Isaiah 3:1–12 · BSB
3:1
For behold, the Lord GOD of Hosts is about to remove from Jerusalem and Judah both supply and support: the whole supply of food and water,
3:2
the mighty man and the warrior, the judge and the prophet, the soothsayer and the elder,
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3:3
the commander of fifty and the dignitary, the counselor, the cunning magician, and the clever enchanter.
3:4
“I will make mere lads their leaders, and children will rule over them.”
3:5
The people will oppress one another, man against man, neighbor against neighbor; the young will rise up against the old, and the base against the honorable.
3:6
A man will seize his brother within his father’s house: “You have a cloak—you be our leader! Take charge of this heap of rubble.”
3:7
On that day he will cry aloud: “I am not a healer. I have no food or clothing in my house. Do not make me leader of the people!”
3:8
For Jerusalem has stumbled and Judah has fallen because they spoke and acted against the LORD, defying His glorious presence.
3:9
The expression on their faces testifies against them, and like Sodom they flaunt their sin; they do not conceal it. Woe to them, for they have brought disaster upon themselves.
3:10
Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their labor.
3:11
Woe to the wicked; disaster is upon them! For they will be repaid with what their hands have done.
3:12
Youths oppress My people, and women rule over them. O My people, your guides mislead you; they turn you from your paths.
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