Isaías 3

Judgment on Judah and Jerusalem

1 For behold, the Lord, the Lord of hosts,

*2 Kin. 25:3; Is. 5:13; Jer. 37:21Takes away from Jerusalem and from Judah

*Lev. 26:26The stock and the store,

The whole supply of bread and the whole supply of water;

2 *2 Kin. 24:14; Is. 9:14, 15; Ezek. 17:12, 13The 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 *Eccl. 10:16children tobe 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,"

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 *2 Chr. 36:16, 17; Mic. 3:12Jerusalem 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 *Gen. 13:13; Is. 1:10–15Sodom;

They do not hide it.

Woe to their soul!

For they have brought evil upon themselves.

10 "Say to the righteous *(Deut. 28:1–14; Eccl. 8:12; Is. 54:17)that itshallbe well withthem,

*Ps. 128:2For they shall eat the fruit of their doings.

11 Woe to the wicked! *(Ps. 11:6; Eccl. 8:12, 13)Itshallbe ill withhim,

For the reward of his hands shall be given him.

12 Asfor My people, children are their oppressors,

And women rule over them.

O My people! *Is. 9:16Those who lead you cause you to err,

And destroy the way of your paths."

Oppression and Luxury Condemned

13 The Lord stands up *Is. 66:16; Hos. 4:1; Mic. 6:2to 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 *Matt. 21:33the vineyard;

The plunder of the poor is in your houses.

15 What do you mean by *Mic. 3:2, 3crushing 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 *Deut. 28:27a scab

The crown of the head of the daughters of Zion,

And the Lord will *Jer. 13:22uncover their secret parts."

18 In that day the Lord will take away the finery:

The jingling anklets, the scarves, and the *Judg. 8:21, 26crescents;

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, *Is. 22:12; Ezek. 27:31; Amos 8:10baldness;

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 *Jer. 14:2; Lam. 1:4Her gates shall lament and mourn,

And she being desolate *Lam. 2:10shall sit on the ground.