Isaiah Chapter 3 World English Bible

Isaiah 3:1

For, behold, the Lord, Yahweh of Hosts, takes away from Jerusalem and from Judah supply and support, The whole supply of bread, And the whole supply of water;

Isaiah 3:2

The mighty man, The man of war, The judge, The prophet, The diviner, The elder,

Isaiah 3:3

The captain of fifty, The honorable man, The counselor, The skilled craftsman, And the clever enchanter.

Isaiah 3:4

I will give boys to be their princes, And children shall rule over them.

Isaiah 3:5

The people will be oppressed, Everyone by another, And everyone by his neighbor. The child will behave himself proudly against the old man, And the base against the honorable.

Isaiah 3:6

Indeed a man shall take hold of his brother in the house of his father, saying, "You have clothing, you be our ruler, And let this ruin be under your hand."

Isaiah 3:7

In that day he will cry out, saying, I will not be a healer; For in my house is neither bread nor clothing. You shall not make me ruler of the people.

Isaiah 3:8

For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen; Because their tongue and their doings are against Yahweh, To provoke the eyes of his glory.

Isaiah 3:9

The look of their faces testify against them. They parade their sin like Sodom. They don't hide it. Woe to their soul! For they have brought disaster upon themselves.

Isaiah 3:10

Tell the righteous "Good!" For they shall eat the fruit of their deeds.

Isaiah 3:11

Woe to the wicked! Disaster is upon them; For the deeds of his hands will be paid back to him.

Isaiah 3:12

As for my people, children are their oppressors, And women rule over them. My people, those who lead you cause you to err, And destroy the way of your paths.

Isaiah 3:13

Yahweh stands up to contend, And stands to judge the peoples.

Isaiah 3:14

Yahweh will enter into judgment with the elders of his people, And their leaders: "It is you who have eaten up the vineyard. The spoil of the poor is in your houses.

Isaiah 3:15

What do you mean that you crush my people, And grind the face of the poor?" says the Lord, Yahweh of Hosts.

Isaiah 3:16

Moreover Yahweh said, "Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, And walk with outstretched necks and flirting eyes, Walking to trip as they go, Jingling ornaments on their feet;

Isaiah 3:17

Therefore the Lord brings sores on the crown of the head of the women of Zion, And Yahweh will make their scalps bald."

Isaiah 3:18

In that day the Lord will take away the beauty of their anklets, the headbands, the crescent necklaces,

Isaiah 3:19

the earrings, the bracelets, the veils,

Isaiah 3:20

the headdresses, the ankle chains, the sashes, the perfume bottles, the charms,

Isaiah 3:21

the signet rings, the nose rings,

Isaiah 3:22

the fine robes, the capes, the cloaks, the purses,

Isaiah 3:23

the hand-mirrors, the fine linen garments, the tiaras, and the shawls.

Isaiah 3:24

It shall happen that instead of sweet spices, there shall be rottenness; Instead of a belt, a rope; Instead of well set hair, baldness; Instead of a robe, a girding of sackcloth; And branding instead of beauty.

Isaiah 3:25

Your men shall fall by the sword, And your mighty in the war.

Isaiah 3:26

Her gates shall lament and mourn; And she shall be desolate and sit on the ground.