because their tongue and their doings are against the LORD, to provoke the eyes of His glory.

9 Their very countenance witnesseth against them; They publish their sin like Sodom; they hide it not; Woe to them, for they bring evil upon themselves!

The show of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have wrought evil unto themselves.

10 Say ye of the righteous that it shall be well with him, For he shall eat the fruit of his doings.

Say ye of the righteous, that it shall be well with him; for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.

11 Woe to the wicked, it shall be ill with him, For the work of his hands shall be repaid him!

Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him; for the work of his hands shall be done to him.

12 As for my people, children are their oppressors, And women rule over them. O my people, thy leaders cause thee to err, And destroy the way in which thou walkest!

As for My people, a babe is their master, and women rule over them. O My people, they that lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths.

13 Jehovah standeth up to maintain his cause; He standeth up to judge his people.

The LORD standeth up to plead, and standeth to judge the peoples.

14 Jehovah entereth into judgment with the elders of his people, and their princes: “So then ye have consumed the vineyard; The plunder of the poor is in your houses!

The LORD will enter into judgment with the elders of His people, and the princes thereof: 'It is ye that have eaten up the vineyard; the spoil of the poor is in your houses;

15 What mean ye, that ye crush my people, And grind the faces of the poor?” Saith Jehovah, the Lord of hosts.

What mean ye that ye crush My people, and grind the face of the poor?' saith the Lord, the GOD of hosts.

16 Thus, also, saith Jehovah: Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, And walk with outstretched necks, And glance their eyes wantonly, Mincing their steps as they go, And tinkling with their foot-clasps,

Moreover the LORD said: Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched-forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet;

17 Therefore will the Lord make their heads bald, And Jehovah will expose their nakedness.

Therefore the Lord will smite with a scab the crown of the head of the daughters of Zion, and the LORD will lay bare their secret parts.

18 In that day shall the Lord take from them The ornaments of the foot-clasps, and the net-works, and the crescents;

In that day the Lord will take away the bravery of their anklets, and the fillets, and the crescents;

19 The ear-rings, and the bracelets, and the veils;

the pendants, and the bracelets, and the veils;

20 The turbans, and the ankle-chains, and the belts; The perfume-boxes, and the amulets;

the headtires, and the armlets, and the sashes, and the corselets, and the amulets;

21 The finger-rings, and the nose-jewels;

the rings, and the nose-jewels;

22 The embroidered robes, and the tunics, and the cloaks, and the purses;

the aprons, and the mantelets, and the cloaks, and the girdles;

23 The mirrors, and the linen shifts, and the head-bands, and the large veils.

and the gauze robes, and the fine linen, and the turbans, and the mantles.

24 And instead of perfume there shall be corruption; Instead of a belt, a rope; Instead of curled locks, baldness; Instead of a wide mantle, a covering of sackcloth; Fire-scars instead of beauty.

And it shall come to pass, that instead of sweet spices there shall be rottenness; and instead of a girdle rags; and instead of curled hair baldness; and instead of a stomacher a girding of sackcloth; branding instead of beauty.

25 Thy men shall fall by the sword, Yea, thy mighty men in battle;

Thy men shall fall by the sword, and thy mighty in the war.

26 Her gates shall lament and mourn, And she, being desolate, shall sit upon the ground.

And her gates shall lament and mourn; and utterly bereft she shall sit upon the ground.