Isaiah 3

1 For behold, the sovereign Lord of hosts will take away, from Jerusalem and from Judah, the powerful and the strong: all the strength from bread, and all the strength from water;

For, lo, the Lord, Jehovah of Hosts, Is turning aside from Jerusalem, And from Judah, stay and staff, Every stay of bread, and every stay of water.

2 the strong man, and the man of war, the judge and the prophet, and the seer and the elder;

Hero and man of war, judge and prophet, And diviner and elder,

3 the leader over fifty and the honorable in appearance; and the counselor, and the wise among builders, and the skillful in mystical speech.

Head of fifty, and accepted of faces, And counsellor, and the wise of artificers, And the intelligent of charmers.

4 And I will provide children as their leaders, and the effeminate will rule over them.

And I have made youths their heads, And sucklings rule over them.

5 And the people will rush, man against man, and each one against his neighbor. The child shall rebel against the elder, and the ignoble against the noble.

And the people hath exacted — man upon man, Even a man on his neighbour, Enlarge themselves do the youths against the aged, And the lightly esteemed against the honoured.

6 For a man will apprehend his brother, from the household of his own father, saying: “The vestment is yours. Be our leader, but let this ruin be under your hand.”

When one layeth hold on his brother, [Of] the house of his father, [by] the garment, 'Come, a ruler thou art to us, And this ruin [is] under thy hand.'

7 In that day, he will respond by saying: “I am not a healer, and there is no bread or vestment in my house. Do not choose to appoint me as a leader of the people.”

He lifteth up, in that day, saying: 'I am not a binder up, And in my house is neither bread nor garment, Ye do not make me a ruler of the people.'

8 For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah has fallen, because their words and their plans are against the Lord, in order to provoke the eyes of his majesty.

For stumbled hath Jerusalem, and Judah hath fallen, For their tongue and their doings [are] against Jehovah, To provoke the eyes of His glory.

9 The acknowledgement of their countenance is their response. For they have proclaimed their own sin, like Sodom; and they have not concealed it. Woe to their souls! For evils are being repaid to them.

The appearance of their faces witnessed against them, And their sin, as Sodom, they declared, They have not hidden! Woe to their soul, For they have done to themselves evil.

10 Tell the just man that it is well, for he shall eat from the fruit from his own plans.

Say ye to the righteous, that [it is] good, Because the fruit of their doings they eat.

11 Woe to the impious man immersed in evil! For retribution will be given to him from his own hands.

Woe to the wicked — evil, Because the deed of his hand is done to him.

12 As for my people, their oppressors have despoiled them, and women have ruled over them. My people, who call you blessed, the same are deceiving you and disrupting the path of your steps.

My people — its exactors [are] sucklings, And women have ruled over it. My people — thy eulogists are causing to err, And the way of thy paths swallowed up.

13 The Lord stands for judgment, and he stands to judge the people.

Jehovah hath stood up to plead, And He is standing to judge the peoples.

14 The Lord will enter into judgment with the elders of his people, and with their leaders. For you have been devouring the vineyard, and the plunder from the poor is in your house.

Jehovah into judgment doth enter With elders of His people, and its heads: 'And ye, ye have consumed the vineyard, Plunder of the poor [is] in your houses.

15 Why do you wear down my people, and grind up the faces of the poor, says the Lord, the God of hosts?

What — to you? ye bruise My people, And the faces of the poor ye grind.' An affirmation of the Lord, Jehovah of Hosts, And Jehovah saith:

16 And the Lord said: Because the daughters of Zion have been lifted up, and have walked with extended necks and winking eyes, because they have continued on, walking noisily and advancing with a pretentious stride,

'Because that daughters of Zion have been haughty, And they walk stretching out the neck, And deceiving [with] the eyes, Walking and mincing they go, And with their feet they make a tinkling,

17 the Lord will make the heads of the daughters of Zion bald, and the Lord will strip them of the locks of their hair.

The Lord also hath scabbed The crown of the head of daughters of Zion, And Jehovah their simplicity exposeth.

18 In that day, the Lord will take away their decorative shoes,

In that day doth the Lord turn aside The beauty of the tinkling ornaments, And of the embroidered works, And of the round tires like moons,

19 and the little moons and chains, and the necklaces and bracelets, and the hats,

Of the drops, and the bracelets, and the mufflers,

20 and the ornaments for their hair, and the anklets, and the touches of myrrh and little bottles of perfumes, and the earrings,

Of the bonnets, and the ornaments of the legs, And of the bands, And of the perfume boxes, and the amulets,

21 and the rings, and the jewels hanging on their foreheads,

Of the seals, and of the nose-rings,

22 and the continual changes in appearance, and the short skirts, and the fine linens and embroidered cloths,

Of the costly apparel, and of the mantles, And of the coverings, and of the purses,

23 and the mirrors, and scarves, and ribbons, and their sparse clothing.

Of the mirrors, and of the linen garments, And of the hoods, and of the vails,

24 And in place of a sweet fragrance, there will be stench. And in place of a belt, there will be a rope. And in place of stylish hair, there will be baldness. And in place of a blouse, there will be haircloth.

And it hath been, instead of spice is muck, And instead of a girdle, a rope, And instead of curled work, baldness, And instead of a stomacher a girdle of sackcloth.

25 Likewise, your most handsome men will fall by the sword, and your strong men will fall in battle.

For instead of glory, thy men by sword do fall, And thy might in battle.

26 And her gates will grieve and mourn. And she will sit on the ground, desolate.

And lamented and mourned have her openings, Yea, she hath been emptied, on the earth she sitteth!