Isaiah 3:1-15
Judgment on Jerusalem and Judah

1 For, behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem and from Judah the stay and the staff, the whole stay of bread, and the whole stay of water,

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2 The mighty man, and the man of war, the judge, and the prophet, and the prudent, and the ancient,

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3 The captain of fifty, and the honourable man, and the counseller, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator.

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

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5 And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbour: the child shall behave himself proudly against the ancient, and the base against the honourable.

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6 When a man shall take hold of his brother of the house of his father, [saying], Thou hast clothing, be thou our ruler, and [let] this ruin [be] under thy hand:

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7 In that day shall he swear, saying, I will not be an healer; for in my house [is] neither bread nor clothing: make me not a ruler of the people.

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8 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.

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9 The shew 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 rewarded evil unto themselves.

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10 Say ye to the righteous, that [it shall be] well [with him]: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.

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11 Woe unto the wicked! [it shall be] ill [with him]: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.

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12 [As for] my people, children [are] their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause [thee] to err, and destroy the way of thy paths.

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13 The LORD standeth up to plead, and standeth to judge the people.

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14 The LORD will enter into judgment with the ancients of his people, and the princes thereof: for ye have eaten up the vineyard; the spoil of the poor [is] in your houses.

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15 What mean ye [that] ye beat my people to pieces, and grind the faces of the poor? saith the Lord GOD of hosts.

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