en_cjb - Isa 3 - Ozzuu Bible

¹ For see! The Lord, ADONAI-Tzva’ot, will remove from Yerushalayim and Y’hudah every kind of support — all reserves of food and water;

² heroes and warriors, judges and prophets, diviners and leaders,

³ captains of fifty, men of rank and advisers, skillful magicians and expert enchanters.

⁴ I will put children in authority; capriciousness will govern them.

⁵ People will oppress each other — everyone his friend, everyone his neighbor. The young will be insolent toward their elders, the insignificant arrogant toward the respected.

⁶ A man will take hold of his brother in his father’s house and say, “You have a coat, so rule us! Take charge of this ruin!”

⁷ But on that day, he will protest, “I don’t have a remedy, I lack food and clothing for my own house; don’t put me in charge of people!”

⁸ For Yerushalayim is ruined, and Y’hudah has fallen; because their words and deeds defy ADONAI, in open provocation of his glory.

⁹ Their very look witnesses against them! They parade their sin, like S’dom; they don’t even try to hide it — all the worse for them! — they bring evil on themselves.

¹⁰ Say that it will go well with the righteous, that they will enjoy the fruit of their actions;

¹¹ but woe to the wicked, it will go badly with him; for what he has done will be done to him.

¹² My people — children oppress them, and women are ruling over them. My people! Your guides lead you astray and obliterate the paths you should follow.

¹³ ADONAI rises to accuse, he stands to judge the peoples.

¹⁴ ADONAI presents the indictment against the leaders and officers of his people: “It is you who devour the vineyard; in your houses is plunder taken from the poor.

¹⁵ What do you mean by crushing my people and grinding down the faces of the poor?” says Adonai ELOHIM-Tzva’ot.

¹⁶ Moreover ADONAI says: “Because Tziyon’s women are so proud, walking with their heads in the air and throwing seductive glances, moving with mincing steps and jingling their anklets —

¹⁷ Adonai will strike the crown of the heads of Tziyon’s women with sores, and ADONAI will expose their private parts.”

¹⁸ On that day Adonai will take away their finery — their anklets, medallions and crescents,

¹⁹ their pendants, bracelets and veils;

²⁰ their headbands, armlets, sashes, perfume bottles, amulets,

²¹ rings and nose-jewels;

²² their fine dresses, wraps, shawls, handbags,

²³ gauze scarves, linen underclothes, turbans and capes.

²⁴ Then, there will be instead of perfume, a stench; instead of a belt, a rope; instead of well-set hair, a shaved scalp; instead of a rich robe, a sackcloth skirt; and a slave-brand instead of beauty.

²⁵ Your men will fall by the sword and your warriors in battle.

²⁶ Her gates will lament and mourn; ravaged, she will sit on the ground.