Isa 3 | NASB1995 | STEP | For behold , the Lord God of hosts is going to remove from Jerusalem and Judah Both supply and support , the whole supply of bread And the whole supply of water ;

Isaiah 3

God Will Remove the Leaders

1 For behold, the Lord ^{▼▼ Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord}God of hosts ^bis going to remove from Jerusalem and Judah
Both ^{▼▼ Lit staff}supply and support, the whole ^{▼▼ Lit staff}supply of bread
And the whole ^{▼▼ Lit staff}supply of water;
2 ^fThe mighty man and the warrior,
The judge and the prophet,
The diviner and the elder,
3 The captain of fifty and the honorable man,
The counselor and the expert artisan,
And the skillful enchanter.
4 And I will make mere ^glads their princes,
And ^{▼▼ Lit arbitrary power will rule}capricious children will rule over them,
5 And the people will be ⁱoppressed,
Each one by another, and each one by his ^jneighbor;
The youth will storm against the elder
And the inferior against the honorable.
6 When a man ^klays hold of his brother in his father’s house, saying,
“You have a cloak, you shall be our ruler,
And these ruins will be under your ^{▼▼ Lit hand}charge,”
7 He will ^{▼▼ Lit lift up his voice}protest on that day, saying,
“I will not be your ^{▼▼ Lit binder of wounds
,} ^ohealer,
For in my house there is neither bread nor cloak;
You should not appoint me ruler of the people.”
8 For ^pJerusalem has stumbled and Judah has fallen,
Because their ^{▼▼ Lit tongue
,} ^rspeech and their actions are against the Lord,
To ^srebel against ^{▼▼ Lit the eyes of His glory}His glorious presence.
9 ^{▼▼ Or Their partiality bears}The expression of their faces bears witness against them,
And they display their sin like ^vSodom;
They do not even conceal it.
Woe to ^{▼▼ Lit their soul}them!
For they have ^xbrought evil on themselves.
10 Say to the ^yrighteous that it will go well with them,
For they will eat the fruit of their actions.
11 Woe to the wicked! It will go badly with him,
For ^{▼▼ Lit the dealing of his hands
,} ^aawhat he deserves will be done to him.
12 O My people! Their oppressors ^{▼▼ Or deal severely}are ^acchildren,
And women rule over them.
O My people! ^adThose who guide you lead you astray
And confuse the direction of your paths.

God Will Judge

13 ^aeThe Lord arises to contend,
And stands to judge the people.
14 The Lord ^afenters into judgment with the elders and princes of His people,
“It is you who have ^agdevoured the vineyard;
The ^ahplunder of the poor is in your houses.
15 “What do you mean by ^aicrushing My people
And grinding the face of the poor?”
Declares the Lord ^{▼▼ Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord}God of hosts.

Judah’s Women Denounced

16 Moreover, the Lord said, “Because the ^akdaughters of Zion are proud
And walk with ^{▼▼ Lit outstretched necks}heads held high and seductive eyes,
And go along with mincing steps
And tinkle the bangles on their feet,
17 Therefore the Lord will afflict the scalp of the daughters of Zion with scabs,
And the Lord will make their foreheads bare.”

18 In that day the Lord will take away the beauty of their anklets, headbands, ^amcrescent ornaments, 19 dangling earrings, bracelets, veils, 20 ^anheaddresses, ankle chains, sashes, perfume boxes, amulets, 21 ^{▼▼ Or signet rings}finger rings, ^apnose rings, 22 festal robes, outer tunics, cloaks, money purses, 23 hand mirrors, undergarments, turbans and veils. 24 Now it will come about that instead of ^{▼▼ Or balsam oil}sweet ^arperfume there will be putrefaction;
Instead of a belt, a rope;
Instead of ^aswell-set hair, a ^atplucked-out scalp;
Instead of fine clothes, a ^audonning of sackcloth;
And branding instead of beauty.
25 Your men will ^avfall by the sword
And your ^{▼▼ Lit strength}mighty ones in battle.
26 And her ^{▼▼ Lit entrances
,} ^aygates will lament and mourn,
And deserted she will ^azsit on the ground.